This resource is designed to promote reading for pleasure and develop literacy skills across a year group cohort through a series of guided reading challenge tasks. The resource can be used as a compulsory set of tasks in lessons, or as an optional ‘challenge’ to be completed at home or in dedicated school time (perhaps a form time or reading/literacy timetabled slot). In my school it was set up as a optional challenge for the whole of year 7, promoted to both parents and pupils using social media, the school website and in-school message services. The resource includes: chunked reading of the novel ‘The Nowhere Emporium’ (typically 3 chapters per week, equating to roughly 30-50 minutes reading dependent on speed and ability) -13 weeks of ‘challenge tasks’, with an option of 4 each week (academic, creative, active and mindful). Each set of tasks is tied thematically to a section of reading to generate intrigue and interest in the novel. Challenges are presented as both a PDF and in Publisher format for editing if required, but are ready to be easily copied and pasted into whatever form of communication you choose promotional material for both students and parents (with a parent FAQ) In our school we used Google Classroom and Google Forms to maintain interest in the challenge. We gave anyone who signed up a free copy of the novel (interest was registered via Google Forms). The documents refer to this but can be edited if required. If you would like more guidance on using Google Forms or Google Classroom there are plenty of videos on Youtube to help.

This resource aims to provide everything you need to establish a literacy-boosting guided reading programme in your school, for any or all year groups. This programme aims to improve literacy skills across the secondary school age range, with a recommended library of novels, short stories and skill-boosting tasks/ discussion questions to accompany them; but also to inspire in pupils a love of reading a variety of fictional texts. Everything has been designed to deliver with ease by specialists or non-specialists alike, perhaps in a form time or specified timetable slot. Chosen novels/ stories have been carefully selected to be both engaging and challenging for all teen readers (the ones chosen were originally selected for year 8 but would be appropriate for any year group). You can cherry pick whether to use all 3 programmes or just 1 of them - versatility is possible with this resource bundle. Included: 3 comprehensive staff handbooks written for non-specialists, detailing the 3 different strands of the programme (specific year 7 reader with specific tasks; 8 novels with more generic tasks and 21 short stories with specific tasks) a full schedule of 21 short stories, 1 per week for the full academic year (sources suggested for newer stories/ those out of copyright are included as PDFs) a suggested collection of novels (with reading ages between 11 and 15) to broaden, challenge and stretch with generic tasks and discussion questions more specific tasks around the yr 7 novel ‘Can You See Me?’ thorough vocab activity, suggested discussion questions and tasks to accompany each short story (contained within a series of powerpoints to display to pupils) a suggested schedule for reading each novel / story over a period of time suggested guidance for establishing a positive reading culture in a ‘non-English’ lesson suggested guidance for ‘reading for meaning’ or comprehension strategies that can be used across all years by any member of staff *This resource has been written by an experienced English teacher, previously in post as HOD for 5 years and now a school Literacy Lead. Each task and strategy has been based in research around ‘what works’ for building both a love of reading and literacy levels in secondary schools * Full list of novels and short stories : Can You See Me? - Libby Scott / Rebecca Westcott (yr 7 reader) Poisioned - Jennifer Donnelly Coram Boy - Jamilla Gavin The Lie Tree - Frances Hardinge They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera Woman in Black - Susan Hill The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris We Were Liars - E Lockhart

This 120 slide SoW uses a variety of fiction and non-fiction stories from around the globe as a springboard for reading and writing activities, whilst also developing cultural capital through understanding of context, themes and writers’ messages. Themes touched upon include: race immigration feminism/ equality mental health abuse/ corruption and power religion war slavery The scheme was originally written for a year 9 group, but would also be suitable for years 8 and 10, with some slight adaptations. Links are provided to all of the stories used, which are either completely free or are free published extracts. These can be further edited as seen fit, if required. There are also supplementary non-fiction texts, all of which are included as resources. These texts develop contextual understanding of each theme further. The stories used are: My Family’s Slave - Tizon Heart of Darkness - Conrad The Yellow Wallpaper - Gilmore The Sisters - Joyce The Beekeeper of Aleppo - Lefteri The Paper Menagerie - Liu Activities include: understanding literary context recognition of other cultures and traditions understanding of Syria / war refugees Leaflet writing the context of historic slavery modern slavery perspectives and viewpoints comprehension/ reflection questions language analysis using PEEZL to respond to reading questions (point, evidence, explain, zoom, link) features of news articles and writing news articles AQA style non-fiction language paper 2 questions persuasive language religion’s impact Ireland, Catholicism and James Joyce Abuse of power Articles on the church’s abuse of power (in the context of Catholic children’s homes, mid 20th century) understanding of AQA paper 2 writing genre, purpose and audience Speech writing Model speech Peer and self assessment/ improvement opportunities Developing excellent points and links for PEEZL Imperialism and empires / colonisation Victorian viewpoints Responsibility Letter writing Gender expectations Autobiographical stories Diary writing Essay writing Structuring paragraphs Mixed race experiences Argumentative writing Scaffolding and differentiation

