In this Power Point there are a variety of questions, logic puzzles and riddles to encourage student to think. Ideal as a starter/bell activity or as a registration activity. Each question should get students thinking and even stimulate further discussion. This version is free. If you like the format, you can purchase the full version with 101 different questions and activities.

This is a single worksheet and accompanying PowerPoint to support students revising Act 1 of the play, Macbeth. There is a ‘Revise the Plot’ activity in which students have to delete two of the three alternatives given to find the correct plot; 10 ‘Who? What? Why? When? Where? How?’ questions to further develop understanding; 4 ‘Who says?’ questions and 4 questions about parallel lines in the play. All answers are provided on the PowerPoint which can be used as a lesson in itself; allowing the teacher go through each task and then the answers with the whole class. Also suitable as a homework task. Act 1 is available as a free resource - further Acts can be purchased separately or as a bundle. These Plot Summaries are also included in the Macbeth Revision Activity Booklet which is also available for purchase.

This is an interactive random question generator for GCSE English students. Ideal for a starter or plenary activity, it develops students' recall skills in preparation for their Literature exams. Simply click to generate 5 questions of any of the 4 topics and then click to reveal the answers. In this sample version there are 20 revision questions for each of the following: Macbeth, An Inspector Calls, Jekyll & Hyde and Conflict Poetry. A full editable version with 100 questions for each topic is available to purchase. Questions cover key quotations, plot details and general knowledge relevant to each topic.

This is part 1 of a 5 week unit of work preparing students for their AQA Paper 1 English Language exam. A PowerPoint guiding teachers (and students) through all the activities is included as are all the handouts of extracts referred to. In this week students are introduced to the requirements for questions 1 and 2. The lessons include: a brief introduction to the exam; Development of Question 1 skills using extracts from ‘King of the Castle’, and 'Old Mali and the Boy; Development of Question 2 skills including a Language Features ‘card sort’ activity and analysis of language using extracts from ‘King of the Castle’ and ‘The Insult’; An overview of the whole Unit of Work is included. Week 1 is a free resource and subsequent weeks can be purchased separately or are available as a bundle.

In this Skills Booklet students interleave Language and Literature skills. Students revise a key scene and theme from An Inspector Calls whilst practising the skills required for Language Paper 1. In this booklet the focus is on the opening scene and how The Birling family is presented. This booklet is a free resource. An editable version, along with 9 other booklets can be purchased separately.

I wrote this 5 week scheme of work for my GCSE English group. They were struggling with narrative writing and so I wanted to inspire with them with some effective short story writing. So who better than the master of the macabre - Roald Dahl? In this series of lessons students read a range of his stories and many of the tasks are linked to revising key skills that will be used in their Language exams. Included here are the Week 1 lessons. There is a PowerPoint presentation to guide students (and teachers) through all of the activities. This week’s lessons uses Dahl’s story Lamb to the Slaughter. and covers language skills for Paper 1 Q1 and Paper 2 Q5 (persuasive writing). A copy of the story is included as well as an overview of the whole unit of work. This is a free resource, additional weeks, along with the stories, can be purchased separately or as part of a bundle.

This is part 1 of a 5 week unit of work preparing students for their AQA Paper 2 English Language exam. A PowerPoint guiding teachers (and students) through all the activities is included as are all the handouts of extracts referred to. In this week students are introduced to the requirements for questions 1 and 2. The lessons include: a brief introduction to the exam; Development of Question 1 skills using extracts from ‘Toast’, ‘Cider with Rosie’ and an article from The Guardian; Development of Question 2 skills using extracts from ‘Newgate Gaol’ and the ‘Diary of a Modern Prisoner’; Further development of Question 2 skills using extracts from ‘London Labour and the London Poor’ and ‘Inside the supermarkets’ dark stores’; Further development of Question 1 skills based on ‘Newgate Gaol’ and ‘Inside the dark stores’. An overview of the whole Unit of Work is included. Week 1 is a free resource and subsequent weeks can be purchased separately or are available as a bundle.

