A range of resources to aid discussion in class based upon the historical context to the novel and the writer's techniques including characterisation and narrative perspectives. Includes questions for students to consider the reader's response to the novel and a suggested plan for an extended essay. KS4 GCSE English Literature- could also be adapted for A Level Classes for historical context.

Annotated versions of the poems for display in the classroom and including background information to each one for discussion. Activities for students to work in groups to analyse the use of form structure and language. Originally designed for the Victorian module of AQA English Literature at A Level but could be adapted for GCSE HAP groups.

Sonnet 43 for Key Stage 3 students. Provides an analysis for display in the classroom and points for discussion including biographical information. Examples of focus points for students to discuss and transform into an analytical reading of the ideas in the sonnet

Background information for the poet and display of the sonnet with areas for discussion in class. Includes some of the images from the sonnet with controversial ingredients to stimulate a range of ideas in class. Includes some notes to support writing about the sonnet. Annotations of the sonnet to help appreciation and understanding.

Resources using questions from the old spec questions for the READING section of the exam. Gives Mark Scheme and sample answers for students to use.

English Literature AQA GCSE The Unseen Poetry Question Resources to teach a pair of poems - The Way through the Woods by Kipling and Echo by de la Mare. Includes annotated poems for display and discussion. Sample answers to be marked by the students in class. Ideas for comparison and sample answer to compare Form Structure and Language

Dystopian Fiction- a series of lessons helping students to identify a range of literary techniques. They then use the chapter where Thomas meets the Grievers as a stimulus for a creative writing piece-can they create their own monster? Can they use a range of literary devices? Will require extracts from the novel.

William Shakespeare's The Tempest - a range of lessons to support the teaching of the play with focus on historical context and the use of language - particularly metaphors. Focus is on writing an essay on Prospero - is he a character obsessed with power?

A series of resources for classroom discussion based upon the poem Merlin and Vivien. Includes links to AOS for students to consider their relative skills in analysing form, structure and language. Background information on the historical context and questions to prompt discussion in 6th form groups.

Historical background to Oscar Wilde's Plays and poems- an exploration of the Aesthetic Movement illustrating the main features of the movement and its influences on literature of the age.

Resources to teach 3 unseen poems - Ninetieth Birthday, Manhunt and Sonnet 116. Originally designed for old spec- but can be easily adapted to help support students with looking at a range of unseen poems. Includes annotated copies of the poems for classroom display and discussion. Images accompany the slides to illustrate the use of metaphors in the poems. Includes sample plans to approach an unseen poem.

Cryptoids- animals and creatures from fantasy. Students are given a range of ideas for discussion and argument in class. They have tasks to accomplish based upon creative writing and investigative journalism style. The Cryptoids include Bigfoot, UFOS, Mermaids and the KRAKEN.

Posters for display in the classroom to support A Level teaching of Love through the AGES. Greek definitions of Love with illustrations.

A series of lessons designed to support students understanding of the character of Caliban in The Tempest by Shakespeare. Designed for a year 9 class with resources to help them appreciate Shakespeare's use of language and description to bring his characters to life.

Questions for Year 8 and 9 to support their reading and understanding of the story "Scared" by Horowitz. Includes questions and ideas for discussion in class. Used as part of a Gothic short story unit.

Writing for Review aimed at year 9 - ideas and styles for them to use to create an exciting an accurate piece of writing in the style of an "Empire" type piece. Uses Shrek and Guardians of the Galaxy as the main focus, but can be adapted for all other types of film

A lesson designed to complement lessons on Treasure Island. Students have discussed and researched pirates and how they are stereotyped in Treasure island. In this extract a completely different type of pirate is presented. The extract and lesson is designed for students to focus on language used by the writer, and how pirates are presented in a completely different way to Treasure Island. Includes extract and model paragraphs for students to use to support their responses. Designed for LAP year 9 classes.

A range of lessons designed to help students create imaginative and detailed creative writing to describe. Uses an extract from Gerrald Durrell's writing "My Family and Other Animals." Range of photographs from around the world designed to stimulate interest from a Year 9 Classes. Also uses a range of ideas from the Maze-runner to support Descriptive writing.

A lesson designed to help students consolidate their learning and understanding of the play. Revisits the mark scheme and how the students need to construct a response to gain maximum marks. Gives a sample of text from the play and illustrates how students need to focus on the writer's techniques and historical context in addition to character's use of language to reach the top levels.

Uses extracts from "To Kill a Mockingbird" and John Steinbeck's biography to focus students techniques for Question 1 and 2- could be adapted for new spec.