This resource is an ideal lesson for KS3 or lower ability KS4 to support them in improving their use of literary devices in their writing. The lesson features a starter task, an overview of what makes devices effective, a mini whiteboard feedback task and a chance for students to put their ideas into practice independently.

This resource is an ideal lesson for KS3 or lower ability KS4 to support them in improving and varying the types of sentences they use. The lesson features a creative starter followed by teacher led instruction before students practice the skills in pairs and then independently. It also encourages students to think about how they can use strategies discerningly.

This resource provides a one hour lesson for revising key ideas about the characters from Macbeth. The pack contains: A PowerPoint with a character related starter, instructions for the silent debate and a plenary A3 sheets with statements about each character for students to respond to as part of their debate A worksheet for students to collate key ideas about each character after the silent debate

This one hour lesson gets students to look at an example poem before creating their own. It features challenge tasks to push students and encourages them to consider language and structure in a creative way. This lesson could be ideal for an interview!

This resource provides a one hour lesson for revising key ideas about the characters from A Christmas Carol. The pack contains: A PowerPoint with a character related starter, instructions for the silent debate and a plenary A3 sheets with statements about each character for students to respond to as part of their debate A worksheet for students to collate key ideas about each character after the silent debate

This resource features over 150 slides to test students’ knowledge of common literary devices that they may encounter in their English studies. Slides are animated and can easily be amended to insert the teacher’s own choice of quotes or devices. Activities include: Mulitple choice quizzing Unscramble the device True or false quizzing Odd one out questions Bingo

A fun and engaging lesson for students to revise the poems of the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry anthology. No pens required! The resources provided include: A lesson plan with starter, two main activities and plenary. These contain suggestions on how the activities can be completed or adapted where necessary. 8 questions for each poem from the anthology. Tokens for the poems and themes. Resources simply need to be prepared and the lesson is organised! An excellent lesson for the last day of term!

This resource provides a crossword activity in which students identify key vocabulary that could be related to the key character featured. It also features a challenge task for students to consider which word best applies to the character. Each document features both the empty and completed crossword for teacher reference. This would be ideal as a starter and is great for expanding students’ vocabulary, supporting them in clearly articulating their response to the task/text (AQA AO1).

This resource provides a crossword activity in which students identify key vocabulary that could be related to the key character featured. It also features a challenge task for students to consider which word best applies to the character. Each document features both the empty and completed crossword for teacher reference. This would be ideal as a starter and is great for expanding students’ vocabulary, supporting them in clearly articulating their response to the task/text (AQA AO1).

This resource provides a crossword activity in which students identify key vocabulary that could be related to the key character featured. It also features a challenge task for students to consider which word best applies to the character. Each document features both the empty and completed crossword for teacher reference. This would be ideal as a starter and is great for expanding students’ vocabulary, supporting them in clearly articulating their response to the task/text (AQA AO1).

This resource provides an excellent display with 5 alternative phrases to ‘Makes the reader want to read on’ to encourage students to be more precise with their analysis.

A resource which features common English devices, their definitions and examples in an attractive and engaging design.

This resource provides a one hour lesson for revising key ideas about the characters from An Inspector Calls. The pack contains: A PowerPoint with a character related starter, instructions for the silent debate and a plenary A3 sheets with statements about each character for students to respond to as part of their debate A worksheet for students to collate key ideas about each character after the silent debate

This resource provides a one hour lesson for revising key ideas about the characters from Romeo and Juliet. The pack contains: A PowerPoint with a character related starter, instructions for the silent debate and a plenary A3 sheets with statements about each character for students to respond to as part of their debate A worksheet for students to collate key ideas about each character after the silent debate

This resource provides a one hour lesson for revising key ideas about the characters from Jekyll and Hyde. The pack contains: A PowerPoint with a character related starter, instructions for the silent debate and a plenary A3 sheets with statements about each character for students to respond to as part of their debate A worksheet for students to collate key ideas about each character after the silent debate

This resource can be used as a lesson or as part of students’ independent study. The PowerPoint begins with a true or false quiz (animated) on key events from the novella. In the following worksheet, students are given basic questions to support their recall of key information from the plot of Jekyll and Hyde. All students should be able to answer these questions, though some may be stretched to consider the purpose of these events/characters. They could make links to key quotes and context.

This resource can be used as a lesson or as part of students’ independent study. The PowerPoint begins with a true or false quiz (animated) on key events from the play. In the following worksheet, students are given basic questions to support their recall of key information from the plot of Romeo and Juliet. All students should be able to answer these questions, though some may be stretched to consider the purpose of these events/characters. They could make links to key quotes and context.

This resource can be used as a lesson or as part of students’ independent study. The PowerPoint begins with a true or false quiz (animated) on key events from the play. In the following worksheet, students are given basic questions to support their recall of key information from the plot of An Inspector Calls. All students should be able to answer these questions, though some may be stretched to consider the purpose of these events/characters. They could make links to key quotes and context.

This resource contains a quiz for ‘An Inspector Calls’ with four rounds. The rounds include: Multiple Choice general knowledge Quotes and their characters Context Key terminology There is also a tiebreaker question.

This resource provides a fun lesson idea for GCSE students as a way of revising for their GCSE English mock exams. Students are given guidance on how to create questions for each topic of their exams. This example includes: An Inspector Calls Jekyll and Hyde Romeo and Juliet AQA Power and Conflict poetry SPAG Literary devices Can be easily adapted for other texts and exam boards.