Addressing the most challenging grammar topics introduced at KS2 and revisited at KS3, this pack is essential for teaching and consolidating grammar in years 5-8. The comprehensive teaching notes provide a valuable curriculum support for teachers, while the wide range of resources and activities ensures that students have high-quality opportunities to apply and extend their learning – including in cross-curricular contexts. Each topic also includes KS2 SAT style questions in preparation for the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (Paper 1) at the end of year 6. What’s included? The grammar topics are organised into three sections (teach, practise, apply), and each topic includes the following: Definitions and explanations for teachers PowerPoint presentations Student-friendly teaching resources Extended writing opportunities. The pack is organised in the following topics: Relative clauses Modal verbs and adverbs Adverbials Perfect forms of verbs Parenthesis Commas Passive verbs Subjunctive verb forms Colons and semi-colons What’s inside? Introduction (pages 4-6) Relative clauses (pages 7-33) Resource - people, places and things Resource - improve by adding a relative clause Resource - possessive relative clauses Resource - relative clauses of time and place (when and where) Resource - the unusual suspects Modal verbs and adverbs (pages 34-50) Resource - strengthening and weakening Resource - school rules Resource - be the detective Adverbial phrases (pages 51-71) Resource - identify adverbials Resource - painting a picture Resource - narrative Perfect forms (pages 72-95) Resource - find the perfect verb form Resource - perfect verb forms in texts Resource - time-travelling verbs Resource - perfect verb form timeline Resource - job application Resource - my day Resource - perfect form dice Resource - ‘of’ or ‘have’ Parenthesis (pages 96-115) Resource - using brackets to indicate parenthesis Resource - using commas to indicate parenthesis Resource - extending simple sentences using parenthesis Resource - nicknames as parenthesis Commas (pages 116-140) Resource - the Oxford comma Resource - add the comma Resource - combining sentences Resource - ambiguous meaning Passive verbs (pages 141-165) Resource - rainbow writing Resource - conversion Resource - food chains Resource - snakes and ladders Resource - don’t blame me! Subjunctive verb forms (pages 166-185) Resource - identify the infinitive Resource - subjunctive poem Resource - subjunctive sentences Resource - subjunctive speeches Colons and semi-colons (pages 186-199) Resource - spot the colons and semi-colons Resource - combining clauses Resource - using colons and semi-colons Resource - semi-colon poetry

Recent research shows that one in seven children will begin secondary school as a struggling reader (Martell, 2018). This downloadable teaching pack aims to support upper KS2 children to practise and consolidate their reading skills in preparation for SATs and the transition to KS3. Based on practical, evidence-based reading comprehension strategies, Raising reading skills will develop children’s reading fluency, building their confidence in - and enjoyment of - reading. The Raising reading skills teacher handbook - for experienced teachers, non-subject specialists and TAs - will take you through the 12-week programme step-by-step, with detailed lesson plans and practical CPD guidance on how and why these reading comprehension strategies work. The Raising reading skills workbook provides children with everything they need, including a range of engaging texts, classroom activities and worksheets. Lessons are devised for 1:1, small group and whole group booster sessions or as a complementary resource for English lessons. (Please note that Raising reading skills is based upon the KS3 English intervention pack, Fix it reading, and contains some of the same content.) What’s included? The teacher’s handbook includes 12 detailed lesson plans, starter and plenary ideas, homework tasks and evidence-based teaching notes and CPD guidance. The accompanying workbook includes carefully selected texts to engage developing readers, as well as worksheets and activities. Includes fiction and non-fiction texts on a range of engaging themes, with extracts from accessible young adult novels like Home Ground and I, Coriander as well as graphic novels, news articles, websites, and fact sheets. What’s inside? Teacher’s Handbook An introduction to Raising reading skill (page 3) About the author and how to use the teacher handbook (page 4) Understanding a child’s reading level (page 5) What difficulties do struggling readers face at secondary school? (page 6) The learning experience for developing readers: advice for teachers (page 6) What does a confident reader look like? (page 7) Selecting appropriate texts to read (pages 7-8) Section 1: Practical reading comprehension strategies (pages 9-41) Section 2: Group reading strategies (pages 42-52) Teacher observations: Reading confidence and progress (page 53) Parental tips for supporting reading (page 55) Student Handbook Introduction (page 3) Reading survey (pages 3-5) Reading strategies (page 6) Skimming and scanning (pages 7-11) Predictions and questions (pages 12-16) Questions and signposts (pages 17-24) Inference (pages 25-29) Inference (pages 30-33) Summarising and note-taking (pages 34-38) Summarising and note-taking (pages 39-43) Word detectives (part 1) (pages 44-48) Word detectives (part 2) (Pages 49-53) Reciprocal reading (part 1) (pages 54-57) Reciprocal reading (part 2) (pages 58-63) Reciprocal reading (part 3) (pages 64-66)

