This resource provides an introduction to the plot of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ for GCSE. It includes a differentiated ‘Do Now Task’ in which learners link illustrations of key moments in the novella to relevant quotations. At higher levels, learners will think about the order in which the illustrations could be placed and which is the most important and why. The resource also includes a detailed plot summary of A Christmas Carol split up into 5 sections corresponding with each stave in the novella. There are 11 worksheets, one for each section, to promote understanding, inference-making and analysis of the novella’s main ideas. The tasks on many of the worksheets contain opportunities for further challenge to stretch more able learners. Click on the images opposite for more details. If necessary, this resource can be split over two 50-60 minute lessons. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - Introducing Ebenezer Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave One A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl is an 8 lesson teaching unit consisting of a 77 slide PowerPoint and a booklet of 15 worksheets. It is designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the novel’s plot, characters, language and themes. The Magic Finger teaching resource includes something for children of all abilities. Contents include: A scheme of work overview A Roald Dahl mini biography, a video about Roald Dahl by Michael Rosen, a comprehension task and a class game Reading, writing and speaking and listening activities Developing making predictions skills Exploring how Roald Dahl creates characters Writing-frame to help children write about characters Examining Roald Dahl’s use of language (using effective verbs and adjectives) Creating a comic strip version to assess understanding of the plot Tips for tackling new words Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for Roald Dahl books: Boy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Fantastic Mr Fox The Twits

Making Inferences - Year 3/4 Making Inferences is a 19-slide PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet activities that can be used to introduce making inferences for the first time or to consolidate existing knowledge. The resource explains what ’infer’ and ‘inference’ mean and pupils practice making inferences from both pictures and texts using evidence from the sources. Teachers should consider the example texts together and use the discussion prompts to assess understanding before assigning the appropriate level worksheet for each pupil. There are three differentiated worksheet activities - Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each level has a different text to read and specific inference questions to answer with evidence. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Inference Skills Infer and Deduce Infer and Deduce 2 Inference - KS3

This teaching resource includes a 204 slide PowerPoint, 27 printable worksheets and 21 step by step lessons to help teach one of English Literature’s most popular and enduring novels. Every lesson in the unit of work is planned using the four part lesson format and all slides are fully editable. This Lord of the Flies teaching resource contains the following activities: A brief William Golding biography The novel’s historical and social context Activities to develop knowledge of the plot, characters and themes Golding’s message and the role of setting, symbolism and language Role playing and empathy activities And much more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE English Literature Prose resources: A Christmas Carol Animal Farm Anita and Me Boys Don’t Cry Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Of Mice and Men

Easily Confused Words - There, Their and They’re ‘Easily Confused Words - There, Their and They’re’ is a handy PowerPoint presentation designed to teach pupils the correct use of these easily confused words. Content includes: What are homophones? Definition of ‘there’ and how to use it in a sentence. Definition of ‘their’ and how to use it in a sentence. Definition of ‘thery’re’ and how to use it in a sentence. Consolidation task with accompanying worksheet. Link to a ‘There, Their and They’re’ game. ‘Easily Confused Words - There, Their and They’re’ is fully editable so you can adapt the resource to suit your individual teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Easily Confused Words - Of and Off Easily Confused Words - Its and It’s Easily Confused Words - Your and You’re Easily Confused Words - Were, We’re and Where Easily Confused Words - Two, Too and To Easily Confused Words - Quite and Quiet

Easily Confused Words - Two, Too and To ‘Easily Confused Words - Two, Too and To’ is a handy English PowerPoint presentation designed to help pupils use these homophones in the correct context. Content includes: What are homophones? Definition and examples of ‘two’, ‘too’ and ‘to’. Consolidation activities. Accompanying worksheet. Link to an interactive game. ‘Easily Confused Words - Two, Too and To’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Easily Confused Words - Of and Off Easily Confused Words - Its and It’s Easily Confused Words - Your and You’re Easily Confused Words - Were, We’re and Where Easily Confused Words - There, Their and They’re Easily Confused Words - Quite and Quiet

