How did people in the past find out about what was going on in the world? A look at broadsides and hawkers. The origins of the Ballard form . Great for history and English.

This powerpoint provides a comprehensive baseline assessment of student key skills. It uses similar questions to the new GCSE exam papers and can be easily adapted to any of the exam board formats. As the questions are broken down it is also accessible to lower ability students.

Worksheet For the poem Remember.

This generic planning sheet offers an organised format for students to work on planning responses to any given question. In particular for extended written work.

A great list of insults to create a starter for introducing students to the language of Shakespeare. I get students to share them with each other and deliver them with gusto the ask them to create some of their own to have the own ‘battle of wits’.

A whole unit of work for this popular text. Includes a power point on constructing effective paragraphs. As a bonus a lesson on Simon Armitages poem the Hitcher.

A double sided worksheet on Sophie Hannah’s poem ‘Pessimism for Beginers’. Great for unseen poetry. Funny and sharp and fully of everyday observations it is an ideal first poem especially for those who don’t like poetry.

Worksheet for the poem I Shall Paint My Nails Red.

A simple exercise that I use as a link between our fiction and non fiction creative writing work . I used it to help students pick apart how they make language choices when crafting their sentences. The step by step approach allows higher ability to excel and supports those who may struggle with such activities. I use it when we transition from Gothic fiction to non fiction Jack the Ripper.

This pack uses extracts from Of Mice and Men to explore language skills in addition to non fiction writing activities. It is fully editable and offers activities for both Reading and Writing and is ideal for mid term assessments, class work and for KS3 working towards GCSE as well as KS4 and KS5 resit students.

This resource provides a full lesson on Rhetoric that is aimed at higher ability students and can also be used for lower ability with some adaptations. The slides are comprehensive and offer plenty of scope for discussion and research opportunities. they also have a full set of notes for delivery to can expand on the content in detail. Great lesson for the introduction of speaking and listening.

Poetry worksheet for No Problem

Poetry 101 workbook. contains work on exploring poetry skills. It uses the following poems. No Problem In the life of man Pain my nails red Remember Pessimism for beginers Also includes an example of an analytical essay and build block steps to write essays for poetry.

A brief introduction to some of they key historical developments that led to the modern machine.

Great for history of media, the written word, development of communications, art and design.

An interesting perspective on the information age.

Help your student analyse the tension within an extract or even an entire text in a visual form.