Whether revising unseen poetry or honing reading skills, focusing on a few lines of poetry as a starter enables students to practise picking out key words and commenting on them, as well as noting structural and literary devices. You could also use these as prompts for descriptive writing with a brigh KS3 group, or the new creative writing A-Level.

Imagine if on one of the days we celebrate poetry every lesson began with a poem - that's what I hope this collection will inspire; no teaching, just savour, enjoy, discuss, think creatively and connect poetic insights with your subject area. Go with the flow and see what comes of just enjoying a wide range of poems. Also useful as a collection of unseen poems.

The aim of this series of starters is to show students that they do possess the skills required for the course; also, that the skills required for the non-fiction media paper is the same as for the literature paper and visa versa. Emphasizes the basic skill of comparison and contrast.

The aim of this series of starters is to show students that they do possess the skills required for the course; also, that the skills required for the non-fiction media paper is the same as for the literature paper and visa versa. There is also a quick test to see if they can evaluate the effect of design or structural features.

The aim of this series of starting activities is to show students that they do possess the skills required for the course; also, that the skills required to study non-fiction media is the same as for the literature and visa versa. there is also a quick te

The aim of this series of starters is to show students that they do possess the skills required for the course; also, that the skills required for the nonfiction media paper is the same as for the literature paper and vice versa. There is also a quick test to see if they've got the hang of inference.

Although these extracts are chiefly for display - printed on colored paper is best - they are also useful to get students imagining or as starters for creative writing and unseen poetry discussions.

These slides can be printed on A3 for display as well as being used as a starter to help students see how structure and imagery can enhance their writing.

Help students to see how quotes can suit a variety of questions: this enables them to choose apt quotes to memorise, saving time in the exams, or just to find quickly. The poets focused on here are Tennyson and Coleridge, but the idea can be adapted for any texts. Matt Posner: how to use quotations -- good training for college research papers. However, the resource doesn't provide all the information. The teacher will have to do much prep to get the students familiar with the cited poems. All will be on the web, but none are identified in the resource. One = Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

These 9 slides present students with a variety of questions from past papers while giving them a strategy for answering them and an opportunity to try their own. It also links with the 'apt quote exercise.

Based on information in the AQA Text book, these 6 slides designed to lead to discussion, either as a new story has been read, or as revision once the whole collection has been studied. This is a useful way of helping students discuss alternative interpretations

This fill in sheet structures how corrections are done and helps students monitor and record where they’re going wrong.

This resource contains a series of ideas for last lessons, whether the end of a topic or term. These can be used to revise previous units of work. Has a slant towards English and could be used with writing, reading and speaking and listening assessment foci.

A quick starter to reinforce the difference between there; their & they’re. The middle slide can be enlarged for display

Vocabulary - The Bad Spy’s Guide by Pete Johnson. A quick vocabulary starter which doubles as a recommended read.

Comparing Sade’s experiences of England with Nigeria after reading The Other Side of Truth by Beverly Naidoo. Students reflecting on the novel once they have read it list good and bad things in Sade’s experience of both countries, exploring whether the author presents a balanced view of both countries.

Questions on the climax in Act 2. Suitable for homework and SEN.

A straightforward summary of Brian Clark's Whose Life is it Anyway to make clear who the characters are, what the play is about and what the major themes are. Particularly useful for SEN students who need to know what they have to 'get&' before reading the play.

PP with note to teacher and 'brain gym' slide; starter looks at how the word Biography is built up; main section is defining the word and writing a brief biography and the concluding activity is reporting back - a very simple introduction to the topic

A starter with images and quotes from the poem to engage initial interest.