Afternoons by Philip Larkin (42-slide PowerPoint and 4 worksheets) ‘Afternoons’ is a GCSE English teaching resource for the poem ‘Afternoons’ by Philip Larkin - as featured in the WJEC Eduqas GCSE 9-1 Poetry Anthology. The resource includes a range of activities which explore the poem’s context, language, tone, form, style, theme and structure in detail. The resource is aimed at teachers of GCSE students preparing for the WJEC Eduqas GCSE 9-1 English examinations. Afternoons by Philip Larkin contents include: A short introduction to Larkin and the poem’s context (1950s/60s gender roles, social housing) Comprehension tasks Analysing the use of language and imagery in Afternoons Examining the poem’s form, structure and Larkin’s use of poetic techniques Modelling how to use P.E.T.E.R. to write analytically about ‘Afternoons’ Philip Larkin’s ‘message’ and the poem’s key themes Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London The Soldier Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Death of a Naturalist Hawk Roosting To Autumn Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood Ozymandias La Belle Dame sans Merci A Complaint 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Love’s Dog Nettles My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

1st Date - She and 1st Date – He GCSE English Poetry (35 slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 worksheets) This resource explores the Wendy Cope poem (as featured in the Edexcel Poetry Anthology) - in detail. It includes the following activities: Finding out about the poet Wendy Cope task Reading and understanding the poem Exploring the imagery used Discussion of form and structure Analysing language Learning how to write about a poem using P.E.T.E.R. Links to additional notes and a copy of the anthology Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London The Soldier Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Death of a Naturalist Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood Ozymandias La Belle Dame sans Merci A Complaint 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Love’s Dog Nettles My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

40-slide editable PowerPoint and 4 worksheets Love’s Dog has been produced for the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Poetry Anthology and includes a range of teaching activities: An introduction to the poem and the poet Analysis of Love’s Dog by Jen Hadfield A copy of the poem and consolidation activities Exploring how Hadfield uses structure and form Studying the imagery used in Love’s Dog How and why Hadfield uses certain poetic techniques Language analysis - word choice and vocabulary The key themes of Love’s Dog Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London The Soldier Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Death of a Naturalist Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood Ozymandias La Belle Dame sans Merci A Complaint 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Nettles My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

Romeo and Juliet – The Prologue ‘Romeo and Juliet – The Prologue’ focuses on Shakespeare’s use of language in the prologue to Romeo and Juliet. Contents include: Prologue Perfection – A fun starter activity in which students use prior knowledge and their knowledge of rhythm and rhyme to rearrange the prologue into the correct order. A Closer Look – Exploring how the prologue introduces the themes of the play and how Shakespeare uses contrasting imagery. Comprehension – Questions to assess students’ understanding of the prologue. Extension Tasks – A variety of extension tasks for students to complete varying in difficulty. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

This resource provides an outline to the Edexcel GCSE English Language qualification. It can be used with a Year 10 class at the beginning of the GCSE course or as a revision reminder when exams are approaching. The resource is fully editable so could be adapted for use at open evenings to explain to parents and guardians how the new GCSE English qualification works. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: A Guide to the Edexcel GCSE English Literature qualification A Guide to the AQA GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the AQA GCSE English Literature Qualification A Guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Literature Qualification

Formal and Informal Writing - KS2 This English teaching PowerPoint lesson covers formal writing focusing on writing a letter of complaint. Content includes: 1. What is the difference between formal and informal writing? 2. Key features of writing a formal letter 3. How to write a formal letter consolidation / assessment task with accompanying worksheet 'Formal and Informal Writing - KS2' is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit each class they teach.

This teaching resource contains a 160 slide PowerPoint with 20 accompanying worksheets. This resource has been adapted from our GCSE English Literature resource for use with Year 9. It includes a wide range of activities for pupils of all abilities: A brief biography of J.B. Priestley and the social and historical context of pre and post war British society . In depth analysis of the main characters. Exploration of the key themes. The literary, social and historical context of the play. Developing awareness of the features of a drama text. Using P.E.E. to write about the text. Priestley’s political message. Analysis of Priestley’s language in key scenes. Priestley’s use of tension and suspense. Hot seating activities. Empathy question preparation. Developing inference and deduction skills. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question

The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4 (19-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet tasks) This Year 3 / 4 resource explains how to spell words with the suffix ‘-ed’. The lesson provides a definition of the ‘-ed’ suffix with examples, and explains how and why we use ‘-ed’ to change a word into the past tense. It also explains the exceptions to the ‘add -ed’ rule with examples. The resource includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable children of all abilities to be challenged and full answer keys are included for all activities. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3/4 The Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2 The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3/4 Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills

