A really fun starter that my classes love. Students have 2 minutes to list the top ten of a topic e.g. 10 most used words in the English language, 10 most popular websites etc. Timer included which you can change for a longer/shorter time. I have included 13 questions for your classes to do (and the template is there for you to add more). It really gets the students engaged.

A great PowerPoint and video on the best (and most famous) opening lines in movies. Great for teaching creative writing and short stories.

Fun starter. 10 questions plus a template you can keep using. My students love it.

Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a letter of complaint. Also comes with a podcast from an examiner and separate letter writing quiz PowerPoint. The resource looks at the following: Level 2 example Sentence starters Letter form Letter conventions DAFOREST Stylistic devices Lecturer tips Common mistakes SPAG

An in-depth and interactive PowerPoint for the writing exam. The following topics are covered: Letters Speeches Emails Leaflets Reports Articles Homophones There / They’re / Their Apostrophes Common misspellings Language features

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

A fun PowerPoint lesson on idioms. The following is included in the resource: definition, quiz, answers, fun idiom images, group discussion.

34-slide PowerPoint on how to get 100% on Q5 (looking at two texts) of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following: Model answers Answer structure Language analysis SPAG starter Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text

This lesson looks at writing a successful film review. I have based my lesson on the 2022 Oscar winning movie, CODA. The resource includes the following: Review structure Definition Example paragraphs Example intro Writing features Planning The themes of the movie.

Six individual PowerPoints on the paper 2 writing non-fiction. These PowerPoints look at the following: planning, common mistakes, the Examiner report, language techniques, writing an introduction, SPAG, structure, teacher tips etc. They are also included in a video format with music, The following text types are included on individual PowerPoints: LETTERS SPEECHES REVIEWS REPORTS LEAFLETS ARTICLES

An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the compare question on a non-fiction text in paper 2. Looks at the great ‘leg break’ extract seem from two different viewpoints. 55 slide PowerPoint, extracts, annotations and model answer on separate Word document provided. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘Both of these texts are about Joe’s accident. Compare: the Joe’s and Simon’s accounts and reaction to the accident; how Joe and Simon get their feelings about the hardship across to the readers. [10]’ The resource includes the following: Model answer Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments Grade 9 answer separate Microsoft Word document Answer structure Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice

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 Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk was astonishing and dramatic?’ It’s based on the November 2018 exam which looked at two articles on daredevils tightrope walking across Niagra Falls. There is a also an excellent examiner podcast that really benefits the students. The resource includes the following: Model answer Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Answer structure Exemplar work Exam paper and mark scheme link

29-slide PowerPoint on how to get 100% on Q6 (looking at two texts = 10 marks) of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following: Model answers Answer structure Language analysis Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text

40-slide PowerPoint on how to get 100% on Q4 (the HOW/language question) of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following: Model answers Answer structure Language analysis SPAG starter Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text

Two separate PowerPoints on how to get 100% on Q2 (the HOW/language question) of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following: Model answers Answer structure Language analysis Fun starter Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text

50-slide PowerPoint on how to get 100% on Q1 & Q3 of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following: Model answer Answer structure Language analysis Intro to Q2 Wonders of the World starter Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text

Fun starter. On each slide, students will see a set of words being revealed. All of them will be linked by something. As soon as they know what it is, they shout out the word!

The language question on the paper 1 reading exam. The question is ‘How does the writer make us feel uneasy?’ Aimed at getting a grade 5-6. Based on the third chapter of the novel JAWS by Peter Benchley (the ‘Get Out the Water’ scene in the film). I have included all resources which include extract, model answers, exemplar answers and a fun phobia starter activity. Video clip of the scene in the film is on YouTube.

A lesson on how to write a speech for the unit 2 writing exam. The lesson is looking at the following question: 'You have to give a talk to your class with the title ‘Mobile phones : a blessing or a curse? Write what you would say.' I have also included a starter on moral dilemma as well as all the resources with grade 9 exemplar. I have also added another lesson on speech writing looking at room 101.

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.