Help children to develop their understanding and enjoyment of stories and non-fiction with our Comprehension pack for lower KS2. Featuring six texts alongside engaging comprehension tasks, questions and answers, this pack will encourage your children to retrieve information, draw inferences, make predictions, identify and summarise ideas and analyse language and structure. All you need to address these key skills! What’s included? six original texts and 17 supporting resources, including comprehensions and answer sheets includes starters, main activities, plenaries, assessment opportunities, extension ideas and home learning tasks links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-6) Unit 1 – The Little Prince (pages 7-16) Resource - unlocking words Unit 2 – The Velveteen Rabbit (pages 17=25) Resource - old-fashioned to modern day Resource - what’s in the bag? Unit 3 – The Little Mermaid (pages 26-36) Resource - underwater similes Resource - through the eyes of a mermaid Unit 4 – Robin Hood (pages 37-48) Resource - retelling Robin Hood Resource - Robin Hood’s arrows Unit 5 – Four square (pages 49-56) Resource - instruction text detectives Unit 6 – A letter (pages 57-64) Resource - a letter in reply Resource - letter-writing ideas

All you need to develop children’s reading comprehension skills and prepare them for their KS2 reading assessments. Inspire a positive attitude to reading and consolidate those all-important comprehension skills ready for KS2 English SATs. Featuring six fiction and non-fiction texts alongside engaging lesson plans, reading comprehension activities and worksheets, this pack will encourage your children to build the comprehension strategies of information retrieval, drawing inferences, making predictions, identifying and summarising ideas and analysing language and structure. What’s more, this pack is editable, meaning you can tweak questions to suit your UKS2 learners. What’s included? six original texts and 21 supporting teaching resources, including comprehension questions and answer sheets includes lesson plans, assessment opportunities, extension ideas and home learning tasks links to the National Curriculum Programme of Study for English. What’s inside? Introduction (pages3-6) Unit 1 – Five Children and It (pages 7-20) Resource - picturing the Psammead Resource - that’s Greek to me Unit 2 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (pages 21-33) Resource - pass the parcel words Resource - he said, she said Resource - Seen the movie? Now read the book! Unit 3 – Alice in Wonderland (pages 34-47) Resource - illustration by Sir John Tenniel Resource - Alice grows Resource - comprehension chatterbox Unit 4 – Odin’s Reward (pages 48-59) Resource - pairs game Resource - comic strip format Unit 5 – Samuel Johnson biography (pages 60-70) Resource - Dr Johnson’s wonderful words! Resource - my biography notes Unit 6 – Newspaper report (pages 71-78) Resource - fact or opinion? Resource - complete the headline

Enchant, amuse and inspire your children with our first whole-school teaching pack – Poetry for all. The pack features 14 poems and a range of engaging teaching ideas and resources for Reception through to year 6, saving you precious time searching for age-appropriate poems and activities. Including activities for comprehension, drama, creative writing and art and design, this pack is perfect for encouraging your children to respond imaginatively to both modern and classic poems. What’s included? 53 quality teaching resources, alongside 14 carefully selected poems seven PowerPoints complete with illustrated versions of each poem SAT-style comprehensions, when appropriate, including answers links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Statutory requirements (pages 4-10) Reception (pages 11-23) Ye Spotted Snakes by William Shakespeare Over in the Meadow by Olive A. Wadsworth Year 1 (pages 24-41) Bed in Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson Please Do Not Feed the Animals by Robert Hull Year 2 (pages 42-67) The Months by Sara Coleridge Granny Is by Valerie Bloom Year 3 (pages 68-87) Silver by Walter de la Mare Vegan Delight by Benjamin Zephaniah Year 4 (pages 88-112) The Jumblies by Edward Lear Extinct by Mandy Coe Year 5 (pages 113-139) From a Railway Carriage by Robert Louis Stevenson The Door by Miroslav Holub Year 6 (pages 140-164) Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll His Nine Sympathies by Carol Ann Duffy

