A full marks response for AQA Language Paper 1 Q4 using an extract from Stave 1 of Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. Response both agrees and disgarees with parts of the statement.

An article written for language paper 2 Q5 as an exemplar to show students. Written in response to a statement about gender equality, the task asked students to write an article to argue that we have not yet reached true equality.

14 lesson poetry SOW for KS3, themed around 'Culture and Identity. LOs focused on language and structure analysis, as well as how to construct a comparison of two poems and how to independently write a response to a poem. Poem booklet and non fiction sources included in pack.

A lesson on producing a piece of creative writing inspired by one of the AQA Power and Conflict poems. Model included for Bayonet Charge.

I produced these resources to use as part of an 'enable table' during a lesson about poverty for Dickens' A Christmas Carol. There are four information sheets (education, sanitation, workhouses and employment) with accompanying images. I printed and laminated them on 4 different coloured papers and left on the enable table for More Able pupils to use as a way of meeting AO3 for the new Lit GCSE. Would work well when used as an 'investigate'/carousel lesson, or alternatively on classroom displays.

A knowledge organiser for AQA’s Power and Conflict cluster. Contains key quotations for each poem, contextual notes, key themes and comparative words and phrases. There are also definitions for various language/structure/form subject terminology. Can be printed and laminated for tables, glued into books at start of topic, or given to Y11 for revision.

A variety of lessons for AQA Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Q5s. Inspired by various poems in the Power and Conflict cluster. Lessons cover fiction writing and non-fiction. These were used with my top set Y10 (target grades ranging between 5 and 9).

Exemplar response for a question about the presentation of violence in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Meets all of the level 6 criteria for AQA Lit Paper 1- roughly a Grade 8 response. Extract and exam Q provided to help contextualise the response.

A knowledge organiser for Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Contains key quotations for each character and the island itself, key themes, contextual information (WW2, Cold War, Original sin, Freud) and Golding’s ideas/intentions. Boxes with key language and structure devices also included.

A knowledge organiser for Willy Russell’s modern play 'Blood Brothers’ Designed specifically for students studying it at GCSE level. Contains a variety of information: key quotations for each character; key themes and settings; context (poverty, class, Margaret Thatcher and pop culture); Russell’s ideas and intentions; language; structure and form. Can be printed and laminated for tables, or glued into books.

Full PowerPoint for all of the AQA Power and Conflict poems. Lessons cover each poem and how to write comparative essays. Each lesson begins with detailed AO3 context and is followed by AO1 and AO2 skills. Some models included.

A huge range of Outstanding Literacy lessons aimed at low ability KS3 and KS4 classes. No need to alter- these are ready to teach and will keep you going all year. Separated clearly into sections for sentence types, word classes, punctuation, dialogue, homophones and creative writing. Lots of card sorts, quizzes, competitions, engaging activities, use of YouTube clips to inspire writing etc.

A powerpoint used to deliver a training session on plenaries. Uses ACRE to consider how plenaries are best used in lessons. Includes a quiz about what makes an effective plenary and top tips for trainees/NQTs when planning their own plenaries.

Probably the most detailed and comprehensive scheme of work you will ever encounter. I wrote this scheme for KS3/crossover into KS4. It covers the whole novel within the time frame of the autumn term (12 weeks). All 42 lessons use a range of reading strategies in order to decode the text. The scheme also includes a range of non fiction sources to help students understand the context and interpret meaning. Roughly 11 lessons out of the 42 are for creative writing and ask children to put themselves into the shoes of either the author or his characters. All lessons have multiple choices for starters and plenaries, as well as a varied range of approaches to actually studying the text, and all sources are provided.

This is a lesson that I created for my bottom set Y9 class to help them understand and use apostrophes for contraction and possession. 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 and use prepositional time phrases. It could easily be used to teach at KS2 and wouldn't take much adapting. Engaging activities to keep students enthused.

Grade 6/7 exemplar response for Paper 1 Q5 Four paragraphs using a variety of sentence types, punctuation and vocabulary

An exemplar response used to teach my top set Y11 about dual narrative in the hope that this structure will help them to achieve the higher marks for AO5 organisation. This is my own interpretation of the level 4 mark scheme. Please note that this exemplar is entirely my own work and should not be shared or published online without permission.

SOW for Room 101 non fiction unit Specific focus on literacy/grammar within all LOs

A quick guide for students how to use multiple subordinate clauses. Contains examples. Would be useful used as help sheet during writing tasks, or given to More Able pupils to stretch them.