Autobiographical Writing - Year 5 and 6 This fully editable teaching unit is made up of a series of seven progressive lessons designed to teach the features of autobiographical writing. Content includes: What are the key features of an autobiography? First person perspective Prefixes Spelling keywords in autobiographical writing Common and proper nouns Sentence construction Using P.E.E. when writing about an autobiography How writers create suspense in an autobiographical text Assessment task - produce a piece of autobiographical writing Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS2 non-fiction resources: Volcanoes - Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Unit Climate Change - Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Unit Retrieving and Recording Information Boy - Roald Dahl’s Autobiography

Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Prep - Paper 2 Section B (94-slide editable PowerPoint presentation with 14 worksheets) Eduqas GCSE English Paper 2 Section B has been created to support students as they prepare for Section B of the English Paper 2 exam. The resource includes: An introduction to the examination and the requirements of Paper 2, Section B A step-by-step guide to achieving top marks on Paper 2, Section B Exploring the exam questions in depth Understanding the importance of audience, purpose and format Writing to persuade and persuasive devices Making writing engaging for the reader and examiner Writing to argue – structure, language and devices Writing letters and articles How to build an argument Creating a leaflet and writing a speech Writing to advise Click on the images to preview this resource.

AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A (97-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 12 worksheets) AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A is designed to help students prepare for Section A of Paper 1 of the AQA GCSE English Language Exam. Contents include: An introduction to the exam and the AO1, AO2 and AO4 assessment objectives An example GCSE paper with an extract from ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ Exam questions with prompts and marks Example / model answers for all questions How to manage time effectively A detailed exploration of the key skills required to answer exam questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 successfully Revising how to retrieve information (Q1), how to analyse (Q2 and Q3) and how to evaluate (Q4) Studying mark schemes and finding out what examiners are looking for in Paper 1, Section A. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar AQA GCSE Exam Prep resources: AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A (Additional Prep 1) AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A (Additional Prep 2) AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section B AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1 AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2, Section A AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2, Section B AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2 AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1 and Paper 2 AQA GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry

This unit of work is designed to cover GCSE Descriptive Writing as required by the AQA and WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language exam. GCSE English Writing Fiction - Descriptive Writing is a complete lesson by lesson unit of work (includes lessons and activities, a 91 slide PowerPoint presentation and 8 accompanying worksheets). Activities for pupils include: An introduction to descriptive writing Examples of GCSE English Language examination tasks and questions Planning and structuring writing Using the senses to create effective imagery How to use devices in writing Using the MASSIVE mnemonic How to write using metaphors, adjectives, similes, sentence variety, imagery, vocabulary, effective verbs and powerful adverbs Creating setting using the 5Ws Transforming notes into prose Checking, drafting and redrafting descriptive writing

Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2, Section B has been made to help pupils prepare for Section B of the Edexcel GCSE English Paper 2 exam. The resource includes the following: An introduction to the exam and the contents of Paper 2, Section B A step-by-step guide to getting a good grade on Paper 2, Section B Exploring the exam questions and examplar answers Understanding the role of audience, purpose and format in a written response Exploring writing to Persuade and persuasive devices Writing to argue – structure, language and devices Writing articles and letters How to structure an argument Writing a speech and creating a leaflet Writing to Advise Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Edexcel GCSE English and English Literature resources: Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section B Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2, Section A Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation Bundle - Paper 1 Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation Bundle - Paper 2 Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation Bundle - Paper 1 and Paper 2 Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry

Billionaire Boy by David Walliams is a complete 13 lesson unit of work with a 120-slide editable PowerPoint presentation, a 29-page booklet of worksheets and a step by step unit overview. The resource contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language and themes of the novel. It can be used at either UKS2 or lower KS3 - depending on the ability of the class. Activities include: Analysis of the characters of Joe, Mr Spud, Bob and Lauren A variety of starter and plenary activities Discussion of key themes: bullying, family, friendship, wealth Developing inference and deduction skills Empathetic writing – Joe and Bob’s diary Speaking and Listening - Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding Studying David Walliams’s use of language, symbolism and structure Writing a book review for Billionaire Boy Studying and producing a newspaper article

AQA GCSE English Reading Non-fiction Texts (Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives) is a 95 slide PowerPoint with 9 worksheets specifically designed to teach reading non-fiction texts in preparation for the AQA GCSE English Paper 2 exam - Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives. All lessons can be edited, adapted and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. The lessons contain a range of activities: An Introduction to the AQA GCSE English Paper 2 exam - Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives How do audience and purpose affect non-fiction texts? How to follow an argument in a non-fiction text. How are fact and opinion used in non-fiction texts? Analysis of language devices And lots, lots more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Reading Non Fiction and Media Texts Edexcel GCSE English Reading Non-fiction Texts OCR GCSE English Reading Non-fiction Texts

