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.

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!

A 19 slide PowerPoint including context surrounding World War II and the Holocaust, as well as plot, character and setting for the novel itself. Suitable for all ages!

A PowerPoint detailing the importance of punctuation and how it can change the entire meaning of a written piece. Includes activities for students to correct punctuation mistakes in sentences. Includes activities for students to change the entire meaning of a short paragraph through punctuation alteration. Fun and engaging for all!

A 14 slide PowerPoint on Instruction Texts and imperatives. Includes: Activities surrounding the ingredients of an Instruction Text. Defining the term "imperative". Analysing exemplar Instruction Texts. Creating our own Instruction Text. Peer-assessing in pairs using success criteria. Self-assessing our own understanding of Instruction Texts and imperatives.

A 10-15 minute assembly on the history of Valentine’s day and interesting facts about its role today! From its bloody beginnings to its sweet, chocolaty modern day existence, Valentine’s Day, a complete presentation suitable for all ages!

A 21 slide (15-20 min) assembly or tutor-time presentation on Equal Rights for women, the history of women’s fight for equality and facts and statistics about the current lack of gender equality in the UK. Motivational, informative and thought provoking! Suitable for all ages!

Three lesson on Poe's 'The Black Cat' with focus on characters setting and themes within the horror genre. Included: a focus on linguistic and structural devices used within the story. Thunk and Do Now activity for each lesson included.

Comparative Poetry Essay Writing With structure and template Structure, tone, form and language comment examples Using quotes for reference Choosing a thesis statement MITSL strategy Conflict and Character & Voice for reference (AQA syllabus)

A 21 slide detailed character analysis lesson for 'An Inspector Calls' by J.B. Priestley. This lesson encourages students to closely analyse Priestley's characters, his intentions as a socialist playwright, the role of key characters within the play and their relationships with one another. Also includes a key quotes sheet for key characters.

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 10 minute assembly on Easter, includes fun facts about the holiday and brief definition of Lent. Fun and engaging for all!

An 11 slide PowerPoint on atmospheric writing including key ingredients and tasks for students to complete. Includes opportunity and instruction for peer assessment as well as self reflection to ensure progress in creative writing. Also includes a separate checklist to print for students to tick off and ensure they have ingredients for a successful atmospheric piece.

Back to School Behavior Management - Classroom Display Posters. 25 beautiful black and white posters to save your voice and your sanity. Use for classroom management. Simply print out, laminate, trim (easy to attach to a paint stirrer or wooden craft stick with a staple or two or mount in appropriate places in your room/stand upright- also nice printed onto coloured paper/card). Includes 25 printable behaviour signs - easily adaptable where required! Enjoy!

A 10-15 minute whole school assembly focused on ordinary people who made a difference. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks as well as comment on the story behind Hairspray. This is a thought-provoking assembly with questions to encourage students to consider who an ordinary person can stand up, speak out and challenge prejudice and injustice and make a real difference.

A 14 slide PowerPoint on sensory descriptive gore writing, selecting effective vocabulary and describing in detail while avoiding cliched horror writing. Includes model gory paragraph and opportunity for peer assessment! (nothing too horrific, don’t worry!)

A 14 slide PowerPoint identifying the DAFOREST persuasive techniques and their effectiveness in persuasive and argument writing. There is a print-off of Emma Watson's HeforShe UN speech for students to identify the techniques in a sample text as well as statements for students to create their own piece of persuasive writing in response. This also includes a DAFOREST techniques checklist that can be printed out and stuck into students' books as a revision resources or for classroom display.

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

This bundle includes the PowerPoint, lesson plan for a top ability year 10 group and the resources for an Ofsted graded 'Outstanding' lesson aimed at helping students understand the criteria for attaining a Grade A and B at GCSE in Of Mice and Men (Controlled assessment 3a). It allows the teacher to act as a facilitator to the independent learning of students and is ideal for a KS4 class!