This GCSE teaching pack consists of 10 PowerPoint files with accompanying photocopiable resources and is designed to improve students’ skills at translating from Spanish to English. Based on careful analysis of examiner reports and on teacher feedback, the pack focuses on 10 key skills, each linked to a different topic. The pack includes tasks for Foundation and Higher tiers and exam-style assessments. Weave the activities into your teaching throughout the GCSE course or use as a revision tool in the run-up to the exam. Mastering GCSE translation – Spanish to English will prepare students for the last question in the Spanish reading exam with AQA, Edexcel or Eduqas. What’s included? 10 differentiated PowerPoint lessons on GCSE translation skills (into English) Engaging learning activities across 10 topics Exam-style assessments for Foundation and Higher, with answers. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) Teaching Notes (pages 5-6) Lesson 1: Precision (Topic: family and friends) (pages 7-11) Learning activity: quiz, quiz, trade Precision assessment and answers Lesson 2: Time frames (Topic: technology) (pages 12-15) Learning activity: collaborative translation Time frames assessment and answers Lesson 3: Negatives (Topic: free time) (pages 16-20) Learning activity: verbal dominoes Negatives assessment and answers Lesson 4: Articles and adverbs (Topic: customs and festivals) (pages 21-27) Learning activity: one pen, one dice Articles and adverbs assessment and answers Lesson 5: Pronouns and possessive adjectives (Topic: house and town) (pages 28-32) Learning activity: four in a row game Pronouns and possessive adjectives assessment and answers Lesson 6: False friends (Topic: social issues) (pages 33-36) Learning activity: card sort False friends assessment and answers Lesson 7: Connectives (Topic: global issues) (pages 37-41) Learning activity: running translation Connectives assessment and answers Lesson 8: Unknown words (Topic: holidays) (pages 42-46) Learning activity: card game Unknown words assessment and answers Lesson 9: Checking the basics (Topic: school) (pages 47-53) Learning activity: find it and fix it Checking the basics assessment and answers Lesson 10: Common sense (Topic: work and future plans) (pages 54-58) Learning activity: back to back Common sense assessments and answers

This six-week teaching pack addresses the 19th century text elements of the English Literature GCSE and provides students with a practical, accessible route-through the text – and plenty of exam practice to boot. Crammed, as always, with engaging activities and resources – including comprehension, language analysis and creative tasks – plus advice for differentiation and sample exam questions, the pack contains all you need to bring Stevenson’s novel to life. What’s included? assessment objective mapping lesson plans and ideas along with 52 tailor-made resources exam-style questions for all exam boards. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-9) Route through week 1: Pre-reading and introducing Chapter 1 (pages 10-36) Reactions to Victorian London Book cover predictions Gothic mini saga Ethical issues Introducing Mr Utterson Gothic literature – style and language Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – research topics Story of the door Victorian times Stretch and challenge Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Chapter summary table Route through week 2: Finishing Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 (pages 37-60) Nightmares Design your own villain Introducing Mr Hyde Speak to the hand Questions on chapters one and two Mr Utterson’s reaction (Chapter 2) Villain cards Reputation, reputation, reputation Practice exam 1 Route through week 3: Chapters 3, 4 and 5 (pages 61-89) Carew colour coding An odd relationship Discussion questions Analysis of ‘Incident of the letter’ (Chapter 5) Bingo! (Chapters 1-3) The detective role? Silence, secrecy and style – developing themes in the novel Structuring analytical paragraphs Evaluating a PEE paragraph PEE Mobile Route through week 4: Chapters 6, 7 and 8 (pages 90-104) Door symbolism Chapter 7 – focused reading Dr Lanyon’s change Questions on chapters 6 and 7 Chapter 8 – true or false The self and society Route through week 5: Chapters 9, 10 and summarising (pages 105-123) Narrative diamond 9 Chapter 9 questions The duality of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Chapter 10 match up Questions that focus on the popularity of the story Evil Practice exam 2 Route through week 6: Revision activities (pages 124-129) The structure of the novel Who said what? Exploring structure The role of Mr Utterson The significance of place in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde RAG rating

