The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson Two (18-slide PowerPoint-based differentiated lesson with 2 worksheets and answer keys) This lesson covers Chapters 3, 5 and 7 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’ by Mark Haddon. After completing a differentiated Do Now starter activity, children read the chapters indicated and complete a range of activities that test their understanding. Children then complete a task that asks them to find evidence for a range of different inferences about Christopher’s character. The lesson concludes with a true or false activity that tests pupils’ recollection of some of the lesson’s key ideas. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 6 (20-slide differentiated PowerPoint based lesson with 5 worksheets) This lesson covers Chapters 47-59 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. After a ‘Do Now’ starter activity that tests their recall of key ideas from previous chapters, pupils read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks to test their understanding. The lesson concludes with a true or false learning review that assesses pupils’ retrieval of information from the chapters they have covered. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 3 (19-slide PowerPoint-based lesson with one worksheet) This differentiated lesson covers Chapters 11, 13 and 17 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. After completing a numeracy-based Do Now activity, pupils read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding. The lesson concludes with a brief review that tests pupils’ recollection of some of the lesson’s key ideas. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

GCSE English Teaching Resources: The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of Four is made up of a 173-slide PowerPoint presentation, a 28 page booklet of worksheets and notes and an 18 lesson by lesson, scheme of work overview. The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle contains 18 lessons designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language, themes and the social and historical context of the novel. English Teaching Resources: The Sign of Four includes a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities: -A brief biography of Conan Doyle and the crime novel genre -An explanation of the social and historical context of the novel (Victorian Britain, 1880s London and the British Empire) -Plot tracking and consolidation activities -Activities to explore the narrative structure of The Sign of Four -Analysis of the characters of Shelock Holmes, Dr John Watson, Mary Morstan, Jonathan Small and others -Exploration of the key themes of The Sign of Four - good and evil, crime and punishment, justice, the British Empire, C19th Britain -Developing understanding of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style and language -Examining Conan Doyle’s use of language and narrative structure - setting, description and pathetic fallacy -Reading and discussion tasks and questions -Links to additional The Sign of Four teaching and learning resources -An 18 lesson unit of work (following the four part lesson structure) -A 173 slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below) -28 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint The Sign of Four follows the four part lesson structure. Each lesson begins with a starter activity, moves through an introduction and development and ends with a plenary activity. All PowerPoint slides are fully editable so you can personalise and differentiate the resources as much or as little as you want. Add extra slides, delete pages, change the text and imagery and update it as is necessary to suit your teaching needs. In addition, the resource contains a scheme of work overview and a student booklet packed with worksheets created to be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint.

Halloween Adjectives Lower KS2 English Teaching Resource Halloween Adjectives is a 24 slide PowerPoint presentation focusing on using effective adjectives. This Halloween themed PowerPoint looks at word choice and vocabulary and teaches children how to use a wider vocabulary to improve written work. Halloween Adjectives can be used as a starter activity, incorporated into an existing lesson or added to a larger unit of work that explores language. As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Halloween Adjectives ’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Holes Free Lessons - Year 6 This free Year 6 teaching resource for Holes by Louis Sachar contains two fully editable PowerPoint lessons with two accompanying worksheets. It provides a sample of the complete unit of work which can be viewed here: Holes - Year 6.

Common Exception Words - Set 4 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 4 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘has’, ‘is’, ‘his’, ‘was’ and ‘were’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘has’, ‘is’, ‘his’, ‘was’ and ‘were’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘has’, ‘is’, ‘his’, ‘was’ and ‘were’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 4 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 2 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 2 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘full’, ‘pull’, ‘push’, ‘says’ and ‘our’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘full’, ‘pull’, ‘push’, ‘says’ and ‘our’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘full’, ‘pull’, ‘push’, ‘says’ and ‘our’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 2 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 7 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 7 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘one’, ‘once’, ‘here’, ‘where’ and ‘there’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘one’, ‘once’, ‘here’, ‘where’ and ‘there’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘one’, ‘once’, ‘here’, ‘where’ and ‘there’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 7 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 6 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 6 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘no’, ‘go’, ‘so’, ‘some’ and ‘come’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘no’, ‘go’, ‘so’, ‘some’ and ‘come’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘no’, ‘go’, ‘so’, ‘some’ and ‘come’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 6 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 3 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 3 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘me’, ‘we’ and ‘be’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘me’, ‘we’ and ‘be’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘me’, ‘we’ and ‘be’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 3 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 5 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 5 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘do’, ‘to’, ‘today’, ‘my’ and ‘by’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘do’, ‘to’, ‘today’, ‘my’ and ‘by’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘do’, ‘to’, ‘today’, ‘my’ and ‘by’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 5 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 8 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 8 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘the’, ‘they’, ‘are’, ‘friend’ and ‘house’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘the’, ‘they’, ‘are’, ‘friend’ and ‘house’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘the’, ‘they’, ‘are’, ‘friend’ and ‘house’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 8 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

A Christmas Carol - AQA GCSE is made up of a 101-slide PowerPoint presentation, 14 worksheets, 7 lesson plans and a unit overview. ‘A Christmas Carol - AQA GCSE’ is perfect for teaching to lower sets as it approaches the text in an easy-to-understand and engaging way. Each lesson has been constructed around the four-part lesson format (starter, introduction, development and plenary) and all can be edited, modified and differentiated to fit your specific teaching needs. Activities include: Social and historical context - a Victorian Christmas and what it was like to be poor in Victorian society. Use of structure – chronological order and flashbacks. Developing key GCSE reading skills - inference and deduction activities. Analysis of Scrooge’s character development and Dickens’ use of language. Using P.E.T.E.R. when writing extended answers. Exam preparation – example exam questions to help students prepare for GCSE Language study – how Dickens uses language for effect.

