This 17 page booklet contains: - Modern Source A: article from the Mail on Sunday, upbeat tone, on the Queen's cousin coming out as gay and his new relationship - Pre-1914 Source B: three short letters by Oscar Wilde to his lover, accessible and full of language techniques - Both sources are annotated with talking points - Scaffolded tasks and guidance for Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 - Exam style questions - An additional exam booklet with these texts in should you choose to use this as an assessment - PDF and editable Word Docs of both booklets

This is a crash course for the American SAT English course, looking at Optional Essay, Writing & Language, Reading. This took me around four weeks to teach, including assessment time. Inside are twelve whole lessons plus resources: sample essays, powerpoints, assessments and mark schemes, and so on.

This is a PPT lesson guiding you through teaching Question 1 letter writing for CIE IGCSE English as a First Language. It uses The Hunger Games as a text, looking at the Interview scene. Included is one full PPT (this took me around 3 hours to teach fully), a mock CIE assessment Q1 based on The Hunger Games, a planning sheet and an example insert annotated for the three bullet points.

Three lessons on the topic of informal letter writing. This was intended for CIE IGCSE English as a Second Language question 6, but could be used also with KS3. 1. Generating ideas - four different routes into coming up with ideas for letter writing (PPT) 2. Formal/informal language with a variety of activities and model answers (PPT) 3. Peer assessment (PPT) This also comes with a success criteria based on the CIE mark scheme.

A PowerPoint guiding students through the historical context of The Great Gatsby. Includes videos, images, songs, quotes from the Great Gatsby and discussion point. This took me around 2 hours to teach using the materials in this resource. I cover: prohibition, the American dream, the roaring 20s and the new woman. These are linked back to the novel to explain how they are relevant to the novel.

This resources includes a PowerPoint detailed notes on the poem ‘In Paris With You’ by James Fenton. It has a short quote quiz and guides pupils through analysing the key theme of unconventional love in the poem. Also included is a RAG rating (feedback sheet) and a follow up lesson with individual tasks for each student based on their feedback.

This complete Powerpoint lesson introduces students to Shakespearean language, explaining common grammar/language changes. Suitable for KS3/KS4/KS5 Literature. This begins with an explanation of language change, from Old to Middle English up to Early Modern Shakesperean. Students then have a match-up challenge with common vocabulary. Finally, students will try to translate the prologue of Romeo and Juliet into modern English. Tried and tested lesson!

This resource contains a Powerpoint and a running race worksheet with teacher answers. You will first explain some common strategies for working out the meaning of new vocabulary with examples. Students will then have a group running race in which they apply the strategies they have learnt to new words. They will have to come to you for each question with a correct answer before being allowed to access the next question. The first team to complete the quiz wins. This is a tried and tested lesson which my students love. Engaging, fun and practical. Suitable for KS3 or KS4 English for any exam board. Especially suitable for CIE First Language English 0500 in which students will have to define new words.

This is a complete lesson for CIE IGCSE English as a Second Language ESL Exercise 5. The lesson usually takes 1-2 periods to teach, including a model example, tips, writing time and peer assessment.

This is one of my favourite lessons to teach, tried and tested, and always gets good results! Students will learn step-by-step how to write extended metaphors, with videos, model answers and a nicely designed ppt.

This lesson reviews the English names for common punctuation marks, how they are used and ends with students writing a short descriptive paragraph using these different punctuation marks.

This is a PPT lesson guiding you through teaching Question 1 diary writing for CIE IGCSE English as a First Language. It uses The Hunger Games as a text, looking at the Reaping scene. Included is one full PPT (this took me around 3 hours to teach fully), a mock CIE assessment Q1 based on The Hunger Games and an example insert annotated for the three bullet points.

These worksheets were designed for my EAL students who were bordering between second language English and first language IGCSE English courses for The Hunger Games, from chapters 1-18 (not beyond that). The worksheets would be suitable for any students studying The Hunger Games, but especially those with EAL needs, special needs or who need a little extra support. Activities include: Vocabulary Comprehension Listening (you’ll need a copy of the film but I put time stamps in there) Language analysis short questions Letter writing Notemaking Speaking activities This is a free resource, not claiming to be the best ever made, so if you find these useful, please do leave a good review :)