World War One inspired the war poets to respond to the horrors and brutalities of war in new ways, writing some of the most vivid, profound and powerful poetry in English Literature. Help your year 7, 8 and 9 students to appreciate their sacrifices with this thoughtful and engaging scheme of learning. This student-facing pack includes 8 lessons with a range of classroom resources and activities to develop students’ understanding and appreciation of poetic form, structure and style, while building their core reading, writing, comprehension, vocabulary and oracy skills. What’s included? Each lesson includes starter activities, followed by 5-6 main activities, and an extension or homework task, with answers for self- or peer marking in class. There are 8 PowerPoint presentations to help you to deliver each lesson, and a summative assessment with an accompanying PowerPoint to review and check students’ progress and learning. Activities in this scheme of learning include: scaffolded writing tasks to develop students’ analytical writing skills comparative tasks looking at two poems and approaches to tackling unseen poems comprehension questions to check students’ understanding discussion tasks, reading aloud and performance ideas to build oral skills and reading confidence word decoding tasks, glossaries and word banks to build students’ vocabulary formative assessment tasks and low-stakes quizzes. There are also carefully scaffolded and differentiated poetry analysis tasks to help students understand how to use World War I poetry quotes in their written work. The pack aims to bring the context of the poems to life, with a range of historic texts including propaganda posters, soldiers’ diaries and letters sent home, as well as facts about the Great War. There are 13 famous World War I poems to explore, including ‘The Troop Ship’ by Isaac Rosenberg, ‘Futility’ and ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ by Wilfred Owen, ‘First Time In’ by Ivor Gurney, John McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’, ‘Owl’ by Edward Thomas and ‘Recruiting’ by E.A Mackintosh, as well as poems by Henry Smalley Sarson. Women’s poetry from World War I is also recognised, including ‘The Gift of India’ by Sarojini Naidu, ‘Who’s for the Game?’ by Jessie Pope, May Wedderburn Cannan’s ‘August 1914’ and Sara Teasdale’s ‘Spring in War-Time’. Taking a thematic approach to war poetry throughout the lessons, students will consider the start of the war, propaganda, recruitment and the call-up, before exploring life at the front, the horror of war in the trenches and the camaraderie between soldiers who served on the frontlines. There is also a focus on women’s lives on the home front and a lesson on the significant contribution of British Empire soldiers, looking at Caribbean, Indian and black British recruits. This 78-page teaching pack includes everything you need to explore the context, power and impact of World War I poetry with KS3 English Literature students.

Take a step by step approach to building your students’ confidence in understanding and analysing unseen poems. ‘The way to understand poems, whether unseen or not, is to get under their skin – and that requires active strategies, which this teaching pack and resources provide.’ Trevor Millum, writer and poet This time-saving teaching pack includes seven pairs of carefully-selected poems for comparison alongside a resource workbook, providing you and your students with all you need to prepare for the unseen poetry element of the GCSE exam. What’s included? 7 pairs of poems a resource workbook for students to complete detailed teaching notes for each poem a mix of older and contemporary poems exam-style questions for all exam boards. What’s inside? Introduction Top tips for approaching an unseen poem Unit 1 ‘At the Draper’s’ by Thomas Hardy ‘Remember’ by Christina Rossetti Comparison resource Exam questions Unit 2 ‘Late Love’ by Jackie Kay ‘Love and Friendship’ by Emily Brontë Comparison resource Exam questions Unit 3 ‘Finding the Keys’ by Robin Robertson ‘October’ by Robert Frost Comparison resource Exam questions Unit 4 ‘Calling Card’ by Tracey Herd ‘For Meg’ by Fleur Adcock Comparison resource Exam questions Unit 5 ‘A London Thoroughfare. 2am.’ by Amy Lowell ‘Frost Fair’ by Rowyda Amin Comparison resource Exam questions Unit 6 ‘Long Life’ by Elaine Feinstein ‘Fish oil, exercise and no wild parties’ by Beatrice Garland Comparison resource Exam questions

Designed for the GCSE Spanish specifications for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas, this pack will help students to prepare for their speaking exam. The pack includes activities for the role-play, photo card and general conversation elements of the exam, along with revision materials. Covering all three themes for GCSE Spanish speaking, the pack also provides differentiated material for Foundation and Higher tiers, teaching notes and answers. What’s included? worksheets and vocabulary support pair work speaking activities and games help with how to revise for Spanish speaking GCSE model answers to use and adapt exam-style tasks. What’s inside? Section one: Role-plays (pages 4-34) Teaching notes Las redes sociales y la tecnología La música El deporte Donde vivo En el restaurante La salud Las vacaciones Los estudios y el trabajo Answers Section two: Photo cards (pages 35-75) Teaching notes Los amigos y la familia El matrimonio y la vida en pareja Las redes sociales y la tecnología Las tradiciones y las celebraciones Las obras caritativas y el voluntariado Los problemas medioambientales La pobreza y los sin techo El trabajo y elegir profesión Answers Section three: General conversation (pages 76-101) Teaching notes Asking questions Key ingredients Practice questions Answers Section four: Revision (pages 102-112) Teaching notes Mind-map template Word sort Inference grids Pass the parcel speaking Answers

