Includes various source texts around the theme of slavery. Some Victorian, some more modern to provide alternative viewpoints and experiences. Available in PDF and Word file formats. Most suitable for KS3 non-fiction study, but could be used for KS4. Includes: A pro-slavery letter (Victorian American) A biography of Philis Wheatley (Slave poet of colonial America) An Anti-slavery speech published 1832 (NB an image - very small font) A biography of Oladah Equiano (a free slave) 2 extracts from Equiano’s autobiography A short account from a slave ship captain A short account from a physician working on a slave ship

A lesson PPT to introduce pupils to the play ‘An Inspector Calls’. The lesson is designed as a paired or group discussion around a series of objects found in an anonymous dead girl’s home (Eva Smith) the night she died. As detectives, pupils must piece together what might have happened to the dead girl. Updated January 2022! This experiential lesson enables pupils to interrogate each object practising skills of inference and deduction. It also exercises their close reading skills as some of the objects require careful inspection. The lesson then develops to look at themes of the play and how these relate to the CSI task, but also the title of the play and its significance. The resource document contains various images building up a crime scene for Eva. Including things such as a home pregnancy test, a bottle of bleach, a cigar, a letter etc. Resource document is available as a PDF and a Publisher file.

This resource is a set of zombie punctuation cards created to assist pupils with punctuation rules. Created as cards to be displayed, cut up or used over by students, each one has themed sentenced which require pupils to work out the punctuation rule from what they can see. There is then a space for them to record their observation. Includes commas, full stops and capitals, semi-colons, colons, brackets, dashes and speech marks.

This resource is an English Language condensed paper 1 created to replicate the style of AQA examination questions. The text extract is from Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca. The text also has a context blurb at the top and is formatted with line numbers to replicate exam text extracts. All questions are included (Q1-5) worded to replicate AQA style. The paper is condensed which means there are no lines for writing - it spans 2 sides in total for cost effective printing. A few words are glossarised as per AQA’s policy - uncommon words that have fallen out of common use / specialist terminology or vocab Perfect for tutoring, exam revision, mock exams, walking-talking mocks or in class study.

This resource is an English Language condensed paper 1 created to replicate the style of AQA examination questions. The text extract is from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The text also has a context blurb at the top and is formatted with line numbers to replicate exam text extracts. All questions are included (Q1-5) worded to replicate AQA style. The paper is condensed which means there are no lines for writing - it spans 2 sides in total for cost effective printing. A few words are glossarised as per AQA’s policy - uncommon words that have fallen out of common use / specialist terminology or vocab Perfect for tutoring, exam revision, mock exams, walking-talking mocks or in class study.

This resource is an English Language condensed paper 1 created to replicate the style of AQA examination questions. The text extract is from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. The text also has a context blurb at the top and is formatted with line numbers to replicate exam text extracts. All questions are included (Q1-5) worded to replicate AQA style. The paper is condensed which means there are no lines for writing - it spans 2 sides in total for cost effective printing. A few words are glossarised as per AQA’s policy - uncommon words that have fallen out of common use / specialist terminology or vocab Perfect for tutoring, exam revision, mock exams, walking-talking mocks or in class study.

This resource is a Macbeth booklet including key scenes necessary for GCSE study. The booklet can be used flexibly, highlighting further scenes that can be omitted, should you wish to work with less of the text with a lower ability set. The full play has been carefully edited, removing parts of dialogue not entirely necessary for GCSE pupil understanding, whilst maintaining the integrity and flow of the narrative. There is a cover page and the booklet totals 27 A4 pages, helpfully formatted into columns with a contents page for easy navigation. The original text sits at 18121 words, whereas this edited version brings it down to 11754 - far more manageable with the time constraints of GCSE. The scenes included are as follows: Act 1 scene I: witches Act 1 scene II: camp after battle ** Act 1 scene III: Macbeth and Duncan meet witches Act 1 scene V: Lady Macbeth – the Raven Act 1 scene VII: Lady Macbeth and Macbeth argue Act 2 scene I: Macbeth and Duncan Act 2 scene II: Lady Macbeth covers up Act 2 scene III: Porter and discovery of Duncan ** Act 2 scene IV: Old man and Lennox ** Act 3 scene I: Banquo betrayed Act 3 scene II: shielding Lady Macbeth Act 3 scene IV: banquet and ghost Act 4 scene I: Witches and Macbeth – prophecies Act 4 scene II: Macduff’s castle Act 4 scene III: Macduff meets Malcolm ** Act 5 scene I: Doctor tends to Lady Macbeth Act 5 scene II: soldiers ** Act 5 scene III: Scotland is sick ** Act 5 scene IV: Birnam wood moves Act 5 scene V: Young Siward ** Act 5 scene VI: The ending ** these scenes can also be omitted entirely for lower ability pupils.

