Identify strategies to compare and contrast two texts and to understand how to evaluate two texts. Easily adaptable activity- I've used two articles about Pamplona bull running - nice and gory.

A fun and engaging lesson to hone descriptive writing skills - I used for year 7 revision but could be adapted to suit other year groups. Works really well and has produced some fab writing.

A lesson plan and resources for a persuasive writing revision lesson - year 10 or 11. Includes fun starter activity and could be developed as to include writing a longer piece. Lots of fun and can be adapted to suit different abilities. The support sheet includes writing prompts. Taught this several times, also with a year 9 high ability. works a treat.

As with the others the powerpoint is pretty self-explanatory, but the aim of this lesson is to help students understand how meaning is made and be able to write succesfully about it in exams. Overarching objective is to explore techniques used to analyse the way in which writers create particular effects. The extract used is a James Lee Burke one, so quite exciting :) in an englishy way!

Lesson plan and resource uses John Agard's poem, &'Reporting from the Frontline of the Great Dictionary Disaster&';, to teach students about etymology in a fun and engaging way. It also ties in with poems from other cultures. Could be used as a stand-alone 'fun&' lesson, or to tie in with teaching about the origins of the English language. If you have a lively class, you can get a great performance at the end... it also produces some great display work if you get students to type their work up. Enjoy :)

Students have to find the titles of Shakespeare's plays hidden inside the wordsearch...

I created a learning objectives sheet/ key vocab and stretch/challenge targets for each act of 'An Inspector Calls'. Good sheets to give students at the beginning of each act- you can return to these as much as you like throughout study...simple...but work well!

Best to read the uploaded instructions doc but essentially, an easily adaptable resource providing an introduction to poetry. It will also set them up for the poetry anthology to be completed at the end of the scheme of work.

So, I have no life... and created a digested read of 'Of Mice and Men'. - Give students whole document: they highlight themes in different colours - Copy and paste for your own resource - Cut up and group - thematically or ref. to Steinbeck's style. Please post suggestions for using it!

Inspired by a Teachit activity on the opening to ‘A Christmas Carol’, this activity is intended for y7/8 when introducing them to Dickens. There are four different extracts from Dickens’ novels and two group tasks associated with each - analysing how he ‘hooks’ the reader in, then preparing a dramatic reading for the rest of the class, intended to inspire them to read more. Lots of fun… and gives them ownership over their text.

Simple powerpoint with questions and thinking points for act 3 of The Crucible. Good for first reading in class and discussion - could be used as a starting point for a more extended piece of writing or a debate/discussion for speaking and listening.

A two-page timeline of Gothic literature, covering typical texts and context. Useful overview for teacher and student and gives them a sense of Gothic literature as a whole.

This resource was developed when I was teaching 'The Handmaid's Tale' in Year 12 on the OCR spec for comparative c/work but could be used/adapated for any study of a prose text. The idea is to get the students 'asking the right questions' of texts, with a solid focus on assessment objectives (in this case A03/4). Hopefully the powerpoint explains it but essentially, each student (or in pairs) is a that allow the best possible answer. . . The 'steps' outlined in the powerpoint give them guidance.

<p>Objectives: 1. To learn how to select relevant details from an extract and present them in a relevant way 2. To understand how texts present an impression or image of their subject PowerPoint should explain all but focuses on conflicting opinions of Bear Grylls- ‘survival’ expert so should be vaguely interesting for those apathetic students!</p>

<p>Objective: Understand how texts present a viewpoint or attitude about their subject …. Exam prep for an unseen text perhaps or intro to writing own analytical piece… Self-explanatory if you open powerpoint, Also contains a fun bingo starter… enjoy</p>

PowerPoint contains some contextual overview and objectives. Explains a pre-reading activity and includes discussion of ways of reading. Extracts for students to apply their knowledge to. Can be done if they've read the novel but would work equally we

I made this last year when teaching 'Frankenstein&' at AS for the OCR English literature spec (although could be adapted).\n\nI kept it to myself for a year but I think it&';s time to share the love. It's very detailed - could give to students as there are loads of activities but also would be useful if you&'re tackling the text for the first time - as a PGCE/NQT in particular, as many bits could be adapted into lesson activities.\n\nFly free, Frankenstein.... into the &';darkness and distance'!

Encourages students to critically engage with ways of reading 'The Handmaid's Tale' as well as re-familiarizing them with general critical positions.It also contains my 'coathanger' method which helps them to use critics' quotes PU

<p>A self explanatory powerpoint and accompanying resources. Aim is to help students develop inference and empathy skills… good for students sitting an unseen text paper or just to help sharpen up reading skills in general..</p>

A 'Wuthering Heights' review guide; includes: character descriptions, themes, critical analysis, essay prompts, and study guide.