Designed for AQA’s Spanish GCSE but also suited to support specifications from Edexcel and Eduqas, this pack will equip students with the language and skills they need to tackle their writing exam. Success at writing offers targeted and differentiated revision for all attainment levels, from grades 9-1. Students can pick and choose the question type they most need to work on and make real progress in a short space of time. The pack includes activities for each of the question types in the writing exam for Foundation and Higher tiers and features top tips to help students maximise their marks. What’s included activities for each of the question types for Foundation and Higher tiers, including describing a photo, the 40, 90 and 150 word tasks and translation revision of key language, pair work and peer assessment as well as exam practice top tips to ensure success. What’s inside? Foundation tier Describing a photo (Foundation question 1) (pages 7-24) Getting started Tackling the question Exam practice Reflect and review Answers 40 word task (Foundation question 2) (pages 25-44) Getting started Tackling the question Exam practice Reflect and review Answers Translation sentences (Foundation question 3) (pages 45-61) Getting started Tackling the question Exam practice Reflect and review Answers Foundation and Higher tiers 90 word task (Foundation question 4 and Higher question 1) (pages 62-82) Getting started Tackling the question Exam practice Reflect and review Answers Higher tier 150 word task (Higher question 2) (pages 83-105) Getting started Tackling the question Exam practice Reflect and review Answers Translation passage (Higher question 3) (pages 106-117) Getting started Tackling the question Exam practice Reflect and review Answers

Bring this popular and thought-provoking play to life with our comprehensive six-week teaching pack for GCSE. ‘An Inspector Calls is such a popular play at GCSE that I wanted to bring together a mix of teaching approaches and ideas to appeal to a wide range of teaching styles. I had used many of these successfully in my classes, building in activities such as freeze frames and peg puppets, as well as feeding in some of the latest pedagogical trends, like the learning grids. There’s plenty of choice of engaging and active teaching and a close text focus throughout, leaving students with a lasting enjoyment of the play.’ Helen Stacey, writer Choose from socratic discussions, venn diagrams, game templates, visual learning grids and sequencing activities – tasks to engage even the most reluctant readers! What’s included? lesson plans and ideas along with tailor-made resources practical, student-facing activities. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 1-2) Route through – week one (pages 2-3) de Bono’s detective skills Word wall Play production template Pre-teaching (intro) Quiz on BBC’s Text in Context series Tension graph Historical context Jigsaw pieces Route through – week two (pages 4-5) Role on the wall Analysing stage directions Pyramid Tricky situations Act One: Who said …? Act One learning grid Point, evidence, explanation technique Route through – week three (pages 6-7) Wordplay in Act Two Gerald’s affair Chat show: who is to blame? Describing character Write Eva Smith’s diary Bullseye Whose bag is it? Route through – week four (pages 8-9) Theme definitions An Inspector called Speaking and listening: The committee meeting Socialism and capitalism Links in a chain Route through – week five (pages 10-11) Pictures strip exercise Bingo! Socratic discussion Moral message team game Politics and persuasion in the final speech Snakes and ladders Treasure hunt Route through – week six (pages 12-13) Engdoku Taboo revision game Tension graph Word analysis quadrant Revision game Mind palace revision Decorate a chair! Revision calendar

Engage your students in this classic text and develop their critical reading skills with our teaching pack, A Christmas Carol. The pack takes your students through the five staves of the text, providing social and historical context, discussion points, structured lesson ideas and supporting resources. Tasks include close-text analysis, comprehension, drama and exam-style questions – perfect for preparing your students for their GCSE. What’s included? twenty-five lessons exam style questions for the relevant exam boards. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Specification summaries (pages 4-6) AQA GCSE English Literature Edexcel GCSE English Literature WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature Stave One (pages 7-46) Lesson one – Understanding Dickens and Victorian London Lesson two – The writer’s craft Lesson three – Scrooge as an outsider Lesson four – Contrasting characters and family feuds Lesson five – Introducing the supernatural Stave Two (pages 47-69) Lesson one – Creating atmosphere Lesson two – Ghostly visions Lesson three – Memories and regrets Lesson four – Mirth and merriment Lesson five – Victorian family ideals Stave Three (pages 70-95) Lesson one – A sumptuous celebration Lesson two – Larger than life Lesson three – Community: the Christmas spirit Lesson four – Family affairs Stave Four (pages 96-123) Lesson one – Gothic and ghostly Lesson two – Life in the slums Lesson three – Reactions to Scrooge’s Death Lesson four – Intense emotions Stave Five (pages 117-144) Lesson one – A second chance Lesson two – Changing relationships Lesson three – Themes and characters: revision summaries Lesson four – Exam skills and final practice

