This is a knowledge organiser or revision mat which covers: plot (including a chapter by chapter summary); characters and minor characters; key themes; context of the novel; and key quotations. This was created to help year 11 with their revision for the AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1 exam.

I created these as an easy way for my department of year 7 teachers to set cover at short notice and if inconvenient in a scheme of work. They are designed to be easily accessible to a non-subject specialist but will still build on essential English skills. There is nothing worse than setting cover when you are ill and hopefully these alleviate it a little bit!

These are simple lessons based around the unseen poetry section of the exam for KS4. They should be accessible to a non-specialist teacher whilst also challenging all abilities in y10 and y11.

This was created as a resource for my year 10s and 11s to revise the key themes; characters; context; plot and quotations needed for the AQA English Literature Paper 1 Exam. It has activities for development on all the key sections. I have produced similar resources on An Inspector Calls and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde which are available in my shop.

A medium term plan for Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing.' Originally created for year 9 this scheme of work could be differentiated for a younger year group. This scheme of work has been planned in line with the new curriculum changes and provides opportunities for drama and group work as well as preparing students for the new GCSEs.

This is a knowledge organiser/revision organiser which covers the main theorists for the spoken element of the specification. This was used as a starting point for students to conduct their own research in to the different theories surrounding child language acquisition.

A knowledge organiser or revision mat with: plot points; information about the characters; themes; context and key quotations. This was produced as a revision resource for year 11 students to help them with the AQA Paper 2 exam.

A sheet to help students to revise the characters from An Inspector Calls. It requires them to: find key quotations; link the character the theme; link them to the context; and consider the reactions of both a post-war and a modern audience.

I created these as an easy way for my department of year 7 teachers to set cover at short notice and if inconvenient in a scheme of work. They are designed to be easily accessible to a non-subject specialist but will still build on essential English skills. There is nothing worse than setting cover when you are ill and hopefully these alleviate it a little bit! Lessons 4-6

A sorting activity where students have to sort the cards in to chapter, summary, and key quotations. This was created as a revision resource for y11. Weaker students were given the chapter title to help them whereas stronger students had to decide the order of the chapters.

These lessons lead towards the students pitching their idea for a Christmas advert. They first conduct some market research on popular adverts (L1) and analyse their impact. They then go in to groups to create a pitch for a successful Christmas advert. I created these lessons to pacify my students who wanted to do something ‘Christmassy’ whilst also ensuring they were doing something worthwhile right up until the end of term!

This was created as a revision resource for my year 11s who were struggling with how to revise the AQA poetry comparison. The 'Links to other poems' box prompts them to plan a series of essays based on the poetry anthology. It also tries to get them to think about the context in the way the new AQA specification details, with how our ideas of relationships/gender expectations have changed etc.

This is aimed at developing students' ability to analyse quotations in more depth and detail. I used this with year 10 however it would work with y9 and potentially y11 as well. I also blew up the questions as part of a display and produced a help sheet for when they are completing analytical paragraphs and are struggling with what to write.

This home learning menu was created to run alongside the teaching of Romeo and Juliet at year 8 so has tasks suitable for lower KS3. It was created in an 'Elizabethan Diner' format and designed to make home learning more fun and engaging (!). It does not specify characters/scenes in the tasks so that it can be used with any of Shakespeare's plays. These activities are designed to provide support for a number of different areas (knowledge of context, writing creatively, analysis etc.) as well as to stretch the most able, and cover a variety of mediums (writing, posters, set design etc.). They can either be set at the start of a half-term or on a week-by-week basis. They have been highlighted as an outstanding method of setting home learning in observations and commented on as a purposeful use of time by parents.

A brief scheme of work with lesson ideas for descriptive writing. Used for a shared class where one teacher only had two lessons a week.

This is a sorting activity which I created as part of my y11's revision for An Inspector Calls. They had to match the point with the evidence and then complete the rest of the paragraph in their books. This is particularly helpful in supporting them with learning quotations for the different characters (there is a quotation for each of them) and thinking about the different aspects and traits which the characters show.

This is a lesson I used for an observation with year 10. This would fit in at any point during the study of the novel and is aimed at improving the students' use of questioning as well as developing their analytical skills. Students enjoyed the challenge of having to answer questions posed to them by other members of the class. The question matrix is not my own but one I found online.

This was created as a whole school form activity to enable KS3 students to practise the skills required to use a dictionary. The tasks do not involve needing a class set of dictionaries but require students to; put words in to alphabetical order; match words with definitions; come up with antonyms/synonyms etc.

This home learning menu was created to run alongside the teaching of Much Ado About Nothing at year 9 so has tasks suitable for upper KS3. It was created in an 'Elizabethan Diner' format and designed to make home learning more fun and engaging (!). It does not specify characters/scenes in the tasks so that it can be used with any of Shakespeare's plays. These activities are designed to provide support for a number of different areas (knowledge of context, writing creatively, analysis etc.) as well as to stretch the most able, and cover a variety of mediums (writing, posters, set design etc.). They can either be set at the start of a half-term or on a week-by-week basis. They have been highlighted as an outstanding method of setting home learning in observations and commented on as a purposeful use of time by parents.