A starter my students love. A 40-slide PowerPoint full of fun questions and discussions points for students. Some are personal and some are general knowledge. Examples below: ‘What’s your most overused word?’ ‘What is the only word that begins and ends with the letters “und”?’ ‘Which three words best describe you?’ ‘What is the shortest two-word sentence in the English language?’

A 21-slide PowerPoint & video on how/when to use I and Me in a sentence. Explanation, tips, examples, questions & answers included.

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.

An interactive and fun lesson on TATTOOs. The students love it. Lesson plan: tattoos proofreading tattoo facts design your own tattoo tattoo class discussion tattoo letter writing

I have created a L2 reading paper for the new Functional Skills qual. I have used the theme of rock climbing. My students really enjoyed it. Mark scheme included.

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 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 great lesson on the Coming of Age Genre. Includes the following: -Definition -Examples -Discussion topics -Interactive starter -Coming of age soundtrack task

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 interactive and informative lesson looking at movie posters. My students really enjoyed it. I have included a starter on movie title anagrams.

A selection of monologues with YouTube links included. The following monologues and clips are included: Trainspotting Love, Actually Kick Ass The Duff Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

An in-depth Powerpoint for revision for the GCSE Nov exam. This for the paper 2 reading fiction exam. I teach EDUQAS but could be used for any board. The PowerPoints includes the following: exemplar marking** student work top tips real exam answers interactive images**

A 23-slide PowerPoint on topic sentences. The resource includes the following: explanation good and bad exercises student exercises closing sentence explanation

Revision sheets for the paper 2 exam e.g. transactional writing and reading non-fiction.

Based on the classic TV programme, this quiz asks the students questions on spelling, punctuation and grammar. Makes the topic fun and competitive!!

Two separate, in-depth lessons on writing effective emails.

75-page Microsoft Word pack. A guide to speech writing for speech writers by great speech writers. Other speech writing resources included.

An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the language question (& examiner podcast) in paper 2. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, ‘How does Mark Binelli’s article try to show that prisoners in Florence live in extremely ‘harsh conditions’? It’s based on the Summer 2017 exam which looked at two articles on prisons. 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

An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the compare question between a 21st and 19th century non-fiction text in paper 2. Comes with lecturer podcast. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, 'Both of these texts are about cycling. Compare: (a) how the writers feel about cycling; (b) how they make their views clear to the reader… [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 Frances Willard bio Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Exemplar work Exam paper and mark scheme link

An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the language question (HOW…) in paper 2. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘How does the writer of the article try to show that Jameelia Jamil is a positive role model?’ There is a also revision for Q1. The article is about Kim K promoting a diet sweet that is bad for teenager’s health. The resource includes the following: Article extract Model answer Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Answer structure Exemplar work