Year 7/8 appropriate reading materials. Complete with reading sources and questions. Questions include an AQA style Q1 (‘list four things…’), an AQA style Q2 (‘how does the writer use language to…?’) and an AQA style Q3 (‘how does the writer structure the text to interest readers?’) in places. Ready to use.

Year 7/8 appropriate reading materials. Complete with reading sources and questions. Questions include an AQA style Q1 (‘list four things…’) and an AQA style Q2 (‘how does the writer use language to…?’). Ready to use.

An engaging range of reading and writing activities to accompany the study of the novel. Suitable for KS3, with a real focus on the writer’s craft.

A timeline to help pupils revise the character of Tybalt. The resource tracks key extracts across the play, encouraging the consolidation of knowledge for the closed text GCSE examinations. Key extracts included to also develop analysis of language, structure and form.

A series of lessons to prepare pupils for an end of unit assessment in which they write their own gothic story. Skills covered include: - Developing vocab - Developing characters - Capturing gothic conventions - Using a range of sentence types - Paragraphing accurately and for effect

A case study on the talk of teachers. Lesson centres on pupils understanding the functions of talk, with the impact of this upon language use, as well as a focus on relevant linguistic terminology. Transcript to analyse in AQA English Language textbook.

A comprehensive glossary of poetic methods/devices, covering terms within language, structure and form. Perfect for GCSE and A level study.

A PPT with an accompanying transcript. Checklist for analysing occupational talk and language. Slides on theorists too (Swales and Koester). Produced in line with the AQA spec.

A lesson designed to develop students' knowledge of the Victorian gentleman, considering values and expectations.

Resources for two reading assessment based on the novel: 1. The presentation of the setting. 2. The presentation of Shmuel. Resources include planning materials and relevant 'PEEL' scaffolding.

Character timelines, allowing students to track characters' developments across the play. Opportunities for students to build key vocabulary in relation to the characters, as well as revising key quotations and comments on language/structure. This resource works well as a carousel activity, with pupils analysing extracts as they go.

A timeline to help pupils revise the character of Romeo. The resource tracks key extracts across the play, encouraging the consolidation of knowledge for the closed text GCSE examinations. Key extracts included to also develop analysis of language, structure and form.

A timeline to help pupils revise the character of Juliet. The resource tracks key extracts across the play, encouraging the consolidation of knowledge for the closed text GCSE examinations. Key extracts included to also develop analysis of language, structure and form.

A full scheme of work for Key Stage 3 students, introducing them to key ideas within the Victorian period, acting as a bridge to GCSE style study. The unit follows ideas around the writer’s craft, using some of Dickens’ texts as a focal point. The unit covers extracts from ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘Hard Times’ and ‘Great Expectations’. Analytical close reading skills are explored, as well as using the texts as a springboard for writing for a range of forms, audiences and purposes, including writing to argue, inform and describe. The unit also covers some key contextual points within the Victorian period, such as The Poor Law, and ideas around crime and punishment.

A timeline to help pupils revise the character of Mercutio. The resource tracks key extracts across the play, encouraging the consolidation of knowledge for the closed text GCSE examinations. Key extracts included to also develop analysis of language, structure and form.

A timeline to help pupils revise the character of the Nurse. The resource tracks key extracts across the play, encouraging the consolidation of knowledge for the closed text GCSE examinations. Key extracts included to also develop analysis of language, structure and form.

Key quotations taken from the novella - perfect for display and memory games to help pupils remember key quotations for the closed text examinations during revision. Quotations appear with an image to aid memory.

A carousel activity aimed at helping students revise the novella's key moments. A timeline is attached to help pupils gather key ideas from the text, arranged via key images/objects/ideas from the text.

Speed dating activity to assist pupils with revising the characters of Utterson, Enfield, Poole and Dr Lanyon. Active activities foster skills with memory, as well as developing personal response.

A PPT and resources to help pupils to understand the novella's Victorian London setting. Images of Cavendish Square and Soho to enable pupils to get a sense of the two contrasting areas of Victorian London, helping to build vocabulary in the process. Some links to the gothic genre too. An extract from chapter one to help pupils apply their thinking and learning. The lesson works well as an introductory lesson or revision session in relation to context and setting.

A timeline to enable pupils to consolidate knowledge of Friar Lawrence across the entire play - useful for the closed text GCSE examinations. Complete with key extracts to develop skills with analysis of language, structure and form.