An activity used by students to help aid their understanding of the themes of the play 'An Inspector Calls' and how the themes affect each character. Can be simplified or made more challenging easily, so suitable for all students.

An activity designed to get students thinking and recapping on their understanding of the plot of 'An Inspector Calls.' The activity gives students quotes from the text and asks them to explain where they fit into the plot.

These resources form Session 6 of the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) 19th Century Fiction Scheme of Work. They are designed to allow students to revise the parts of a sentence, and then develop their understanding of how vocabulary is used in extracts. ***All extracts are the intellectual property of their author***

A PowerPoint designed to develop students understanding and ability to sell and promote products using both written and S&L methods. Designed around everyday items to make it more realistic. Image link have been included to aid ease of use, but can be easily changed or adapted for any group.

These resources form Session 5 of the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) 19th Century Fiction Scheme of Work. They are designed to introduce the skill of PEE writing (Point, Evidence, Explanation) and then assess the progress of the unit up to this point. ***All extracts are the intellectual property of their author***

An activity for students that encourages them to challenge themselves to work out words. Great for spelling and remembering key words. This set of words are specifically focused on the subject of English, but the sheet as a template can be easily adapted for different age groups and abilities.

A PowerPoint designed to explain Homophones to students. It requires them to be able to identify them and work out whether the words they've chosen are actually homophones or not - through discussions with peers. Can be easily adapted for different groups and abilities.

A quick guide to the basic punctuation marks and what they mean/are used for. Could be diasplayed on Classroom Walls or used as a prompt for students who are struglling individually.

A newspaper article and questions based on the event of the Escape from Alcatraz. Designed for GCSE students, studying 9-1 GCSE, the non-fiction element. Answers are included also.

A PowerPoint designed to be a basic introduction to the idea of past, present and future tenses. Can be added to with own examples, and followed up with worksheets or examples dependent upon the ability of the group.

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.

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***

BSP Powerpoints and Resources. Accompanies the Scheme of Work created by TESEnglish for the text. Brilliant Scheme that has enabled me to adapt and use the activities/tasks with mixed ability groups, and differentiate by outcome. ***The extracts are all copyright of the author, John Boyne.

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 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.