This teaching resources is a 42 slide PowerPoint analysis of the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson and an accompanying 15 page worksheet booklet. The Charge of the Light Brigade includes: A brief biography of Alfred Lord Tennyson Social and historical context of the poem Analysis of the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade and discussion of ideas and consolidation Structure & language - Discuss how Tennyson employs structure and analysis of imagery in The Charge of the Light Brigade. Style and form - Analysis of Tennyson's style and form and the use of poetic devices in The Charge of the Light Brigade. Language - Exploration of word choices, using P.E.E. to write about Tennyson's poem. Themes of The Charge of the Light Brigade explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose.

This resource includes a unit of work overview, a 243 slide PowerPoint presentation and 57 worksheets. It has a range of activities for students of all abilities and includes the following: A brief biography of Steinbeck and the social and historical context In depth analysis of the main characters Exploration of key themes The social and historical context of the novel Developing awareness of the features of a novel Steinbeck’s message and the role of each main character Cloze passages to consolidate understanding of the plot Analysis of Steinbeck’s language in key scenes Steinbeck’s creation of tension and suspense Empathy question preparation Developing inference and deduction skills

FOLKTALES AND FABLES This unit of work is designed to cover reading and writing using folktales and fables at Grade 2/3 level. ‘Folktales and Fables’ is a complete unit of work including a teacher overview, detailed activities, a 58 slide PowerPoint and 13 accompanying worksheets. The resource includes a range of lessons and activities for Grade 2 and Grade 3 students of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright color, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery, sound, video and easy to follow, child-friendly language. Activities include: Exploring and discussing folktales and fables Discovering multi-modal texts - books, videos, cartoons and online storybooks Individual, pair and group work How to analyze characters - goodies, baddies and magical characters Hotseating and role play tasks to develop understanding of character Sequencing and storyboarding How to plan a story using the story mountain How to begin a narrative Writing task - how to write a folktale Teaching notes for lessons and assessment 58 slide PowerPoint presentation 13 pages of worksheets/planning documents to accompany the PowerPoint

English Teaching Resources: AQA 9-1 Poetry Anthology Power and Conflict Pack contains 15 detailed PowerPoint presentations (a whopping 582 slides!) and 75 worksheets to help you teach every poem from the AQA 9-1 Power and Conflict poetry cluster. The poems analysed are: Ozymandias (Shelley) London (Blake) Extract from the Prelude: Stealing a Boat (Wordsworth) My Last Duchess (Browning) The Charge of the Light Brigade (Tennyson) Exposure (Owen) Storm on the Island (Heaney) Bayonet Charge (Hughes) Remains (Armitage) Poppies (Weir) War Photographer (Duffy) Tissue (Dharker) The Emigree (Rumens) Kamikaze (Garland) Checking Out Me History (Agard) Each poem is the focus of an in-depth PowerPoint analysis and comes with numerous accompanying worksheets.

GCSE English Teaching Resources: Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam Prep - Paper 1 and Paper 2 Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam - Paper 1 and Paper 2 (450 slide editable PowerPoint with 65 worksheets) helps pupils get ready for Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English examination. Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam Prep - Paper 1 and Paper 2 covers: Example Paper 1 and Paper 2 examination papers with example questions A ‘how-to guide’ which takes students through every question on Paper One and Paper Two. Each question is broken down and the resource explains how best to approach each one. Model mark schemes to allow students to see how exam papers are assessed by the examiner Lots, lots more! Click the images opposite to preview the whole resource. Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam - Paper 1 and Paper 2 can be used at any time during the GCSE course but it is especially helpful for revision when the exams are approaching.

GCSE English Teaching Resources: Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English - Preparing for Paper 2 (198 slide editable PowerPoint with 30 worksheets) This varied and detailed teaching resource includes: An example exam paper with questions for Section A and B. A walkthrough each question on Section A of Paper 2. The resource breaks down every question and explains how to approach each one. How to produce high quality extended answers and how to extract key information from a non-fiction text. How to approach the non-fiction writing questions on Section B of Paper 2. How to write for a specified audience, purpose and form in Section B. How to use language, punctuation and grammar for effect. Exploring rhetorical questions, hyperbole, imperatives, repetition, triples and other techniques. How to write to argue, advise and persuade A model mark scheme for Section A and Section B GCSE English Teaching Resources: Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam - Preparing for Paper 2 can be used at any time during the GCSE course but it is especially useful for revision when the exams are approaching.