This resource includes a 113 slide PPT for Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, by John Boyne, approx 20-24 lessons in total. Range of activities and tasks, including: themes (conflict, injustice etc) making predictions writer’s hooks effect on reader literary devices writing skills (e.g. sentence types) describing from an image settings symbolism characters inference using PEEZL perspectives writer’s use of language diary entry analysis comparison historical context Lessons include a variety of tasks integrated with reading chunks of the novel, such as links to videos, images or other sources that can be utilised in lessons. All lessons are tried and tested with a year 7 mid-range ability group, but can be easily adapted to lower or higher ability and would be suitable for any KS3 group.

Included in this package is a brand new literacy based scheme of work written for 2021 and based upon recent pedagogy and research into raising literacy skills. There are 83 task packed, fully differentiated slides complete with teaching notes, several introductory lessons followed by a zombie apocalypse themed range of tasks, aimed at developing crucial literacy skills in pupils of all abilities, including: SPaG Reading comprehension active reading strategies Vocabulary development Cross-curricular skills Inference and analysis Annotation Understanding of text type, purpose and audience Recognition of bias Writing for various audiences and purposes Originally written for year 7 literacy lessons held fortnightly, this scheme would also be suitable for years 8 and 9 and integrates well with English curriculum, or can sit outside of this. Teaching notes make it easier for a non-specialist to deliver the scheme and the skills and strategies are very much designed to help pupils see the links between reading and writing across subjects. Lessons include a range of media-based tasks and a creative approach to vocabulary building with testing and practice built into lessons. Vocabulary has been carefully selected utilising knowledge of examination language and tier 2 tier 3 words selected from research into beneficial vocab building. There are also opportunities for homework around the vocab learning tasks, if appropriate for your school and cohort. All necessary resources are also included.

This resource has been created by a business studies specialist for the OCR GCSE business studies course on the topic of market segmentation. Tried and tested resource; all worksheets included. Includes reference to the OCR business GCSE text book.

This resource has been written by a Business Studies specialist on the topic of profit margins (gross and net calculations) for the OCR GCSE course. It includes all resources and powerpoint. Tried and tested resource.

This resource is for GCSE Business Studies, written by a subject specialist with advice sought from an English teacher on how to best structure this evaluate question to achieve higher marks. 17 slide PPT (around 2-3 lessons worth), focused on the following: exam key words (evaluate) A business case study (Shirtz Limited) exam style evaluate question peer and self assessment opportunities using mark scheme varied range of exemplar responses with marks awarded advice on planning through a table advice on linking ideas for a stronger, more cohesive response key connectives to help with linking ideas a structured response handout extension activity linked to the lesson topic (online quiz)

This resource includes a 48 slide powerpoint containing 35 fun, literacy-based word game activities, originally designed for years 7 and 8 form time as a competition, but suitable any easily adapted for any secondary year group or as in-lesson tasks. These activities have been based on research into literacy across the curriculum, utilising ideas such as disciplinary literacy to help develop the vocabulary of all pupils involved. There is roughly one challenge per academic week for the entire year (35 tasks). The tasks are divided into different types as follows: synonym finder - a word is given and pupils must submit as many synonyms as possible word ladders - pupils must change one letter at a time to reach the top of the ladder from the bottom caption this - pupils are given an image that they must provide a headline or caption for define it - pupils must define the subject-specific language and identify the subject area missing words - pupils must choose appropriate adjectives or adverbs for the sentence gaps root words - pupils are given a Latin or Greek root word and must submit as many words to include the root as possible seasonal challenges - pupils must identify as many nouns as possible on a seasonal topic Please see the tasks file preview for an example of the sort of thing you receive. Answers are included where appropriate, and all further instructions required to set up the competition element (if desired) are contained within the powerpoint. It can be linked to a Google Form for easy tracking and to encourage competitiveness if using whole school.

