A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of unit quiz or a good way to start revising A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Eight rounds with 75 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Eight different rounds with a total of 75 questions (most with ten questions and an anagram round with five). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. A response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. Round One: Character Anagrams Round Two: Context Multiple Choice Round Three: Who said what? Round Four: What happened when? Round Five: Word Meanings Round Six: Literary Techniques Round Seven: Who am I? Round Eight: Complete the Quotation Tie breakers Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Character Anagrams, Who said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques, Who am I? and Complete the Quotation are included to make instructions clear and accessible. The What said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques and Complete the Quotation have an electronic voice readings. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference. Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion. Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student. The eight rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). You can also give students longer to complete the questions. For example, the Who am I? clues could be left on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons. Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students. Try out the free end of term quiz.

To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell is a detailed set of teaching activities that progress students through an understanding of the poem with a 12 page PowerPoint presentation. The PowerPoint presentation covers: 1. A starter activity focused on the title that frames the approaches of the students. 2. Links to readings of the poems and a short Kahoot quiz. 3. Brief contextual information about Andrew Marvell and Metaphysical Poets. 4. Notes on the structure of the poem to provide students with a way to approach the poem. 5. Questions that focus on a close reading of the three sections of the poem. 6. Broad questions about Marvell’s use of satire and the role of love in the poem. 7. A creative activity to apply their understanding of the structure and get students to think beyond the poem. After working through the PowerPoint presentation and the questions, students should have an awareness of the specific literary elements of the poem and broad understanding of the larger concepts, such as love.

A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of unit quiz or a good way to start revising The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Eight rounds with 75 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Eight different rounds with a total of 75 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. An response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. Round One: Character Anagrams Round Two: Context Multiple Choice Round Three: Who said what? Round Four: What happened when? Round Five: Word Meanings Round Six: Literary Techniques Round Seven: Who am I? Round Eight: Complete the Quotation Tie breakers Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Character Anagrams, Who said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques, Who am I? and Complete the Quotation are included to make instructions clear and accessible. The What said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques and Complete the Quotation have an electronic voice readings. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference. Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion. Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student. The eight rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). You can also give students longer to complete the questions. For example, the Who am I? clues could be left on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons. Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students. Try the free end of term quiz.

GCSE and A Level resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘London’ by William Blake. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included. The pack includes: • A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions. • A 26 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional poem is provided for a comparison activity. • A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers. • A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson. This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘London’. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere. The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg: All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use. William Blake poems also available: The Garden of Love Introduction to the Songs of Innocence The Tiger The Lamb The Echoing Green Also available William Blake Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘The Garden of Love’, ‘Introduction to the Songs of Innocence’, ‘The Tiger’, ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Echoing Green’.

A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on the poem ‘Introduction’ to the Songs of Innocence by William Blake. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included. PLEASE NOTE: this is not an introduction to the poetry of William Blake. These are resources for the poem named ‘Introduction’. The pack includes: • A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions. • A 25 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional poem is provided for a comparison activity. • A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers. • A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson. This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘Introduction’ to the Songs of Innocence. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere. The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg: All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use. William Blake poems also available: FREE RESOURCE: London The Garden of Love The Tiger The Lamb The Echoing Green Also available William Blake Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘The Garden of Love’, ‘Introduction to the Songs of Innocence’, ‘The Tiger’, ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Echoing Green’.

A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Tiger by William Blake. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included. This poem is sometimes called ‘The Tyger’. The pack includes: • A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions. • A 25 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional poem is provided for a comparison activity. • A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers. • A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson. This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘The Tiger. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere. The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg: All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use. William Blake poems also available: FREE RESOURCE: London The Garden of Love Introduction to the Songs of Innocence The Lamb The Echoing Green Also available William Blake Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘The Garden of Love’, ‘Introduction to the Songs of Innocence’, ‘The Tiger’, ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Echoing Green’.

A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Garden of Love by William Blake. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included. The pack includes: • A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions. • A 32 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional poem is provided for a comparison activity. • A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers. • A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson. This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘The Garden of Love’. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere. The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg: All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use. William Blake poems also available: FREE RESOURCE: London Introduction to the Songs of Innocence The Tiger The Lamb The Echoing Green Also available William Blake Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘The Garden of Love’, ‘Introduction to the Songs of Innocence’, ‘The Tiger’, ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Echoing Green’.