Writing for different genres is a downloadable key stage 2 English pack featuring seven original comic strips as prompts to engage and inspire reluctant writers. The pack includes lesson plans, scaffolded writing templates and worksheets to support children in writing for different text types: a fictional diary, a formal letter, a playscript, a fictional recount, a list, a poem and their own comic strip. It also includes additional teaching ideas to develop children’s own writing skills, including an activity to develop their understanding of metaphor and simile. The pack comes with a PowerPoint which features a starter activity for each session and useful checklists of the language features and structure of each writing genre. What’s included? Includes lesson plans and scaffolded writing templates for each writing genre Features seven original comic strips as writing prompts Includes a PowerPoint with starter activities and checklists for the language features and structures of each text type The sessions can be taught in any order and adapted for different year groups. Perfect for your key stage 2 English lessons to develop children’s skills in writing for a range of purposes. What’s inside? ‘A Week’s Excuses’ – writing a diary (pages 4-11) Teaching notes Comic strip Diary writing template Sentence starters Using direct speech ‘Something Odd Out There’ – writing a formal letter (pages 12-19) Teaching notes Comic strip Letter template with prompts Letter template without prompts Blank-bubbled version of ‘Something Odd Out There’ ‘Alien Arrival’ – writing a playscript (pages 20-14) Teaching notes Comic strip Playscript template Blank-bubbled version of ‘Alien Arrival’ ‘Jennifer Jones’ – writing a recount (pages 25-28) Teaching notes Comic strip Match report planning template ‘Jennifer Jones’ – all of a muddle ‘Sad I Ams’ – writing a bulleted list (pages 29-32) Teaching notes Comic strip ‘Happy I Ams’ – metaphors ‘Happy I Ams’ – list template ‘StereoHead’ – writing poetry (pages 33-36) Teaching notes Comic strip A sense poem planning template A sense poem writing template ‘The Dark Avenger’ – writing a comic strip (pages 37-42) Teaching notes Comic strip Blank comic strip template and checklist Blank-bubbled version of ‘The Dark Avenger’

Immerse your class in murder, mayhem, monsters and magic with our exciting Shakespeare pack for years 5 and 6. Comprising five units on Macbeth and five on The Tempest, the pack is crammed with a range of teaching ideas and activities to introduce your upper KS2 classes to the Bard and bring two of his most famous plays to life. What’s included? 49 supporting resources Includes reading comprehensions, GPS challenges, writing tasks, role-play and cross-curricular extension activities for each session Links to the curriculum What’s inside? Finding your way around the curriculum pack (page 4) Curriculum coverage and mapping (pages 5-8) Session 1: Macbeth – Witches (pages 9-17) Resource - Macbeth: The witches’ opening speech Resource - Exploring character through simile Resource - If I met the witches… Resource - Witch research Session 2: Macbeth – The murder of King Duncan (pages 18-32) Resource - Pin the comma on the sentence Resource - Macbeth – Relative clauses Resource - Relative clause dice game Resource - Conversation scenario cards Resource - Conversation scenario cards: Extension version Session 3: Macbeth – CSI Banquo (pages 33-47) Resource - Murderous modal verbs Resource - Macbeth’s dagger Resource - Crime scene investigation Resource - Crime scene report Resource - Tragic strip: Macbeth Act IV, Scene IV Resource - Character list Resource - Dinner party places Session 4: Macbeth – Double, double, toil and trouble (pages 48-61) Resource - Fun with fronted adverbials: Dice game Resource - Something wicked this way comes Resource - Double, double, toil and trouble Resource - Recipe for a witch’s charm Resource - Predictive text Resource - Medieval medicine Resource - Medieval medicine: Suggested websites and answers Session 5: Macbeth – The battle (pages 62-70) Resource - Five senses character sheet Resource - The king’s speech – plan Resource - The king’s speech – speech scaffold Resource - Medieval weaponry research Session 6: The Tempest – The storm (pages 71-69) Resource - The Tempest: Act I, Scene I (extract) Resource - Dictionary corner: The Tempest Resource - Castaway comprehension Session 7: The Tempest – Full fathom five (pages 80-89) Resource - Ariel’s entrance Resource - Noun phrase hunters Resource - Full fathom five Resource - Famous Quotes from Shakespeare Session 8: The Tempest – Comedy and confusion (pages 90-99) Resource - Island rules: Comprehension Resource - ‘If I were king of this isle…’ Resource - Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban: Act II, Scene II Resource - Seafaring research Session 9: The Tempest – Magic and monsters (pages 100-106) Resource - Alonso’s guilt Session 10: The Tempest – Magical Island Resource - Blurb template Resource - Magical island story: Planning sheet Resource - Designing a mask – The Tempest

