This beautifully illustrated powerpoint is great for getting the students writing and thinking, and has been very successful in my classes. Group work, problem solving, individual writing, speaking and listening - this presentation really gets the students thinking about the different styles and purposes of writing. Enjoy!

This 17 slide powerpoint presentation is beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the pupils. This presentation explores the meaning of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 through content, language and structure focus. This presentation includes a starter, a poet biography, a sonnet overview, content, language and structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. Enjoy

This 18 slide powerpoint is beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the students. Through a series of discussion and note taking slides the following structures are delivered to the students: Rhyming Couplets, Tercet, Quatrain, Iambic Pentameter, Rhyme Royal, Octavia Rima/Octave ansd sonnets. A real essential knowledge presentation. ,

This 20 slide powerpoint presentation is beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the students. This presentation is constructed very much with the AOs in mind and the format I use has been refined over many years as an A Level teacher. This presentation includes: a starter activity, a poet biography, a poem overview, content, language and structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary.

This opening power point lesson introduces the text from both a traditional and post modern perspective. Through structured questions and debate it explores the impact Ibsen’s childhood had upon his writing, it explores the different forms of patriarchal control and how women are portrayed in the media today - these areas provide the perfect backdrop for study of this play.

Wilde’s classic text showcases the literary talent of a man having to hide his own true sexuality. The picture of Dorian Gray beckons the audience to view beauty in new ways, to reframe hedonism and to truly observe who and what influences us. This power point lesson is beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the students. I have taught this text many times and this resource has been used to lead my teaching in class, as a homework assignment and also as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This complete resource focuses on chapter 17, it contains a recap on previous learning, a starter activity, a key word’s slide, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. All the time-consuming work has been done for you – enjoy!

This resource is connected to The Explorers Daughter by Kari Herbert– the text insert from the anthology (International GCSE English Language (Specification A) Paper 1 Section A Non-fiction texts) This is a complete resource, with every slide being differentiated. All slides are illustrated beautifully and very engaging for the students. I have used this resource in class to lead my teaching, also as a homework assignment and this year as a tool of revision. This power point lesson contains; a starter activity, an author bio slide, a context of the work slide, summary and analysis questions through textual analysis, an academic writing task, an extension task and a homework. Enjoy!

William Shakespeare’s Othello is brought wonderfully to life with these colourfully illustrated and wonderfully detailed slides. This resource has been fully road tested in my own classes and refined in 2019. I have used this resource to lead my teaching in class, as a homework assignment/distance learning material and even a tool of revision – All have worked well for the students. This power point lesson contains the following elements; a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource, enjoy!

William Shakespeare’s Tempest is brought beautifully to life in the thoughtfully illustrated slides. I have used this particular resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This is a complete KS4 resource, although I have used it with slight modifications at KS3. This power point lesson contains a glossary of terms, a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. Enjoy!

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is brought beautifully to life with these dynamically illustrated slides and the thoughtful tasks contained within. I have taught this text many times in my own classroom and it remains a personal favourite. This year I revised all my Gatsby resources. I have now used this particular resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This power point lesson contains a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s enduring classic, ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a tale of unrequited love and betrayal, and remains a significant text in the post-modern world. I have taught this text many times in the last twenty years, using this specific resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (SKYPE lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – All have worked well for the students. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson works as an introduction to the text and focuses on three areas with discussion tasks and written challenges. (i) The author and his body of work (ii) Key themes contained within the Great Gatsby (iii) The characterization of the key constructs. This a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!

This dynamically detailed and illustrated power point lesson is connected to the Edexcel AS and A Level English Language and Literature anthology (Voices in Speech and Writing). This specific lesson explores the text, ‘De Profundis by Oscar Wilde’ This colossal 21 slide presentation explores the genre, the audience and the purpose of this text. It introduces the students to the key critical terms of: conventions, overview, alliteration, inference, enigma, tone and caesura. This presentation also includes an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!

This dynamically detailed and illustrated power point lesson is connected to the Edexcel AS and A Level English Language and Literature anthology (Voices in Speech and Writing). This specific lesson explores the text, ‘Colonel Tim Collins to 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, in Iraq 2003’ This colossal 29 slide presentation explores the genre, the audience and the purpose of this text. It introduces the students to the key critical terms of: emotive language, pronouns, representation, tone, imagery, iconography, hyperbole, euphemism and motif. This presentation also includes an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!

This dynamically detailed and illustrated power point lesson is connected to the Edexcel AS and A Level English Language and Literature anthology (Voices in Speech and Writing). This specific lesson explores the text, ‘Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China by Paul Theroux’ This colossal 20 slide presentation explores the genre, the audience and the purpose of this text. It introduces the students to the key critical terms of: Imagery, Repetition, Aphorism, Amplification, Allusion, Cacophony, Understatement, Motif and Periphrasis. This presentation also includes an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!

The academic jump between GCSE and A level is significant. Often there isn’t a transition program or materials in place, and some students struggle. I have created an ever-growing set of materials to compensate for this skill’s gap and students have found these materials incredibly helpful. I have used these materials after students have completed their GCSEs and indicated that they are planning to move onto ‘A’ level, as homework assignments and even as tools of revision. All have worked well for the students. This power point lesson focuses on the skills required to write a basic ‘A’ level essay. Through a series of structured exercises: the students learn how to create structured paragraphs, seek simple ways to write an introduction, and think carefully on how dynamic their conclusions should read. This is a complete resource. Enjoy.

David Almond’s ‘Skellig’ is brought beautifully to life in these thoughtfully designed slides. Differentiated tasks are contained within this lesson which drastically reduces your workload. This lesson contains a starter activity, a discussion task, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task (PETAL paragraphing), an extension task, a homework assignment and of course a plenary. All the challenging and time-consuming work has been completed for you. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!

William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet’ remains a celebrated text, still being performed worldwide on-stage and also enjoying a number of reimaged film versions. In our post-modern world of ‘false news’, ‘conspiracies’, ‘social media revenge’ and ‘corrupted politics’, Hamlet remains an essential text. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 21 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking slide, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. The study materials contained within this PowerPoint lesson provide approximately 2 hours teaching time in class. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!

William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet’ remains a celebrated text, still being performed worldwide on-stage and also enjoying a number of reimaged film versions. In our post-modern world of ‘false news’, ‘conspiracies’, ‘social media revenge’ and ‘corrupted politics’, Hamlet remains an essential text. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 21 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking slide, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. The study materials contained within this PowerPoint lesson provide approximately 2 hours teaching time in class. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!

William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet’ remains a celebrated text, still being performed worldwide on-stage and also enjoying a number of reimaged film versions. In our post-modern world of ‘false news’, ‘conspiracies’, ‘social media revenge’ and ‘corrupted politics’, Hamlet remains an essential text. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 18 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking slide, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. The study materials contained within this PowerPoint lesson provide approximately 2 hours teaching time in class. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!

John Steinbeck’s classic text, ‘Of Mice and Men’ recounts the hardships and sacrifices of two migrant workers during the Great Depression. This classic tale focuses predominantly on the themes of friendship and loneliness, and the short-comings of the Great American Dream. I have taught this text many times in the last 18 years and I have used this specific resource (revised) to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically structured and illustrated PowerPoint lesson includes: an assessment criteria slide, a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracker slide, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!