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I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing. I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.

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I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing. I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
Shakespeare's Plays Wordsearch Bundle  - Pack of Four
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Shakespeare's Plays Wordsearch Bundle - Pack of Four

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Four bumper A4 wordsearches featuring Shakespeare's plays. Ideal to use as starters or a general activity. Each wordsearch can be purchased for £2.00 from my shop. This pack of four wordsearches is £4.00 as part of a bundle offer making this a half price offer!
Shakespeare's Tragedies Wordsearch
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Shakespeare's Tragedies Wordsearch

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A wordsearch featuring the tragedies of William Shakespeare. Ideal as a starter or general activity. 12 plays are included: Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida.
GCSE English Language/Literature British Author/Books/ Reading Quiz - Bumper Pack!
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GCSE English Language/Literature British Author/Books/ Reading Quiz - Bumper Pack!

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Four resources at a reduced price. This bundle includes two lengthy Power Point book quizzes, one general book quiz and one quiz to match the author to the correct century. The bundle also features worksheets - a multiple choice author quiz with pictures of the authors and novels. When used over four lessons these resources will promote reading and encourage students to try new authors. Finally, this reduced price bundle includes a wordsearch of British Authors. All resources can be used as starters or general activities. Usually, each of the four resources sell for £2.00 each. This bundle is half price at £4.00.
GCSE English - 19th, 20th and 21st Century Authors Quiz
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GCSE English - 19th, 20th and 21st Century Authors Quiz

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A quiz of 20 slides that asks learners to decide which century each British author is from. This quiz is ideal for GCSE English Language/Literature and will promote the reading of a wider range of books. Each slide includes a picture from all three centuries on a particular topic such as food, transport etc to increase knowledge of historical context. They also include animation features so the answers are revealed per slide, not at the end of the quiz. Each slide can become a discussion point to allow learners to imagine what life would be like in each century and other tasks can be created from these discussions.
GCSE English New Spec Popular Author Quiz
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GCSE English New Spec Popular Author Quiz

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A resource designed to engage students in reading and books. This resource has 20 questions and asks learners to name an author from a picture of the author with a picture of their book. Easy answers included to engage learners but learners are also stretched with authors they may not necessarily know. This resource was designed with British literature in mind but does contain some popular international authors. All answers include multiple choice options to help further expand learners knowledge of authors. This resource is ideal as a starter, a general activity or as a basis for further discussion/self assessment on reading. This resource will have to be printed in colour.
GCSE English Wordsearch Bumper Pack for Wordsearch Addicts!
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GCSE English Wordsearch Bumper Pack for Wordsearch Addicts!

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Huge bumper pack of wordsearches for GCSE English Language/ Literature and Functional Skills English at various levels. Wordsearches help learners build their reading skills by practising skimming and scanning techniques. This pack includes 13 wordsearches which are ideal to use as starters or as a general activity. This pack includes: X 4 language features X 3 presentational features X 4 Shakespeare wordsearches X 1 Famous British Authors Wordsearch X 1 Roald Dahl Wordsearch These can be found for sale in my shop for a total of £14.00 (When the Shakespeare bundle is purchased, £18.00 if not.) and are a bargain at just £6.00.
Vera Brittain - Research Task and Creative Writing
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Vera Brittain - Research Task and Creative Writing

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Research task which requires the use of the internet to research basic facts about Vera Brittain. This resource includes two poems and the students are asked to read the poems and identify themes in both poems. The students are asked to compare themes in two poems. The resource looks at the symbolism of a poppy and asks the students to create a writing piece based on hope for the future. Hopefully a resource that looks at the seriousness of Remembrance Day, giving some context and ending on a positive note for the future. It would be possible to set this resource as distant or online learning. Activities last about an hour depending on the students.
Commas for Lists
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Commas for Lists

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Questions for revision or to assess learning. 10 questions - The learners add the commas to the sentence. 5 questions - The learners correct the mistakes.
GCSE English Language Producing Non Fiction Texts Sports Day
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GCSE English Language Producing Non Fiction Texts Sports Day

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This is a dyslexia friendly Power Point with green slides. The learners are guided through the process of creating an excellent newspaper report on a recent sports day. The lesson lasts 1- 2 hours. It includes an activity for groups, (a three minute word bomb) planning activities with a mind map and key tips on what the examiners are looking for. Attention is paid to purpose and audience and the learners are encouraged to use language features in their work.
Word Classes
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Word Classes

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This resource is a Power Point with tasks and activities to help learners revise word classes. There is a workbook for students to follow the exercises including a wordsearch, a crossword, anagrams, a board blast style game and other activities. I have included some pictures for the imperative verb game. This resource is perfect for learners studying GCSE English language and Functional Skills Level 1- 2. It helps learners understand how to use word classes to help their writing. This activity takes one and half to two hours.
GCSE English Presentational Features Wordsearch Pack of Three
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GCSE English Presentational Features Wordsearch Pack of Three

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Three word-searches based on 16 different presentational features with colour and pictures. The word-searches have varying difficulty levels. Wordsearch One - Star shaped with 10 presentational features to find. Wordsearch Two - Large square wordsearch with 16 presentational features to find. Wordsearch Three - Large Diamond wordsearch with 11 presentational features to find. Ideal for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills Level 1-2.
GCSE English Language - Language Features Wordsearch - Pack of Three
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GCSE English Language - Language Features Wordsearch - Pack of Three

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Three wordsearches of varying difficulty level with colour and pictures including up to 26 different language features. 1. Star shaped wordsearch with 13 language features. 2. Diamond shaped wordsearch with 15 language features. 3. Large square wordsearch with 26 language features. Ideal for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills English Level 1/2. Improve your learners' reading skills by practising skimming and scanning. Help your learners revise in a fun, easy and engaging way.
GCSE English Four Picture One Word Starter
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GCSE English Four Picture One Word Starter

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Interesting and engaging starter activity based on four pictures leading to one word for the learners to guess. These 8 slides with varying difficulty levels make a starter activity to get your learners thinking. The learners should recognise the format of the game where letters are provided to fill the answer boxes. This is suitable for GCSE English learners and Functional Skills Level 2. It takes about 20 minutes to complete although learners could go on to make their own slides. Answers are provided on the final slide.