Bullet-point essay plan exploring gender, femininity and masculinity in Macbeth - raises questions and context points for the class to think about, discuss further and find quotes for.

Essay plan on the theme of language in Animal Farm (designed to be used for the AQA GCSE syllabus). Points also applicable to rhetoric, propaganda and manipulation.

2-page handout of biographical information about Tennessee Williams, focusing on details particularly relevant to the play A Streetcar Named Desire for use as context in A-Level essays.

Guidance on how to approach comprehension questions on an unseen passage. Useful for KS3 English and for 11+ entrance examinations.

Resource with notes and activities on different ways of starting a sentence, suggesting -ed, -ing and -ly words. Aimed primarily at students going for the 11+, but could be relevant to KS3 students as well.

Bullet points comparing and contrasting the characterisation of Daisy and Myrtle. Discusses what their presentation reveals about social class, gender and the perspective of the narrator.

3 page document outlining tips for GCSE English Language exams. Covers: answering longer questions about an unseen passage, suggestions of language and structure techniques to look out for, how to approach creative writing exam questions (writing to persuade, explain or describe).

Notes and model essay plan looking at essay technique and using context in essays through a focus on the theme of the supernatural in Macbeth. (3 pages, used for 1hr of tutoring) Designed for GCSE AQA English.

Resource helping students to use adjectives and adverbs effectively and strategically, and to find alternative ways of describing. Includes both notes and activities. Aimed for 11+ and KS3, but many of the ideas could also be suitable for older students.

Resource with tips on how to use similes and metaphors effectively, with some activities to practice. Aimed at KS3 level students or could also work for 11+.

A collection of relevant quotes from a range of secondary sources on A Midsummer Night’s Dream (on a 19-slide Powerpoint). Designed for the Edexcel A-Level specification.

Powerpoint and handout containing language analysis notes on the extract from ‘Touching the Void’ (from the Edexcel GCSE English Language course).

Analysis of the poem ‘Genetics’ by Sinéad Morrissey. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.

3 pages of analysis of the poem ‘The Deliverer’ by Tishani Doshi. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for the Edexcel A-Level English Literature syllabus.

4 pages analysing ‘To My Nine Year Old Self’ by Helen Dunmore. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.

3 pages analysing ‘Please Hold’ by Ciaran O’Driscoll. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.

A resource with guided activities (inspired by Anne of Green Gables) and tips on how to help your students ‘show, not tell’ in their creative writing. Designed for 11+, but relevant for 13+/KS3.

2.5 pages of notes analysing ‘A Valediction of Weeping’ by John Donne (summary, technical terms, title, structure, five important quotes, context). Designed for A-Level English Edexcel Metaphysical Poetry.

A festive themed past-paper style passage followed by comprehension questions, and a choice of two creative writing prompts. Questions are a mixture of short-answer (testing understanding of the passage), vocabulary, Passage taken from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Would be suitable for 13+ entrance practice, or high-level 11+ entrance/scholarship practice.

3.5 pages of notes analysing ‘Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass’ (Simon Armitage), from ‘Poems of the Decade’ for the A-Level Edexcel English Literature syllabus.