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For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.

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For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.
Ignorance by Philip Larkin - A3 annotated sheet WJEC AS English Literature
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Ignorance by Philip Larkin - A3 annotated sheet WJEC AS English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Ignorance' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
Review Writing
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Review Writing

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A PowerPoint designed to teach how to plan and write a review for the WJEC English Language Unit 2 Section B exam. It shows lots of places and items that are reviewed, from films to hairbrushes and shows the layout of a review. It also explains how to plan a review and an example of a review of Skyfall split into paragraphs. Designed for C/D borderline KS4 but would also be useful to KS3 classes.
Toads Revisited by Philip Larkin - A3 annotated sheet - WJEC AS English Literature
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Toads Revisited by Philip Larkin - A3 annotated sheet - WJEC AS English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Toads Revisited' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
Broadcast by Carol Ann Duffy A3 Annotated sheet for WJEC AS English Literature
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Broadcast by Carol Ann Duffy A3 Annotated sheet for WJEC AS English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Broadcast' by Carol Ann Duffy. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
The Importance of Elsewhere by Philip Larkin A3 annotated poem AS English Literature
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The Importance of Elsewhere by Philip Larkin A3 annotated poem AS English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'The Importance of Elsewhere' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
Days by Philip Larkin - Annotated A3 Sheet for WJEC English Literature AS Level
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Days by Philip Larkin - Annotated A3 Sheet for WJEC English Literature AS Level

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Days' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
For Sidney Bechet - A3 Annotated Sheet - WJEC AS English Literature
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For Sidney Bechet - A3 Annotated Sheet - WJEC AS English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'For Sidney Bechet' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
How to write an exposition essay - KS3 or KS4 - New WJEC GCSE English Language
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How to write an exposition essay - KS3 or KS4 - New WJEC GCSE English Language

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This resource is a 51 slide PPT to help students write an exposition/expository essay in line with the new WJEC English Language GCSE. The PPT explains clearly what an expository essay is, how to plan one effectively, how to write a good introduction, how to write excellent expository paragraphs and how to structure points with sophistication. It also contains proofreading tasks in line with the new GCSE, vocabulary extension exercises, examples of good and bad introductions and main paragraph examples. Perfect to help KS3 pupils prepare for KS4 or for KS4 students to practise their skills. The PPT focuses on an essay on War but also shows examples of an essay on Money and an essay on Footballers.
Persuasive Writing - Techniques, Leaflets and Selling Useless Items
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Persuasive Writing - Techniques, Leaflets and Selling Useless Items

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A PowerPoint presentation asking pupils to consider the conventions of leaflets. Persuasive techniques are explored and leads to a group task where pupils are handed useless items and they have to try and sell them to the class using persuasive techniques. There is an example provided to model a good answer. The PP leads to an essay style task about a real world leaflet and then an opportunity to design their own theme park and to create a leaflet to persuade customers to visit. Great for a KS3 class studying leaflets/persuasive writing.
Comma - How to use them - Masterclass
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Comma - How to use them - Masterclass

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A master class on how to use commas in all their variations. From lists and multiple adjective usage to splitting up the subordinate clause from the main clause in complex sentences. Designed to make commas as clear and simple as possible. Great to remind GCSE English students before an exam or to improve the literacy of KS3 students. Contains examples, definitions, tasks and answers.
As Bad As a Mile - Philip Larkin - A3 Annotated copy of the poem
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As Bad As a Mile - Philip Larkin - A3 Annotated copy of the poem

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An A3 annotated copy of 'As Bad as a Mile' by Philip Larkin. It covers all comments on the writer's techniques and comments as well as a comprehensive overview of the poem. This is very useful to help cover all poems in the anthologies without taking too much time, revision materials or to help students catch up with poems missed in class.
National Reading Tests Pratice Papers - KS3 - Preparation for new WJEC English Language GCSE
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National Reading Tests Pratice Papers - KS3 - Preparation for new WJEC English Language GCSE

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8 National Reading Test practice papers for KS3 students. Each test helps prepare students for the new WJEC English Language GCSE by testing a rane of CSE comprehension questions such as access, search and retrieve, words in context, sequencing, verbal reasoning and PISA text definitions. Topics include battery farming, a letter from Hogwarts, a first hand account of the Hillsborough Disaster, Battery Farming, War, Term Time Holidays, Travel, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Worst Inventor in the World and a review of Despicable Me. Perfect preparation for KS3 pupils.
Speech Marks - How to use them - English and Literacy
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Speech Marks - How to use them - English and Literacy

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A PowerPoint presentation making speech marks as easy as possible. Contains a starter looking for increasing volume verbs for said, an easy step by step guide to using direct speech punctuation and a full task where they can demonstrate understanding. A peer assessment slide is included.