Hi! I've been an English teacher for well over twenty years and have made and adapted lots of resources and lessons over that time. I like to use visually eye catching resources that are easily accessible to students. Lots of my resources are for KS3, KS4 and A Level and can be used interchangeably between key stages. If you like my resources please leave me a review!
Hi! I've been an English teacher for well over twenty years and have made and adapted lots of resources and lessons over that time. I like to use visually eye catching resources that are easily accessible to students. Lots of my resources are for KS3, KS4 and A Level and can be used interchangeably between key stages. If you like my resources please leave me a review!
All of my A Level English Language resources as a complete BUNDLE! This contains:
Paper 1 A Meanings and Reps full unit (7 lessons 4 handouts)
Technology full unit (29 slides and booklet)
Spoken Discourse introduction full unit (8 lessons and 8 handouts)
Paper 2 Q4 opinion article writing full unit (3 lessons 6 handouts)
Booklet for class use as introduction to Spoken Discourse
There are 19 full lessons here (over 100 slides!!) with resources, booklets for class use and handouts! Sold separately these would cost £21.96
BUNDLE price £15 saving you 32%!!
SEVEN lessons in a unit of work based on the topic of ‘cooking’ for meanings and representations AQA English Language A Level Paper 1.
Unit includes 10 texts as a booklet to handout to students including a transcript, magazine articles, newspaper articles, adverts, modern and older texts - even a photo of the Good Housekeeping guide from 1796! Supports all aspects and AOs of the meanings and representations unit for Paper 1.
Fully useable lessons for Y12 or Y13 as revision for the exams with DO NOW tasks and scaffolding for weaker students. Lessons also include comparison tasks and photocopyable worksheets around the texts.
This unit is really fun as it can progress into debate about food and eating habits! I always encourage my students to share resources they have found on the topic of cooking as well.
This unit is part of a bigger bundle that is available for A Level English Language. Please look at my other resources and leave a review!
Complete unit of ten lessons and revision resources for the AQA Spec A Unseen Prose question for Paper 2. Using the AQA past paper inserts as a basis for building individual lessons.
Many of the lessons are walkthroughs of unseen prose extracts for the exam including a fun lesson on Modernism and Post-modernism.
The unit includes ideas on narrative voice and thesis statements and a ten extract booklet of texts from 1945 to the present day for use as an introduction to Unseen Prose study for Paper 2.
A useful introductory booklet for AQA A Level English Language Spoken Discourse. This booklet contains resources for the full unit of work that is also available in my shop.
The full unit is available as a bundle. Please take a look and if it is useful to you leave me a review!
A full 29 slide powerpoint and an accompanying workbook for A Level English Language Sociolinguistics unit on Technology. The lesson looks at the history of technology and the impact on our language, linking at the end to theories and debates from linguists.
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A Level English Language Transcript for use with Paper 1 meanings and representations. This transcript is also part of a bigger bundle unit of work as an introduction to spoken language analysis.
I use this with my Y12 classes for AQA however this transcript would work for any specification.
Two lessons on the structure of diaries, one lesson using extracts from Anne Frank. Great as an introduction to writing diaries and visually engaging for lower ability students.
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A walkthrough lesson (should take 3-4 lessons to cover all questions) for Paper 1 Section A Reading for AQA specification using the June 2017 Insert and Question Paper ‘Rosabel and the Hat Shop’ text. This can be found on the AQA website.
Can be easily adapted for different ability levels.
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Three lessons on developing student responses to the opinion article for AQA A Level English Language Paper 2 Q4.
This question requires creativity with language as well as linguistic content. The lessons build on each other, the first one is 34 slides long and the second two include handouts and practice questions.
These resources could easily be extended for a six lesson unit of work.
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This is the full unit of work for A Level English Language Spoken Discourse. Worksheets and handouts included for 8 lessons including an assessment. I follow AQA spec and this is useful for Unit 1 Meanings and Representations.
The full unit and the workbook are available as a bundle.
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An introduction to Othello suitable for A Level or GCSE. Seven lessons and handouts. Two lessons on background to Shakespeare and his enduring appeal, character lessons on Othello and Iago, Two lessons on tragedy and tragic hero and theme of jealousy.
Lessons are on powerpoint with accompanying handouts.
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The Woman in Black full unit of work containing 12 lessons PLUS assessment preparation and feedback lessons. This is a comprehensive unit covering all aspects of the novel including:
Setting
Characters
Language analysis
Essay preparation
Gothic genre
Context of Victorian Era
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**Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo collection of useable worksheets and handouts. A full range of 12 different resources including:
speaking tasks based on a courtroom role play
homework research task
WW1 context posters
letters from the trenches
writing a persuasive speech
Empathy writing
Conflict booklet of poetry, blogs, letters
Medium term plan
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A first look at the poem ‘Tyger’ focusing on imagery and symbolism. Useful for KS3 but could be easily adapted for KS4.
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A FULL unit of lessons, handouts and resources for structuring coursework and essays based on ‘Birdsong’ by Sebastian Faulks suitable for A Level English Literature.
Including:
Lesson handouts on the first five sections of the novel
8 lessons on the plot, characters and symbolism
Context links to WW1
Transformational creative writing examples
Support sheets for writing essays
References to Birds and Bird Song
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16 lessons on Romeo & Juliet starting at the Prologue picking out the best scenes to the tragic ending. Includes context lessons and background research tasks, analysis of Juliet’s character, Tybalt and Mercutio fight scene and an assessment lesson.
Ideal for KS3 or KS2 students.
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A useful lesson for KS3 or KS4 on how to develop sentence structure in creative writing. Using different settings as a way in and inspiration students can develop sentence structure whilst also developing skills needed for Paper 1 Section B writing for AQA (with a picture prompt).
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A lesson on the poem Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney in the AQA Poetry Anthology Power and Conflict. The lesson concentrates on Semantic Fields and analysing language techniques in the poem.
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A full unit of work for AQA Paper 1 Section B using pictures as prompts. Nine lessons with resources as extracts for handouts. Each powerpoint is a full lesson with an assessment at the end. The Great Gatsby extract is an abridged version making it accessible for KS3 and KS4 students.
Could be adapted for KS3 but used with my KS4 students.
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