This bundle has a lot of material to help you get your students enthused about Shakespeare's best known villain. It contains three PowerPoints which introduce and contextualise the history of Richard III, explore his use of language, introduce new linguistic techniques and finally leads students up to writing a full essay on his use of language to control others. Also included in the bundle is a great introduction to Shakespeare slideshow which, ideally, starts off the topic, and a handy guide to Shakespearean grammar. Finally, I include the worksheet for a Shakespearean insults tournament, which the kids love as Richard has so many opponents they can script for. This last task is great value as it works well with lots of plays besides this one.

Claw your way into this! A selection of horror resources including: A full introduction to gothic horror, with sappy and varied slideshow graphics and simple terms, ideal for a mixed ability range. A very full mega pack for narrative writing, with a bias towards students writing their own horror stories using image grids to steer their ideas A useful punctuation mat, which works in conjuction with a narrative techniques checklist in then oack to ensure that students have something to refer back to . This helps them to stay on course with their writing.