This resources provides an example exam question for Gerald in the play An Inspector Calls and walks the students through a potential essay structure from start to finish. It is highly structured so it can be given out to students for them to complete for a homework task or a individual lesson activity.

A worksheet for GCSE students studying Romeo and Juliet who will need to answer the 11 questions using their own research. There is an extension task to create a PowerPoint. This should be enough for one stand alone lesson in a computer room.

A checklist for any essay within the AQA GCSE English Literature framework for students to use and assess the quality of their essay. It is broken down into AO1, AO2 and AO3 with the additional AO4 included.

A simple lesson resource that follows the What? How? Why? essay format looking at the key characters and themes in the GCSE text An Inspector Calls. It is a blank grid in which students need to write down a brief description of a character, provide a quotation to prove it, and then explain why Priestley may have presented them in this way.

A whole lesson resource that is scaffolded to provide a simple and clear walk-through for an essay on the question: How does Priestley use Mr Birling to present his ideas about employers’ responsibility?

An essay plan for the question: How does Priestley use Sheila’s change throughout the play to present his ideas? Using the What? How? Why? method, this resource should enable students to feel confident in the structure of their response.

An essay plan for the unseen character of Eva Smith in the play, An Inspector Calls using the What? How? Why? method to answers the question: Why does Priestley present Eva Smith without the audience ever getting to see her or hear her in An Inspector Calls?

An essay structure for Mrs Birling in An Inspector Calls using the What? How? Why? method of analysis.

A RAG (red, amber, green) sheet for students to assess their knowledge and understanding of the fifteen poems of the AQA English Literature Love and Relationships poetry.

A whole lesson resource for students to use to plan a response to the following question: How important is the character of Eric in demonstrating Priestley’s ideas? The resource uses the What? How? Why? method and is aimed at the AQA GCSE English Literature mark scheme.

An essay structure for a scaffolded answer to the question: how does Priestley present the Inspector in the play, An Inspector Calls using the What? How? Why? method.

A complete PowerPoint for a full lesson (can be adapted for two) of the poem Porphyria’s Lover for the AQA English Literature Love and Relationships Anthology. It has contextual information relevant to the poem, as well as a blank copy of the poem that can be annotated on the board (using your own notes) and several tasks for students to complete throughout.

A complete lesson of the poem Singh Song (can be adapted for two). It covers a introduction to the poem by the author himself (BBC Bitesize) as well as condensed notes for students to copy. It includes analysis opportunities and comprehension.

This is a complete lesson (could be adapted to be two) on The Farmer’s Bride by Charlotte Mew. It covers, the poem (blank for your annotation), her context as well as form and structural comments. It also has some activities for students to complete on the similes of the poem and some general comprehension and comparison tasks.

A complete lesson guiding students through the poem Love’s Philosophy through activities. There is a blank copy of the poem for board annotation using your own notes, a method finding task, a comparison task between Love’s Philosophy and Sonnet 29 as well as a plenary task. This could be adapted to spread over two lessons.

A lesson covering Elizabeth Barratt-Browning’s Sonnet 29 for the AQA English Literature GSCE anthology. The poem walks students through the poems with tasks. The poem is copied in with room for your annotations. There is also contextual information relevant to the exam and activities for them to complete. There is an opportunity for students to write a response at the end with a success criteria as well.

A full lesson on the AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 that guides the students through a description of a rusted train in a desert. It uses the film camera method of writing a description and includes a self assessment task at the end.

A complete series of lessons for Key Stage 2/3 Students based around a short clip of The Incredibles. It has creative writing and Speaking and Listening elements. Essentially it turns a short clip of the film into writing. In the past this has had great engagement and the students really enjoy it.