Students annotate the extract in pairs then use the PETAL sentence starters to complete the exam style question independently.

A selection of whole lessons, worksheets and assessment tasks to accompany your teaching of the novel Trash. This resource includes: - 4x PPT whole lessons - 2x Differentiated Assessment Tasks - 2x Activity Tasks

This resource includes: 1x PPT whole lesson

This resource contains: - 1x PPT whole lesson

These tasks can be cut into cards and completed as revision tasks for homework or independent study.

Resource includes: - 1x whole lesson PPT presentation exploring Lady Macbeth’s methods of persuasion - 1x whole lesson PPT presentation with focus on Macbeth’s indecision in act 1 scene 7 -1x worksheets to support the delivery of LM persuasion lesson

These engaging and interesting lessons aim to improve students’ understanding of one of Lady Macbeth at the start of the play. In particular, they are enabled to draw links between Lady Macbeth and their knowledge of women in Shakespearean times. Resource includes: - 1x whole lesson PPT presentation exploring LM in act 1 scene 5 as a whole - 1x whole lesson PPT presentation with focus on LM soliloquy in act 1 scene 5 -2x worksheets to support the delivery of each lesson

A selection of resources used to deliver structured lessons to a top set class.

SEN/Low Ability A worksheet to accompany the study of the poem and prepare students to write an exam style response. Resource includes: - exploding quotations resource - sentence starters using PETAL paragraph structure

A selection of Independent Learning Worksheets (ILW) prepared to enable differentiation and flexibility in the selection of homework tasks for KS3 students. These resources can be easily adapted to suit the needs of your learners. Rationale: At the state of the school term, each student is given an ILW related to their unit of study e.g. Shakespeare unit of work will lend itself to a Shakespeare ILW. Over the course of the term, students are required to select and complete one different independent learning task each week from the Easy, Medium and Challenge colours indicated on the ILW. Depending on the duration of the school term, students will have completed all six tasks. The tasks can be handed in each week or in a bundle at the end of the school term. The class teacher will provide written targets for each completed task as well grade each of these tasks with one of the following progress grades: Progress 5 - Outstanding Progress 4 - Good Progress 3 - Satisfactory Progress 2 - Unsatisfactory Progress 1 - Serious Cause for Concern This resource pack includes: - 3x colour coded Independent Learning Worksheets - 5x non colour coded Independent Learning Worksheets to be adapted for your use - 1x Blank Independent Learning Worksheet template These ILW have worked increasingly well in improving literacy across the English faculty and the wider school community. Enjoy!

This resource was used to provide feedback to year 11 students after a mock exam on AQA Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th century novel. This resources can be easily adapted to meet the needs of your learners.

In this lesson students develop their skills in writing from different viewpoints and perspectives. This resource allows opportunity for group work as well as independent extended writing based on an exam style question. This resource includes: 1x PPT presentation 1x Microsoft Word worksheet to be completed in groups

In this lesson students are able to discuss and identify Gothic elements. There is also an opportunity for students to complete an extended writing task using Point-Evidence-Analysis-Link (PEAL) This lesson was for a low set year 8 class but can be adapted to suit alternative ranges of students. This resource includes: -PPT Presentation -Word doc. of Frankenstein extract for students to annotate

During this lesson your class will explore how Roddy Doyle is able to realistically convey the impression of a child’s voice through language and structure.  This resource includes - PPT presentation Please note: the extract for 'Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha'  is taken from the AQA English Language Reading Support Booklet Paper 1  Copy and paste this link into your browser to gain access to this free booklet: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF

In this lesson students are able to discuss and identify conventions of gothic horror. There is also an opportunity for students to complete an extended writing task. This lesson was for a low set year 8 class but can be adapted to suit alternative ranges of students. This resource includes: -PPT Presentation -Word doc. of still gothic image for students to annotate

Quick and easy activity for students to complete using their skills in inference and deduction to respond to a fiction text.

In this lesson students read a selection of story openings taken from high quality, challenging literature. Students are challenged to express their own opinions, interpret information and form evaluative responses which they need to support with detailed reference and analysis of the text. This resource includes - PPT presentation Please note: the extract for ‘I’m the King of the Castle’ is taken from the AQA English Language Reading Support Booklet Paper 1 Copy and paste this link into your browser to gain access to this free booklet: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF

An introduction lesson where students are given an overview of the AQA GCSE English course followed by a lesson introducing students to narrative structure with reference to Hemingway and Todorov. This pack includes: - PPT presentation - Worksheet - Creative writing opportunity

Students develop their understanding of the use of courage within the novel. * Inference and deduction * Word level analysis * Point-Evidence-Analysis-Link parargrahs * Peer assessment Please rate and comment. Thank you.