Make sure your students are well prepared for AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing. ‘This student-facing pack is designed to be both accessible and challenging. With top tips, AO breakdowns, detailed activities, exam-style questions and suggested answers, it forms a comprehensive student pack which is ideal for developing skills, pushing students, and providing structured, useful revision. It covers a range of stimulating texts and will help to build students’ confidence when dealing with unseen texts and prepare them for the rigour of the GCSE exam.’ Lyndsey Chand, writer Our exam skills pack is divided into sections for reading and writing and features four fiction extracts for analysis along with exam questions for each extract. The pack focuses on key skills and assessment objectives and includes pre-reading activities, matching activities, true/false activities, planning grids, vocabulary tasks, sequencing tasks, creative extension tasks, correction activities and more. Perfect for revision and preparation for the exam. Featured texts: Jamrach’s Menagerie – Carol Birch ‘The Singing Lesson’ – Katherine Mansfield The Lodger – Marie Belloc Lowndes The Hampdenshire Wonder – J.D. Beresford What’s included? four fiction text extracts reading and writing sections exam practice questions. What’s inside? Teacher introduction (pages 3-4) Section A: Reading (pages 5-6) Practise the exam skills: AO1 (first bullet point) (pages 7-25) Source 1: Jamrach’s Menagerie by Carol Birch Practise the exam skills: AO2 (language) (pages 25-53) Source 2: ‘The Singing Lesson’ by Katherine Mansfield Practise the exam skills: AO2 (structure) (pages 54-78) Source 3: The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes Practise the exam skills: AO4 (pages 79-102) Source 4: The Hampdenshire Wonder by J.D. Beresford Section B: Writing (pages 103-104) Practise the exam skills: AO5 (pages 105-120) Practise the exam skills: AO6 (pages 121-142)

Recent research shows that one in seven children will begin secondary school as a struggling reader (Martell, 2018). This downloadable teaching pack aims to support upper KS2 children to practise and consolidate their reading skills in preparation for SATs and the transition to KS3. Based on practical, evidence-based reading comprehension strategies, Raising reading skills will develop children’s reading fluency, building their confidence in - and enjoyment of - reading. The Raising reading skills teacher handbook - for experienced teachers, non-subject specialists and TAs - will take you through the 12-week programme step-by-step, with detailed lesson plans and practical CPD guidance on how and why these reading comprehension strategies work. The Raising reading skills workbook provides children with everything they need, including a range of engaging texts, classroom activities and worksheets. Lessons are devised for 1:1, small group and whole group booster sessions or as a complementary resource for English lessons. (Please note that Raising reading skills is based upon the KS3 English intervention pack, Fix it reading, and contains some of the same content.) What’s included? The teacher’s handbook includes 12 detailed lesson plans, starter and plenary ideas, homework tasks and evidence-based teaching notes and CPD guidance. The accompanying workbook includes carefully selected texts to engage developing readers, as well as worksheets and activities. Includes fiction and non-fiction texts on a range of engaging themes, with extracts from accessible young adult novels like Home Ground and I, Coriander as well as graphic novels, news articles, websites, and fact sheets. What’s inside? Teacher’s Handbook An introduction to Raising reading skill (page 3) About the author and how to use the teacher handbook (page 4) Understanding a child’s reading level (page 5) What difficulties do struggling readers face at secondary school? (page 6) The learning experience for developing readers: advice for teachers (page 6) What does a confident reader look like? (page 7) Selecting appropriate texts to read (pages 7-8) Section 1: Practical reading comprehension strategies (pages 9-41) Section 2: Group reading strategies (pages 42-52) Teacher observations: Reading confidence and progress (page 53) Parental tips for supporting reading (page 55) Student Handbook Introduction (page 3) Reading survey (pages 3-5) Reading strategies (page 6) Skimming and scanning (pages 7-11) Predictions and questions (pages 12-16) Questions and signposts (pages 17-24) Inference (pages 25-29) Inference (pages 30-33) Summarising and note-taking (pages 34-38) Summarising and note-taking (pages 39-43) Word detectives (part 1) (pages 44-48) Word detectives (part 2) (Pages 49-53) Reciprocal reading (part 1) (pages 54-57) Reciprocal reading (part 2) (pages 58-63) Reciprocal reading (part 3) (pages 64-66)

