A PowerPoint to introduce the topic of The Tempest to students. After giving a brief background, it asks the students to participate in a retelling of the story and then make notes on each of the characters (making a revision aid for future assessments). You will need a copy of the story (a summarised version) and a sheet with character images on it to do the PP as it is, though it can be easily adapted for your groups.

A planning grid for students to use exploring a question from the AQA GCSE English Literature Unit 1 paper, focussing on An Inspector Calls. This question is taken from the specimen AQA Foundation Tier paper.

A powerpoint designed to help students understand the poem Sonnet 116. Students are given details of the social and historical context of the poem, and then asked to annotate it, looking specifically for certain items and features.

This scheme of work is designed to cover the various learning objectives linked to the new Edexcel GCSE English (9-1) curriculum for 19th Century Fiction. Contained in it are 12 lessons, each labeled with a skills focus and a theme, along with LO's and notes for each session. The Resources mentioned within the scheme are going to be added over the coming weeks, but R1 resources are aimed for students with a D grade, and R2 resources are aimed at students with E or below grades. The PREVENT opportunities sheet is created to support establishments in identifying links to the governments PREVENT agenda.

A set of activities based on the 19th century novel 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte. The extract and questions are styled on the 2015 specimen papers from Edexcel, and are designed to push the students into considering phrasing and language use. The 'Using Context' activity is designed to test students ability to understand terms just through the sentence they have been used in. Answers are included for both activities. ***The extract is the intellectual property of the Bronte estate***

A set of key skills cards designed to be a one-stop-shop for students preparing for the WJEC* GCSE English Language exam. Can be used separately as a revision prompt, or made into a booklet, which students can write notes in, alongside the rules and pointers. *This resource is easily adaptable for other exam boards, as many of the skills will be either the same, or similar.

A revision activity designed to allow students to practice the skills needed for Unit 1 of the WJEC English Language GCSE. Included are two non-fiction texts with questions, and guideline answers. ***The articles are the property of the authors and newspapers written by.***

This resource is based on the novel Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman, and should be used before starting reading the book. It allows students to pre-empt the story and understand the importance of a cover and blurb.

An activity template to help students retell a story in just fifty words. Helps them to practice summarising and identifying the most important points of a story.

This resource is designed to support a lesson focusing on the characterisation within the story of 'Aquila' by Andrew Norriss. While the PowerPoint and Worksheet have been designed for Lower Ability students, both can be easily adapted for more able students.

An activity sheet to help students prepare for their debate/discussion Speaking and Listening Task. The topics are phrased as questions and can be given one-by-one or all together, depending on the ability of the group.

A PowerPoint on the skill of predicting what might happen in a book, leaflet, etc. Students are asked to predict the contents of writing using various sources, and are able to identify primary and secondary elements in texts. The Activity 'What does the Cover say?' asks students to say what they think a book may be about from the cover&'s primary and secondary elements. * Image links are included and can be easily found on the internet.

A comprehension practice based on the text ‘Christmas Traditions’ in The Telegraph* newspaper. Can be easily adapted for students of different ages and abilities. A separate sheet with the answers included is also attached. *Source is listed in resource.

Two sets of Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Practice activities - one based on the Divergent series by Veronica Roth, the other based on Northern Lights by Philip Pullman. These activities are designed to allow students to practise their punctuation correction, as well as identify and correct spelling and grammatical errors. For both texts, there is an answer sheet, and two differentiated sheets. This resource can be easily adapted and simplified if needed. ***The extracts are the intellectual property of the author***

A quick starter activity for students to recap some of the main language and structure devices. An excellent resource for those students who feel they know the devices well, but possibly need some more practice.

A PowerPoint designed to inform students as to the requirements and key criteria for the new Edexcel (9-1) Speaking and Listening Element. From this, students can easily go on to plan and prepare for their presentation. * The task details can be easily changed or adapted depending on the ability of the group or a specific school policy on S&L at GCSE.

A PowerPoint exploring: the kinds of information needed for a report, how to plan for writing a report, and how to write a report. Can be easily adapted for students’ of different ages and abilities.