This resource is a fully comprehensive scheme of work on Christmas Carol, designed for higher ability pupils with plenty of challenge and stretch (grades 5-9). It was originally designed for AQA but can easily be tweaked for other boards. All resources are included along the 191 slide PPT, with everything you need to teach the novel. It also utilises language paper cross-over tasks and non-fiction resources to build contextual knowledge/ cultural capital and provides a focus on core vocabulary to aid understanding. Updated Jan 2022. The PPT covers the following: core vocabulary categories and booklet atmosphere through language imagery based tasks (Gothic conventions) Scrooge’s nomenclature context - Victorian times A range of task styles including group, independent, paired work and videos Summary skills Quote finding and analysis Links to Literature (London poem) creative writing opportunities character study for all key characters connotation and layers of meaning Using PEEZL to construct exam responses peer assessment opportunities allusion and allegory symbolism and metaphor Utilitarian philosophy, Malthus and Bentham Authorial intent inference exemplar responses key plot developments irony drawing comparisons structure - framed narrative, foreshadowing Writing intros and conclusions tracking change guided exam planning thesis statements reference to mark schemes

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 is a full scheme of work for the novel ‘Coraline’ by Neil Gaiman. Originally written for a low ability year 8 group, it is suitable for years 7 or 8, low to mid ability. Updated Jan 2022. There is a mammoth 93 slide PPT plus all resources included in this bundle. The PPT works through a range of activities designed to develop both reading and writing skills via cross-over creative tasks. Suggested reading chunked to go with lessons. Topics and tasks as follows: Pre-reading tasks (book name and cover) expectations / predictions characterisation Effect of language (using the PEEZL acronym) Example of writing about effect Inference Settings Creative writing - create an ‘other’ you Improving creative writing Parallel world theme formal letter writing planning and scaffolded writing and peer assessment opportunities comparing the two worlds tracking tone changes creating horror pre-annotated extract writing as a character (diary entry) Use of simile / creating own similes theme of survival tracking Coraline’s journey more in-depth theme investigation writer’s messages forming critical opinions twisted fairy tales (investigation and creating own) Heroines and stereotypes quote finding effective endings foreshadowing 5 years later - writing a new chapter Updated Jan 2022

This resource includes a mammoth 83 slide PPT scheme of work on the novel Martyn Pig, updated March 2022 and containing everything you need for the teaching of the text. Originally written for a middle ability year 8 group, it is also suitable for year 9. The scheme combines reading study with creative writing cross-over tasks. The scheme of work includes the following topics and tasks: the novel’s title connotation Character profiling characterisation monologue writing task inference quote analysis plot development language analysis themes extract based exam style questions and practice PEEZL method (point, evidence, explain effect, zoom into language, link) structure writing intros and conclusions vocabulary choices creative writing suggestions and practice drama around character intent foreshadowing pathetic fallacy moral dilemmas socratic talk impressions v reality (duality) cyclical structures endings letter writing All resources have been tried and tested with pupils. Updated March 2022

This resource is a 90 slide PPT full scheme of work on Tom Becker’s novel ‘Darkside’, updated Jan 2022. It is suitable for middle to high ability learners in years 8-10. The novel contains some excellent descriptive language which forms great preparation for studying GCSE literary texts. The PPT is approx 15-18 lessons, not including the reading of the novel! and all resources are included. It approaches the novel as an analytical reader but also provides opportunities to produce writing, both fiction and non-fiction, in cross-over tasks. The novel provides excellent opportunities for under-pinning context and cultural capital for Victorian novel study at GCSE. The PPT covers the following: -inference and predictions from cover -diary entry writing -language techniques/ descriptive writing strategies -discussion of language effect plus exemplar -presentation of key characters -comparing characters -creating suspense -guided annotation -peer assessment opportunities -gothic conventions links to Frankenstein built in optional HW tasks character analysis PEEZL method of analysing language finding and locating evidence descriptive writing settings tension tracking spoken language opportunity - news reports Victorian Britain Emotive language tracing plot developments Pathetic fallacy text transformations - travel writing cross-over task endings Updated January 2022