Your go-to pack for writing non-fiction at years 3 and 4! Equip your children with the skills to write newspaper reports, non-chronological reports and texts to persuade, explain, instruct and discuss. What’s included? 44 quality resources, including answer sheets where relevant PowerPoint presentations to accompany each non-fiction type Opportunities to introduce, practise and consolidate key grammar elements Includes starters, main activities, plenaries, assessment opportunities, Extension ideas and home learning tasks Links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Instructional writing (pages 4-27) Recounts – newspapers (pages 28-58) Explanatory writing (pages 59-84) Persuasive writing (pages 85-109) Non-chronological writing (pages 110-125)

Revise unseen fiction is an exam-focused, student-friendly workbook filled with activities designed to consolidate your students’ skills and prepare them for their GCSE English Language exam. Practice exam questions for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas are included. Featured text extracts: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ by Arthur Conan Doyle Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier What’s included? Eight text extracts Teacher notes and answers Exam-style practice papers for every extract for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas Exam-style practice paper with exemplar responses and suggested answers. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) Do Not Say We Have Nothing (pages 5-28) Extract of Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien Do Not Say We Have Nothing Student workbook Do Not Say We Have Nothing Teacher Notes and suggested answers Do Not Say We Have Nothing Exam style questions Tess of the d’Urbervilles (pages 29-58) Extract of Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Tess of the d’Urbervilles Student workbook Tess of the d’Urbervilles Teacher Notes and suggested answers Tess of the d’Urbervilles Exam style questions All the Light We Cannot See (pages 59-95) Extract of All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr All The Light We Cannot See Student workbook All The Light We Cannot See Teacher Notes and suggested answers All The Light We Cannot See Exam style questions Rebecca (pages 96-133) Extract of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Rebecca Student workbook Rebecca Teacher Notes and suggested answers Rebecca Exam style questions ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ (pages 134-160) Extract of ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ by Arthur Conan Doyle ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ Student workbook ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ Teacher Notes and suggested answers ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ Exam style questions The Book Thief (pages 161-196) Extract of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Book Thief Student workbook The Book Thief Teacher Notes and suggested answers The Book Thief Exam style questions Everything I Never Told You (pages 197-224) Extract of Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You Student workbook Everything I Never Told You Teacher Notes and suggested answers Everything I Never Told You Exam style questions The Handmaid’s Tale (pages 225-268) Extract of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood The Handmaid’s Tale Student workbook The Handmaid’s Tale Teacher Notes and suggested answers The Handmaid’s Tale Exam style questions Top tips (pages 269-270)

The activities and ideas in this pack will help students develop a close understanding of the text, explore its social, cultural and historical contexts, consider Steinbeck’s ideas and perspectives, and analyse his use of language and structure. ‘There’s a strong focus on the themes, characters and life in 1930s America in this pack, with plenty of support for students developing their own critical interpretation. There are some great contextual images of the Dust Bowl and documentary-style videos too. It’s a short but powerful novel so the approaches are suitable for KS3 students as well as IGCSE, and there’s something for all abilities.’ Helen Stacey, writer All the practical and creative ideas you need to teach this popular text in one place. What’s included? An assessment objective map Lesson plans and ideas alongside tailor-made resources. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 2-3) Section 1 (pages 4-20) Resource - judge a book by its cover Resource - a comprehensive pack Resource - Lennie in quotes Resource - historical context Resource - wanted poster Resource - section 1 learning grid Resource - match the contextual information Resource - evaluating a PEE paragraph Section 2 (pages 21-37) Resource - chapter 2 – introducing more characters Resource - picture research Resource - chapter 2 question loop Resource - role on the wall Resource - chapters 1 and 2 – picture game Section 3 (pages 38-58) Resource - word definitions task Resource - Steinbeck’s writing style Resource - foreshadowing Resource - from Character presentations Resource - tension graph Resource - A-Z quiz of George and Lennie’s Dream Resource - Chapter 3 – Do you know the question? Quiz Section 4 (pages 59-72) Resource - bullseye Resource - Chapter 4 – Getting to know Crooks Resource - Crooks and Curley’s wife Resource - critics’ viewpoints Resource - De Bono’s six thinking hats Resource - top ten statements Section 5 (pages 73-100) Resource - power and authority diamond nine Resource - the characters’ innermost feelings Resource - Lennie on trial Resource - an unusual form Resource - extract study Resource - Curley’s wife: Miss Dynamite or lonely victim? Resource - Curley’s wife: do we sympathise with her? Section 6 (pages 101-133) Resource - Chapter 6 – Beat the clock Resource - storyboard Resource - characters – key quotations revision guide Resource - Bloom’s taxonomy discussion questions Resource - society under scrutiny Resource - put the PEE structures back together Resource - themes in the novel – essay planning Exam style questions (pages 134-135)