Causal Conjunctions - Year 7 Essential English Skills (13-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) Our ‘Year 7 Essential English Skills’ resources are designed to help Year 7 learners master key English skills that were not fully developed at KS2. In this differentiated resource, teachers recap the concept of causal conjunctions, then allow pupils to practice using them in sentences. The resource begins with whole-group activities before letting learners attempt differentiated individual worksheets where they match sentences, choose appropriate causal conjunctions and write conjunction sentences of their own. The resource is differentiated (lower, middle and higher ability tasks) and fully editable. So you can use it as it is or adapt it for your needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Time Conjunctions - Year 7 Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Conjunctions Bundle - Year 2 Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Causal Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Time Conjunctions - Year 3/4

Time Conjunctions - Year 7 Essential English Skills Our ‘KS3 English Essential Skills’ resources are designed to help Year 7 learners master key English skills that were not fully developed at KS2. In this differentiated lesson (lower, middle and higher ability activities), pupils recap time conjunctions then practice using them in a range of sentences. There are a mix of whole-group tasks that students can complete before attempting the differentiated individual worksheets where they match sentences, choose suitable time conjunctions and write sentences of their own. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Causal Conjunctions - Year 7 Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Conjunctions Bundle - Year 2 Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Causal Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Time Conjunctions - Year 3/4

Functional Skills: Reading This teaching resource is a detailed unit of work made up of an 88 slide PowerPoint presentation, 32 worksheets and a unit overview with 9 step by step lessons. All lessons are structured using the four part lesson plan (starter, introduction, development and plenary) and all can be tweaked and edited to suit your specific teaching needs. It includes: Full unit of work overview An introduction to Functional Skills Reading An examination of the features of written texts How to adapt writing to a particular audience and purpose How to find information quickly - skimming, scanning and highlighting texts Retrieving information from a text The use of presentational devices and the layout of a text Locating and responding to information in charts and tables An exemplar functional skills reading task Functional Skills reading assessment criteria

The ‘ss’ Sound - EYFS The ‘ss’ Sound is an EYFS phonics teaching resource introducing children to the digraph ‘ss’. Content includes: A ‘ss’ digraph explanation A link to a ‘ss’ sound introductory video A ‘ss’ sound activity with an accompanying worksheet One further differentiated worksheet with answers 12 flashcards which can also be used for a word matching game ‘The ‘ss’ Sound - EYFS’ is fully editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: The ‘ai’ Sound The ‘ch’ Sound The ‘ck’ Sound The ‘ff’ Sound The ‘ll’ Sound The ‘sh’ Sound The ‘th’ Sound

Edexcel GCSE English Reading Nonfiction Texts is a 94 slide PowerPoint presentation with 9 accompanying worksheets and 9 step by step lessons specifically designed to teach reading non-fiction texts in preparation for the Edexcel GCSE English Paper 2 exam - Non-fiction and Transactional Writing. The lessons contain a range of tasks, skills and activities, including: An Introduction to the Edexcel GCSE English (9-1) Paper 2 exam - Non-fiction and Transactional Writing. How do audience and purpose affect non-fiction texts? How to follow an argument in a non-fiction text. How are fact and opinion used in non-fiction texts? Analysis of common language techniques used in non-fiction. Developing awareness of how rhetorical techniques can affect And more… Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Reading Non Fiction and Media Texts AQA GCSE English Reading Non-fiction Texts OCR GCSE English Reading Non-fiction Texts

Reading Non-fiction and Media Texts Teaching Resources is a 104 slide PowerPoint presentation with 12 worksheets and ten step by step lessons specifically designed to teach reading non-fiction and media texts at both KS3 and GCSE. This resource has been constructed with the four-part lesson plan in mind (starter activity, introduction, development and plenary) and all lessons can be edited, adapted and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. English teachers can preview the Reading Non-fiction and Media Texts Teaching resource by clicking on the images at the bottom of the page. The Reading Non-fiction and Media Texts lessons contain a range of skills and activities, including: * What are non-fiction and media texts? * How do audience and purpose affect non-fiction and media texts? * How are fact and opinion used in media and non-fiction texts? * Developing awareness of how rhetorical techniques can affect the reader * Bias, rhetoric and exaggeration; Generalisations and counter arguments * Presentational devices * Comparing texts and exploring exam success