A 10 slide PowerPoint exploring the key themes and message for each stanza of ‘Poppies’ by Jane Weir with particular focus on the emotional journey of the mother within the poem. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem.

An 11 slide PowerPoint detailing the origins of Gothic Fiction, its key features and support for writing your own text including ideas for setting, timing, characters, plot and supernatural elements. Includes a Gothic Vocabulary help sheet for students to use in their own creation of a Gothic Fiction text. Fun and engaging for all! Lots of beautiful images and whizzy animation!

A 23 slide PowerPoint exploring the role of the witches within Shakespeare’s Macbeth. It includes excerpts from the script, contextual information about King James I and superstition in the 17th century, both comprehension and inference questions and is suitable for all ages! Engaging and informative for all!

A 21 slide PowerPoint including detailed analysis of the poem as a whole and then with explicit focus on language, structure, tone and deeper meaning with a conclusion listing poems to be encouraged to use for comparison with Doshi’s ‘The Deliverer’. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. For AS / A -level Edexcel Poetry

A 14 slide whole lesson on suspenseful descriptive writing using Show don’t tell techniques, imagery and short sentences for effect. Includes: images as springboard for creative writing (creepy rooms) checklist for effective suspense writing model suspense text for analysis Engaging PowerPoint promoting learning - suitable for all ages!

An Ofsted graded 'Outstanding' lesson on the opening chapter of TRASH by Andy Mulligan. This lesson encourages students to work independently, exploring language employed by the writer.

A 20 slide PowerPoint exploring Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Standing Female Nude’ - key themes, language and structure with thought-provoking questions for students to respond. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. Suitable for GCSE, AS level/A-level!

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students develop magical powers. Includes snippets of other writing to analyse for linguistic/structural techniques used for effect and to engage a reader. Includes interesting adjectives list and model written piece with questions for students to analyse. Suitable for KS2-KS3!

A PowerPoint on using deduction and inference. Based on visual YouTube clips for engagement before moving on to analysis of a written text. Fun and engaging for all years! Helps to really define the key terms 'deduction' and 'inference' and establish the ability to read between the lines and search for deeper meaning.

This is a PowerPoint to accompany the reading of The Black Cat with a ‘horror genre’ language focus. It is suitable for ages 11-16 and allows students to zoom in on specific language employed by Poe. It also includes a quiz on the plot and central characters within the story to concrete understanding of what has been read. More engaging, affordable English resources here! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/rosecoates

A 21 slide PowerPoint surrounding Sensory descriptive writing. Includes: Definition of “sensory writing” “imagery” . Exploration of sample sensory writing - focus on linguistic and structural devices employed by the writer. Activity for students to create their own sensory descriptive piece using imagery. Activity for students to peer assess using success criteria. Activity for students to refine their initial description after peer assessment. Reflection and consolidation of learning as plenary exercise.

This resource includes an information page about Grace Nichols and how her personal experiences as an immigrant and changes in culture have influenced her poetry writing. It also includes a 9 slide PowerPoint guided reading through her poem ‘Island Man’ with thought-provoking questions connecting to the poet and her life.

A detailed 12 slide PowerPoint Context Lesson for J.B. Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’ - includes challenging and differentiated questions for students on the political message behind the play as well as information on Priestley’s own life and moral/political perspectives.

An analysis lesson of Marcia Douglas’ poem ‘Electricity comes to Cocoa Bottom’. Includes line by line annotation and discussion opportunities surrounding the genre of Magical Realism. Also includes a model response to an analysis question on personification and an ‘over to you’ opportunity for independent student response to the poem. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS3/KS4!

A PowerPoint on paragraphs, the rules of using them and including tasks for students to complete to aid their use of paragraphs in writing. Suitable for both primary and secondary ages as well as as a whole school Literacy aid.

PowerPoint going through different types of sentence and how to identify them. It also includes activities for students to complete a creative written task employing their newly acquired skills. Suitable for both primary and secondary ages as well as as a Literacy tool for the whole school.

A 43 slide Poetry Unit aimed at KS3 and lower attaining KS4 classes that covers different types of poems from the Haiku to the Lyric Ode including their structures. Includes: different structural/linguistic poetic devices. different types of poem and their structural ingredients. fun activities for students that can be completed in class or as homework. self-assessment success criteria for students assessment opportunities for teachers/parents/tutors engaging and interactive slide layouts Links to the English GCSE exam criteria

A PowerPoint covering the definitions and use of: Homophones Homographs Heteronyms It also covers the importance of good spelling and includes tasks for students to complete. Suitable for primary and secondary ages as well as as a whole school Literacy tool.

10 different animated festive backgrounds for Christmas lessons with a bit of pizzazz!

FREE! Handout detailing the ingredients for analytical writing at KS3/KS4!