Designed for the GCSE English Literature specifications for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas, this pack will help your students explore characters, themes and events through comprehension, debate and drama. ‘This pack allows you to find your own path. Every lesson offers a choice of activities, so you can tailor your teaching to the needs of your pupils and your own areas of expertise, without compromising on quality of learning.’ Stephanie Atkinson, writer Comprising 22 lessons and featuring practice exam questions, our Lord of the Flies GCSE teaching pack offers a creative approach to teaching this popular text. What’s included? 22 lessons featuring group, independent and exam preparation class activities 50 bespoke resources Exam-style questions for GCSE English Literature. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) Specification summaries (pages 5-7) Chapter 1: Lesson 1 - good versus evil (pages 8-12) Chapter 1: Lesson 2 - order and disorder (pages 13-19) Chapter 2: Lesson 3 - characters and events (pages 20-23) Chapter 2: Lesson 4 - characters and events (pages 24-29) Chapter 3: Lesson 5 - Jack (pages 30-36) Chapter 4: Lesson 6 - Setting and the littluns (pages 37-45) Chapter 4: Lesson 7 - conflict (pages 46-55) Chapter 5: Lesson 8 - the text in context (pages 54-61) Chapter 5: Lesson 9 - Piggy (pages 62-67) Chapter 6: Lesson 10 - the beast (pages 68-76) Chapter 7: Lesson 11 - leadership (pages 77-80) Chapter 7: Lesson 12 - the rise of savagery (pages 81-87) Chapter 8: Lesson 13 - fear (pages 88-94) Chapter 8: Lesson 14 - symbolism (pages 95-99) Chapter 9: Lesson 15 - outsiders (pages 100-105) Chapter 9: Lesson 16 - Simon’s death (pages 106-112) Chapter 10: Lesson 17 - Piggy (pages 113-118) Chapter 11: Lesson 18 - power (119 -124) Chapter 11: Lesson 19 - the death of Piggy (pages 125-131) Chapter 12: Lesson 20 - change (pages 132-140) Chapter 12: Lesson 21 - the final hunt (pages 141-151) Chapter 12: Lesson 22 - revising the characters (pages 152-159) Exam style questions (pages 160-167)

This six-week teaching pack is designed to develop KS3 students’ reading, writing and spoken English skills with a range of drama and performance activities and creative tasks. The pack focuses on key scenes and includes tasks based upon diaries, scripts, cartoons and set design to encourage close textual engagement. What’s included? An assessment objective map Lesson plans and ideas along with tailor-made resources. What’s inside? Introduction Summary of pack 1 Route through – week one (overview of the text) (pages 2-3) Route through – week two (Act 1, Scene 1) (pages 4-5) Route through – week three (Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2) (pages 6-7) Route through – week four (Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2) (pages 8-9) Route through – week five (Act 4, Scene 1 and Act 5, Scene 1) (pages 10-11) Route through – week six (essay writing and consolidation) (pages 12-13) Resources (pages 14-76) Works like a dream Storyboard template Sequencing the plot Character map How well do you know the play? Who’s who Story zoom Relationship tableaux News flash Lonely Hearts advert Egeus’ monologue Custody battle Presenting the fairies Two worlds Beauty is in the eye of the beholder A miscellany of activities Character question game Hermia’s monologue Role play character cards Paired quotations for matching and sequencing Directing a scene Connect 12 ‘The course of true love never did run smooth’ Hexbusters Film trailer

Take students on a compelling journey through this famous text and prepare them for the AQA and Edexcel English Literature GCSE. ‘I think this novel is a fantastic exam text, but can be a little intimidating for teachers and students. I wanted the pack to offer a pathway through this challenging text and offer lots of contextual support, so that teachers can easily navigate this stimulating novel. There is a real emphasis on thinking skills and developing alternative viewpoints … : all essential skills for the GCSE exams.’ Annabel Wall, writer Featuring resources and activities to explore context, key themes and plot development, this pack will shed light on this dark and challenging 19th century text. What’s included? 20 lessons Exam-style questions with extracts for relevant exam boards 51 bespoke resources Activities to develop students’ critical reading skills in preparation for the GCSE. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Specification summaries (page 4) Chapter 1 - 4 (pages 6-32) Lesson 1 - Robert Walton’s letters Lesson 2 - Symbolism Lesson 3 - Frankenstein’s early life - Chapters 1 and 2 Lesson 4 - Science and discovery Lesson 5 - Mary Shelley and context Exam style questions Chapters 5 - 8 (pages 33-61) Lesson 6 - The creature Lesson 7 - Exploring genre Lesson 8 - Theme of creation Lesson 9 - Femininity in the novel Lesson 10 - Friendship Exam style questions Chapters 9 - 16 (pages 62-87) Lesson 11 - Language and landscape Lesson 12 - Judging the creature Lesson 13 - Biblical references Lesson 14 - Society and prejudice Lesson 15 - Frankenstein and the creature Exam style questions Chapters 17 - 24 (pages 91-126) Lesson 16 - Journeys and travel Lesson 17 - Tension and drama Lesson 18 - Family Lesson 19 - Narrative structure Lesson 20 - The writer’s intention Exam style questions

