This set of 4 posters create a visually engaging display with highlighted language and structural devices, colour coded links to themes and images to support all types of learners in remembering some key quotations from this text as they approach the Closed Book exams. Available individually or as part of a bundle in my shop.

This Literacy Programme is 2 of 3 for use with year 9s across an entire term and forms part of a newly written programme that builds on the strengthened demands of the KS2 literacy skills and the Year 7 and Year 8 Programmes also available on TES. This resource includes a PDF version of the programme plus an Adobe version that is editable so that the name of your school/behaviour policy can be incorporated into the documents. The powerpoint presentation is used to test the weekly skills gained by your students and allows you to track progress and build in additional intervention for areas of shortfall post completion. The subsequent booklets for use in this Programme will be posted imminently.

A revision guide that includes context, characters, themes and key quotations. Perfect for any students who need a quick leg up for the GCSE (9=1) exams this summer.

With few revision papers available for use this is another 19th Century Fiction Paper based on the novel 'Lost Hearts' by M R James. the resource includes a mark scheme and indicative content. This extract is a ghostly tale and a good one to use for analysis of tension/setting rather than characterisation. This is a very accessible paper and would be useful practise for both KS3 students doing a 'Supernatural' Unit of work or for KS4 lower ability to build confidence.

This resource is a collection of 6 Literary Non Fiction articles traversing subjects such as Travel, Poverty, London, Class, Men and Women and Schooling. Hopefully this will save others a little time when teaching this part of the English Language courses that use this aspect of our literary heritage.

A well rounded quiz based on commonly heard slogans, students of all ages and abilities should be able to access this end of term/tutor time treat!

This fully differentiated and detailed resource takes students through the context, form, language and structure in a clear, effective and engaging way. This resource would suit teaching for GCSE poetry anthologies or as a guide to approaching Unseen Poetry and would work for both KS3 students and KS4. Contextual links make this particularly relevant to teaching in Black History Week. There is everything here to secure an excellent grade on this poem that features in the new GCSE (9-1) specifications.

This lesson is designed for teaching on the International GCSE specification or as an Unseen Poem as it both explores this poem and teaches students how to approach a previously unseen text. The activities are engaging, active and nurture enquiry in a supported way.

A stand alone lesson that takes students through a detailed analysis of the language techniques used in an extract from The Handmaid's Tale with regard to its position as a Dystopian Fiction text. The lesson is fully differentiated with stretch and challenge tasks whilst developing students independence.

This resource includes three differentiated poems with leading questions that traverse language, structure and literary devices. This has been created with the Holocaust Memorial Day (27th January) in mind, although it could be used as a supply activity, revision resource, or recap for Unseen Poetry to get students re-engaged with this part of their exams. This is also available as part of a Bundle with an Assembly and a Reading Paper in my shop.

This resource is a constructed question based on Inspector Calls and an extract from ‘The Glorious Heresies’ by Lisa McInerney in the style of the OCR exam paper. This is available as a single resource or as part of a package attracting generous discounts. If you would like a bespoke bundle please message me on Twitter @JoMarsh1 with details…

This Literacy Programme is 3 of 3 for use with year 8s across an entire term and forms part of a newly written programme that builds on the strengthened demands of the KS2 literacy skills and the Year 7 Programme also available on TES. This resource includes a PDF version of uthe programme plus an Adobe version that is editable so that the name of your school/behaviour policy can be incorporated into the documents. The powerpoint presentation is used to test the weekly skills gained by your students and allows you to track progress and build in additional intervention for areas of shortfall post completion. All Literacy Programmes in this collection are downloadable in bundles of year groups and as a Whole School KS3 Programme, with all elements building on the skills in the earlier years and terms.

A thorough exploration of this poem including analysis of form, language and structure, differentiated notes and tasks plus an exam style question including advice on how to respond to the question. This is everything you need to teach this poem at GCSE level.

With a distinct lack of exemplar papers available for the new Edexcel (9-1) GCSE English Language Exams I have constructed some papers and included mark schemes and indicative content as guidance. If you are looking for 19th Century Fiction papers there are several more in my resources/TES shop. Please do let me know what you think of these as happy to construct more.

This lesson leads KS5 students through a set of tasks that nurture independence of learning whilst facilitating a detailed knowledge of a range of dramatic devices used in this play.

An engaging lesson that includes a range of activities including: clozed activities, quotation finding, creative response, oral discussions and close textual analysis. Further resource and bundles to follow on the rest of the novel.

This lesson is carefully scaffolded to ensure that students struggling to achieve a grade 5 are fully supported in their learning. Exemplar material is offered, regular reinforcement of learning and steady building of skills are all used to ensure all students are able to write a grade 5 speech, should this come up in the exams.

This lesson builds essay skills in line with the exam requirements, peer assessment, guidance on themes, language, structure and motifs alongside consideration of the concept of a ‘home’ which works well as SMSC evidence. The tasks here are varied, some slides are informative, but generally students will learn through completing activities and then secure and demonstrate learning through mini assessment/plenary activities. This resource explains and challenges students to explore the idea of authorial morality in this text. If you like this, you’ll love my other resources on Silas Marner: