THREE SEPARATE Fun anagram starters. The students are given a list of celebrities / foods/ countries/ movies/ animals. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all the words. Activity and cut-out cards included.

A fun lesson that covers the following: reading comprehension starters embarrassing moments quiz stammering class task

This lesson looks at the 2017 coming-of-age film, ‘Lady Bird.’ The lesson includes: quiz questions, the plot analysed, genre discussion, the importance of the soundtrack, Lady Bird discussion/writing questions, teenage stereotyping questions and a fun memory starter.

12 different PowerPoints on writing A* grade PEEs (+zoom in + context) on Of Mice and Men. Each PowerPoint comes with an excellent lecturer podcast. The following topics each have their own PowerPoint and podcast on writing A* PEEs: The colour red Crooks A different side to Curley's wife Dreams Steinbeck's use of light Loneliness Curley's wife's relationship with Curley Curley's wife lack of name Personification Rumour Women being treated like sex objects 1930s USA

A really fun and interactive used in creative writing lessons. The students work individually or in a group in this exciting quiz on famous opening & final lines in books/TV/movies. The following are included: Toy Story, A Christmas Carol, Of Mice and Men, Matilda, A Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter etc. The students love it!

A selection of teacher annotated and highlighted extracts from Touching the Void. I have included my PowerPoint, a podcast and the individually scanned PDFs. They are annotated by whole extract and individual paragraphs. Extracts included. The following extracts are examined, annotated and analysed: Leg break - Joe’s account Leg break - Simon’s account Cutting the rope

A great Powerpoint outlining the questions in component 1 into the following areas: how many marks? how points should you make? how many quotes should you use? what are the marks given for? what do you need to avoid? Very clear, concise and helpful for the students.

Two great Powerpoints outlining the questions in component 1 & 2 into the following areas: how many marks? how points should you make? how many quotes should you use? what are the marks given for? what do you need to avoid? Very clear, concise and helpful for the students.

A 235 slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language looking at the Autumn 2016 exam paper (Ben Fogle / Captain Scott). This resource also includes a Word document giving grade 9 examples on Q1-Q6 and a video podcast. I have included my six separate PowerPoints which focus on each specific question. The following are included: - Model answers - Lecturer tips - Podcasts - Teacher annotations - Exemplar work - PEE structure sheet - Language analysis - Fact sheet on Captain Scott - Connotation advice - Group activities - Examiner insight The exam paper the lesson is based on the EDUQAS Ben Fogle / Robert Scott paper available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf

Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a GRADE 9 LEAFLET. Also comes with the grade 9 leaflet on a separate WORD page and another WORD page highlighted with language devices. The leaflet is based on the theme of 'Monkey World'. The resource looks at the following: GRADE 9 example Sentence starters LEAFLET form LEAFLET conventions DAFOREST Stylistic devices Lecturer tips Common mistakes SPAG

An informative, interactive and fun lesson on Q3 of the non-fiction reading exam. This lesson looks at the Ben Fogle Captain Scott survival exam. Comes with lecturer podcast. The lesson examines the 19th century text and includes the following: Examiner tips Three group activities Model answers Extract Fun and interesting images Exam paper available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf

An 'outstanding' lesson on the language question (HOW...) in paper 2. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, 'How does the writer try to show that Ben Fogle's expedition to the South Pole was full of danger and difficulty?' Comes with a lecturer podcast. The resource includes the following: - Model answer - Language analysis - Group activities - Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments - Examiner insight - Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. - Connotation advice - Answer structure - Exemplar work The exam paper the lesson is based on the EDUQAS Ben Fogle / Robert Scott paper available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf

A 40 slide PowerPoint giving an overview of the writing part of paper 2. The following are included: Key facts Exemplar work Texts included in exam - letter, speech, review etc. SPAG Impressing your examiner Example questions Language techniques - with a modern song Sentence starters Homophones Writing tasks

A PowerPoint and resources on how to get 10/10 on the last question in the exam i.e. the EVALUATION question. This is based on the June 2017 exam paper on Ruby and the fire. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy.

A fun, informative and interactive lesson on writing an ARTICLE for the writing exam. The following resources are included: Fun starter 53 slide PowerPoint Grade 9 exemplar work Language techniques Sentence starters Structure

Over 40 resources on the GCSE English Language reading and writing exam (paper 1). All PowerPoints have amazing images, exemplar materials and 10/10 answers. All nine PowerPoints focus on specific questions and come with a lecturer podcast on the topic. All PPs cover a model answer, stylistic features and sentence starters. These resources come from an Eduqas examiner.

A collection of resources on 10 Best Opening Lines in Fiction. Includes an interactive PowerPoint, worksheet and video.

An in-depth PowerPoint on desert island discs, proof reading and sentence structure. I have also included a starter on celebs as kids. The students love it!

An informative, interactive and fun PowerPoint on punctuating dialogue. Includes activities, role plays, definition and worksheet with answers.

A fun PowerPoint looking at hilarious answers given in exams. All real!