A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Lamb by William Blake. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included. The pack includes: • A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions. • A 29 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional poem is provided for a comparison activity. • A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers. • A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson. This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘The Lamb. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere. The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg: All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use. William Blake poems also available: FREE RESOURCE: London The Garden of Love Introduction to the Songs of Innocence The Tiger The Echoing Green Also available William Blake Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘The Garden of Love’, ‘Introduction to the Songs of Innocence’, ‘The Tiger’, ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Echoing Green’.

A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Echoing (or Ecchoing) Green by William Blake. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included. This poem is sometimes called The Ecchoing Green. The pack includes: • A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions. • A 27 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional poem is provided for a comparison activity. • A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers. • A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson. This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘The Echoing Green. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere. The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg: All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use. William Blake poems also available: FREE RESOURCE: London The Garden of Love Introduction to the Songs of Innocence The Tiger The Lamb Also available William Blake Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘The Garden of Love’, ‘Introduction to the Songs of Innocence’, ‘The Tiger’, ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Echoing Green’.

Nine extract analysis worksheets for The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. After a one page extract from the play, The Importance of Being Earnest, the worksheet contains three sections: Literary and linguistic technique spotting Three short answer question on the extract Three essay questions on the play Nine worksheets are included with three worksheets from each Act of the three acts of The Importance of Being Earnest. The worksheets contain space for annotation of the extract and answers to the short answer questions on the extract. The essay questions can provide an excellent opportunity for further study and homework beyond the extract.

20 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde practice exam questions with AQA GCSE Literature extract structure for Paper 1 (Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel) Section B (specification number 8702). Practice exam papers in the style of GCSE AQA English Literature. The materials consist of twenty extract questions each with a one-page extract from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The questions focus on various topics and characters relevant to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The questions provide a specific topic and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of the extract followed by a discussion of the topic in the rest of the novella. Students are required to engage with the extract and the topic before applying their analysis to the rest of the novella. The pack includes: 20 AQA style practice exam papers on different sections and different topics in the novella. A description of student friendly assessment objectives. An exemplar essay of one of the practice exam questions. An assessment objective marking grid. A PowerPoint with details about the structure of the questions, suggestions about how to approach the question, a structure for writing a response, examining board suggestions, instructions for using the marking grid and two student self-assessment activities.

20 A Christmas Carol practice exam questions with AQA GCSE Literature extract structure for Paper 1 (Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel) Section B (specification number 8702). **Practice exam papers in the style of GCSE AQA English Literature. ** The materials consist of twenty extract questions each with a one-page extract from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The questions focus on various topics and characters relevant to A Christmas Carol. The questions provide a specific topic and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of the extract followed by a discussion of the topic in the rest of the novella. Students are required to engage with the extract and the topic before applying their analysis to the rest of the novella. The pack includes: 20 AQA style practice exam papers on different sections and different topics in the novella. A description of student friendly assessment objectives. An exemplar essay of one of the practice exam questions. An assessment objective marking grid. A PowerPoint with details about the structure of the questions, suggestions about how to approach the question, a structure for writing a response, examining board suggestions, instructions for using the marking grid and two student self-assessment activities.

A pack of 10 practice examination questions that follow the proposition structure of the AQA A Level Paper 1 (Love Through the Ages) Section A (specification number 7712). In the style of AQA A Level English Literature specification A. The materials consist of ten proposition questions each with a two-page extract from Act 3 of Othello and different love focused proposition and question. The questions focus on various issues on the topic of love and the characters in Othello. The questions provide a specific point of view and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of the extract followed by a discussion of the rest of the play. Students are required to engage with the statement (proposition) and apply it to their analysis of the extract and discussion of the rest of the play.

The Importance of Being Earnest 10 A Level Practice Extract Exam Questions A pack of 10 practice examination questions that follow the extract and theme structure of the OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 (The Language of Poetry and Plays) Section B (specification number H474). The practice exam question consist of a theme focused question with an extract of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The questions include an extract from the play which is currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam. Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of an extract from the play before discussing other sections of the play. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the extract included as well as other sections of The Importance of Being Earnest. This is a closed text exam and students are expected to recall the rest of the play from their study.

