This is an article taken from a newspaper in 1846 publishing Dickens’ views on Ragged Schools. Useful for teaching context on Christmas Carol or other relevant Victorian texts

This resource is an article taken from the internet on the Victorian poor at Christmas, providing context for Christmas Carol but also suitable for the teaching of other Victorian novels. Pasted into Word for ease of printing and editing

A list of key literary techniques (methods) used within the play, for higher ability GCSE students. Terminology is listed down the left of the document, and the definition to the right. The resource can be cut up to allow a matching activity, or definitions only might be provided, to challenge students to label them.

A worksheet listing terminology applicable to both language and structure, divided into categories. There are spaces for definitions and examples which are left blank for pupils to complete. Terms are colour coded - RED= need to know, AMBER = useful to know, GREEN = extending yourself. Works well as a homework task.

A simple handout to give to pupils that gives advice on different ways to revise for English. Could also be given to parents to avoid that age-old quote: “you can’t revise for English”.

This resource lists 20 exam questions for AQA Lord of the Flies English lit paper 2.

Various non-fiction texts / sources on the theme of Florence Nightingale. A mix of modern and Victorian sources. Suitable for KS3 or KS4 for non-fiction study or contextual knowledge of the Victorian age. Available in PDF and as a Word doc. Includes: Extract from a biography of Nightingale Information from the Florence Nightingale Museum An Image from the Illustrated London news An image of a news article on Nightingale (small font) An extract from Nightingale’s notes on hospitals (image)

A lesson presentation on exploring Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess poem from a totally unseen perspective. Uses a variety of resources to help pupils access the poem, including images and letters. Suitable for a year 9 group, or lower ability GCSE group. This is a challenging poem, but the resources initially focus more on understanding the story, investigating the mystery of the Duke and Duchess and what might have happened to her.

A very simple resource selecting key quotes focused around the theme of violence and conflict. 11 quotes in total, available as PDF or Word doc.

A handout explaining the different types of repetition, with definitions. The ones marked in red are the more useful ones. Suitable for high ability GCSE or A level students.

A matching activity for some basic structure techniques, including: chronological linear cyclical flash back narrative perspective foreshadowing end focus topic, time or place shift focus repetition

This resource includes a checklist for pupils of how to respond to each literature question, including timings and possible approaches to questions. Key texts mentioned can easily be changed to reference those taught in your own school.

This resource is a news article taken from The Guardian and written in 1912 about the sinking of the Titanic. It is a useful non-fiction cross over text for language paper 2, whilst remaining on topic for the context of Inspector Calls.

A booklet designed as revision for English Language paper 1. Could be set as homework, used in lessons, or sent home for parents to work on with students. This booklet was created entirely from scratch and contains a detailed breakdown of all the questions on the paper, including practice questions on mini-extracts, a break down of skills, marks and timings; suggestions for activities to improve learning for each question and further reading/ learning links. Extracts used are from About a Boy, The Story of Everyone Who Ever Lived in Our House and Jamaica Inn. It is self-contained and an excellent way to supplement pupil learning.

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

Includes various sources/ texts around the theme of Victorian London. Available in Word and PDF files. Suitable for KS3 or KS4 on the theme of non-fiction, or for contextual knowledge of Victorian times alongside teaching of Victorian texts, such as Christmas Carol or Jekyll and Hyde. Includes: A news report from a Victorian newspaper on Jack the Ripper A description of Whitechapel from the Palace Journal An extract from Dickens’ ‘Walk in a Workhouse’ An extract from Flors Tristan’s diary about her London travels

This resource includes a mammoth 95 slide PPT walking pupils through questions 1, 2 and 3 of the reading section of AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper 1 element, updated March 2022. There are also several links to paper 2 skills where cross-over exists, and an introductory slide to Q4. All resources referred to in the PPT are included. The PPT was originally made for a low ability year 10/11 group, all of whom had targets of grade 4 or below, but would be suitable for middle ability with a few tweaks. Each question is broken down and formulae provided for the pupils to access what can be quite a challenging paper, with a range of reading materials reminiscent of the exam challenge. A break down of what is included can be seen below: Exam format and AOs Technical vocabulary / language and structure terms A reading strategy for challenging texts Q1-3 practice Quotation analysis and using PEEZL to write a response to Q2 Structure discussion and using PEEW to write a response to Q3 Extracts from: Harry Potter, Of Mice and Men, Woman in Black, Dracula, The Crucible. Great Expectations Cultural capital boost - migrant workers, American midwest, Gothic literature, witches in literature exemplar responses for Q2 and Q3, plus scaffolded sentence stems Quote finding and retrieval practice Peer assessment using rough mark criteria Extracts 2a and 2b - non-fiction cross over to migrant workers; 5a cross over to modern Gothic How to write a good point/ what makes a good point Exemplar responses from AQA for the Jamaica Inn practice paper (available form eAQA) Vocabulary for writing about effect Intro to Q4

This bundle includes 39 separate literacy skills-based tasks, originally written for year 7 but suitable for Ks3 or Ks4 as consolidation/intervention work. Tasks vary between 5 to 15 minutes in length. The tasks are divided into 1 powerpoint per half term and are designed to be used once per week, though could be strung together as a mini unit or for intervention purposes, or re-organised as you see fit to meet the needs of your students. All text extracts/ handouts etc are also included to make the teacher’s job easy, and any answers required for tasks have also been included - tasks can be self or teacher marked easily. Texts include a mixture of fiction and non-fiction on various themes, including: dystopia, Victorian times, Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet), social media, the Gothic, various poetry, zombies/ apocalypse. Tasks include: comprehension/ reading strategy put into action vocab building activities and strategies quick fire testing timeline / organising tasks shades or gradients of meaning tasks sentence types/ their effects and word classes annotation skills inference and analysis comparison punctuation planning for writing proof reading text structure / paragraphing bias connectives