A punctuation practice activity using an article from The Telegraph* newspaper. This activity asks students to identify all of the missing punctuation marks (capital letters, full stops, commas, etc) in a piece about the top ten Christmas traditions. Easily adaptable for different age groups and abilities. Source detailed on page.

A quick starter activity for students to recap some of the main language and structure devices. An excellent resource for those students who feel they know the devices well, but possibly need some more practice.

A PowerPoint designed to look at the AQA Controlled Assessment on Creative Writing (TV task). It requires students to develop some views on TV in general and the types of programmes they could, and might want to, talk about in their CA.

A PowerPoint designed to demonstrate Gustav Freytag's beleif that a story can be broken down into 5 parts. Used with students to help them understand further the need to include certain elements into their story writing.

An activity designed to introduce the idea of characters being more than just visual people. Used with Year 9 students as a reminder activity before starting a unit on Writing to Enteratin.

This resource is designed to allow students to explore the story of 'Aquila*' before opening the book. Included are a PowerPoint and Homework Activity Sheet, and Teachers Notes to briefly explain what each includes. * All novel resources are the intellectual property of the author, in this case, Andrew Norriss.

A set of three puzzles to accompany the reading of the early chapters of 'Aquila' by Andrew Norriss. The puzzles are aimed at revising students' individual strengths and challenging their weaknesses, and some puzzles will be more challenging than others for students, depending on age and ability.

These resources form Session 4 of the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) 19th Century Fiction Scheme of Work. They are designed to focus learning on the skill of finding quotes, with extracts loosely based on the gothic horror genre. ***All extracts are the intellectual property of their author***

A PowerPoint and Activities for students to complete during Roald Dahl day, or as part of a unit on Roald Dahl and his work. The PowperPoint introduces Roald Dahl and the various activities the students can complete, and then the activities are aimed at challenging the students in terms of their language understanding as well as their under standing of the writer himself.

A PowerPoint introducing the topic of comparison, and asking students to test different methods of comparison to decide on the method they prefer. They are then asked to compare using that method, before writing a comparison answer. This PowerPoint can be adapted for different age groups and abilities - I often add images to the slides to help prompt thinking (E.G: the flags of the UK and the USA).

A handy A4-size guide to completing GCSE English Language in a Year. Designed for Edexcel FE and Adult students, but easily adaptable for any group and level.

A PowerPoint and text extract useful for students practising for their GCSE. The tasks test the skills of summarising, annotating/analysing, identifying language and commenting on language. Easily adaptable for different groups and abilities (shortening the task, lessening the number of questions in tasks, etc).

Two sets of two texts with questions attached, designed to be used as practice for students studying Edexcel GCSE English Language. These have also been used as initial discussion-prompting texts, and by students of all abilities. UPDATED (24.04.18): This resource now includes PowerPoints for both texts with all of the questions and ‘possible’ answers for each question. There are links on each question page to a timer set to the amount of time student should aim to complete questions in also. *Each text has the source link straight after.

A couple of activities used with GCSE English students around the topic of Remembrance. Texts sources are easily identifiable, and the activities include a couple of videos on the subject of the Tower of London Poppies and their symbolism. Easily adapted for different ages and abilities.

A set of comprehension and analysis questions based on Chapter 4 of Jane Austen’s classic story of Pride and Prejudice. Perfect for students in KS4 to help revise the story and practice answering exam-style questions. Answers for the comprehension questions are included, and all questions can be easily changed or adapted for different groups.

Two activities to support students in examining the recent Black Lives Matter protests in England. The first asks students to read and answer questions on an article (answers are included for ease of marking); the second is a writing task, requiring the students to write an informal letter. Both tasks can be utilised or adapted for different groups of students and different ability groups.

A set of comprehension questions based on an extract from Chapter 1 of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. The questions are designed to be accessible for most students, but can be easily adapted for older students by requesting that they add quotes and explanations to their answers. There is also an answer sheet to enable easy-marking, where possible.

An news article about the SpaceX Launch in May 2020, accompanied by a set of comprehension questions and a non-fiction writing task. Suitable for most ages and abilities, and easily adaptable where needed. A set of possible answers is included for reference.

These resources form Session 10 of the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) 19th Century Fiction Scheme of Work. They are designed to allow students to revisit the previously studied skill of finding appropriate quotes; whilst also exploring how to adapt the language of the 19th Century into a more modern equivalent. ***All extracts are the intellectual property of their author***