Covers the book and integrates reading skills with writing. A range of activities with challenge and extension tasks. Powerpoint lesson 7/8 also contains photos from inside Auschwitz from a visit I took to the camp which can bring the story to life for the students. Mine were really interested to see what it actually looked like.

A series of 17 lessons to develop students' descriptive writing skills in preparation for the new GCSE English Language descriptive writing task (targeted specifically at the new AQA GCSE - 8700 - Paper 1, Section B). It uses some of the poems from the Power and Conflict section of the AQA anthology as a stimulus, along with a little analytical exploration of them. This is the first unit we teach our Y10s but could be easily adapted to simply focus on descriptive writing, add to the poetry, etc. If you do cover this section of the anthology, it is ready to teach 'straight out the box', with all relevant resources. Plenty of examples of published writers to use as models.

A comprehensive collection of 23 sample exam tasks on 'A Christmas Carol' by Dickens, in the style of the new specification (8702) AQA English Lit Paper 1 GCSE exam. As with the official sample materials, each task includes brief details about where the extract is from, the extract itself with line numbers, and a question, followed by prompts to refer to the presentation of character/theme/idea/setting in the extract and the novel as a whole. The tasks are ordered in the same sequence as the extracts appear in the novel, so this would also be useful for recapping the story through key extracts.

Would probably last longer if required. This focuses on the first 'Alice in Wonderland' book by Lewis Carroll. Mainly focused on writing skills. Covers all of the book apart from Chapter 9 and 10. Activities include challenge tasks to extend students' thinking skills. All resources needed are included and all powerpoint slides come decorated and ready to use. All include learning objective and success criteria. No paper SoW as tasks are self-explanatory. Thank you for looking!

Information about the papers, how long they are etc. and how they can revise successfully.

A template to test the students’ knowledge of each of the poems from the ‘Power and Conflict’ poems in AQA. Meant as a revision resource so both the student and teacher can see what they remember and need to revise. Also included are answers to the poems in the powerpoint.

Mats that students can use to remind them of the mark criteria and what they should be looking for in the English Language Paper 1. Can be used for self or peer assessment or as revision.

This is a booklet which covers the 1954 film version of Animal Farm by Joy Batchelor and John Halas. It has rough timings as to when students should be able to answer the question from. Covers a range of Bloom’s skills. Can be used either as an activity during teaching or post-reading recap.

This is a booklet which covers the 2009 film version of Coraline by Henry Selick. It has rough timings as to when students should be able to answer the question from. Covers a range of Bloom’s skills. Can be used either as an activity during teaching or post-reading recap.

This lesson can be used at any time of year but has Christmas based activities such as making a paper chain. It is designed to be a creative lesson whilst focusing on analytical skills and the writer’s intentions. There are lots of opportunities to consider the wider text and how quotes link to build a concept.

This is a booklet which covers the 2003 film version of Holes by Louis Sachar. It has rough timings as to when students should be able to answer the question by. Covers a range of Bloom’s skills. Can be used either as an activity during teaching or post-reading recap.

This is a booklet which covers the 1993 film version of Much Ado About Nothing by Kenneth Branagh. It has rough timings as to when students should be able to answer the question from. Covers a range of Bloom’s skills. Can be used either as an activity during teaching or post-reading recap.

This is a booklet which covers the 1968 musical film version of Oliver Twist by Carol Reed. It has rough timings as to when students should be able to answer the question by. Covers a range of Bloom’s skills. Can be used either as an activity during teaching or post-reading recap.

This is a booklet which covers the 2011 film version of Jane Eyre by Cary Joji Fukunaga. It has rough timings as to when students should be able to answer the question from. Covers a range of Bloom’s skills. Can be used either as an activity during teaching or post-reading recap.

This is a booklet which covers the 1996 Baz Luhrmann film version of Romeo and Juliet. It has rough timings as to when students should be able to answer the question by and bares in mind methods used by the director and Shakespeare whilst allowing them to compare the two media types. Covers a range of Bloom’s skills. Can be used either as an activity during teaching or post-reading recap.

This is a booklet which covers the 2009 film version of Skellig by Annabel Jankel. It has rough timings as to when students should be able to answer the question from. Covers a range of Bloom’s skills. Can be used either as an activity during teaching or post-reading recap.

Covers plot, characters, themes, context and techniques/terminology.

A Ppt to help students tackle the AQA example KS3 paper which can be found on their website…

Covers plot, characters, themes, context and techniques/terminology.

Two PowerPoint slides (one for Paper 1, one for Paper 2) which we printed as revision ‘mats’ in A3 and placed around rooms where students congregated before the exams. It gives them final reminders on how to approach each question, and can be easily tailored to suit your own teaching - e.g. changing timings or including your own approaches to certain questions. These could also be used as revision sheets, posters or reminders to be used with mock exams.