A cultural literacy lesson aimed at Y7 Pupil Premium students. Lesson covers key information about Shakespeare and emphasises importance of improving cultural literacy. Card sort activity of common Shakespeare words/phrases and their meanings. Worksheet included- students collect answers to questions throughout lesson and write down any new vocabulary and definitions.

A PowerPoint of 7 lessons covering the descriptive writing aspect of the new AQA Language exam. Covers a range of descriptive features that can be used to answer Q5 of Paper 1.

3 revision lessons for Romeo and Juliet. Lesson 1- general revision of plot and key quotations. Lesson 2- making references to prologue. Lesson 3- key scene analysis.

Booklet of key quotations for R+J and ACC. Students can work their way through key quotations for each text, building up their analysis through annotations. Each section is followed by an exam style Q and room to write a short response.

An AQA style mock exam for Paper 2 Section A themed around protests. Uses an eyewitness account of the Peterloo Massacre and an article about a recent protest in Paris.

A knowledge organiser for Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Includes key quotations listed by character, key themes and settings, Shakespeare’s ideas/intentions and various contextual factors (James I, supernatural, Great Chain of Being, Mary Scott and the Gunpowder Plot). Also has a handy section for identifying language, structure and form within the play.

A handy knowledge organiser that I created for Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Contains key quotations for each character; key settings and themes; multiple aspects of context (workhouses, poverty, capitalism and Industrial Revolution); Dickens' ideas and intentions; language, structure and form. Can be printed and laminated for tables or stuck into books.

A SOW exploring the play over a whole term. Lessons are focused on both reading and writing skills- including analysis, evaluation, writing from a character's perspective and writing non-fiction. Each lesson has a clear LO with a planned starter, main and plenary. (Some lessons have multiple options to choose from). Challenge tasks at included for the more able students.

Complete revision guide for AQA Foundation paper

In line with new English GCSE AOs focused on subject terminology, I have created a wall display for classrooms. All key grammatical and linguistic terms are dealt with. Can be printed and laminated to go around room borders, or stuck on one board to form a terminology wall.

An A4 guide for students on how to answer Q 1-4 in Language Paper 2 (non-fiction) Includes print screens of questions to build familiarity with format.

A writing frame for Reading responses using the GCSE assessment objectives. Great for laminating and using on tables.

A CPD session that I led on teaching reading, using a range of strategies from Doug Lemov's 'Reading Reconsidered'. Full credit to author for reading strategies mentioned.

Two lessons of revision for WIB- covers language and structural features as well as the conventions of the Gothic. Worksheets included on slides.

PPT, resources and exemplars for the Grade 7+ revision sessions that I did over half term. Two PPTs covering AQA Language Paper 1 and Paper 2. Fiction and Non-fiction sources included. This is my own interpretation of the level 4 mark scheme and how I believe that a student can achieve the higher marks on these questions. Please note that this is my own writing and is for use in the classroom. It should not be shared or published online without permission.

Revision PPT, full paper 2 mock and resources for AQA Paper 2 Section A and B. Sources themed around food/dining. Mark schemes used on PPT are level 4 (grades 7-9).

This is two separate lessons that I created for my bottom set Y9 class to help tem understand and use adverbs of manner and time. They could easily be used to teach at KS2 and wouldn't take much adapting. Engaging activities to keep students enthused.

This is a lesson that I created for my bottom set Y9 class to help them understand and use dashes in various ways in their work. It could easily be used to teach at KS2 and wouldn't take much adapting. Engaging activities to keep students enthused.

This is a lesson that I created for my bottom set Y9 class to help tem understand that a simple sentence can be improved using adjectives. It could easily be used to teach at KS2 and wouldn't take much adapting. Lesson uses Disney as a stimulus. Engaging activities to keep students enthused.

This is a lesson that I created for my bottom set Y9 class to help tem understand prepositions of place. It could easily be used to teach at KS2 and wouldn't take much adapting. Engaging activities to keep students enthused.