Provide 3 levels of challenge (Mild, Medium and Spicy!) for your students with these differentiated prompt cards. Your students will be able to engage with literature in greater depth through each cards Task and Hint. These challenge cards can be used for nearly any type of text, from short story to poem, or even longer novels. Each challenge level has 4 detailed cards, each targeting a different skill. Identify character traits, explore literary themes, expand understanding of setting and more! These challenge cards are available as part of a complete lesson with an editable, animated Canva presentation, worksheets, and key words poster. Please see my page for more details.

This animated, editable Canva presentation will kickstart your students’ understanding of how to structure a literary analysis. Use the detailed breakdown of key literary features, examples of how to write sections of their work, and useful tips for success to start off a unit of work, or simply as a standalone lesson. You’ll love the numbered slides and sections which could be easily written into planning, passed on to a supply teacher, or for your own reference. This resource could be adapted to focus on a short story, a poem or a longer novel. This presentation is available as part of a complete lesson with worksheets, challenge cards and key words poster, please see my page for more details.

Enjoy this FREE two page poster set, complete with definitions and examples of key words often used when analyzing text. The posters also include definitions and ‘what to include’ in Introductions, Main Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions. This poster is available as part of a complete lesson with editable, animated Canva presentation, worksheets, and differentiated challenge cards. Please see my page for more details.

This 5 page worksheet will enable your students to create a detailed breakdown of a short story, poem or longer text, including analyzing key literary features, identifying the theme, and establishing their opinion. They will then use the structural breakdown (with detailed examples) to write an Introduction, 3 Main Body Paragraphs and Conclusion. The students are then able to partner up, swap work, and review their peers. They will write 2 stars (positives) and a wish (area for improvement) to aid their peer in editing their work. These worksheets are available as part of a complete lesson with an animated, editable Canva presentation, challenge cards and key words poster. Please see my page for more details.

Kickstart your students’ literature analysis with this full lesson, including a beautifully designed, animated and editable Canva presentation detailing how to break down a text, then examples of how to write up an Introduction, 3 Main Body Paragraphs, and a Conclusion. Your students will then be able to work through the detailed planning sheets, which can be undertaken as a whole or in segments alongside other teaching. Engage their higher order thinking skills with challenge cards at three different working levels: Mild, Medium and Spicy! Keep their understanding of key vocabulary sharp with Key Word posters. This resource is broad and could be used with short stories, longer novels, poems and more.