Our comprehensive GCSE teaching pack has been created to support students taking GCSE English Literature for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas. Page numbers and extracts relate to the Methuen Drama Modern Classics edition (2001). ‘Blood Brothers is a … favourite with both teachers and students. This pack contains a wide range of activities to encourage exploration of the play’s context, themes, language, structure and characters. Tasks range from starter games to comparisons with Greek tragedy and Romeo and Juliet. It also includes revision grids and practice examination-style questions suitable for detailed and thorough examination preparation.’ Annie Fox, writer These 23 lessons and wide range of resources are all you need for an in-depth analysis of this tragic story. What’s included? 23 lessons 49 bespoke resources Exam-style questions for GCSE English Literature. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) Specification summaries (pages 5-7) Lesson 1 (pages 8-17) Pre-reading: how to read a play and identify drama genres Lesson 2 (pages 18-25) Pre-reading: using the context and writing an original script Lesson 3 (pages 26-31) The role of the narrator Lesson 4 (pages 32-42) Characterisation: Mrs Lyons and Mrs Johnstone Lesson 5 (pages 43-50) Themes: superstition and motherhood Lesson 6 (pages 51-55) Theme: childhood Lesson 7 (pages 56-58) Conflict Lesson 8 (pages 59-61) Characterisation: Linda and theme: social class Lesson 9 (pages 62-65) Theme: friendship and symbolism Lesson 10 (pages 66-76) Revision of Act 1: plot, genre, style and structure Lesson 11 (pages 77-81) Characterisation: Sammy, Mickey and Edward Lesson 12 (pages 82-86) Themes: education and social class Lesson 13 (pages 87-91) Theme: love Lesson 14 (pages 92-97) Characterisation: Mrs Lyons and theme: mental illness Lesson 15 (pages 98-107) Handling of time Lesson 16 (pages 104-107) Characterisation: Mr Lyons and theme: unemployment Lesson 17 (pages 108-109) Creation of tension Lesson 18 (pages 110-112) Subtext and conflict Lesson 19 (pages 113-114) Resolution Lesson 20 (pages 115-119) Writing about comedy and tragedy Lesson 21 (pages 120-126) Writing about characters Lesson 22 (pages 127-133) Writing about themes Lesson 23 (pages 134-142) Revision

Develop your GCSE students’ critical reading skills with our chapter-by-chapter look at this famous text. Character and close text analysis, research tasks, role play, quizzes and exam style questions combine to support your students’ understanding of the story of Napoleon, Snowball and their comrades. What’s included? 20 creative lessons Exam-style questions for AQA, Edexcel and OCR activities to develop students’ critical reading skills in preparation for the GCSE. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) Specification summaries (page 5) Chapter 1: Lesson 1 (pages 6-16) Resource - story checklist Resource - allegory / fairy tale Bingo Chapter 1: Lesson 2 (pages 17-27) Resource - character traits card sort Resource - sources of satire Resource - Karl Marx, Old Major match up Chapter 2: Lesson 3 (pages 28-34) Resource - cause and effect Resource - symbolism in Animal Farm Resource - Communist Manifesto matching activity Chapter 2: Lesson 4 (pages 35-40) Resource - getting to know the pigs Chapter 3: Lesson 5 (pages 41-45) Resource - putting in the work Resource - getting to know Boxer Chapter 3: Lesson 6 (pages 46-52) Resource - animals and literacy Resource - implied meanings Chapter 4: Lesson 7 (pages 53-55) Chapter 4: Lesson 8 (pages 56-59) Resource - what part do the animals play? Chapter 5: Lesson 9 (pages 60-63) Chapter 5: Lesson 10 (pages 64-68) Resource - Democracy or Dictatorship? Chapter 6: Lesson 11 (pages 69-74) Resource - persuasive techniques Resource - animals’ attitudes to work Chapter 6: Lesson 12 (pages 75-79) Resource - propaganda posters Chapter 7: Lesson 13 (pages 80-85) Resource - how to bury bad news Chapter 7: Lesson 14 (pages 86-90) Resource - Squealer’s sneaky tactics Chapter 8: Lesson 15 (pages 91-94) Resource - the cult of Napoleon Resource - manipulation of facts Chapter 8: Lesson 16 (pages 95-97) Chapter 9: Lesson 17 (pages 98-105) Chapter 9: Lesson 18 (pages 106-112) Resource - epitaphs and obituaries Chapter 10: Lesson 19 (pages 113-120) Resource - what happened to the animals? Resource - coming full circle Resource - Animal Farm map Resource - word cloud Resource - coat of arms Chapter 10: Lesson 20 (pages 121-132) Resource - pig or human? Resource - familiar with the farm Resource - plotting the rise and fall Exam practice (pages 133-153) AQA style questions Edexcel style questions OCR styles questions