Develop your GCSE students’ critical reading skills with our chapter-by-chapter look at this famous text. Character and close text analysis, research tasks, role play, quizzes and exam style questions combine to support your students’ understanding of the story of Napoleon, Snowball and their comrades. What’s included? 20 creative lessons Exam-style questions for AQA, Edexcel and OCR activities to develop students’ critical reading skills in preparation for the GCSE. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) Specification summaries (page 5) Chapter 1: Lesson 1 (pages 6-16) Resource - story checklist Resource - allegory / fairy tale Bingo Chapter 1: Lesson 2 (pages 17-27) Resource - character traits card sort Resource - sources of satire Resource - Karl Marx, Old Major match up Chapter 2: Lesson 3 (pages 28-34) Resource - cause and effect Resource - symbolism in Animal Farm Resource - Communist Manifesto matching activity Chapter 2: Lesson 4 (pages 35-40) Resource - getting to know the pigs Chapter 3: Lesson 5 (pages 41-45) Resource - putting in the work Resource - getting to know Boxer Chapter 3: Lesson 6 (pages 46-52) Resource - animals and literacy Resource - implied meanings Chapter 4: Lesson 7 (pages 53-55) Chapter 4: Lesson 8 (pages 56-59) Resource - what part do the animals play? Chapter 5: Lesson 9 (pages 60-63) Chapter 5: Lesson 10 (pages 64-68) Resource - Democracy or Dictatorship? Chapter 6: Lesson 11 (pages 69-74) Resource - persuasive techniques Resource - animals’ attitudes to work Chapter 6: Lesson 12 (pages 75-79) Resource - propaganda posters Chapter 7: Lesson 13 (pages 80-85) Resource - how to bury bad news Chapter 7: Lesson 14 (pages 86-90) Resource - Squealer’s sneaky tactics Chapter 8: Lesson 15 (pages 91-94) Resource - the cult of Napoleon Resource - manipulation of facts Chapter 8: Lesson 16 (pages 95-97) Chapter 9: Lesson 17 (pages 98-105) Chapter 9: Lesson 18 (pages 106-112) Resource - epitaphs and obituaries Chapter 10: Lesson 19 (pages 113-120) Resource - what happened to the animals? Resource - coming full circle Resource - Animal Farm map Resource - word cloud Resource - coat of arms Chapter 10: Lesson 20 (pages 121-132) Resource - pig or human? Resource - familiar with the farm Resource - plotting the rise and fall Exam practice (pages 133-153) AQA style questions Edexcel style questions OCR styles questions

Unseen fiction is a step-by-step introduction to the unseen element of the GCSE English Language exam, developing students’ analytical skills and confidence. The perfect foundation for KS4 students, this pack addresses AO1, AO2 and AO4 and will help your students develop their skills and confidence in approaching unseen fiction. With eight detailed lesson plans for each text, the pack includes starter activities, main lesson activities, plenary ideas and extension activities, as well as worksheets and classroom resources. Featured text extracts: Kerfol by Edith Wharton The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells My Ántonia by Willa Cather ‘The Christmas Present’ by Richmal Crompton Mort by Terry Pratchett ‘Printer’s Devil Court’ by Susan Hill ‘Down to a Sunless Sea’ by Neil Gaiman A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini What’s included? Eight text extracts Exam-style questions Exam-style practice papers with suggested ‘answers’ for the final extract for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Specification summaries (pages 4-6) Top tips (pages 7-8) Text 1: Kerfol (pages 9-17) Resource 1 - finding information Resource 2 - the black greyhound Text 2: The War of the Worlds (pages 18-28) Resource 3 - the storm Text 3: My Ántonia (pages 29-37) Resource 4 - guess what is being described Resource 5 - character descriptions Resource 6 - author’s use of language Text 4: ‘The Christmas Present’ (pages 38-50) Resource 7 - structural terminology Resource 8 - the beginning Resource 9 - developing the story Text 5: Mort (pages 51-59) Resource 10 - venn diagram Resource 11 - close analysis of Mort Text 6: ‘Printer’s Devil Court’ (pages 60-68) Resource 12 - evaluating writing Resource 13 - exam-style questions Text 7: ‘Down to a Sunless Sea’ (pages 69-84) Resource 14 - narrative voice in the story Resource 15 - imagery Resource 16 - planning grid Text 8: A Thousand Splendid Suns (pages 85-107) Resource 17 - exam style questions

