Two detailed lessons exploring Caleb Femi’s ‘Thirteen’ from the Worlds and Lives Cluster in the AQA GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘A Wider View’ by Seni Seneviratne from the Worlds and Lives Cluster in the AQA GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Moniza Alvi’s ‘Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with thorough annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring 'England in 1819’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley from the Worlds and Lives Cluster in the AQA GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A 10 lesson unit comprising of a 70 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including texts for analysis) exploring the topic of Language Change and a summary terminology and theory sheet. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered: Lexical, Semantic, Phonological, Grammatical and Orthographical processes David Crystal – A Sea of Language Change and tidal metaphor (1999) Diachronic and Synchronic Linguistic Change Origins of Old English and Middle English Descriptivism and Prescriptivism Samuel Johnson – Dictionary of the English Language (1755) Robert Lowth – A Short Introduction to English Grammar (1762) Jonathan Swift - ‘A Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue’ (1712) John Walker – A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary (1791) Otto Jespersen – Great Vowel Shift (1909) William Caxton – Printing Press (1476) John McWhorter – Textspeak (2013) Jean Aitchison – Language Change Progress or Decay? (2012) Vocal Fry and Uptalk Martin Janssen – Lexical gaps (2012) Functional view/theory Linguistic determinism and the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Charles Hockett - Random Fluctuation Theory (1958) Peter Trudgill – Language Myths (1990) John Humphrys – Prescriptivist grammatical change Lynne Truss – Eats, Shoots and Leaves (2003) Jean Aitchison – A Web of Worries (1996) Guy Deutscher – The Unfolding of Language (2006) James Milroy and Lesley Milroy – Complaint tradition (1985) Robert Lane Greene – You Are What You Speak (2011) There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 59-67. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question. The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources. Check out my other English Language A Level resources! Language and Gender [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983005] Language and Region [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12973238] Language and Power and Occupation [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12975755] Language and Global and World Englishes [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12993850] Language and Technology [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13012666] Language and Ethnicity [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13018720] Language and Social Groups [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13024138] Language Discourses… [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13035534]

An extract analysis booklet which contains 26 examination-length extracts from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and guidance as to what to look for when analysing the extract in Edexcel Paper 2, Section A (can also be used for AQA, Paper 1, Section B; Eduqas, Paper 2, Section B; or OCR, Component 1, Section B, by using the second part of the question and adapting the wording). Also included are the accompanying questions, and a lesson plan with suggestions for usage. This resource can be used throughout the teaching of the unit. You could use this to teach students how to analyse sections of the text closely, or as short assessment pieces. The guidance for analysis is aimed at students who are aiming for grade 5 and above, but could easily be simplified.

An extract analysis booklet which contains 25 examination-length extracts from Macbeth and guidance as to what to look for when analysing the extract in Paper 1, Section A (can also be used for: AQA, Paper 1, Section A by using the second part of the question and adapting the wording; Eduqas, Paper 1, Section A; or OCR Paper 2, Section B). Also included are the accompanying questions, and a lesson plan with suggestions for usage. This resource can be used throughout the teaching of the unit. You could use this to teach students how to analyse sections of the text closely, or as short assessment pieces. The guidance for analysis is aimed at students who are aiming for grade 5 and above, but could easily be simplified.

Two detailed lessons exploring Tatamkhulu Afrika’s ‘Nothing’s Changed’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with thorough annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring William Wordsworth’s ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring 'Peckham Rye Lane’ by A.K. Blakemore from the Belonging cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring 'Jamaican British’ by Raymond Antrobus from the Belonging cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A 10 lesson unit comprising of a 70 slide PowerPoint and 10 different worksheets exploring the topic of child language acquisition (reading and writing) and a summary terminology and theory sheet. The first 2 lessons are about reading and the final 8 are about writing. This unit can be used for any exam board. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and terminology listed below, a worksheet containing examples of writing or a transcript (or revision cards for lesson 10), and a homework task. The following theories and terminology are covered: Early literacy – Shirley Brice Heath (1983) Stages of Reading Development – Jeanne Chall (1983) Features of reading schemes Language Acquisition Support System – Jerome Bruner (1983) Synthetic phonics Stages of writing development – Barry Kroll (1981) Emergent writing Stages of writing development – Kathy Barclay (1996) Emergent literacy – Marie Clay (1975) Initial literacy – Yetta Goodman (1985) Ascender/descender graphemes, cursive handwriting and different types of join The impact of touchscreen technology on children’s writing – Dunn and Sweeney (2018) Homophones, graphemes and digraphs Stages of spelling - Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton & Johnston (2004); Bear & Templeton (1998); Gentry (1977; 1982) Categories of spelling errors Functions of punctuation – David Crystal (1995) Learning About Punctuation – Nick Hall and Susan Robinson (1996) Playful punctuation – Andrew Burrell and Roger Beard (2022) Genre theory in children’s writing – J.R. Martin and Jean Rothery (1981) How genre is linked to schoolwork – Frances Christie (1987) Modes of children’s writing – James Britton (1982) Chronology in texts – Katherine Perera (1984) The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources. Check out my other English Language resources: Language and Gender Language and Region Language and Power and Occupation Language and Global and World Englishes Language Change Language and Technology Language and Ethnicity Language and Social Groups Language Discourses Analysing Spoken Language Child Language Acquisition - Speech

