This 60 Minute Lesson plan revises and gives a recap template of the 8 major word classes such as nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjuctions and interjections that can be used as visual aids, lesson plans, worksheets, revision material and print outs. Also is a bonus powerpoint on other language features such as word choice, sentence structure, imagery, tone and mood, point of view and themes as well as examples of personification, simile, metaphor, oxymoron, hyerpbole, idiom, etc. Although it is addressed to Year 8, it can be used for Year 6, 7 and 9 as well. Also take a look at the bumper pack of fiction extracts, both prose and poetry that can be distributed to students in the classroom for annotations of extracts with an addition of a Figurative Language Quiz in the end to conclude the lesson.

This beautiful ancient, archaic vintage Gothic-themed PDF Model Answer on ’The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ by Robert Louis Stevenson on the theme of evil is a perfect exemplar and sample response for GCSE. It is a graphical representation with a cover image to help visualise Dr Jekyll and his alter ego, the vicious Mr Hyde. It adds to the effectiveness of learning and revision for GCSEs and exam time. Print it out and distribute it to the students in your class or send them an email with its attachment and it is obvious, that students will love it because it is an A* sample response for GCSE. Also, it has a beautiful and elegant format and discusses various literary techniques, figurative devices and structural techniques used in ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. It can be used for all major UK English Literature boards such as AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, WJEC, etc. The answers are on the themes of evil, greed, immorality selfishness and apathy and the extract is from Chapter 8, The Last Night.

This poem, ‘Pity Me Not’ by Edna St. Vincent Millay is not a part of the poetry anthology for GCSE or IGCSE (Pearson EDEXCEL, AQA, OCR, Cambridge) but is sourced from a past paper with the Unseen Poetry Question. It is an excellent resource and a handy help as part of a lesson plan teaching the same poem. It has annotations of the whole poem with poetic features, literary techniques, imagery, structure, form and rhyme.

The Damsel in Distress character is a really popular character in fiction, fables, legends, mythology, tales, etc. This woman is pretty, dependent, needy, helpless, clingy, etc. Traditional examples are Cinderella, Snowhite, Rapunzel, etc. It has somehow been subverted recently in modern literature and the damsel has changed to a modern working woman who is fiery, independent, not very pretty according to societal standards and shatters taboos all the time. This visual aid has several character traits of a damsel in distress that can be used as a whole lesson plan along with teaching the theory of damsel in distress. Also, another bonus feature of this learning material is a second visually appealing PDF that has even more character traits of damsels in distress. Use it as a 60-minute lesson plan or as revision material.

This PDF serves as an excellent visual aid for the Year 6 7 and 8 British and American Curriculum to teach them the books that have been made into movies and vice versa. The book adaptations are on mainstream cinema and also on Amazon and Netflix, besides being an intriguing and interesting way to retell a story from a modern point of view. There are pictures of classic and vintage books made into movies such as the following: Harry Potter Pride and Prejudice Lord of the Rings The Chronicles of Narnia Matilda Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Take a printout and distribute it to the students to pick and choose the books made to movies they might want to enjoy! Also, a bonus feature is a PowerPoint PDF that writes several reasons why books should be made into movies, which can also be used as part of a lesson plan that can be a 60-minute full-fledged class.

This is a handy resource sample of Descriptive Writing for the students taking GCSE and IGCSE English Language that teachers and students can use for teaching and learning how to write a descriptive writing essay based on a picture prompt or a writing prompt of a Train Station setting. It has rich usage of visual imagery, alliteration, simile, metaphor, symbols and loads of descriptive adjectives creating a perfect Here’s the Question for it: Imagine yourself entering a train station on a random morning. Outside, the train station, several commuters try to go on about their day, some to college, some to uni, some to their homes, and some to schools. Describe the scene around you vividly, capturing the sights, sounds, and sensations that make this train station a busy place.