A list of 200 ambitious oxymorons for students to have fun using to help create interesting sentences.

I created this word bank to support my students in their creative writing by providing them with some ambitious words to help describe different weather settings in a sophisticated way. I hope you also find this useful.

To help students consolidate their knowledge of word classes, I ask students to try and compile an A to Z list of different word classes. Here is an example of suggested answers with A to Z for verbs, abstract nouns, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions. I have had to be a little creative for the letters X and Z!

Match 50 tier 2 words to their definitions. Correct answers included.

A 30 question multiple choice test on the history of the premier league. Answers included.

A timeline revision sheet exploring the motif of children with 13 carefully selected quotations allowing students to chronologically trace how the motif of children/childhood is used by Dickens to convey his authorial messages about poverty, isolation, kindness, family and the transformative power of redemption. Also includes a blank student version to encourage students to explore the impact of the quotations themselves.

The plot to Lord of the Flies converted into a short play script to help the main plot points to low ability students in an engaging manner.

Question bank for each letter of the alphabet n the style of Blockbusters to help students develop tier 2 vocabulary. Also includes an interactive display of the blockbusters board. For those who didn’t watch the show in the eighties, divide the class into 2 teams and move the hexagon onto the corresponding letter when a question is answered correctly.

42 game cards in a similar style to the game Taboo on Macbeth to help students revise characters, themes and vocabulary in an engaging way. Ideal for the start or end of lessons.

Questions and line by line annotations for Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth from the AQA Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology.

Two model responses on the theme of ambition in Macbeth to compare and contrast. Both have been written to try and meet the criteria for the top band of the mark scheme.

Worksheet with answer sheet for analysing 12 key quotations for Lennie and 12 for George in Of Mice and Men.

Comprehension questions and line by line annotations of With Bird You’re Never Lonely by Raymond Antrobus from the AQA Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology.

Colour coded annotations for England 1819 by Percy Shelley. This poem features in the Worlds and Lives new poetry collection by AQA.

An easy and relaxing end of term worksheet. Students label what they have learned about each character from A Christmas Carol and then colour in each character.

A revision resource looking at 12 lessons Scrooge learns over the course of the novella. Each point is supported by apt quotations from the novel.

Simple plot storyboard for Hamlet which breaks the plot down into 20 plot points to help students gain a basic understanding of the narrative.

A revision sheet looking at 8 key extracts involving Miss Havisham from Great Expectations to trace her character development in the novel Great Expectations. There is a blank version for students to complete along with a suggested answer sheet so students can compare their responses to the models.

High level response for exploring the significance of The Beast in Lord of the Flies.

A bank of 200 ambitious adjectives to support students with creative writing on one printable sheet.