This resource helps students explore different aspects of a narrative text using independent thinking and group work. The activities are differentiated.

A variety of language and literature tasks based on the theme of prejudice and discrimination. Lots of ideas which can be used to introduce KS3 students to reading and writing skills needed for GCSE

Comprehensive notes and advice on how to approach several essays including model paragraphs A Christmas Carol

Guidance for students to support understanding of key terminology and structure needed to write effective theatre evaluation for GCSE Drama

Copous notes, essay planning activities and revsion tasks for Year 11

A variety of poetry tasks to support pupil engagement with poetry analysis and develop independent thinking. Including group , pair and indepentdent tasks, modern and 19th Century poems, covering themes such as love, identity, loss, death and war. Thinking skills are also included: thinking hats; thinking maps; CORT thinking tools etc. All resources are included in the poweroint. Examples of poets: Heaney, Barrett-Browning, Duffy, Adisa, Owen, Agard etc.

A comprehensive and lively scheme of work covering all the assessment objectives: context, themes, characterisation, language, stagecraft, structure and critical theory. Also includes exam practice.

Feedback and review lesson on assessment essay regarding the theme of ambition.

Feedback lesson following assessment essay on the theme of charity in A christmas Carol

A creative and analytical writing scheme to introduce Year 8 students to skills required for GCSE. Lively and entertaining

Comprehensive flashcards to give scaffolds and sentence stems for each question covering both Language papers

This resource is one I used wth a small group of year 11 to help them think about developing ideas in response to an essay question.

Useful resource to use with The Short Stories Power point

Sentence examples to help students improve the writing style.

Literature study for GCSE students of AQA