A pack of 5 practice examination papers that follow the plot line and stylistic analysis structure of the OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 3 (Reading as a writer, writing as a reader) Section A and B (specification number H474). The practice exam papers consist of both parts of the OCR Language and Literature A Level Paper 3, narrative writing and prose analysis. Both sections have a choice of two questions, as is the case the OCR examination paper. The creative writing section contains a choice of two plot line options. Each option contains six bullet points to allow students to write a 500 opening to a narrative. Students are also asked to write a short reflection on their own writing. The narrative writing presents a stylistic question that is appropriate to any question on the OCR English Language and Literature paper 3 syllabus: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, Atonement by Ian McEwan and The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald. Each question contains different plot lines and stylistic questions and asks students to complete a creative opening and a detailed analysis. In the prose analysis, students are required to engage with the stylistic approach and apply it to their understanding of the text. This is an open text exam and students are expected to draw specific examples and analysis of the text.

A series of engaging creative writing prompts with a differentiated set of worksheets. A powerpoint with 20 creative writing prompts providing a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing. A set of worksheets provide support for five of the creative writing prompts. The worksheets act as handouts for students at three levels of ability: Expert level: students are provided with a picture for inspiration and an opening line. Advanced: in addition to the picture for inspiration and an opening line, Advanced worksheets also contain idea generating questions. Foundation: in addition to a picture for inspiration, an opening line and idea generating questions, Foundation worksheets also contain sentences starts to ensure variety of sentences and wow words to add variety to student writing. In additional to 20 prompt images with questions on the powerpoint to motivate student creative writing, there is a set of reflection questions on the powerpoint. Reflection questions are differentiated between dialogue, description and perspective writing to get students to think about their own writing. A revision slide will allow students to consider way of changing their writing. A final slide with ten opening lines provide a final opportunity for creative writing and a set of work that could be set as homework. This is the first series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts. A sample worksheet and second series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts are also available: Free Sample Creative Writing Fiction Prompt Worksheet Second Series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts (Powerpoint only)

Creative writing fiction prompt with a differentiated set of worksheets. A creative writing prompt providing a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing. A set of worksheets provide support for a creative writing prompt. The worksheets act as handouts for students at three levels of ability: Expert level: students are provided with a picture for inspiration and an opening line. Advanced: in addition to the picture for inspiration and an opening line, Advanced worksheets also contain idea generating questions. Foundation: in addition to a picture for inspiration, an opening line and idea generating questions, Foundation worksheets also contain sentences starts to ensure variety of sentences and wow words to add variety to student writing. A series of 3 worksheets at the three levels of Expert, Advanced and Foundation are available with a Powerpoint of 20 Creative Writing Fiction Prompts. Creative Writing Fiction Prompts: Series 1 Worksheets and Powerpoint Creative Writing Fiction Prompts: Series 2 Powerpoint

A series of multiple choice comprehension quizzes in PowerPoint. Each quiz has 10 to 15 questions with an answer section. Perfect for students to write down their answers and then mark their own (or each other’s answers). The pack of quizzes include: 9 separate chapter specific quizzes each with 15 questions (135 questions in total) What happens when quiz: testing students on what happens in what chapters across the novel Which party quiz: testing students on what happens in the parties in the first three chapters Car motif quiz: testing students on how effectively they noticed references to cars across the novel PowerPoints are separate and can be run one after another or individually depending on your students’ progress through the novel. Answers are included in the second half of the quiz with teacher controlled animated answer reveals. Quizzes are controlled by the teacher and can take anything from 10 minutes to 20 minutes to complete in class. Try out a free The Great Gatsby Quiz

A powerpoint with a series of 20 engaging creative writing prompts. Provides a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing. In additional to 20 prompt images with questions on the powerpoint to motivate student creative writing, there is a set of reflection questions on the powerpoint. Reflection questions are differentiated between dialogue, description and perspective writing to get students to think about their own writing. A revision slide will allow students to consider way of changing their writing. A final slide with ten opening lines provide a final opportunity for creative writing and a set of work that could be set as homework. This is the second series of creative writing prompts available. The first series is available: Creative Writing Fiction Prompts Powerpoint and Worksheets