A 25 slide presentation preparing students for the Paper 1, Section A of the AQA GCSE English Language exam. The presentation takes students through each question on Section A with a detailed focus on preparing students for questions 2 and 4. The text used is the opening from ‘Therese Raquin’ by Emile Zola. Whilst this is a 19th century text it still works very well on this section of the exam in order to prepapre students in case an early 20th century text comes up on the actual exam. Model answers provided and opportunities for peer and self assessment throughout.

A revision lesson focusing on the journey of Eric throughout the play ‘An Inspector Calls’. The presentation includes key quotations for each act as well as exemplar paragraphs. Also included is a full exemplar essay - Grade 9 standard.

A revision lesson focusing on the journey of Sheila throughout the play ‘An Inspector Calls’. The presentation includes key quotations for each act as well as range of teaching and learning activities. Also included is a full exemplar essay - Grade 9 standard.

A 29 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Ozymandias' in detail. Annotations for the entire poem as well as example analytical paragraphs. The lessons feature a range of individual and collaborative tasks to develop students' understanding of the poem. *Regarding caromike's review, the video is actually embedded into slide 4 and will play during the slideshow on PowerPoint. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMySF1nkN8o

A set of nine ‘5 Minute Writing Challenges’ that can be used as a quick starter to prepare students for GCSE English Language Paper 1, Section B. I have found these particularly useful to ensure students are constantly recapping and going over the key skills needed for the different sections of the exam.

A planning grid to use with students to develop the skills needed to analyse unseen non-fiction extracts for Paper 2, Section A of the English Language exam. AQA state that students should be taught to read and analyse the whole text independently to prepare them for the exam. I found that using a similar planning grid for Paper 1, Section A really helped to give students a route into the text. Inspired by the brilliant MITSL poetry analysis grid I found on the internet a few years ago. More Paper 2, Section A resources to follow soon!

A short video to introduce the story of 'An Inspector Calls' could be used to introduce or recap the play. Video contains key quotations and images that link to the play. An extension task could be for students to consider the relevance of the song used.

A simple and effective guide to marking for literacy. Can be used for any subject and helps to ensure timely and consistent feedback for staff and students.

A quick and easy GCSE writing skills revision lesson that links to the revision of a key scene and character from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to consolidate students’ understanding of the play. The lesson focuses on students revising how to apply different sentence structures and ambitious vocabulary whilst also getting them to reread and sequence an extract from ‘Romeo and Juliet’. 12 detailed and engaging slides. Extension and intervention opportunities included.

A quick and easy GCSE writing skills revision lesson that links to the revision of a key scene and character from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to consolidate students’ understanding of the play. The lesson focuses on students revising how to apply different sentence structures and ambitious vocabulary whilst also getting them to reread and sequence an extract from ‘Romeo and Juliet’. 12 detailed and engaging slides. Extension and intervention opportunities included.

A quick and easy GCSE writing skills revision lesson which prompts students to describe a park at night. The lesson focuses on students revising how to apply different sentence structures and ambitious vocabulary whilst also focusing on a developing a clear structure which they could apply to any exam prompt.

A quick and easy GCSE writing skills revision lesson which prompts students to describe a journey. The lesson focuses on students revising how to apply different sentence structures and ambitious vocabulary whilst also focusing on a developing a clear structure which they could apply to any exam prompt.

A topical and engaging assembly looking at how female writers have changed the world. The assembly looks at the gender inequality between men and women that persists in all areas of life before going on to examine a selection of female writers who broke free from the constraints of their society. Could be used as a World Book Day assembly or simply as an assembly to highlight the importance of reading.

A 15 slide presentation that I used to deliver an assembly linked to National Poetry Day in 2014. I've also uploaded the videos I used during the assembly.

A quick and easy GCSE writing skills revision lesson which prompts students to describe a beach. The lesson focuses on students revising how to apply different sentence structures and ambitious vocabulary whilst also focusing on a developing a clear structure which they could apply to any exam prompt.

A 26 slide presentation preparing students for the Paper 1, Section A of the AQA GCSE English Language exam. The lesson is focused on preparing students for question 2. Model answers provided and opportunities for peer and self assessment throughout. Clear reference made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout the presentation.

A 74 page booklet for students to revise and prepare for Paper 1 of the AQA English Language exam. The booklet includes six extracts and six practice exam papers for students to work through. Extracts taken from: ‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘A Monster Calls’, ‘The Graveyard Book’, ‘Rebecca’, ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘The Goldfinch’. After each paper I have included a student reflection sheet for students to evaluate how well they did on question 4. Also inlcluded is a revision mat for question 4 as well as some writing prompts. Hope it is useful! Feedback greatly appreciated - please leave a review.

A lesson revising the skills and strategies needed to successfully analyse an unseen poem. The lesson uses the wonderfully moving poem ‘This is the Place’. Wide variety of engaging and thought provoking activities used to generate interest and discussion.

A quick and easy GCSE writing skills revision lesson which prompts students to describe a forest. The lesson focuses on students revising how to apply different sentence structures and ambitious vocabulary whilst also focusing on a developing a clear structure which they could apply to any exam prompt.