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Hello, I'm a Curriculum Lead in English with 18 years of experience teaching English through KS3, KS4 and KS5. I love making beautiful and useful resources. I hope you find some time- saving solutions in my shop!

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Hello, I'm a Curriculum Lead in English with 18 years of experience teaching English through KS3, KS4 and KS5. I love making beautiful and useful resources. I hope you find some time- saving solutions in my shop!
AQA A Level English Language revision mat
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AQA A Level English Language revision mat

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This colourful A3 sheet has a guide for how to answer each question on one side, and a listof theorists and theories for a range of different langauge topics on the other. It’s a reference sheet that my students come back to time and time again. The tips and guidance on how to answer each question is from discussion and advice from AQA.
Romeo and Juliet Descriptive Writing
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Romeo and Juliet Descriptive Writing

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A complete lesson where students use an image of the masked ball from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ as inspiration for a piece of descriptive writing. Includes: image with task, prompts and success criteria word bank support with structuring descriptive writing figurative language prompts self-assessment slide
Child Language Acquisition Knowledge Organiser
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Child Language Acquisition Knowledge Organiser

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A double-sided sheet with short summaries of 26 CLA theories on one side, and language features listed under the linguistic methods on the other side. My students have found this to be a helpful revision tool. They can research each theory in more depth, tick off the ones they have revised and use the grid to help them write example essay plans. There are a range of theories from the more well-known to modern, lesser-known theories. The back of the sheet can also be used as a checklist to ensure practise essays cover a range of the language methods and to revise key terminology.
AQA English Language A Level Paper 1 Question 1 Knowledge Organiser
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AQA English Language A Level Paper 1 Question 1 Knowledge Organiser

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Knowledge organiser with guidance on how to answer the AQA English Language A Level Paper 1 Questions 1 and 2 - meanings and reps question. The knowledge orgainser includes: tips on answering this exam question a reminder of the language methods, with examples a summary of the assessment objective examples of A01 and A03 analysis I have a complete set of knowledge organisers for all questions on Paper 1 and Paper 2, as well as knowledge organisers for theory under each Paper 2 topic. Please visit my shop for more :)
Writing a Thesis in Literature Essays
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Writing a Thesis in Literature Essays

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A power point on how to write an effective thesis or introduction, broken down into 3 easy steps. Includes: what examiners say about the importance of a thesis an easy 3-step guide to writing an effective thesis or introduction to a Literature essay examples from An Inspector Calls and Macbeth.
Language and Gender Knowledge Organiser
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Language and Gender Knowledge Organiser

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A summary of 26 Language and Gender Theories, organised into Deficit, Dominance, Difference and Diversity approaches, and theories around gendered language and masculinity. My students find this double-sided sheet a useful tool for revision and for referring to when planning practise essays on language and gender. It includes dates for most of the theories, and these range from older, established theorists to modern ideas about gender.
Macbeth Revision Powerpoint
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Macbeth Revision Powerpoint

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A 25-slide power point that is ideal for final revision lessons on Macbeth! Includes: 3 steps to succes guide that covers the assessment objectives key terms glossary list of characters and themes in Macbeth 8 context slides list of key scenes 7 top quotations from Macbeth, fully annotated, that can be used for a range of essay topics an example essay question and extract
Writing a Speech GCSE English Language Paper 2 Section B
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Writing a Speech GCSE English Language Paper 2 Section B

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Power point with tips on how to write an effective and engaging speech for AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B. Includes a range of examples of language features, including how to: address your audience throughout use powerful anecdotes and quotes to make the topic personal widen your perspective on a topic engage your audience with humour and personality There is also a slide with reminders of how to achieve highly for technical accuracy. You can use these slides again and again when teaching speeches on a range of topics.
AQA English Langauge A Level A01 Revision Mat
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AQA English Langauge A Level A01 Revision Mat

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A double-sided A3 revision sheet that outlines the language methods such as: word classes, sentence types, phrases, clauses, and key terms for lexis and semantics, graphology and discourse structure. This sheet is a good guide to remind students of these essential grammtical key terms that they need to satisfy the A01 assessment objective across the English Language A Level exam.
Language and Gender Revision Bundle
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Language and Gender Revision Bundle