Part 4 of a whole school Literacy scheme, designed to be taught through one 15 minute session per week by non-specialists. Suitable for all Key Stage 3 students. Includes definitions, examples and answers to all the activities; fortnightly spelling tests and additional challenge activities. Weeks 22 to 26 cover: Sentences; Homophones (to, too and two); Simile and metaphor and Consolidation tasks.

Part 1 of a whole school Literacy scheme, designed to be taught through one 15 minute session per week by non-specialists. Suitable for all Key Stage 3 students. Includes definitions, examples and answers to all the activities; fortnightly spelling tests and additional challenge activities. Weeks 1 to 4 covers: Capital letters; Full stops, Question marks and Exclamation marks; Homophones (of and have); Commas for listing.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the William Wordsworth poem. There are further notes on linking the poem to Storm on the Island (exploring the Power of nature) and a revision summary slide.

This is a booklet of 5 key extracts and accompanying exam style questions from Acts 4 and 5 of Macbeth. For students studying AQA English Literature. Questions are: Theme of supernatural (A4 S1); Malcolm (A4 S3); Lady Macbeth's feelings (A5 S1); Macbeth feeling protected (A5 S8) and Malcolm (A5 S8).

This is a booklet of 7 key extracts and accompanying exam style questions from Acts 2 and 3 of Macbeth. For students studying AQA English Literature. Questions are: Macbeth's indecision (A2 S1); Theme of guilt (A2 S2); Lady Macbeth in control (A2 S2); Macbeth as troubled (A3 S1); Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship (A3 S2); Macbeth's changing feelings (A3 S4); Theme of kingship (A3 S6). There is an additional page for students to write down the key quotations.

This is an interactive random question generator for GCSE English students. Ideal for a starter or plenary activity, it develops students' recall skills in preparation for their Literature exams. Simply click to generate 5 questions of any of the 4 topics and then click to reveal the answers. This is the full version with 100 revision questions for each of the following: Macbeth, An Inspector Calls, Jekyll & Hyde and Conflict Poetry. You can also download the sample version for free. Questions cover key quotations, plot details and general knowledge relevant to each topic.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a practice paper for questions 1 to 4 of the Paper 2 Language examination. It explores writers' views and perspectives regarding holidays, using an article from The Guardian and a letter written by George Gissing. Presentation includes all answers. Student question/answer booklet also included.

Part 1 of a six week scheme of work to accompany students' first reading of Stevenson's novella in preparation for their AQA English Literature examination. There is a PowerPoint presentation for each week with details of all activities as well as accompanying resources. Resources include worksheets, handouts and quizzes. An overview of the whole scheme is included - additional weeks and accompanying resources can be purchased separately.

PowerPoint presentation and two sample examination papers for preparing students for the first 3 questions of Section A part of their English Language exam. The first paper uses Ian McEwan's A Child in Time to guide students through the requirements for questions 1 to 3. The second paper uses Enduring Love.

This is a booklet of 11 key extracts and accompanying exam style questions from Act 1 of Macbeth. For students studying AQA English Literature. Questions are: The Witches as a powerful force (A1 S1); Macbeth as a hero (A1 S2); The Witches as evil (A1 S3); Theme of supernatural (A1 S3); Macbeth's conflicted state of mind (A1 S3); Ideas of loyalty (A1 S4); Theme of ambition (A1 S5); Lady Macbeth as a powerful woman (A1 S5); Lady Macbeth (A1 S5); Theme of guilt (A1 S7) and Lady Macbeth as dominant (A1 S7). There is an additional page for students to record key quotations.

A PowerPoint presentation which covers the key elements for Section B of the Paper 2 examination. Students have a number of timed activities to encourage a speedy response. Covers a variety of different techniques and possible topics/questions.