This 12 page booklet is designed to give students a taster of a range of Shakespeare plays and characters who might be considered heroes, or tragic heroes. This booklet was originally designed for year 8 but would work across the whole of Key Stage 3. The booklet offers activities alongside extracts giving students a taste of Shakespeare and his characters and methods, rather than the plot of whole plays. It also gives students a gentle introduction to the idea of the tragic hero. The booklet includes the following extracts/activities: A front page which allows students to consider heroic qualities. A prior knowledge page where students can enter what they already know about Shakespeare and three key plays. A terminology page with key play and strucural terminology. A page with gap-fill definitions of tragic hero, foil, aside and hamartia. A rank the heroic events page, where students must rank a range of events which link to the extracts they will later study for a S+L lesson. A range of descriptions about Macbeth from across each act in the play, with a heroic/villainous graph to plot his change (also useful at KS4). Two small extracts with descriptions about Macbeth from the start and end of the play. A range of extracts looking at Shakespeare’s heroines: Juliet, Cordelia, and Cleopatra A speech from ‘Hamlet’ A summary pagewhere students rank all of the characters and answer overview questions of the unit. A common vocabulary page to create a Shakespeare glossary.

A series of lessons which help students to revise the four main word classes (verbs, adverbs, nouns and adjectives). There is also a lesson included which helps students to learn how to extract information from an extract (in the style of a ‘list four things’ skill) and a lesson with a comprehensive quiz of word classes including all answers. Each lesson follows on from the last, with interleaved re-capping activities to ensure students are remembering the function of each word. Each lesson helps students to identify that particular word class then provides them with an extract (mainly Harry Potter and Roald Dahl extracts) to analyse the use of that particular word class. This was originally designed as a unit for year 7 but could be used to revise word classes across the whole of Key Stage 3.

There are three extracts here from three Roald Dahl books (Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and Danny the Champion). This is followed by five reading tasks and five writing tasks. This was originally set as cover work and can be completed independently, and is at least three lessons of work. It was created for KS3 but would still be appropriate at KS4 as it uses AQA Lanuguage Paper style tasks. Furthermore, students would not have needed to study Roald Dahl in order to complete this work. The tasks are: Reading the extracts provided Simple list four things tasks (information retrieval) A grid asking getting students to consider the start, middle and end of the extract (structure analysis) A task looking at narrative perspective asking students to find evidence of how the narrator communicates with the reader. An opinion task which gives students statements on each source which they have to explain whether they agree or not (evaluation). The writing tasks are varied between writing the opening of their own story with a simal narrator, a story from the POV of an insect, a story from a teacher’s perspective etc. A simple and easy stand-alone resource. The sheet is a back to back sheet of A4 which can be folded into a mini A5 booklet for students to store easily in exercise books- it also requires minimal photocopying!

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 2. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The two sources (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. The extracts are: An 1835 article from The Evening Chronicle by Charles Dickens. The opening extract from Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (1995).

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 1. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The extract (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. A detailed 3 page document which provides indicative content, offering example answers for each level of a response for questions 1-4 The extract is taken from a book published in 2015, ‘Fire Colour One’ Please note this paper is also available for £2.50 without the indicative content.

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 1. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The extract (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. A ** detailed 3 page document which provides indicative content, offering example answers for each level of a response** for questions 1-4 The extract is taken from a book published in 2003, ‘Eagle Strike’ Please note this paper is also available for £2.50 without the indicative content.

An 8 page booklet which goes through history and across the world offering varying non-fiction travel texts. The following texts are included: Gloucester, 1724 - Daniel Defoe Gloucester, 1821 - William Cobbett London, 1863 - C.L.E USA, 1892-1913 - Rudyard Kipling Japan, 1892-1913 - Rudyard Kipling Egypt, 1892-1913 - Rudyard Kipling (Abu Sumbel and Valley of Kings) London, 1995 - Bill Bryson Everest, Nepal, 1996 - Sir Edmund Hilary (interview) China, 2002 - Ma Jian Antartica, 2016 - Joanna Symons Peru, modern blog Both the microsoft word .doc and .pdf are included.

I’ve put this together for a low ability year 10 group. They have done an overview of ACC and whilst most teachers get students to read it over the summer, I have decided to adapt an abridged version, and then get students to complete checkpoint activities after each reduced chapter.

Words for students to use in extended analytical writing as shown on the image. Nice and simple and can be displayed in small spaces!

This is an 8 page booklet provided for students to have access to a range of poetry and to compile key terminology as they study the poetry. The unit of work focused on poetry that has a viewpoint, allowing students to consider how poets create tone and the idea of writer’s purpose and intentions. This was created as a unit for the whole of year 7 so the poems are aimed at a range of abilities (lots of former GCSE poems are included) therefore it would be suitable throughout KS3. Both the .pdf and the word document (editable but without fonts) are included here. The booklet is comprised of: Front page with basic grammar terminology glossary. A page of basic poetry terminology. ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ ‘Blessing’ ‘Flag’ ‘We Refugees’ ‘Not My Business’ ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes’ ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ This could also be used as an unseen poetry booklet with KS4, with the right questions added.

