This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded for key Stage 3 pupils to study this text. The lesson is ready to teach, although you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. The other lessons can be used alongside it and they can be taught together, but all are suitable as standalone lessons. This lesson covers the skills of summarising

Taken from AQA GCSE exam previous teaching, this is one of a series of lessons that I have uploaded on all of the poems from the anthology. The anthology may no longer exist in it's current form, but the poem is still valid for study and the lesson is self contained for leading analysis of the poem.

This is one of many lessons and resources that I have uploaded on Russel's Blood Brothers for the AQA Lit specification. This is a full lesson PP on revising the themes in the play - prior to the exam.

This is a full lesson that breaks down the skills and techniques needed in the exam for following and argument questions. Contains text and mark scheme from the board.

Roger Hurn kindly uploaded this story with some questions. All I've done is put it onto PP to save photocopying, added some 'reading ahead&' tasks and used his suggested questions. makes a nifty little cover lesson for my year 7 group. The story is here on TES: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/A-Spooky-Story-6111222/

This is one of a series of worksheets that is used over each lesson to help pupils to write a response to a question about the play 'Our Day Out'. Each lesson is split by each paragraph of the essay and their is a guide for each paragraph. All resources ahve been uplaoded with the same title for ease of finding if you want to combine them, rather than use as standalone.

This is a lesson starter to introduce the topic of apostrophes.

This is a full lesson using a Functional Text as a stimulus and it encourages pupils to use the Reading Afs to design questions. Designed to enable pupils to work with the reading AFs and familiarise themselves with them.

This is part of a full scheme of work - all powerpoints and resources have been uploaded. Powerpoints are all separate uploads, saved by lesson numbers 1,2,3 etc. There are 9 lessons in total. Also uploaded as part of this section are resources. All lessons are saved under 'Nobody Has a Private Life'. This scheme is quite old, and will need some adapting as it was written in my PGCE year. However, it's a good starting point and pupils have very much enjoyed it over the years. Also has strong citizenship links!

This is a full lesson that helps to offer an overview of both exam papers in November. Aimed at Legacy Spec exams for AQA; Paper 1 and 2.

This is a full lesson PP on Curley's wife and how the other characters respond to her.

This is a full and detailed ppt that introduces Poetic form with a listing of poetic techniques and devises - it may be given to students for self study. There is also a presentation of humour in poetry that includes an examination of the limerick form.

This is a full lesson on PP that structures and guides pupils on completing a follow the argument question. Based on a past paper with mark scheme.

This is a full lesson which supports teaching pupils how to answer the langauge question. Aimed at the old specification teaching.

A lesson that can be used in conjunction with all of my other lessons on Dickens and Oliver Twist

This is a full lesson designed to encourage pupils to analyse a text using the Key Stage 3 reading assessment focus'

Travel Writing Lesson 2of 2 - This is one of two lessons that lead to the reading assessment on travel writing that I have also uploaded.

Based on the play - this is a spin off for contextual and functional learning - in role, pupils fill in this application form as a character from the play.

An Inspector Calls - This is one of 9 full resources that I use to teach tthe play 'An INspector Calls' all cover different parts of the play and can be used in conjunction with each other or as a standalon. All have been uploaded with the same title. You just need to search for them up to 9. Please note that they may not be in sequence.

This fun starter activity worksheet on Macbeth by Shakespeare includes images and thought bubbles for the characters' thoughts - good for low ability pupils.