Whole lesson for teaching Ozymandias including: Starter activity includes key quotes, images and key themes to invite pupils to infer what the poem may be about and what views Shelley may have had on society. Extra starter activity (can be used as a review) for pupils to summarise the poem in 10 words or less. Copy of the poem for annotations and link of reading on YouTube. Key contextual information. References to language and structural techniques including match up activity with definitions. Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem. Two home learning activities - research and exam style question. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Whole lesson for teaching The Prelude including: Starter activity to encourage inference/deduction about the poem. Another starter (quiz) for second lesson on the poem to test knowledge. Key contextual information about Wordsworth (spots of time, the sublime, Wordsworth’s life) A clear summary of the poem and introduction to the epic tradition (form) References to language and structural techniques. Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Whole lesson for teaching The Emigree including: Starter activity to encourage pupils to remember a place from their childhood - introduces the main ideas of the poem and involves SMSC; a quote from Rumens about her views on poetry can also be used to aid initial discussion around the poem. Another starter with key quotations that asks pupils to identify the poem. Link to a syrian refugee story to build contextual understanding Key contextual information about Rumens References to language and structural techniques. Also includes a name the technique slide for revision of the poem. SMILE mnemonic for revision/Unseen poetry. 2 x homework activity: One to summarise the poem and one to write a creative piece about a place visited to support Eng Lang Paper 1 Q 5. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Clear blank revision grid for the new AQA Power and Conflict cluster of poems. Great to use whilst studying poems or as a revision aid in the lead up to AQA English Literature Paper 2 The grid allows pupils to visually display the following information: Key Themes (AO1) Poems to Compare each poem with (AO1) Summary (AO1) Language Features (AO2) Form/Structural Features (AO2) Context (AO3) Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Adaptable for English Language Paper 1 and 2 Blank revision grid for KS4 pupils that will allow them to visually present key information about both the papers when revising. Clear spaces include gaps to input the following: Marks available How the question is worded What source(s) the question tests Assessment Objective(s) linked with the question How to achieve top marks Key skills needed to answer the question (e.g. inference, analysis) Sentence starters to help introduce responses. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

KS4 revision resource for the new AQA English literature Power and Conflict poetry unit for The Prelude by William Wordsworth. This 3 page resource provides pupils with different activities that will facilitate their revision of the poem, covering all 3 Assessment Objectives (AO1, 2 & 3) for this section of the exam. Activities include: A series of images that tell the ‘story’ behind the poem to help revise what the poem is about (AO1), 2 x tabula rasa (blank copy of the poem) for poem summary and annotations (AO1); A list of key language/structure/form techniques (AO2); Quotes, images and information to support and revise contextual knowledge (AO3); ‘Twist to fit’ activity for key quotations (AO1). This allows pupils to rearrange their existing knowledge of the poem in a new format and visually displays their knowledge - very quick and easy to refer back to. Activities are also differentiated to support mixed ability classes. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated

A card sort activity which allows pupils to revise the plot of Macbeth in detail. The cards are designed to be placed beneath each of the headers for the five acts on page 1 of the document. (Each header specifies how many cards should be placed beneath it) There are 23 cards included in the revision resource that provide a detailed summary of each Act, with some including key quotations. The cards are currently colour coded and in chronological order (numbered in brackets) for teacher’s reference, but this can easily be adapted when printing for students. This would work well as an independent, paired or whole class task for all abilities. As an extension, pupils could link the cards with key themes and contextual information.

A revision resource for the structure and plot of the 7 phases in Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles. Each phase is concisely summarised. The resource can be printed and cut up by the teacher to create a quick and easy revision activity for students. Students have found this very helpful and challenging when revising the complex plot of the novel.

Whole lesson for teaching The Charge of the Light Brigade including: Starter activity with quotes from the news report on the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava to allow pupils to infer what happened and link this with the poem. Review activity that tests pupils’ knowledge of other poems in the cluster. Homework tasks to research Tennyson Key contextual information about the Battle of Balaclava and Tennyson A clear summary of the poem and references to key themes References to language and structural techniques. Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Whole lesson for teaching Tissue including: Starter activity for pupils to consider the significance of paper Key contextual information about Dharker Word cloud to aid summary of the poem Copy of the poem for annotation Summary of the poem and references to key themes References to language and structural techniques Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Introductory lesson for the new Power and Conflict Unit (AQA 2017 exam onwards) including: Starter activity asking pupils to consider what they associate with power and conflict with challenges to prompt thinking. An overview of the 4 English AQA exams and of the exam format References to key themes. Slide to encourage pupils to consider how a poem can be successfully analysed which encourages them to link this knowledge to the Literature Assessment Objectives from memory. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Grid revision resource to use for KS4 pupils to review and revise Act One of Macbeth. For each scene, there is an abridged version in the first column to focus pupils and support differentiation. The remaining columns require pupils to review, revise and make notes on the following areas: Why the scene is important Key Themes Key Characters Key Quotations Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

A blank revision grid designed for revision for KS4 learners for the new English Literature Paper 2: Section A (Modern Texts) Can be easily adapted for other plays or texts in this unit. The grid has been designed for pupils to comprehensively revise each of the acts, with each column inviting them to consider different areas within each of the three acts, all linked with the Assessment Objectives. The grid invites them to review/revise: The plot Key characters Key quotes Form, language and structure Context This would be great on A3 paper or double sided. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Introductory discussion activity - child language profile Pre-birth overview The stages of language development - table to print Activities based on the holophrastic stage and holophrastic utterances when a child moves beyond the pre-verbal stage