A 15 page revision/work booklet made using my own resources and some free resources available online.

An engaging and fully resourced extended writing lesson. Suitable for KS3 or KS4 AQA English Language Paper 1 Section B - Descriptive Writing practice. The PowerPoint includes: Overview of the features of Gothic literature Extract from Bram Stoker’s Dracula for analysis Creative writing image, activity and choice prompts Planning worksheet Peer assessment focus In the past I also used this as a cover lesson which worked really well. Please leave a review if you found this resource helpful :) Or browse my online shop for other creative writing resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK

Creative starter question Banquo’s soliloquy , modern English version plus questions Analysis of the imagery of the ‘fruitless crown’ before introducing Macbeth’s soliloquy. Key quotations from the soliloquy and an activity for students to predict the fears he will be addressing YouTube video clip link plus specific focus criteria for students Macbeth’s soliloquy , modern English version plus questions (includes extension questions for challenge) Plenary question (using EXIT CARDS)

An amended version of the Elmer the Elephant story for EFL students and a range of activities I have found online/adapted.

How to write a personal statement for college (Whole lesson and planning sheet) KS4 A powerpoint which takes students through writing a personal statement for their college applications. It includes: Tips on what to include in an introduction How to structure your personal statement Questions that encourage students to think about the subjects they wish to study at college. An example personal statement to analyse. Sentence starters. A planning sheet. Please leave a review if you found this resource helpful. Or browse my online shop for other resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK

Students stick the timeline across a double page in their book. For each scene, students select one key quotation and write it in the box underneath. *This was a useful resource for my EFL learners and offered additional support for students who were struggling to remember the order of events in the play.

Students look at promotional posters for the play Romeo and Juliet to make assumptions about the society and characters. Then after reading through the prologue students cut and stick the explanations in the right box. Some guided questions to develop their interpretations. Exit card question plenary. Please leave a review if you found this resource helpful :) I am currently working on the rest of the lessons in the series. Act 1, Scene 1 is available to purchase here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-opening-analysis-act-1-scene-1-whole-lesson-and-worksheet-ks4-11525718 Act 1, Scene 2 is available to purchase here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-act-1-scene-2-capulet-and-paris-whole-lesson-and-worksheet-ks3-ks4-11625209 Act 1, Scene 3 is available to purchase here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-act-1-scene-3-lady-capulet-and-the-nurse-ks4-11976732 ** Or alternatively browse my online shop for Shakespeare and Creative Writing resources:** https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK

Creative starter question Analysis of the witches and the opening of the play Key questions and differentiated (includes extension questions for higher order thinking) Summary and making predictions for the rest of the play 3 x video clips and different interpretations of the witches plus recording sheet Creative writing planning sheet - Imagine you are a stage director. How would you produce this opening scene of Macbeth? Extension task- using quotations to justify own interpretation and writing a persuasive letter (instead of a PEE paragraph- same skills)

A lesson I made based on the resources from the British Council website https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/tour_of_london_-_exercises_1.pdf Click the sound icon to listen to the dialogue, with each mouse-click a corresponding image comes up for a basic virtual tour. There are then three activities. Students match the tourist spot to the name, number the places chronologically and guess which tourist destination has been visited based on the review given. I've also included filler activities- a word search and colouring page.

Activities encouraging students to analyse the characters of Mr Utterson and Mr Einfield from the opening on the novel, based upon contextual understanding of Victorian gentlemen and their own interpretations. If you found this lesson helpful please leave a review :) The next lesson in the sequence is available for purchase here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-chapter-1-story-of-the-door-3-lessons-and-worksheets-11528517 Or browse my shop for more lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK

Set the worksheet as a homework task for my KS4 class. Students research the author William Golding and record the information on the worksheet. Also included: a powerpoint with key contextual information for the novel. I hope it helps!

A whole lesson and worksheet (suitable for KS3 and KS4) which encourages students to consider how an author can use symbolism in Gothic Fiction. Students are first given a definition of symbolism and are asked to consider a variety of symbols and what they represent. Students read a short extract. Using the sentence starters provided, they then make inferences based on the imagery of a ticking clock, a hospital bed, and a woman’s hand compared to ‘pale marble’ to explore how it could symbolise illness or death. In pairs students complete the worksheet and consider what certain Gothic features could represent. They then come up with two of their own and share with the rest of the class. Finally, students are given a choice of two images. They must write a piece of descriptive writing based on the image of their choice and must try to include symbolism. This could also work as a Halloween themed lesson or as part of a Creative Writing scheme of work. I often taught this lesson together with my Gothic Horror writing lesson available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gothic-horror-creative-writing-lesson-11235636

Students look at the images which are connected to key quotations from the play (Act 1-Act 3) and must put them into chronological order. PowerPoint plus worksheet. Extension tasks: 1. identify which character said each quotation, 2. consider which is the most significant and justify your opinion 3. Find your own example of Shakespeare's imagery and draw an image for it

Overview: Students select one quotation for each key scene from the table provided and use it to analyse Macbeth’s character. Students evaluate on a scale of 1 to 5 whether he comes across as strong or weak. They then use this to plot Macbeth’s changing character and have a visual representation of his power/weakness across Acts1-5. This can then be compared to Lady Macbeth’s (included in ppt) and students develop their own interpretations/ justify their opinions. Powerpoint and worksheets included. Please leave a review if you found this resource helpful :) Or browse my online shop for more Macbeth resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK

Two full lessons and activities looking at extracts from Act 3, Scene 6 and Act 4, Scene 2 so students develop a personal response and consider whether Macbeth is a tyrant.

Overview: Students stick the Bingo sheet in the front of their exercise books. They can then choose any of the reading challenges that they would like to complete in their spare time (or set one for homework!) Students fill out a worksheet for each of the tasks, stick it in their exercise book and cross off the Bingo square. If they complete 5 tasks in a row they get a certificate and win a prize! I have included the ppt so that tasks and worksheets can be amended. I have also included PDF versions of the worksheets so that they can be printed easily. Please leave a review if you found this helpful or browse my online store for more resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK

In teams students choose two numbers. Click on the squares to reveal the pictures and quotations. If they manage to match the quotation to the speakercorrectly they gain 5 points for their team. If you found this resource helpful please leave a review :) Or browse my online shop for other Macbeth related resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK

A poster outlining the steps in the writing process that can be printed as part of a classroom display. I have included ammendable A3/A4 Word Doc posters as well as PDF files for ease of printing. Please leave a review if you found this helpful :) Or look at my online shop for other resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK

Students use the images and sentence starters to write a short piece of descriptive writing based on christmas/Victorian London. Includes worksheets and a short powerpoint to introduce the creative writing task. Suitable for a christmas themed creative writing class or cover lesson . Please leave a review if you found this helpful or look at my online shop for other resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK

Focus: How to craft a vivid setting in creative writing On the worksheet handout students have an example extract from the opening of the novel ‘Perfume’ which uses sensory description. Students must then answer the questions an explore how imagery which focuses on the sense of smell can be used to create a vivid setting. Students then complete a creative writing task and write about a modern day setting in the style of Patrick Suskind.