Unseen fiction is a step-by-step introduction to the unseen element of the GCSE English Language exam, developing students’ analytical skills and confidence. The perfect foundation for KS4 students, this pack addresses AO1, AO2 and AO4 and will help your students develop their skills and confidence in approaching unseen fiction. With eight detailed lesson plans for each text, the pack includes starter activities, main lesson activities, plenary ideas and extension activities, as well as worksheets and classroom resources. Featured text extracts: Kerfol by Edith Wharton The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells My Ántonia by Willa Cather ‘The Christmas Present’ by Richmal Crompton Mort by Terry Pratchett ‘Printer’s Devil Court’ by Susan Hill ‘Down to a Sunless Sea’ by Neil Gaiman A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini What’s included? Eight text extracts Exam-style questions Exam-style practice papers with suggested ‘answers’ for the final extract for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Specification summaries (pages 4-6) Top tips (pages 7-8) Text 1: Kerfol (pages 9-17) Resource 1 - finding information Resource 2 - the black greyhound Text 2: The War of the Worlds (pages 18-28) Resource 3 - the storm Text 3: My Ántonia (pages 29-37) Resource 4 - guess what is being described Resource 5 - character descriptions Resource 6 - author’s use of language Text 4: ‘The Christmas Present’ (pages 38-50) Resource 7 - structural terminology Resource 8 - the beginning Resource 9 - developing the story Text 5: Mort (pages 51-59) Resource 10 - venn diagram Resource 11 - close analysis of Mort Text 6: ‘Printer’s Devil Court’ (pages 60-68) Resource 12 - evaluating writing Resource 13 - exam-style questions Text 7: ‘Down to a Sunless Sea’ (pages 69-84) Resource 14 - narrative voice in the story Resource 15 - imagery Resource 16 - planning grid Text 8: A Thousand Splendid Suns (pages 85-107) Resource 17 - exam style questions

Written for the Power and conflict cluster of the AQA poetry anthology, Power and conflict student revision is an illustrated revision workbook comprising detailed, handwritten notes and activities to build students’ confidence and develop their understanding of the poems. Perfect for revision and consolidation prior to the exam. What’s included 15 sections (one per poem), each containing illustrated revision notes and engaging revision activities extension tasks focused on language, structure and themes exam-style questions. What’s inside Introduction (page 3) Summary of themes for revision (pages 3-5) Revision notes and activities (pages 6-161) Featured poems: ‘Ozymandias’ – Percy Bysshe Shelley ‘London’ – William Blake ‘The Prelude’ (extract from) – William Wordsworth ‘My Last Duchess’ – Robert Browning ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ – Alfred Lord Tennyson ‘Exposure’ – Wilfred Owen ‘Storm on the Island’ – Seamus Heaney ‘Bayonet Charge’ – Ted Hughes ‘Remains’ – Simon Armitage ‘Poppies’ – Jane Weir ‘War Photographer’ – Carol Ann Duffy ‘Tissue’ – Imtiaz Dharker ‘The Emigrée’ – Carol Rumens ‘Checking Out Me History’ – John Agard ‘Kamikaze’ – Beatrice Garland Answers (page 162) Example revision activities from the student workbook: Zooming in on ‘Ozymandias’ What quotations can you find which give us a hint about the sort of leader Ozymandias was when he was alive? What is the effect of the story being told to us by a person who has not seen the statue for themselves, but is just retelling details of something he was once told about? How does Shelley use sound for effect within the poem? Why do you think the statue is now broken? What possibilities are there? What wider messages are there in the image of this broken statue and its inscription? Why is the statement written on the pedestal ironic? Diamond nine: Find a short quotation to support each of the diamond-nine statements. Explain why the quotation you found supports the statement. Exam-style questions: Compare the ways poets present ideas about the power of nature in ‘Ozymandias’ and ‘Storm on the Island’. Discuss the ways in which poets present human power within ‘Ozymandias’ and one other poem.

