This unit has been designed to develop essay writing skills for year 9 students, but could also be used for other year groups as revision or introduction to essay writing.

The revision pack contains everything a student needs: chapter summaries and sample essay questions, together with exemplar responses. The table mat, helpful quotations and timeline can be laminated for display or use on desks during lessons. These resources are supported by the PowerPoint.

This is a plan and resources that have worked really well with mid-ability year 9 groups.

These grids simplify the bullet points on the Reading and Writing APP grids and allow students to have an overview of the skills they are being assessed on. They can be used for self/peer assessment and for teacher feedback.

This printable revision pack contains everything students will need to revise for the literature poetry questions. It contains guidance on each poem, how to analyse, past questions, sample essays and space for notes. The tablemat and essay guidance can be laminated for use on desks during lessons and these resources are supported by the PowerPoint.

This assessment is based on a children's version of The Speckled Band we have used for a very low ability class. It is linked to APP Reading Assessment Foci and is in a format which is easy to follow for pupils who find English a challenge.

This resource guides students through essay writing and suits all areas of the English and English Literature curriculum.

A PowerPoint which take students through step by step preparation for a controlled assessment. It is aimed at a top set for 100 minute lessons so may need adapting for 60 minute lessons.

I am planning to use this with my GCSE re-sit class in 6th form the day before the exam. It covers the skills, questions types for foundation level and has some mini-tasks built in.

Complete with levelled outcomes, a unit that contains group writing and speaking and listening assessment opportunities.

Flowcharts to support level judgements.

The Revision Pack contains summaries and information about poems in each cluster, together with sample questions and a 21 mark essay with examiners comments. The table mat and essay planning sheet are useful tools to use in revision and planning lessons.