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells - KS3 Unit of Work (93-slide editable PowerPoint presentation, 14 lesson plans, unit of work overview and 3 worksheets) Our ‘The Invisible Man’ teaching unit explores the popular Oxford Playscripts drama interpretation of the classic C19th H.G. Wells novel. It includes the following activities: Examining the cover and blurb and making predictions Using P.E.A.R. to construct an extended response Writing and redrafting responses to texts Character analysis Writing an empathetic response Understanding the P.A.F. of a text Individual, pair and group activities Exploring and understanding the key themes of the story Creating storyboards and quizzes to consolidate knowledge of the text Uncovering the context of ‘The Invisible Man’ - H.G. Wells research task Role play, Hotseating and other speaking and listening opportunities Writing a review of ‘The Invisible Man’

A Christmas Carol - Year 5/6 Unit of Work is made up of an 83-slide PowerPoint and 14 worksheets. It contains 8 lessons, each created using the 4-part lesson structure and all of which can be easily edited and differentiated to fit your specific teaching needs. ‘A Christmas Carol - Year 5/6 Unit of Work’ contains a range of tasks and activities including: Christmas today and Christmas in Victorian Britain Dickens’ use of time and structure in A Christmas Carol Developing key reading skills Scrooge on a TV talk show Exploring characters How Dickens uses language How to write about A Christmas Carol using quotations For more fun Christmas resources, click the titles below: The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS2 The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 A Christmas Carol - KS3 Christmas Poetry Unit Twas the Night Before Christmas Christmas Grammar Activities Creating a Christmas Card Christmas Word Search A Christmas Carol - House of Games

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl is an 8 lesson teaching unit consisting of a 77 slide PowerPoint and a booklet of 15 worksheets. It is designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the novel’s plot, characters, language and themes. The Magic Finger teaching resource includes something for children of all abilities. Contents include: A scheme of work overview A Roald Dahl mini biography, a video about Roald Dahl by Michael Rosen, a comprehension task and a class game Reading, writing and speaking and listening activities Developing making predictions skills Exploring how Roald Dahl creates characters Writing-frame to help children write about characters Examining Roald Dahl’s use of language (using effective verbs and adjectives) Creating a comic strip version to assess understanding of the plot Tips for tackling new words Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for Roald Dahl books: Boy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Fantastic Mr Fox The Twits

Edexcel GCSE English Reading Nonfiction Texts is a 94 slide PowerPoint presentation with 9 accompanying worksheets and 9 step by step lessons specifically designed to teach reading non-fiction texts in preparation for the Edexcel GCSE English Paper 2 exam - Non-fiction and Transactional Writing. The lessons contain a range of tasks, skills and activities, including: An Introduction to the Edexcel GCSE English (9-1) Paper 2 exam - Non-fiction and Transactional Writing. How do audience and purpose affect non-fiction texts? How to follow an argument in a non-fiction text. How are fact and opinion used in non-fiction texts? Analysis of common language techniques used in non-fiction. Developing awareness of how rhetorical techniques can affect And more… Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Reading Non Fiction and Media Texts AQA GCSE English Reading Non-fiction Texts OCR GCSE English Reading Non-fiction Texts

Boy is a brilliant resource featuring a series of 10 lessons designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the novel Boy by Roald Dahl. Boy includes an 98-slide PowerPoint, 14 worksheets and a unit of work overview and a range of activities and lessons for pupils of all abilities. Contents - A brief biography of Boy author Roald Dahl with a short film about his life narrated by Michael Rosen - Exploring the difference between biographical and autobiographical writing - Create a Roald Dahl family tree - to develop knowledge of the early chapters of Boy - Analysis of key characters including Mrs Pratchett and Captain Hardcastle - How to use synonyms to improve vocabulary - Speaking and Listening drama based lesson using 'The Great Mouse Plot' chapter from Boy - Create a 'Welcome to Norway' holiday brochure - Studying the main features of autobiography - And much more!