Our comprehensive GCSE teaching pack has been created to support students taking GCSE English Literature for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas. Page numbers and extracts relate to the Methuen Drama Modern Classics edition (2001). ‘Blood Brothers is a … favourite with both teachers and students. This pack contains a wide range of activities to encourage exploration of the play’s context, themes, language, structure and characters. Tasks range from starter games to comparisons with Greek tragedy and Romeo and Juliet. It also includes revision grids and practice examination-style questions suitable for detailed and thorough examination preparation.’ Annie Fox, writer These 23 lessons and wide range of resources are all you need for an in-depth analysis of this tragic story. What’s included? 23 lessons 49 bespoke resources Exam-style questions for GCSE English Literature. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) Specification summaries (pages 5-7) Lesson 1 (pages 8-17) Pre-reading: how to read a play and identify drama genres Lesson 2 (pages 18-25) Pre-reading: using the context and writing an original script Lesson 3 (pages 26-31) The role of the narrator Lesson 4 (pages 32-42) Characterisation: Mrs Lyons and Mrs Johnstone Lesson 5 (pages 43-50) Themes: superstition and motherhood Lesson 6 (pages 51-55) Theme: childhood Lesson 7 (pages 56-58) Conflict Lesson 8 (pages 59-61) Characterisation: Linda and theme: social class Lesson 9 (pages 62-65) Theme: friendship and symbolism Lesson 10 (pages 66-76) Revision of Act 1: plot, genre, style and structure Lesson 11 (pages 77-81) Characterisation: Sammy, Mickey and Edward Lesson 12 (pages 82-86) Themes: education and social class Lesson 13 (pages 87-91) Theme: love Lesson 14 (pages 92-97) Characterisation: Mrs Lyons and theme: mental illness Lesson 15 (pages 98-107) Handling of time Lesson 16 (pages 104-107) Characterisation: Mr Lyons and theme: unemployment Lesson 17 (pages 108-109) Creation of tension Lesson 18 (pages 110-112) Subtext and conflict Lesson 19 (pages 113-114) Resolution Lesson 20 (pages 115-119) Writing about comedy and tragedy Lesson 21 (pages 120-126) Writing about characters Lesson 22 (pages 127-133) Writing about themes Lesson 23 (pages 134-142) Revision

The activities and ideas in this pack will help students develop a close understanding of the text, explore its social, cultural and historical contexts, consider Steinbeck’s ideas and perspectives, and analyse his use of language and structure. ‘There’s a strong focus on the themes, characters and life in 1930s America in this pack, with plenty of support for students developing their own critical interpretation. There are some great contextual images of the Dust Bowl and documentary-style videos too. It’s a short but powerful novel so the approaches are suitable for KS3 students as well as IGCSE, and there’s something for all abilities.’ Helen Stacey, writer All the practical and creative ideas you need to teach this popular text in one place. What’s included? An assessment objective map Lesson plans and ideas alongside tailor-made resources. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 2-3) Section 1 (pages 4-20) Resource - judge a book by its cover Resource - a comprehensive pack Resource - Lennie in quotes Resource - historical context Resource - wanted poster Resource - section 1 learning grid Resource - match the contextual information Resource - evaluating a PEE paragraph Section 2 (pages 21-37) Resource - chapter 2 – introducing more characters Resource - picture research Resource - chapter 2 question loop Resource - role on the wall Resource - chapters 1 and 2 – picture game Section 3 (pages 38-58) Resource - word definitions task Resource - Steinbeck’s writing style Resource - foreshadowing Resource - from Character presentations Resource - tension graph Resource - A-Z quiz of George and Lennie’s Dream Resource - Chapter 3 – Do you know the question? Quiz Section 4 (pages 59-72) Resource - bullseye Resource - Chapter 4 – Getting to know Crooks Resource - Crooks and Curley’s wife Resource - critics’ viewpoints Resource - De Bono’s six thinking hats Resource - top ten statements Section 5 (pages 73-100) Resource - power and authority diamond nine Resource - the characters’ innermost feelings Resource - Lennie on trial Resource - an unusual form Resource - extract study Resource - Curley’s wife: Miss Dynamite or lonely victim? Resource - Curley’s wife: do we sympathise with her? Section 6 (pages 101-133) Resource - Chapter 6 – Beat the clock Resource - storyboard Resource - characters – key quotations revision guide Resource - Bloom’s taxonomy discussion questions Resource - society under scrutiny Resource - put the PEE structures back together Resource - themes in the novel – essay planning Exam style questions (pages 134-135)

