Two lessons designed to encourage pupils to investigate an exam based question. Each lesson looks at a different scene (Act 1 Scene 5 and Act 1 Scene 7). Then pupils are encouraged to write an essay to investigate their findings.

A 5-10 minute activity which can be used again and again, by changing one of two letters a week. The longest hidden word is SCAMPER.

A full lesson to encourage pupils to investigate how staging effects the audiences perception of events. Contains a starter to be completed after reading Act 1, Scene 1. Pupils then complete a Jigsaw activity in groups or individually to investigate 4 areas of staging. Followed by independent directed writing. Uses 1-9 criteria. Lesson viewed by SLT and deemed 'Outstanding'.

Animal Farm - Lessons 6&7 - Chapter 3 - Context and Politics

Romeo and Juliet AQA English Literature Paper 1 exam style questions, using lively and creative speaking and listening activities to scaffold learning. Unlike other resources, this includes indicative content for each AO for EVERY question Student-friendly AOs are provided so students can actually access assessment objectives, and a self-reflection sheet is included that allows students to meaningfully reflect on their work. The Shakesbook (mock facebook) can be added as a homework task.

A booklet designed to improve pupils awareness of the genre, explore character, setting and plot and reflect and improve their own creative writing. Great for Halloween or cover work.

A full lesson and marking criteria (suitable for students) with 1-9 scale. Lesson aimed at 3-7 range, but could very easily be adapted. The lesson introduces the features of a newspaper article and contains paired and group activities encouraging pupils to investigate structural and linguistic features of articles. There is then a creative writing activity and the grade boundaries for peer (or self) assessment. Designed to cover A05 :Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.

A full lesson detailing to pupils how to identify the features of a review (linguistic and format) and recreate these in a writing task, based on the Edexcel English Language exam. Suitable for KS3 classes and KS4. A recently observed Ofsted 'Outstanding' lesson, with a clear presentation and attached worksheets. Suitable for all exam boards but designed for Edexcel English Language Specification (also attached) and grade boundaries from 3-6, which can be altered easily to accommodate HA or LA pupils. The lesson contains a think, pair, share starter. The main activity consists of a pupil led analysis of a review (designed to cover a range of language and structural features), an original writing task and finally the plenary consists of a peer assessment task (worksheet for this is attached). The entire lesson is pupil-led, containing fast-paced, engaging tasks. Learning objectives. A05: LO1: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. LO2: Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.

2 full lessons with worksheets and interactive activities detailing how to analyse persuasive writing, identify the features of a speech and create a well structured speech. Ideal for English Language GCSE. Suitable for HA KS3 classes and KS4. Made to fit the Edexcel English Language Specification (also attached) and grade boundaries from 3-7 (on presentation), which can be altered easily to accommodate HA or LA pupils. Objectives as per picture (fits some of AO2/AO4 criteria too). Visit my shop for more useful resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PhilippaBrooks

Creative Writing. KS3 & KS4. Fits the Edexcel English Language Framework (can be used with all other exam board frameworks for creative writing). Preparation for both Paper 1 and 2. Objective 1 (AO2): To be able to identify a simple, compound and complex sentence and discuss their effect. Objective 2 (AO6): To be able to use a variety of sentence types to make your writing exciting to read. Objectives are the broken down into grade boundaries 2-6 from the GCSE 1-9 scale. includes a worksheet which can be set as homework.

A collection of 7 starters which can be used as form time literacy activities or as starters in a writing module. Each activity contains a PPT presentation for students, with all the required information provided for the activity. Ideally suited to KS3 or 4. Contains a range or individual, pair and group tasks encouraging independent learning. 1 lessons focuses on creating writing reader's find engaging. 3 activities focus on identifying and varying the use of sentence structures and functions. 3 lessons focus on punctuation and word classes.

2 full lessons with worksheets and interactive activities detailing how to analyse persuasive writing, identify the features of a speech and create a well structured speech. Ideal for English Language paper 1 Suitable for HA KS3 classes and KS4. An Ofsted Outstanding lesson (put into practise recently). Edexcel English Language Specification (also attached) and grade boundaries from 3-7 (on presentation), which can be altered easily to accommodate HA or LA pupils. Objectives as per picture (fits some of AO2/AO4 criteria too). Visit my shop for more useful resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PhilippaBrooks

A full lesson detailing to pupils how to identify the features of a leaflet (linguistic and format) and recreate these in a writing task, based on the Edexcel English Language exam. Suitable for KS3 classes and KS4. A recently observed Ofsted 'Outstanding' lesson, with a clear presentation. Suitable for all exam boards but designed for Edexcel English Language Specification (also attached) and grade boundaries from 3-6, which can be altered easily to accommodate HA or LA pupils. The lesson contains a think, pair, share starter. The main activity consists of a pupil led analysis of two leaflets (designed to cover a range of language and structural features) and finally the plenary consists of a peer assessment task (worksheet for this is attached). The entire lesson is very pupil-led, containing fast-paced, engaging tasks. Learning objectives. A05: LO1: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences.   LO2: Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.

A collection of 6 10-15 minute activities designed to promote speaking and listening skills.

A full lesson (recently observed as 'Outstanding') which depicts how to write a formal letter applying for a job. Based on the Edexcel's English Language (Paper 2) imaginative writing task. A fast-paced, pupil-led lesson with varied activities and integrated (graded) peer assessment. Worksheets are provided for differentiation of the task and a full lesson plan shows details of all activities (although the PPT is very straightforward anyway). Visit my shop for more useful resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PhilippaBrooks

A 10-15 minute activity designed to improve pupils' descriptive writing skills, by developing and expanding their noun phrases. Involves elements of speaking and listening and creative writing.

This is a 3 lesson bundle with key themes, quotations and high level analysis. Each theme has its own PPT and resources. This is suitable for GCSE students’ revision and also to be used by teachers in class.