English Teaching Resources: The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ is a new and innovative unit of work for Lear's much loved poem. It has been designed to cover many of the curriculum objectives as outline in the years 1 and 2 English programmes of study. This colourful and engaging 150-slide PowerPoint presentation includes: - Making predictions about the story - A copy of the poem with cartoon images and bright colour - Animated film of The Owl and the Pussycat - Retelling strategies and comprehension questions - Cloze exercise and storyboarding activities - Tackling unfamiliar words and using a dictionary - Rhyming words lesson with interactive game - Identify adjectives in The Owl and the Pussycat - Using adjectives to improve writing - Compound words activities including an interactive game - Create a children's story book based on The Owl and the Pussycat task - Full unit overview - 16 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ can be fully edited so it can be adapted to suit the needs of each class taught.

Climate Change - Non-Fiction Unit (5 lesson, 83-slide PowerPoint presentation with 19 worksheets) This unit of work uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills at UKS2 and lower KS3. It introduces climate change through text, video and diagrams and contains a range of differentiated reading and writing activities. Contents include: Differentiated reading comprehension activities (Gold, Silver and Bronze). Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics). Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report. Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose). Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit. Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change. Writing to persuade – exploring persuasive advertisements and creating a persuasive ad. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS2 non-fiction resources: Volcanoes - Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Unit Autobiography Unit Retrieving and Recording Information Boy - Roald Dahl’s Autobiography

Writing to Persuade - Unit of Work (91-slide PowerPoint and 8 worksheets) Writing to Persuade contains a series of lessons designed to help students learn how to write a piece of effective persuasive writing. The resource includes a variety of activities suitable for GCSE students of all abilities. ‘Writing to Persuade’ contents include Defining writing to persuade. Understanding the form and purpose of a text. How audience affects the composition of a text. How to plan, structure and organise a piece of persuasive writing. How to use fact and opinion, emotive language and flattery to persuade. Developing understanding of rhetorical techniques (rhetorical questions, the rule of 3, etc). How to produce a piece of persuasive writing under exam conditions. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Writing a Review Persuasive Writing Newspaper Article Writing Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6 Autobiographical Writing - Year 5 and 6 Writing Effective Story Openings Descriptive Writing - Year 5/6 Writing to Entertain Writing a Formal Letter - Year 7/8 Descriptive Writing - Year 7/8 Writing Fiction - Creating Characters - KS3 KS3 Speech Writing GCSE Speech Writing GCSE English Narrative Writing GCSE English Writing Fiction - Descriptive Writing

Cirque Du Freak - Unit of Work Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan (Unit of work, 91 slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging Year 6/7 teaching unit (it can be used with a high ability Year 6 or a Year 7 group) explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: Developing inference and deduction skills and active reading skills and strategies The novel’s context and background – Victorian freak shows (research task) Character study and creating character profiles How to use embed quotes in an answer Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response Summarising and reporting Individual, pair and group activities Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively The author’s use of language in Cirque Du Freak Using speech marks in writing Structuring and writing an extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak for assessment Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for popular KS3 novels: Boys Don’t Cry Face Holes Noughts and Crosses Skellig Stone Cold The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night The Demon Headmaster The Silver Sword

OCR GCSE English Reading Non-fiction Texts is a 94 slide PowerPoint presentation with 9 accompanying worksheets and 9 step by step lessons specifically designed to teach reading non-fiction texts in preparation for the OCR GCSE English Paper 1 exam - Communicating Information and Ideas. The lessons contain a range of tasks, skills and activities, including: An Introduction to the OCR GCSE English Paper 1 exam - Communicating Information and Ideas. How do audience and purpose affect non-fiction texts? How to follow an argument in a non-fiction text. How are fact and opinion used in non-fiction texts? Analysis of common language techniques used in non-fiction. And much more… Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Reading Non Fiction and Media Texts AQA GCSE English Reading Non-fiction Texts Edexcel GCSE English Reading Non-fiction Texts

Conflict Poetry (KS3) (5 lesson unit of work, 135-slide editable PowerPoint, 39 worksheets) This upper KS3 (Year 8/9) unit of work explores war poetry from World War One to the modern day. Ideal for Year 9 or the final term of Year 8, the unit’s chief focus is on the poetry of World War One, and in particular that of Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon. The unit is designed to help learners develop the key poetry analysis skills that are essential for GCSE success. It explores context, language, techniques, rhyme, rhythm, tone, theme and the author’s viewpoint through the close study of war poems such as The Soldier, Suicide in the Trenches and Dulce et Decorum Est. The final section of the unit brings the study of war poetry up to date with a focus on 21st Century war poems written by children, soldiers and the partners of those impacted by war. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar poetry units: The Highwayman The Lady of Shalott Christmas Poetry