Your go-to pack for writing non-fiction at years 3 and 4! Equip your children with the skills to write newspaper reports, non-chronological reports and texts to persuade, explain, instruct and discuss. What’s included? 44 quality resources, including answer sheets where relevant PowerPoint presentations to accompany each non-fiction type Opportunities to introduce, practise and consolidate key grammar elements Includes starters, main activities, plenaries, assessment opportunities, Extension ideas and home learning tasks Links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Instructional writing (pages 4-27) Recounts – newspapers (pages 28-58) Explanatory writing (pages 59-84) Persuasive writing (pages 85-109) Non-chronological writing (pages 110-125)

Mastering grammar: verbs and tenses (German) is designed to teach and review the key verb forms and tenses required by the GCSE curriculum at both Foundation tier and Higher tier. It is suitable for use with key stage 3 and key stage 4 students across a wide range of abilities and is not specific to a particular exam board. The aim of the pack is to make the grammar appear logical and accessible by drawing students’ attention to patterns through fun, communicative activities that are informed by aspects of Gianfranco Conti’s EPI approach, including ‘mind reader’, ‘find someone who’ and ‘pyramid translation’. What’s included? The pack consists of nine units, one on each of the following tenses / verb forms: present tense perfect tense imperfect tense future tense conditional tense and imperfect subjunctive modal verbs word order, including negatives and questions reflexive verbs the imperative and man plus a review unit at the end. The units are not intended as schemes of work but rather as a bank of ideas from which you can pick one activity or a series of activities at a level appropriate for your class. The examples used cover a variety of topics so that the activities can be integrated into your teaching at any point in the course. The vocabulary has deliberately been kept very simple, enabling students to concentrate on understanding and practising the grammar. There is particular focus on negatives and questions as examiners’ reports indicate that candidates often struggle with these. Each unit includes: an explanatory PowerPoint awareness-raising activities (‘recognising the tense’) practice activities (ranging from receptive knowledge through structured production to freer practice) assessment tasks (receptive and productive knowledge) answers (for activities with ‘right/wrong’ answers). The PowerPoint teaches the grammar point explicitly, starting with a comparison of the English tense / verb form with the German one. If you have weaker students, you could show them the explanatory PowerPoint after the activities, or not at all. If you have more able students or prefer a more traditional approach, you could show them the PowerPoint explanation before starting the activities. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 4–9) Habits and routines: present tense (pages 10–22) Past actions and events: perfect tense (pages 23–35) Writing in the past: imperfect tense (pages 36–43) Future actions, events and situations: present and future tenses (pages 44–59) Imagined situations: conditional tense and imperfect subjunctive (pages 60–70) Rules and possibilities: modal verbs (pages 71–79) Word order: including negatives and questions (pages 80–96) Reflexive verbs: present and perfect tenses (pages 97–103) Orders and processes: the imperative and man (pages 104–107) Verbs and tenses review (pages 108–116)

This six-week teaching pack is designed to develop KS3 students’ reading, writing and spoken English skills with a range of drama and performance activities and creative tasks. The pack focuses on key scenes and includes tasks based upon diaries, scripts, cartoons and set design to encourage close textual engagement. What’s included? An assessment objective map Lesson plans and ideas along with tailor-made resources. What’s inside? Introduction Summary of pack 1 Route through – week one (overview of the text) (pages 2-3) Route through – week two (Act 1, Scene 1) (pages 4-5) Route through – week three (Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2) (pages 6-7) Route through – week four (Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2) (pages 8-9) Route through – week five (Act 4, Scene 1 and Act 5, Scene 1) (pages 10-11) Route through – week six (essay writing and consolidation) (pages 12-13) Resources (pages 14-76) Works like a dream Storyboard template Sequencing the plot Character map How well do you know the play? Who’s who Story zoom Relationship tableaux News flash Lonely Hearts advert Egeus’ monologue Custody battle Presenting the fairies Two worlds Beauty is in the eye of the beholder A miscellany of activities Character question game Hermia’s monologue Role play character cards Paired quotations for matching and sequencing Directing a scene Connect 12 ‘The course of true love never did run smooth’ Hexbusters Film trailer