The journal we use to structure our professional learning community groups in case it’s useful as a starting point for anyone else.

Suitable for upper KS3 or CIE iGCSE preparation. A booklet of key passages from the novel with vocabulary and analysis questions for students to work through. Designed to be used in a flipped learning style as preparation for discussion in lessons, but could be used as revision homeworks or class activities too.

A short presentation talking students through how to reference in their NEA.

A set of short summary slides for key media studies theories: Audience Theories- Jenkins, Hall, Gerbner, Bandura, Shirky, Hesmondhalgh, Two-step flow, hypodermic needle, Uses & gratifications, Livingston & Lunt, Curran & Seaton, Language Theories- Strauss, Barthes, Todorov, Propp, Neale Representation Theories- Hall, hooks, Mulvey, Butler, Gauntlett, Gilroy, Van Zoonen Postmodern Theories-Postmodern elements, Baudrillard, Lyotard, Jameson. Ecology Theories- McLuhan, Postman, Ong Can be printed double sided to use as flashcards for student revision. Accessible to a range of students with questions to apply to set texts and case studies to encourage student application of theories too.

An adapted reading paper to meet the requirements of the 2021 specification with mark scheme.

A set of useful critical quotations on Emily Dickinson for A level students (especially for Cambridge A level Lit- AO5)

A booklet of the whole play interspersed with reading about context and theory as well as quick retrieval tasks and key questions. Designed for A level, but would be useful to stretch GCSE students too.

Originally designed for Cambridge International Media Studies 2021, these 22 key quotations from crucial media theorists can be applied to most A level courses. Can be printed as posters or as flashcards to aid memory of key theories.

A copy of the text for students to annotate, with simple retrieval tasks and questions as well as a few relevant articles about historical and cultural context. Designed for Cambridge IGCSE Literature drama unit.

A set of seven posters introducing common allusions made to famous figures from Greek myth: Achilles, Icarus, Midas, The Muses, Hercules, Prometheus, Narcissus. Designed for English classrooms or libraries to help students familiarise themselves with this crucial background knowledge.

A copy of the full play of Twelfth Night for students to annotate, Includes short readings on relevant themes and each scene begins with a set of interleaved quick retrieval tasks and ends with key questions directing students to key images and techniques used by Shakespeare.

A mocked up exam paper using articles about unconscious bias.

An anthology of the set poems for CIE A level literature for 2021. Just the texts for students to read/annotate in the booklet.

A mocked up exam paper for the new 2020 specification, based on CIE’s specimen. Useful as a mock exam or to work through in class.

A simple and versatile collection of quotations to pair and analyse from across the play.

A collection of 5 different example essays written on Carter’s The Bloody Chamber.

A collection of 17 quick quizzes for Macbeth to aid recall of quotations. Grouped by image , act and theme. *If you like the image for this resource, you’ll probably like it too!

An exam paper in the style of CIE A Level Literature with an exemplar answer drawing attention to the key requirements of the question for students to compare to their own responses.

A set of independent reading questions for The Hobbit. Ideal for KS3 students as weekly homework alongside study of the novel.

A collection of pre-reading homework tasks for Key Stage 3 students based on short key passages from the novel. Each worksheet has a summary task, a vocabulary task and a more challenging question on Boyne’s techniques. Useful to set as pre-reading to be marked/ discussed in lesson time.