This resource is a mammoth 100 slide PPT scheme (+ resources) for the novel Of Mice and Men, designed to be studied with mid to high ability year 9 students. It is an excellent novel for wider reading in order to build pupils’ knowledge and skills in preparation for GCSE English Literature. Approx 15-18 lessons worth The PPT explores the following aspects of the novel: Initial setting and atmosphere Language analysis/ effect Quote finding examining Themes Characterisation - George and Lennie Character relationships Context - The Great Depression and itinerant workers Character mini quiz The bunkhouse Crooks and Candy analysis and quote discussion Tracking changes in character Conflict Cyclical structures The brush Examples of literature style analytical writing Curley’s wife Focus on imagery, language and key extracts Further examples of literature style writing on CW Crooks’ room and the importance of all settings The ending - prediction and reflections Microcosm

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

This resource was designed as a revision block on Lord of the Flies for higher ability GCSE pupils (grades 5-9), having already studied the novel. (There is also a full scheme of work PPT available for the first teaching of this). Updated Feb 2022 It includes 32 slides of activities and information (approx 6 lessons), including: plot and character recap theme recap (group activity) provocative statements to provoke discussion Images to prompt discussion of symbols Recap of allusion (specifically biblical) historical context - Golding A nihilist view, Nietzsche Discussion questions Advice on exam questions and example questions Quote finding exercise 2 exemplar responses to exam questions (level 5 and 6) planning an exam response advice on thesis statements for good intros an exemplar high grade paragraph All of the above is included in the powerpoint file itself, not as separate documents

This resource is a full scheme of work on Lord of the Flies for GCSE AQA Literature, but could be used for other examination boards with a few tweaks. It includes a mammoth 142 slide PPT, all of which has been tried and tested with students. The unit was originally written for higher ability GCSE pupils, aiming for grade 5 and above; thus includes a lot of challenge and stretch for obtaining top grades. Updated Feb 2022 The PPT covers a vast range of elements needed for teaching the novel, including the following: the setting and background to the novel work on key characters (including use of video links) philosophical quotes on society for discussion background on William Golding links to ‘The Coral Island’ Symbolism (the conch) Biblical allegory, including relevant bible extracts Chapter by chapter investigations - chapter 1: utopia/ dystopia, Piggy v Ralph chapter 2: the island, names, foreshadowing, further symbolism order and leadership - Jack v Ralph Simon and his role The theme of power and Roger’s significance Discussion around power and quotes/ images to stimulate ideas Group/ paired analysis of extracts about Roger Chapter 4: independent summary and key questions; the first slaughter and discussion of blood in literature; analysing Jack’s savagery Comparison between Ralph at different points Chapter 5: independent summary (with video link), annotation of the opening, tracking changes in Ralph’s character (+ possible HW task) Chapter 6: reflection on the parachutist, extract analysis, link to puppets and Icarus; discussion of an idyllic island and comparing to the LOTF island Chapter 7: savagery, Golding’s reasons for writing, island symbolism, discussion of civilisation, Berengaria and wounds Exam prep lesson - extract and question with guidance on a response and a practice paragraph exploration of the themes of duality and paradox Exploration of the relevance of psychoanalysis mini HW project extract analysis of jack and the choir Chapter 8: Jack and Simon, comparing Ralph and Jack as chiefs, discussion of the theme of evil and what makes a person evil; symbolism of the sow The pig head - group work and inference on an extract Further exam practice with an exemplar response and direction for including AO3; reference to mark scheme and peer assessment Chapter 9: religious symbolism, allegory, Simon’s death and the mountain Chapter 10: the structural split, the leadership values of Jack and Ralph Chapter 11: structural parallels Chapter names Chapter 12: the ending, deus ex machina, Golding’s goals, links to the Stanford prison experiment Please note, this was originally written with the students having undergone a blind reading of the novel over the holidays. It can however be taught with no previous understanding or reading, with a little tweaking.

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.