An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Ambulances' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.

An A3 annotated copy of 'Drunk' by Carol Ann Duffy. It covers all comments on the writer's techniques and comments as well as a comprehensive overview of the poem. This is very useful to help cover all poems in the anthologies without taking too much time, revision materials or to help students catch up with poems missed in class.

A PowerPoint designed to teach exam technique for the comprehension questions of the WJEC English Language Unit 1 exam. It covers how to answer 'What' questions and 'How' questions. It shows how to answer the questions, a past paper (Blind Bill) in sections so each can be done with the students, an example answer for each question, a breakdown of acceptable answers and the mark scheme. It is a high quality resource and designed to engage students. Excellent for C/D borderline English students.

A worksheet for commas. Great for KS3 and KS2.

The Ghost of Christmas Past - A Christmas Carol. A Point, Evidence and Explanation grid used to help students identify points to make in the WJEC English Literature exam. The 'Point' column is filled, page numbers given so students can find evidence and an explanation column to allow pupils to analyse details. The resource can be used in lessons or as a high quality homework.

3 documents to help students write a review of David Walliams' Gangsta Granny. The first sheet is a learning objectives or WILF sheet to show what is expected of the task. The second is a paragraph plan to help students write their review. The third sheet is a differentiated version of the template with sentences to help. Excellent for KS2 and KS3 classes to help prepare for KS4 review writing. Can also be used with low ability KS4 classes.

This is an example of a 'Description' for the new WJEC English Language GCSE - Unit 2 Section B. Because the difference between a 'description' and 'narration' is difficult to gauge with the new definitions given, I wrote this piece so students could see a model. It has helped my students to realise the difference and to give them a model to aspire towards.

A revision poster designed to revise the different layouts needed for the non-fiction text types - Formal/Informal letters, speeches, leaflets, articles, reviews and formal reports. Perfect for WJEC English Language. The sheet is a colourful, well presented A3 revision sheet.

A revision PowerPoint for The Ghosts of A Christmas Carol - Contains tasks, details to include in Q2 essays and quotes to select and explore.

A full lesson PowerPoint and accompanying worksheet. The lesson begins with images of monsters slowly revealed so they can guess them. The lesson asks pupils to imagine a monster and draw it. They then use their words, including adjectives and similes, to describe the monster. Their peer then listens to the description and tries to draw the image. They then compare pictures to see how accurate their written description was. This was originally designed to use with a Year 6 English transition lesson.

A PowerPoint presentation asking pupils to consider the conventions of leaflets. Persuasive techniques are explored and leads to a group task where pupils are handed useless items and they have to try and sell them to the class using persuasive techniques. There is an example provided to model a good answer. The PP leads to an essay style task about a real world leaflet and then an opportunity to design their own theme park and to create a leaflet to persuade customers to visit. Great for a KS3 class studying leaflets/persuasive writing.

A practice National Reading Test for KS3 students to prepare for their NRTs. The paper has been designed to also develop key WJEC GCSE English Language skills including 'Words in Context' questions, 'Access, Search and Retrieve', 'Sequencing' and 'Multiple Choice' comprehension questions. This test uses a short extract from The Highwayman to help students practise comprehension using poetry. An answer sheet is included.

The Ghost of Christmas Present - A Christmas Carol. A Point, Evidence and Explanation grid used to help students identify points to make in the WJEC English Literature exam. The 'Point' column is filled, page numbers given so students can find evidence and an explanation column to allow pupils to analyse details. The resource can be used in lessons or as a high quality homework.

A PowerPoint lesson on writing scripts centering around a conversation between a complaining customer and a checkout cashier who does not care. Great fun for KS3 English lessons.

A 6 page booklet booklet for WJEC Entry Level English students or lower ability students helping to introduce the idea of banning mobile phones, planning a formal letter to the headteacher, recapping persuasive techniques and tasks to spot them, example introductions and the formal letter layout. Perfect to allow students to work towards their first written piece of coursework. Ideal for KS3 as well.

A PowerPoint containing lots of information for lots of different essay questions - From characters to themes. Tasks include creating a timeline, mindmaps on characters and essat planning.

A practice National Reading Test for KS3 students to prepare for their NRTs. The paper has been designed to also develop key WJEC GCSE English Language skills including ‘Words in Context’ questions, ‘Access, Search and Retrieve’, ‘Sequencing’ and ‘Multiple Choice’ comprehension questions. This test uses a short but complex text about tourism in Wales to help students practise comprehension using dense writing. An answer sheet is included.

A PowerPoint designed to teach how to plan and write a review for the WJEC English Language Unit 2 Section B exam. It shows lots of places and items that are reviewed, from films to hairbrushes and shows the layout of a review. It also explains how to plan a review and an example of a review of Skyfall split into paragraphs. Designed for C/D borderline KS4 but would also be useful to KS3 classes.

A series of 12 example questions for WJEC English Language Section B. A perfect sheet to give Year 11 pupils so they can practice planning and writing for each of the 6 text types. Example questions for Formal Letters, Speeches, Leaflets, Formal Reports, Reviews and Articles.

A master class on how to use commas in all their variations. From lists and multiple adjective usage to splitting up the subordinate clause from the main clause in complex sentences. Designed to make commas as clear and simple as possible. Great to remind GCSE English students before an exam or to improve the literacy of KS3 students. Contains examples, definitions, tasks and answers.