A booklet collating key scenes from Romeo and Juliet, edited to focus on the most important scenes and aspects. This booklet is suited for study at KS3, or low ability KS4. The text is confined to the left side of the page to allow for student annotation. There is cutting of dialogue to reduce the scenes down to a more manageable amount, without hampering flow. Key edited scenes included are: Prologue Act 1 scene 1 (Sampson and Gregory) Act 1 scene 5 (party) Act 3 scene 1 (Tyblat and Romeo brawl) Act 3 scene 5 (Romeo and Juliet wedding night and Lord Capulet fight) Act 5 scene 1 (the plan) Act 5 scene 3 (tomb)

The main contextual information for Macbeth, condensed into 1 side of A4, suited to mid-high ability pupils at GCSE level. In colour and designed to be visually appealing. For use as a lesson handout or revision aid. Highlights: King James I Women Great Chain of Being Gunpowder Plot Witches Importance of monarch Preview shows a zoomed in section of the full handout

This resource includes 1-2 lessons on Amitage’s poem ‘About His Person’, updated March 2022. It originally formed part of a scheme for year 9 looking at a wide variety of poetry in preparation for their GCSE study, but would be suitable for any GCSE group as practice. The lesson approaches the poem as an unseen text, helping pupils develop poetic analysis skills (for AQA, but would work for any exam board). The PPT includes: Introduction to the poem through an image Pupil task to write a suitable question for the poem guided annotation through a suggested question (as per unseen poetry in the exam) suggested annotations included on the PPT Creative writing cross over (where pupils write their own poem in a similar style, about themselves)

This resource includes a complete lesson looking at analysing the structure of an extract from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for AQA English language paper 1, Q3. It is suitable for low to mid ability learners, as an introduction to the structure question or as a revision activity. The PPT included guides pupils through the process as follows: break down of the question and how marks are awarded key terminology guided reading of the extract an approach to answering an exam style question (PEEZL) a help sheet for lower ability learners (gap fill) Peer assessment using marking criteria Also includes text extract for analysis.

This resource contains a full lesson on Paper 1 question 4 for AQA English Language, which asks students to use evaluative skills looking at fiction. This is typically something they find challenging and so this lesson seeks to engage with this key idea and explore how students might evaluate their own ideas, through TV media to begin with, but then through the eyes of a fiction author. This lesson was planned for KS4 students and includes any necessary resources within the PPT. The lesson uses The Great British Bake Off to frame the idea of evaluation, before looking at a short extract from Delirium, by Lauren Oliver.

This resource contains a full lesson on My Last Duchess, focused on the Gothic elements of the story, originally created as a Halloween themed lesson. Ideally pupils should complete the lesson having never seen the poem before. Included is a 7 slide PPT working through the following: Gothic conventions in literature Piecing together the story of the poem through images Student task highlighting ambiguity and Gothic features Focus on 5 aspects for language analysis a critically focused discussion at the end about whether the duchess is art or a possession There is also a bonus PPT included for another way to approach the poem, leaving out the Gothic literature slant and including a few extra activities on structure, event ordering and the Duke’s temperament. Updated Jan 2022.

