An exam style paper getting students to practice their skills for language paper one. The extract has a reading age of 11 and is therefore useful for students who have lower reading ages.

A lesson introducing students to the language of Shakepeare. Ideal for KS3 or KS4 who need an introduction to the language techniques. Updated May 2018

A worksheet encouraging students to revise the key themes and quotes of the play. Enables them to make connections thematically and prepare them for the AQA exam.

A lesson based around AQA English language skills - extracting information, writing to describe, writing to inform. Uses extracts from Fantastic Beasts textbook and suggests the use of a scene of the film to inspire creative writing. Part of a wider scheme of work looking at the fantasy genre and narrative/creative writing. Ideal for KS3

A series of resources designed to introduce KS4 to Charles Dickens, Victorian London and prepare them for a reading of A Christmas Carol. Makes overt references to AQA AOs and begins to include key quotes. Ideal for learners who are visually engaged through videos. Also includes activities similar to those found on the AQA language papers in order to reinforce language skills through literature study. Fully resourced and easy to print. All fonts and colours are dyslexia friendly. Ideal for mid-high ability but easily differentiated down for those who need more structure.

A series of lessons designed to guide students through the opening of I am Legend with the questions from P1 Section A included. Also incorporates a question three using the opening of the film. Some nice activities to challenge student and encourage discussion. There is also a MAD time (reflection) lesson following on from Q2. Ideal for KS4 or high ability KS3

Challenge your students with the emotive lesson looking at The Emigree. Perfect for KS4 with opportunities to develop personalised responses and critical thinking. Tailored to the AQA Power and Conflict GCSE Unit

This lesson guides students through features of the Gothic including that of the Damsel in Distress. Encourages students to think independently about the novel and their interpretations. Has challenging vocab throughout to stretch the most able. Includes silent debate tasks in order to make students think critically and refine their communication skills.

A lesson guiding students through the murder of the Macduffs. Includes language analysis, recap of previous scenes, visual quotes, themes and comparison of key events. PPT is designed on a dyslexia friendly back ground in order to allow access by all students. Ideal for GCSE students studying the text for the new AQA specification. Includes an additional creative writing task, allowing student to intrinsically develop their creative writing skills for AQA Lang P2.

This lessons takes a multisensory and abstract approach to creative writing. Allowing students to see literary examples of writing and then giving them the tools to create their own piece based on the season of spring. The lesson looks at the symbolism of the seasons, how this can influence our writing. Then gets students to construct their own description using these tools. Ideal for High Ability KS3 or KS4 preparing for GCSE Language Paper 1 Designed to be delivered over 2-3 lessons

This lesson looks at the theme and importance of death in A Christmas Carol. Designed originally for online learning but can be easily adapted to traditional face to face learning for KS4

This lesson uses an extract from The Lord of the Rings and film clips to help students craft an atmospheric description. Heavily scaffolded it provides structure, focus and develops writing skills. Ideal for KS4 or high ability KS3.

A selection of resources guiding students through information on science over the centuries, enabling them to form opinions about both human and animal testing. Includes videos, articles and images to help students increase their understanding of the topic and provoke comment and conversation. Finally culminating in written pieces fitting in with the Language Paper 2 Section B style - writing to present a viewpoint.

A series of lessons guiding students through language paper one using Enduring Love as the extract. Features the use of the AQA mark scheme to support writing and familiarization with the specification and AOs Also has a writing to describe activity as question 5.

A lesson guiding students through the events of Act 5 scenes 6-9. Includes language analysis activities, reminders of key deaths, extended writing tasks and sections which encourage the use of critical thinking and recall of other elements of the play. Includes additional resources ideal for independent revision

A series of lessons that can take 5+ hours introducing KS3 to the Dystopian Genre. Includes explicit references to the AQA assessment objectives for Language Paper One Section A and B Perfect for reluctant readers as extracts are short and accompanied with film clips. Ideal for a KS3-4 transition

These resources are designed for KS3 and use the AQA assessment objectives. Ideally this is taught over 2-3 hours pre assessment. It was aimed at a mid-low ability set however can easily be differentiated upwards. There are plenty of opportunities to practice analytical writing and identify strengths and targets. Ideal as preparation for GCSE level work.

Help your students understand the core ideas of Mr Birling’s beliefs with this selection of resources and full comprehensive lesson. Ideal for KS4 studying for the AQA specification

This fully differentiated lesson guides student through the ending of Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol. It focuses on both the contextual information and language analysis required by the AQA specification. Ideal for students who are building their analytical skills and independence.