Two detailed lessons exploring 'We Refugees’ by Benjamin Zephaniah from the Belonging cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring 'The Jewellery Maker’ by Louisa Adjoa Parker from the Worlds and Lives Cluster in the AQA GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A 10 lesson unit comprising of a 67 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including transcripts) exploring the topic of Language and Global and World Englishes and a summary terminology and theory sheet. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered: David Crystal – World English: Past, Present, Future (1999) Jennifer Jenkins – Lingua Franca Core (2000) Nicholas Ostler – The Last Lingua Franca (2010) David Graddol – The Future of English? (1997) Bagele Chilasa – Hierarchy of Language (2011) Braj Kachru – Three Circle Model of World Englishes (1985) Jean Paul Nerrière – Globish (2004) Pidgins and creoles William Stewart (1965) and Derek Bickerton (1973) – Post-Creole Continuum Bettina Migge and Isabelle Léglise – Attitudes towards creoles in the Caribbean (2006) Einar Haugen - Code Switching (1954) David Crystal – Tri-English (2000) Tom McArthur – Circle Model of World English (1987) Peter Strevens – World Map of English (1980) Barbara Seidlhofer – Teaching English as a Lingua Franca (2004) Stress-Timed and Syllable-Timed Languages Rhotic and Non-Rhotic Accents Lisa Lim – Language Ecology Mark Pagel – The Future of English (2011) David Deterding and Andy Kirkpatrick – Influence of Technology on World Englishes (2011) British Council – The Future of English: Global Perspectives (2023) Lynne Murphy – British and American Politeness Features (2013) Yohai Hakak, Sophia Bosah, Kwaku Amponsah and Kei Long Cheung – Australian Politeness (2022) McMaster University – Canadian v. American Politeness in Tweets (2018) There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 56-64. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question. The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources. Check out my other English Language A Level resources! Language and Gender [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983005] Language and Region [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12973238] Language and Power and Occupation [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12975755] Language Change [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13003463] Language and Technology [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13012666] Language and Ethnicity [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13018720] Language and Social Groups [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13024138] Language Discourses… [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13035534]

A 10 lesson unit comprising of a 66 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including transcripts) exploring the topic of Language and Gender and a summary terminology and theory sheet. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered: The Deficit Approach – Robin Lakoff (1973 & 1975) The Dominance Approach - Don Zimmerman & Candace West (1975), Dale Spender (1980) and Pamela Fishman (1978) The Deficit Approach – Otto Jesperson (1922) Folklinguistics Criticism of Zimmerman and West - Geoff Beattie (1981) Gossip – Jane Pilkington (1992 and 1998) The Difference Approach – Deborah Tannen (1990) and Janet Holmes (1995) Criticism of Holmes and politeness – Sara Mills (2003) Women, Men and Language – Jennifer Coates (1993) Norwich Study – Peter Trudgill (1974) Gender Trouble – Judith Butler (1990) The Myth of Mars and Venus – Deborah Cameron (2008) The Gender Similarities Hypothesis – Janet Hyde (2005) Verbal Hygiene – Deborah Cameron (1995) The Whole Woman – Penelope Eckert (1990) Relational Aggression – Rosalind Wiseman (2002) Gossip - Deborah Jones (1980) Gossip – Holly Hom (2004) Gossip – Nigel Nicholson (2001) Powerless Language – William O’Barr and Bowman Atkins (1980) Gendered workplace language – Barbara Eakins and R. Gene Eakins (1976) Gendered workplace language – Carole Edelsky (1981) There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 56-63. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question. The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources. Check out my other English Language A Level resources! Language and Region Language and Power and Occupation Language and Global/World Englishes Language Change Language and Technology Language and Ethnicity Language and Social Groups Language Discourses

A 10 lesson unit comprising of a 68 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including texts for analysis) exploring the topic of Language and Technology and a summary terminology and theory sheet. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered: Hiltz and Turoff – CMC (1978) Emmanuel Schegloff – Telephone conversation structure (1986) David Crystal – Textspeak (2004) Celia Klin – The role of full stops in text messages (2015) David Crystal – Netspeak (2004 and 2008) Eric Partridge – Dictionary of Abbreviations (1942) Crispin Thurlow – Sociolinguistic functions of text messages (2003) Tim Shortis – The Language of ICT (2000) John McWhorter – Fingered speech and texting (2013) Elizabeth Eisenstein – The Printing Press (1983) Jeff Jarvis – the positive impact of the internet on language (2023) Susan Herring – CMC and CMDA (2018) Christopher Werry – IRC and Netiquette (1996) Condon and Čech – E-mail discourse (2010) Amanda Roig-Marin – Cyber-neologism blends (2016) Evelyn Nien-Ming Ch’ien – The Democratization of English (2004) Hyejeong Ahn and Jieun Kiaer – Korean Pop Culture Words (2021) Philip Seargeant – The Emoji Revolution (2019) Michele Zappavigna and Lorenzo Logi – Emoji and Social Media Paralanguage (2024) danah boyd – It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens (2004) Gretchen McCulloch – Because Internet (2022) There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 57-65. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question. The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources. Check out my other English Language A Level resources! Language and Gender [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983005] Language and Region [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12973238] Language and Power and Occupation [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12975755] Language and Global and World Englishes [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12993850] Language Change [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13003463] Language and Ethnicity [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13018720] Language and Social Groups [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13024138] Language Discourses… [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13035534]

A five page guide to planning and revising for the Prose question in Edexcel English Literature Paper 2. Guides students through: How to approach a past question A list of past questions Contextual revision points Form and structural revision points A sample response An A/A* checklist for those who are aiming for the top grades Every year, my students consistently achieve very high grades in their A Level, so I hope you will find this useful!

A grid template which allows students to make links between the 15 poems from the Worlds and Lives cluster from the AQA poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3! Can be used for word links or pictures. Please check out my individual PowerPoints for each of the poems in the Worlds and Lives Cluster: Worlds and Lives Individual PowerPoints

A three page document for revising A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams for Edexcel AS English Literature. Includes: Topic and character revision points Key terminology for revision An exemplar introduction and paragraph for an AS style question Will support those students aiming for very high grades.