A step-by-step guide to answering the English Language Paper 1 Practice - Tyrannosaurus Rex. The PowerPoint takes students through each question (Section A and B), drawing attention to areas of the mark scheme, offering advice on how to approach and structure responses and providing a 5-step plan for creative writing.

Includes: Lesson on Context Introduction to the novel Characterisation of Scrooge in the opening How tension and fear is created (particularly for Dickens’s contemporaries) (Consists of own material and some tasks edited from other TES resources)

This SOW includes a variety of lessons/activities focusing on recapping persuasive devices and how to apply these when writing in different non-fiction formats. I have pitched this to high-ability KS3 students but it can easily be adapted to GCSE students when looking at AQA Language Paper 2 (Question 5) The SOW also has a media focus with topics such as sensationalism in the media and how this persuades/manipulates society, as well as the ethicality of this. There is also a focus on controversial debate topics and how to form and express a justifiable opinion (again tying in nicely with AQA Lang Paper 2: Section B).

This is an introduction to Gothic Fiction focusing on the opening to The Woman in Black. Includes fully-resourced and ready to use lessons, created for KS3 but can be easily adapted for higher abilities. Note: This scheme uses extracts from the story but it would work in the same way if the text was read as a whole. Breakdown: An introductory lesson to Gothic Fiction thinking about conventions of the genre and looking at film trailers to establish common features (students always enjoy this). A lesson on the opening to The Woman in Black exploring how pathetic fallacy is used to create atmosphere. A lesson where students use pathetic fallacy in their own Gothic story openings. A lesson on the retrospective narration The Woman in Black, considering the impact this has on the reader knowing that the protagonist survives his ordeal. A consolidation task to create a Gothic poster of conventions.

The AIC section of the quiz takes students chronologically through each Act to revise key quotations as well as reminding them how the events unfold structurally (answers follow the quiz). This worked extremely well as a last minute recap for my Year 11s before the PPEs. I saw many of the quotations/moments that we discussed during the quiz in their written responses. The Power and Conflict anthology section is a ‘complete the quotation’ style quiz - when going through the answers (slide by slide not by using the answer sheet), this allowed the opportunity to discuss deeper meaning of the quotations and any poetic devices used.

This is a 37 slide, fully-resourced sequence of lessons focusing on the title character in The Woman in Black. (Follows on from my ‘The Woman in Black: Intro to Gothic Fiction’ PPT). Created for KS3 but easily adapted for higher abilities. This scheme uses extracts from the text but also works if reading the story as a whole. Includes: A lesson on superstitious beliefs in the early 1900s and Arthur’s frustration with the ‘dark mutterings’ of the villagers in Crythin Gifford. An activity revising the key language techniques. A lesson analysing the description of the woman in black at Mrs. Drablow’s funeral with an accompanying PETAL paragraph task (EXT. task to draw and label this woman with key detail from the text and to predict her connection to Mrs. Drablow). A lesson exploring the ‘solemn’ children lined up outside the church and Mr. Jerome’s reaction to the mention of the woman in black stood at the graveside.

A fully-resourced sequence of lessons focusing on the setting of Eel Marsh House in The Woman in Black. (Follows on from my resources on 'The Woman in Black (PPT 2: Character)). Originally created for KS3 but easily adapted to higher abilities. This scheme uses extracts from the text but also works if reading the story as a whole. Includes: A lesson on the description of Eel Marsh House as Arthur arrives focusing on how Hill builds tension through setting. EXT. activities/competitions to draw Eel Marsh House based on the description and a writing task imagining that they are Arthur Kipps, stepping into the house for the first time. A lesson exploring the pivotal moment Arthur’s beliefs in the supernatural begin to change after seeing the woman in black at the burial ground. Includes an Agony Aunt letter writing activity). Abridged extracts with included for differentation.

This is an introduction to Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men. It covers 1930s American context, the American Dream, an introduction to George and Lennie’s relationship and ends with a Chapter 1 Quiz for consolidation. Full PowerPoint lessons - ready to use. I used for Year 8 but can easily adapted.