A collection of GCSE English resources using Charlie Brooker as its main theme. The following topics are covered: writing techniques figurative language proof reading sentence starters room 101 activity fun starter activity reading comprehension

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.

Fun starter to show the importance of proofreading. The students need to read a review of Derren Brown's stage show and find 20 Errors. I have put it on a PowerPoint and on Microsoft Word with the answers included on a separate sheet. The mistakes include the following: - spellings - capital letters - basic grammar - punctuation

A resource bundle on 'writing a review' includes: 51 slide PowerPoint, video clips, grade 9 exemplar work and exemplar work annotated with language techniques. The lesson theme is Louis Theroux's documentary, 'Drinking to Oblivion' and creates a great discussion. The students find it really interesting and more interactive than a 'typical' film/book review! The doc is available on Netflix or just follow this link: https://123moviesonline.io/movie/louis-theroux-drinking-to-oblivion/?watching=OlqSlDYmfT

An ‘outstanding’ lesson and 63 slide PowerPoint on the language question in paper 1. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question,‘How does the writer try to show Chigurh’s violence and cunning?’ Based on a great extract from the book (and I show a clip from the film) No Country for Old Men. The resource includes the following: Model answer Language analysis Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Answer structure

An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the language question in paper 1. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, ‘How does the writer make the lines tense and dramatic?’ The resource includes the following: Model answer Language analysis Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Answer structure

A comprehensive revision PowerPoint on every question in the paper 1 exam. I have also included grade 9 examples of all the tasks (reading & writing( on separate Microsoft Word pages. The following topics are covered: Every reading question Creative writing Narrative writing Paper 1 overview Exam marks and timings Exemplar material Examiner tips Sentence Starters SPAG Writing devices Layout

Revision quiz for the paper 2 writing exam available in PowerPoint and video formats. Students must look at 11 separate (and real) exam questions and answer the following questions: Letter? Article? Review? Leaflet? Report? Speech? Formal or informal Which of the DAFOREST can I use? What do I DEFINITELY need to include? This is a fun and beneficial exam revision task to make sure the students are able to identify each type of question in the writing exam.

Revision quiz for both reading exams (papers 1 &2) in PowerPoint and video formats. Students must look at 15 separate (and real) exam question and answer the following questions: What type of question is it and what question number would it be? Information Think and feel Impressions HOW Compare Easy compare Evaluation How would you answer it? Bullet points Simple sentences PEE PEE and compare This is a fun and beneficial exam revision task to make sure the students are able to identify each type of question in the reading exams

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

Fun anagram starter. The students are given a list of 15 animals. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all 15. Activity and cut-out cards included. My students love it.

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.

A PowerPoint and resources on how to write a grade 9 narrative. The students really love this lesson as it' s modern topic they all have an opinion on. The following topics/resources are included: - grade 9 structure - character - dialogue - SPAG - exemplar material - adjectives, adverbs & verbs - sentence starters - figurative language - sensory language - dialogue tags - show, don't tell

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 fun, informative and interactive quiz on letter writing. It comes in a PowerPoint or video format. I have also included marked exemplar working on letter writing. Marked by the exam board.

My students love this! A fun and interactive group activity that you can play like dominoes. Cut out the cards and get every single student involved. The two resources provided are a general English one (literary terms, grammar etc.), one general knowledge / trivia one and one on Of Mice and Men.

Two fun psychological tests that the students love! Journey in Life - Try to get your group as relaxed as possible and ask them to close their eyes and listen to you. Set the scene of a day in the country. They are just about to start out on a walk. Ask them to imagine each of the following in turn, and each time write down what they saw in their imagination. Tell them they should write down the first image that comes into their head – not think about it for too long. After they have written down each description you can interpret their images using the ideas below. DRAW A TREE - Give each student a blank piece of paper and ask them to draw a tree. Tell them they are not to ask any questions about how to draw it – it is up to them. Then take in all the drawings and display them on the floor or where they can all see them. You may be able to group them at this stage. The following are possible interpretations of their drawings – they could make up their own interpretations!

A really fun activity on Health and Safety. The student look at a number of fun, barmy health and safety rules and decide if it is a real rule or not! The students love it. Example: Dodgem cars are banned at Butlins. True!