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 2. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The extract (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. A ** detailed 3 page document which provides indicative content, offering example answers for each level of a response** for questions 1-4. The 19th Century extract is from Walks In and Around London, 1895 The modern extract is from The Guardian, 2000

There are three extracts here from three Charles Dickens novels (*Oliver Twist, *). This is followed by five reading tasks and six writing tasks. This was originally set as cover work and can be completed independently, and is at least three lessons of work. It was created for KS3 but would still be appropriate at KS4 as it uses AQA Lanuguage Paper style tasks. Furthermore, students would not have needed to study Charles Dickens in order to complete this work. The tasks are: Reading the extracts provided Simple list four things tasks (information retrieval) A grid asking getting students to pick out information and make suggestions about the speech, appearance and behaviour of the upper class people. Students are asked to write a paragraph about the presentation of the poor characters in each extract. A task where students must use the extracts to explain what they think Dickens’ view was of the poor and how they were treated. The writing tasks are varied between non-fiction tasks asking students to write artiles on the homeless, a speech on their attitude to education, a description of a rich house etc. A simple and easy stand-alone resource. The sheet is a back to back sheet of A4 which can be folded into a mini A5 booklet for students to store easily in exercise books- it also requires minimal photocopying!

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 1. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The extract (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. A detailed 3 page document which provides indicative content, offering example answers for each level of a response for questions 1-4 The extract is taken from a book published in 1903, ‘The Call of the Wild’ Please note this paper is also available for £2.50 without the indicative content.

This resource has been produced to be aimed at students studying AQA English Language. It contains a booklet (pdf and editable word .doc) of 8 pages, along with a (minimum) 5 lesson PowerPoint of 36 slides. The booklet includes: A front page with strategies for accessing 19th century non-fiction and an exam overview Two sources (19th century and modern) with letters on the topic of marriage. The 19th century source has 5 tasks which develop the skills needed for the exam. The modern source has exam style questions. Two sources (19th century and modern) on the topic of Charles Dickens. Again the first text has tasks and there are a range of exam style questions for both sources. Two sources (19th century and modern) on the topic of London fog. This has a full section A set of questions. A back page with space for a common 19th century vocabulary glossary. There are some common terms already there, and students are encouraged to add words as they work through the booklet. The lessons include: 5 retrieval questions to start each lesson. They are linked to ‘A Christmas Carol’ and the ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster, but are fully editable so can be changed to suit your texts. The first lesson begins with explaining the strategies and then getting students to read the text and respond to the tasks. The second lesson looks at the differences between Q2 and Q4 and then plan an answer to each. The third lesson gets students responding to these questions, offering model answers and clear success criteria The next lesson encourages students to read the texts and respond to questions quicker, with in built timers used to manage students’ time. The final lesson gets students to attempt part of all the questions, with timers encouraging speed.

Some well known Shakespeare phrases in pretty fonts/ speech bubbles. Used for display purposes and to emphasise the relevance of his words today.

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 2. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The two sources (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. The extract s are: The article ‘It isn’t about punishment from The Guardian. (2008) The extract from Social Investigation/ Journalism- How the Poor Live. (1883)

You are purchasing a booklet which includes homework tasks/ self-learning activites for 9 weeks. On the back of the booklet once printed is a ‘Shakespeare’s World’ knowledge organiser. For alternate weeks students must self quiz different sections of the knowledge organiser building to learning the whole knowledge organiser by the end of the 9 weeks. For the other alternate weeks students must read various extracts, learning to apply 10 ambitious words taken from the first extract. Students will read across the 9 weeks: A non-fiction modern article about Shakespeare in the classroom A Victorian non-fiction piece about the theatre. Short extracts from Sherlock Holmes (Victorian fiction) An extract from ‘Young Sherlock’ for a piece of modern fiction. The aims of this booklet are: To ensure students are embedding knowledge learnt in the classroom by self-quizzing at home on different sections of the knowledge organiser. This will also teach them the skills of revision. To enable students to read around the topic studied in lessons. They are directed towards a range of extracts which build on the learning in the classroom. To build students’ vocabulary. These complex words are taken from the first article then students must apply them in a range of scenarios in order to embed the new vocabulary. You are purchasing the .pdf booklet and an editable word .doc (please note that this will not be formatted as seen due to the varied fonts used. This booklet is intended to be completed at home alongside a unit on Shakespeare’s World (booklet also available separately) and was originally intended for year 7, but could be useful across KS3.

Please note this mock paper is now available with indicative content for £3.50 here: Call of the Wild+ Markscheme A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 1. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The extract (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. The extract is taken from a book published in 1903, ‘The Call of the Wild’. Please note: this paper is also available as part of a bundle with 2 other papers with a discount.