Move away from traditional spelling tests with our KS1 teaching pack. Creative teaching ideas and a variety of resources will support your teaching of spelling strategies and rules and engage your year 1 and 2 classes in this tricky area of learning. The pack includes sections on grapheme/phoneme correspondence, high frequency words, compound words, homophones, plurals, silent letters and apostrophes. It’s as easy as a, b, c! What’s included? 32 supporting resources includes both five minute activities and activities for longer sessions, extension suggestions, assessment opportunities, home learning tasks and ideas to keep things ticking over links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Section 1: Words we use a lot: high frequency words, numbers, tricky words (pages 1-7) Teaching ideas Rhyming words for numbers High frequency crosswords Section 2: Recognising and matching graphemes and phonemes (pages 8-25) Teaching ideas Matching words and pictures – ee sounds Four corners – digraphs and graphemes word sets Digraph word group display templates Section 3: Recognising, matching and blending digraphs and graphemes (pages 26-43) Teaching ideas Digraph picture word cards Making word cakes – blending digraphs and graphemes Making word cakes – blending split digraphs and graphemes Digraph snap for real and non-real words Section 4: Linking words and definitions (pages 44-53) Teaching ideas Loop game word definitions Loop game word definitions – missing letters Section 5: Compound words (pages 54-59) Teaching ideas Compound word dominoes Word sums Word building challenge Section 6: Chunking words by number of syllables (pages 60-64) Teaching ideas Syllable counter Syllable tricks Section 7: Reinforcing high frequency word knowledge (pages 65-79) Teaching ideas Common usage words top 100 Tricky high frequency word cards Missing keywords Anagram word ladders – HFW HFW anagram cards Section 8: Plurals of words including those ending in y (pages 80-90) Teaching ideas One dog, two dogs – plurals picture cards Words ending in ‘y’ – picture cards Section 9: Recognising common homophones (pages 91-102) Teaching ideas Homophone fan More homophones Homophone squares Section 10: Spelling words ending with /dz/ sound (pages 103-105) Teaching ideas Word building blocks – dge and ge Section 11: Words beginning with silent letters (pages 106-108) Teaching ideas Shh! – silent letters Section 12: Apostrophes – possessive and contractions (pages 109-118) Teaching ideas Expand and contract Contractions all around us Dogs or dog’s – singular possessive nouns Cartoon apostrophes to show possession

Help your children achieve punctuation perfection with our KS2 teaching pack. Featuring animated clips from Professor Punc and ideas and resources for the teaching of commas, colons, apostrophes, speech marks and parentheses, this pack will give your punctuation teaching a bit of pizazz! What’s included? 23 supporting resources includes introductory activities, main teaching points, plenaries, assessment opportunities, extension ideas and home learning tasks links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Section 1: Punctuating direct speech (pages 1-15) Teaching ideas Dialogue difficulties – punctuating direct speech Look who’s talking! – turning scripts into narratives Direct or reported? – types of speech Who said what? Punctuation pitfalls – direct speech Rules of speech Section 2: Possessive apostrophes (pages 16-23) Teaching ideas Professor Punc’s misplaced apostrophes Don’t be addled by apostrophes! Section 3: Extending sentences: using commas beyond lists (pages 24-33) Teaching ideas Subject / object / verb cards Subordinating connectives discussion game Adverb acting Can I use commas to mark clauses? Section 4: Extending sentences – inserting parentheses (pages 34-40) Teaching ideas Professor Punc’s parentheses! Punctuation for parentheses – a fan Don’t be puzzled by parentheses! Building complex sentences Section 5a: Linking clauses with semi-colons (pages 41-51) Teaching ideas Clause confusion – using semi-colons Using semi-colons Semi-colons – right or wrong Section 5b: Linking clauses with colons (pages 52-54) Teaching ideas Colon conundrums Section 6: Keeping things ticking over (pages 55-62) Teaching ideas Punctuation fan Punctuation prowess Spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes

Writing for different genres – SEND is a downloadable set of lesson plans that can be used to support students with special educational needs and disabilities at key stage 3. It has been adapted specifically for SEND students and reluctant writers, and is designed to work in targeted intervention sessions. It features seven comic strips as prompts to engage neurodiverse students, such as those with dyspraxia, dyslexia or ADD/ADHD. The images, alongside simplified definitions of key terms, vocabulary exercises, word banks and writing prompts will also help to support EAL learners (students who speak English as an additional language) and INA students (International New Arrivals). Seven genres of writing It includes lesson plans, teaching notes, exemplars, scaffolded writing templates and worksheets to help students to learn about the language, structure and form of seven different writing styles. By understanding the writing process, they will learn how to produce a range of text types, some of which might be new genres for students. The writing activities are based on themes to appeal to young adults, such as music, football, aliens and pets, and cover a range of different genres: a fictional diary a formal letter a playscript a fictional recount a list a poem a comic strip. Each lesson includes suggestions for starters, as well as a range of differentiated activities to develop students’ vocabulary and writing skills. Students will feel more confident developing their own writing style and writing in specific genres. They will also understand the differences between writing fiction and non-fiction texts. Key features: It is accompanied by a PowerPoint for use in class, which contains useful checklists of the language features and structure of each writing genre. Includes a lesson plan and teaching notes for each of the seven different writing genres. Includes seven original comic strips as writing prompts. Includes a PowerPoint with 22 slides of checklists and activities, summarising the language features and structures of each text type. Includes a range of carefully scaffolded activities to take students step-by-step through the process of writing for each particular genre, including vocab exercises and word banks, sentence starters and frames, and planning and writing templates. What’s included? There are 57 pages of classroom activities: ‘A Week’s Excuses’ – writing a diary ‘Something Odd Out There’ – writing a formal letter ‘Alien Arrival’ – writing a playscript ‘Jennifer Jones’ – writing a recount ‘Sad I Ams’ – writing a bulleted list ‘StereoHead’– writing poetry ‘The Dark Avenger’ – writing a comic strip