This resource includes a full lesson on Amitage’s poem ‘Hitcher’, updated March 2022. It originally formed part of a scheme for year 9 looking at a wide variety of poetry in preparation for their GCSE study, but would be suitable for any GCSE group as practice. The lesson approaches the poem as an unseen text, helping pupils develop poetic analysis skills (for AQA, but would work for any exam board). The PPT includes: Introduction to the poem through an image A creative writing task of a 100-200 word story, based around key vocabulary from the poem guided annotation through a suggested question (as per unseen poetry in the exam) collated, suggested annotations for the poem, on the PPT Creative writing cross over (where pupils write their own poem from a different viewpoint- including scaffolded gap fill if required)

This resource is a full lesson on Armitage’s poem, ’ Resistance’, inspired by the Russia - Ukraine conflict currently in the news. The lesson PPT includes: discussion around our expectations of war discussion of images from the Russia - Ukraine war copy of the poem first impressions task Links to 2 videos on context to further develop critical opinions Comprehension / analysis questions to guide pupil analysis of the poem Detailed annotations for feedback following the questions

A series of 22 slides, approx 4 introductory lessons to Macbeth, originally written for a high ability year 9 group, but suitable for years 10 or 11 as a light touch intro. Focuses on the first act of the play and uses some of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s interactive approaches. All extracts/ resources are included on the PPT. Covers: General characters and themes Macbeth and Banquo + their relationship Lady Macbeth + her persuasion Heroism Updated Feb 2022

This resource includes an extract from Du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’, formatted to mimic an AQA exam paper text extract. Alongside this, there are 5 examination style questions (based on the AQA paper, Qs1-5, reading and writing) for students to either use in class or as a homework task. The question sheet contains each question condensed down to half a side of A4 to save on printing costs. Also includes a bonus PPT used with low ability year 11 learners when walking through the paper. Suitable for GCSE learners.

4 extracts from literary fiction books, formatted in the style of the AQA paper 1 examination extracts (with a context box at the top and line numbers). Extracts are as follows: Great Expectations (Miss Havisham) The Shawshank Redemption (opening - only 23 lines long) Dracula (the count scales the castle wall) 1984 (opening) Of Mice and Men (Curley and Lennie fight) Woman In Black (Arthur sees the woman at Eel Marsh) Especially useful for teaching AQA Language paper 1, or doing some cross over work on literature

This resource is a comprehensive revision and teaching tool for AQA focused on boosting grades for English language paper 1: active reading strategies + question 4 and paper 2: question 4. It also covers English Lit paper 1 section A (Macbeth) and paper 2 section B (conflict and power poems) as a bonus. This PPT is 42 slides and is designed to help pupils move from grade 3 to 4, or grade 4 to 5 through specific, careful tailoring of the key skills required to make the jump. All resources and examples are included. The PPT works through the following aspects: active reading strategies mark scheme tips annotation skills exam strategy tips planning advice short, sharp tasks being selective with evidence methods and what they are a way to structure responses exemplar paragraphs methods for comparing Linking scaffolds what can go wrong suggested revision resources for literature quote learning advice and strategies play structure Ao3 suggestions using quotes effectively how to improve responses grouping poems analysing a student response

This resource includes 2 full lessons in a 15 slide PPT on Duffy’s poem ‘Salome’ , comparing to ‘Clown Punk’ (NB there is another package available where a lesson on ‘Clown Punk’ is also included). It originally formed part of a scheme for year 9 looking at a wide variety of poetry in preparation for their AQA GCSE study, but would be suitable for any GCSE group as practice. The lesson approaches the poem as an unseen text, helping pupils develop poetic analysis skills before progressing on to drawing comparisons under an exam style question. This lesson should not be taught to lower years due to the suggestive content of the poem. The PPT includes: oracy task retelling the story of Salome in pairs guided reading of the poem with key questions discussion of key questions and themes Group analysis task with a worksheet provided, breaking down the poem into 4 sections with guiding questions A brief intro to comparing poems A Venn diagram comparison with exam style question to be completed by pupils Possible answers to the Venn diagram question and sentence stems to direct pupils A strategy for responding to the unseen comparison question (PEEZL) with further guidance to assist pupils in writing their own comparison An extract from an example response (focused on Salome) with opportunities to either extend or use as a model