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2 power points with revision info and tasks for questions on language and gender on the AQA English Language A Level Paper 2. Includes: 10 slide revision power point on writing an essay on a language and gender topic with example paragraphs 20 slide power point on revision of gender theory 2 recent articles on gendered language, to be used for the Q3 comparison question These resources go well with the A Level English Language knowledge organisers available in my shop!
Accent and Dialect Bundle
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Accent and Dialect Bundle

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A revision power point on Accent and Dialect, plus a 2-page A3 revision game! Power point includes: a list of previous years’ questions from both Paper 1 and Paper 2 possble accent and dialect questions reminder of the big ideas and themes within accent and dialect summary slides of Geordie, Liverpool, Birmingham, Estuary English and MLE guidance on evaluating theories a detailed example essay plan revision board game This resource goes well with my A Level knowledge organisers - please see my shop.
Language and Social Groups (Sociolects) Revision
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Language and Social Groups (Sociolects) Revision

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A 21-slide revision power point on language and social groups that covers how to answer all the Paper 2 questions for AQA English Language A Level. Plus a pair of articles on youth language that can be used as a Q3 comparison. Includes: essay questions and guidance on structuring answers reminder of relevent theories notes on polari and twitchers as examples of social groups model response paragraphs articles to compare for Q3 These resources go well with my A Level knowledge organisers! There are also more bundles of revision lessons and resources in my shop.
Language and Occupation Revision
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Language and Occupation Revision

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Revision resources on Language and Occupation topics for AQA English Language A Level. A 27-slide revision power point, plus 2 articles on legal language that can be used for a Paper 2 Q3 comparison. Includes: exploration of the big ideas linked to language and occupation pros and cons of jargon revision of language of: business, medicine, the law and the armed forces relevant theory essay plans and guides on answering the different questions across Paper 2 2 articles on legal language that can be used for a practise Q3 comparison These resources go well with my range of A Level knowledge organisers and bundles of resources for other A Level topics - please see my shop!
Jekyll and Hyde Context Sheet and Knowledge Organiser
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Jekyll and Hyde Context Sheet and Knowledge Organiser

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An A3 context knowledge organiser and worksheet on context in Jekyll and Hyde. The worksheet helps students to learn how to phrase contextual links. Students match 10 essay topics to the contextual links on the other side of the sheet. I have found this really helps students to understand how to write about context in an academic style. I also stock context sheets on An Inspector Calls, Macbeth and A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Carol Context Sheet and Knowledge Organiser
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A Christmas Carol Context Sheet and Knowledge Organiser

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An A3 context knowledge organiser and worksheet on context in A Christmas Carol. The worksheet helps students to learn how to phrase contextual links. Students match 10 essay topics to the contextual links on the other side of the sheet. I have found this really helps students to understand how to write about context in an academic style. I also stock context sheets on An Inspector Calls, Jekyll and Hyde and Macbeth
An Inspector Calls Context Sheet and Knowledge Organiser
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An Inspector Calls Context Sheet and Knowledge Organiser

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An A3 context knowledge organiser and worksheet on context in An Inspector Calls. The worksheet helps students to learn how to phrase contextual links. Students match 10 essay topics to the contextual links on the other side of the sheet. I have found this really helps students to understand how to write about context in an academic style. I also stock context sheets on Macbeth, Jekyll and Hyde and A Christmas Carol.
Macbeth Context Sheet and Knowledge Organiser
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Macbeth Context Sheet and Knowledge Organiser

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An A3 context knowledge organiser and worksheet on context in Macbeth. The worksheet helps students to learn how to phrase contextual links. Students match 10 essay topics to the contextual links on the other side of the sheet. I have found this really helps students to understand how to write about context in an academic style. I also stock context sheets on An Inspector Calls, Jekyll and Hyde and A Christmas Carol.
English Language A-Level  Knowledge Questions Orgainser  Bundle
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English Language A-Level Knowledge Questions Orgainser Bundle

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Knowledge organisers for each of the questions across Paper 1 and 2 for AQA English Language A Level. Each sheet has been carefully designed to break down how to approach each question. They give tips, suggested response structures and an exploration of the AOs. You can also buy these individually. They go well with the theory knowledge organisers for A Level English Language topics: see my shop for more!
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 3 Questions
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 3 Questions

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Three comparison questions in the style of AQA’s question 3 on Paper 1. Each document contains two texts that are linked by topic, but have different representations of the topic and different modes, as in the AQA Paper 1. These can be used for assessments, homework or class tasks.