Save time with our Non-fiction and media pack; a collection of relevant and useful source materials alongside creative teaching ideas and resources. Aimed at both KS3 and KS4 students, this pack is sure to motivate! What’s included? links to non-fiction source material lesson plans and ideas alongside tailor-made resources practical, student-facing activities. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 1-2) Summary of pack Non-fiction and media source material Route through – part one: non-fiction overview (pages 3-5) Route through – part two: structure (pages 6-7) Route through – part three: tone and influence (pages 8-10) Route through – part four: pictures and other presentational devices (pages 11-12) Route through – part five: PAF language and tone (pages 13-14) Route through – part six: assessment and exam (pages 15-16) Resources (pages 53-87) Strategies for tackling writing weaknesses Importance of tone Analysing persuasive texts Views of Stonehenge Persuasive writing worksheet Newspaper bias The key to a good blurb Word analysis quadrant Analysing a still image Analysing an opinion article Colour symbolism Speed dating revision Rewriting for audience and purpose Crocodile language: making it snappy

Aimed at developing students’ critical reading skills, Reading non-fiction texts is an anthology of ten literary non-fiction texts from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries combined with supporting lesson plans and resources. There are two overview lesson plans for each text, with starter activities, main lesson activities and plenaries which teachers can easily pick up and run with. What’s included? 10 non-fiction text excerpts with a thematically linked ‘partner’ text 20 lesson plans and ideas along with 41 tailor-made resources to developed students’ understanding of assessment objectives Exam-style questions for AQA, OCR, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas for every text. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Text 1: Jane Austen’s letter to her sister, Cassandra Austen (pages 4-18) Resource - Jane Austen: true or false quiz Resource - uncovering context: What was life like in 1805? Resource - picture clues Resource - reading non-fiction text analysis grid Text 2: The Guardian article: ‘Why teaching table manners can do more harm than good’ (pages 19-27) Resource - summarise and attack Resource - exploring food, exploring language Text 3: Excerpt taken from The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves (pages 28-43) Resource - pre-reading activity Resource - unpicking imagery Resource - whizzy wiki: Factsheet on The Elephant Man and Frederick Treves Resource - attitudes towards the Elephant Man Text 4: Excerpt taken from My Left Foot by Christy Brown (pages 44-52) Resource - exploring and comparing attitudes Text 5: Charlotte Brontë’s letter to her father (page 53-64) Resource - word sort activity Resource - whizzy wiki: Factsheet on The Great Exhibition Resource - Great Exhibition quiz Resource - letter writing lingo Resource - what was the Great Exhibition like? Text 6: Excerpt from A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr (pages 65-77) Resource - comprehending the text Resource - caption competition Resource - what was the Millennium Dome like? Resource - chain of comparison Text 7: Excerpt from Henry Morley, Household Words, ‘Our Phantom Ship: China’ (pages 78-90) Resource - the typhoon unravelled Resource - views about visiting China Resource - comparing attitudes about China Resource - attitude adjectives Text 8: Excerpt from Behind the Wall by Colin Thubron (pages 91-100) Resource - comprehending the text Resource - Chinese cultural revolution Text 9: Excerpt from Charles Darwin The Voyage of the Beagle (pages 101-114) Resource - quick recall quiz Resource - attitudes towards the native tribes Resource - formal and informal vocabulary grid Resource - close-up on writing technique Text 10: Excerpt from Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence (pages 115-123) Resource - pre-reading activity Resource - the language of pain and suffering

Develop your KS3 and KS4 students’ formal writing skills with our ‘toolkit’ of creative classroom activities, genuine student exemplar essays and exclusive teaching resources. This pack features activities to help students write well-planned, well-structured and sophisticated essays in readiness for GCSE English Literature and for the longer essay-style questions in GCSE English Language. Essential for teaching all aspects of essay writing for your class novel, play text or reading unit. What’s included? sections include: getting students started, planning and structuring essays, introductions and conclusions, using quotations, inference and deduction, formal essay vocabulary and drafting and redrafting real student essays from year 9 students in a range of comprehensive schools. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-5) Getting students started (pages 6-15) Planning and structuring essays (pages 16-25) Introductions and conclusions (pages 26-34) Using quotations (pages 35-48) Inference and deduction (pages 49-60) Formal essay vocabulary (pages 61-67) Drafting and redrafting (pages 68-75)