An informative and interactive lesson looking at using sentence starters to improve any type of writing. The PowerPoint has individual & group tasks and uses videos (mainly Ricky Gervais) to grab the students' attention. Also includes a grade 9 exemplar work that uses sentence starters successfully. They love this lesson!

A collection of resources on creating a character for a narrative piece. Lot of individual and groups activities they will love. With even a bit of Anchorman and The Office making an appearance!

A collection of resources for writing a show, not tell story for GCSE English Language. This includes a 60 slide PowerPoint, a grade answer, a worksheet and a lecturer podcast.

A 150 slide PowerPoint looking at key revision for the GCSE. The first half looks at paper 2 reading using the June 2017 exam paper. The second half looks at writing a narrative piece. The resource has exemplar work, real exam questions, tips, explanations. Everything that the students need are included. I have also included a Word page of a grade 9 narrative and a two PowerPoints with fun exam starter activities.

Two separate revision workbooks on the writing exam on paper 1 and paper 2. The following are included: Paper 1: Paper 1 overview Narrative structure (with modern movie examples) Individual tasks and activities Teacher tips Real EDUQAS exam questions Openings Endings How to impress the examiner Dialogue Grade 9 example FInal tips Revision PowerPoint Paper 2: Paper 2 overview Letters Leaflets Reports Reviews Speeches Articles Individual tasks and activities Teacher tips Real EDUQAS exam questions Figurative language Sentence starters How to impress the examiner Grade 9 examples of each format FInal tips Revision PowerPoint

TWO fantastic PowerPoints on writing a GRADE 9 LEAFLET. Also comes with a podcast from an examiner. One lesson looks at Monkey World and the other looks at an anti-smoking campaign. The resource bundle includes the following: GRADE 9 example Sentence starters LEAFLET form LEAFLET conventions DAFOREST Stylistic devices Lecturer tips Common mistakes SPAG

A clear, colourful and concise figurative language poster display. All terms have an explanation and a fun example.

Two separate revision workbooks on the reading exam on paper 1 and paper 2. The following is included: Paper 1 and 2 overview Reading tips and strategies Real EDUQAS sample exam Each question (1-6) has its own section Exemplar work Sample paragraphs Sample extracts / exams Student tasks Final exam tips

THREE SEPARATE Fun anagram starters. The students are given a list of celebrities / foods/ countries/ movies/ animals. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all the words. Activity and cut-out cards included.

A fun lesson that covers the following: reading comprehension starters embarrassing moments quiz stammering class task

This lesson looks at the 2017 coming-of-age film, ‘Lady Bird.’ The lesson includes: quiz questions, the plot analysed, genre discussion, the importance of the soundtrack, Lady Bird discussion/writing questions, teenage stereotyping questions and a fun memory starter.

12 different PowerPoints on writing A* grade PEEs (+zoom in + context) on Of Mice and Men. Each PowerPoint comes with an excellent lecturer podcast. The following topics each have their own PowerPoint and podcast on writing A* PEEs: The colour red Crooks A different side to Curley's wife Dreams Steinbeck's use of light Loneliness Curley's wife's relationship with Curley Curley's wife lack of name Personification Rumour Women being treated like sex objects 1930s USA

A really fun and interactive used in creative writing lessons. The students work individually or in a group in this exciting quiz on famous opening & final lines in books/TV/movies. The following are included: Toy Story, A Christmas Carol, Of Mice and Men, Matilda, A Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter etc. The students love it!

A selection of teacher annotated and highlighted extracts from Touching the Void. I have included my PowerPoint, a podcast and the individually scanned PDFs. They are annotated by whole extract and individual paragraphs. Extracts included. The following extracts are examined, annotated and analysed: Leg break - Joe’s account Leg break - Simon’s account Cutting the rope

A great Powerpoint outlining the questions in component 1 into the following areas: how many marks? how points should you make? how many quotes should you use? what are the marks given for? what do you need to avoid? Very clear, concise and helpful for the students.

Two great Powerpoints outlining the questions in component 1 & 2 into the following areas: how many marks? how points should you make? how many quotes should you use? what are the marks given for? what do you need to avoid? Very clear, concise and helpful for the students.

A 235 slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language looking at the Autumn 2016 exam paper (Ben Fogle / Captain Scott). This resource also includes a Word document giving grade 9 examples on Q1-Q6 and a video podcast. I have included my six separate PowerPoints which focus on each specific question. The following are included: - Model answers - Lecturer tips - Podcasts - Teacher annotations - Exemplar work - PEE structure sheet - Language analysis - Fact sheet on Captain Scott - Connotation advice - Group activities - Examiner insight The exam paper the lesson is based on the EDUQAS Ben Fogle / Robert Scott paper available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf

Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a GRADE 9 LEAFLET. Also comes with the grade 9 leaflet on a separate WORD page and another WORD page highlighted with language devices. The leaflet is based on the theme of 'Monkey World'. The resource looks at the following: GRADE 9 example Sentence starters LEAFLET form LEAFLET conventions DAFOREST Stylistic devices Lecturer tips Common mistakes SPAG

An informative, interactive and fun lesson on Q3 of the non-fiction reading exam. This lesson looks at the Ben Fogle Captain Scott survival exam. Comes with lecturer podcast. The lesson examines the 19th century text and includes the following: Examiner tips Three group activities Model answers Extract Fun and interesting images Exam paper available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf

An 'outstanding' lesson on the language question (HOW...) in paper 2. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, 'How does the writer try to show that Ben Fogle's expedition to the South Pole was full of danger and difficulty?' Comes with a lecturer podcast. The resource includes the following: - Model answer - Language analysis - Group activities - Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments - Examiner insight - Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. - Connotation advice - Answer structure - Exemplar work The exam paper the lesson is based on the EDUQAS Ben Fogle / Robert Scott paper available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf