A grade 5/6 exemplar article about snow for AQA Language P2 Q5. Useful to help students see what they need to do to secure a good pass.

An example essay for AQA GCSE LIterature style question about Macbeth’s state of mind

A GCSE Literature example essay for the following question: How does Dickens use the spirits in A Christmas Carol? Full essay - thesis and three main body paragraphs covering Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past and the Ghost of Christmas Present.

This is a lesson that I created for my bottom set Y9 class to help tem understand and use prepositions of place in complex sentences. It could easily be used to teach prepositions at KS2 and wouldn't take much adapting. Lesson uses Where's Wally as a stimulus for writing. Engaging activities to keep students enthused.

Two AQA paper 1 Q4 practices One based on ‘Go Set a Watchman’ and the other based on the new Bond novel, ‘Carte Blanche’.

A model response for AQA Lit P2 answering the question: Compare how two poets present love and lust in Singh Song! and one other poem from the relationships cluster. Used with top set Y11.

An essay for Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers considering the purpose of the narrator. Used with top set Y11.

A full mark question 5 narrative response for English Language paper 1 in response to the prompt ‘Write a story about a game that has gone badly wrong’.

27 lesson Oliver Twist SOW covering the whole novel. Incorporates a combination of Reading and Writing Learning Objectives. Non-fiction sources provided to study alongside reading of novel. Chapter summary sheet provided. Victorian poverty resources included- I printed these on coloured paper, laminated them and kept on 'enable table' throughout this unit for pupils to refer to for context.

A PowerPoint of speed planning grids for a range of questions for the AQA Power and Conflict poetry anthology. Ideal for last minute exam revision, or can be printed and used as homework or in class worksheets.

27 fully resourced lessons for teaching Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. All lessons ready to teach immediately. Covers a range of Learning Objectives for both Reading and Writing. Lots of context embedded within the lessons and uses plenty of non-fiction to engage students with the novel. Lessons follow text in chronological order and allows them to experience the whole text, but due to time frame some chapter summaries are used throughout.

An extract based exam question for Romeo and Juliet - How does Shakespeare present the theme of death? Uses extract from Act 5 Key word list and key quotations showing death from across play

Example answer to the following question: ‘Getting older is more fun and you can experience the finer things in life. It is much better than being a teenager!’ Write a speech explaining your point of view. Incorporates a range of language devices, sentence structures and more ambitous punctuation and vocabulary. Great for sharing with students and then asking them to produce their own response for an alternative viewpoint.

An exemplar answer for AQA Language Paper 1 Q5 using a snow globe as stimulus for writing

Scheme of work covering aspects of persuasive writing for KS3. Focus on literacy throughout.

PPT and resources for teaching Susan Hill's Woman in Black. Originally used with second set Y11. Plenty of lessons exploring the themes and ideas of novel with analysis of key devices used by Hill.

A knowledge organiser for KS3 Romantic poetry. Contains key themes, definitions, a brief summary of context and key subject terminology for language, structure and form.

These are the frameworks that I have put together to replace the use of level descriptors at KS3. The frameworks were made after careful study of the expectations at both KS2 and KS4. I have attempted to blend the two to form this framework for my KS3 pupils. The framework is divided into 3 sections- below expected, on expected and above expected- in the same way as KS2. These sheets can be glued in the front of books and used to aid marking.

A literacy mat that can be printed and laminated. Pupils will benefit from the use of this and become independent learners and self-correctors. Can be used on tables or on a "help wall".