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For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.

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For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.
Take One Home for the Kiddies by Philip Larkin - A3 analysis of the poem for WJEC English Literature
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Take One Home for the Kiddies by Philip Larkin - A3 analysis of the poem for WJEC English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Take One Home for the Kiddies' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
Philip Larkin - The Whitsun Weddings - Revision PowerPoint - WJEC AS English Literature
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Philip Larkin - The Whitsun Weddings - Revision PowerPoint - WJEC AS English Literature

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A 28 slide presentation with revision notes on Philip Larkin's The Whitsun Weddings. It is split up into sections focusing on A01 - Terminology to apply, AO2 - Language and Structure Analysis, A03 - Historical and autobiographical details that can be used, A04 - How the poems may link together under certain themes and A05 - How other interpretations can be seen. The PowerPoint is designed as a revision session for Year 12 English Literature AS exams.
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - A Christmas Carol - WJEC English Literature
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Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - A Christmas Carol - WJEC English Literature

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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - A Christmas Carol. A Point, Evidence and Explanation grid used to help students identify points to make in the WJEC English Literature exam. The 'Point' column is filled, page numbers given so students can find evidence and an explanation column to allow pupils to analyse details. The resource can be used in lessons or as a high quality homework.
Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti - WJEC English Literature
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Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti - WJEC English Literature

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A PowerPoint guiding students through Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti. Begins with an overview of Victorian Society, teaches how to build essays using the PEE method and considers how verbs, imagery and other poetic techniques are employed. Perfect for GCSE English Literature students.
AS Creative Reading Logbook for English Literature
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AS Creative Reading Logbook for English Literature

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A booklet given to Year 12 students to track their reading. For the WJEC creative reading unit of the AS English Literature, this booklet is used to record what texts the students were reading for inspiration for their own story, a section to include comments and a section to complete to show their inspiration for a narrative of their own.
Ambulances by Philip Larkin A3 Annotated Sheet WJEC AS English Literature
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Ambulances by Philip Larkin A3 Annotated Sheet WJEC AS English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Ambulances' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
Exposition Essay on War - Writing Frames and Success Criteria
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Exposition Essay on War - Writing Frames and Success Criteria

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Two essay plans (one differentiated with sentence starters and a tighter frame) for an exposition essay on the theme of war. Students are asked to consider to what extent their agree with a George Orwell quote about war. This is perfect preparation for students in KS3 to prepare for the new WJEC English Language GCSE. It would also be perfect for KS4 students. The success criteria clearly explains what is expected of students.
National Reading Test - KS3 - Inventions - Year 9 - Preparation for new WJEC GCSE English Language
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National Reading Test - KS3 - Inventions - Year 9 - Preparation for new WJEC GCSE English Language

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A challenging NRT for Year 9 pupils to help prepare them for the National Reading Tests and the new WJEC GCSE English Language qualification. This test requires students to read a text on the worst inventor in the world - Thomas Midgley - and answer a range of key questions including text purpose, words in context, sequencing, access search and retrieve and verbal reasoning. An answer sheet has been included to help students peer assess and to reduce workload.
GCSE Oracy Discussion Task on War - Stimulus Material - New WJEC English Language GCSE
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GCSE Oracy Discussion Task on War - Stimulus Material - New WJEC English Language GCSE

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2 stimulus material sheets looking almost identical to GCSE English Language Oracy Task 2 on the theme of war. The sheets contain all of the vital information about the assessment and also a range of stimulus materials to help students complete the discussion. Perfect for KS3 students to practice this oracy task before they do so in KS4. Success Criteria is also included so students know what is expected of them.
Answering 'How' questions Unit 2 Non Fiction English Language Exam Technique
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Answering 'How' questions Unit 2 Non Fiction English Language Exam Technique

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A PowerPoint to teach how to approach 'How' questions in the English Language Unit 2 Non Fiction paper. It contains a video clip to show how to spot features to comment on, exam advice, a past paper task to show how to complete the question (The Chrissie Past Paper), an explanation of use Point, Evidence and Explanation and the mark scheme.
Letter Writing for English Langauge Unit 2 WJEC Section B
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Letter Writing for English Langauge Unit 2 WJEC Section B

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A PowerPoint presentation explaining how to structure and write a formal or informal letter for the WJEC English Language Unit 2 exam. It shows the format, an explanation of persuasive techniques and paragraphed examples for a letter about mobile phones in schools. Designed for KS4 C?D borderline but would be useful for KS3 as well.
Formal Report Writing PowerPoint English Language
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Formal Report Writing PowerPoint English Language

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A full PowerPoint presentation teaching what reports are, the structure required for the exam, a method of planning, example paragraphs and a task to set pupils. It is designed to help C/D borderline pupils with the Unit 2 Non-Fiction English Language Exam for WJEC GCSE but will be appropriate for most exam boards.
Making Monsters - PowerPoint and Worksheet - English Year 7 Descriptive Writing
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Making Monsters - PowerPoint and Worksheet - English Year 7 Descriptive Writing

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A full lesson PowerPoint and accompanying worksheet. The lesson begins with images of monsters slowly revealed so they can guess them. The lesson asks pupils to imagine a monster and draw it. They then use their words, including adjectives and similes, to describe the monster. Their peer then listens to the description and tries to draw the image. They then compare pictures to see how accurate their written description was. This was originally designed to use with a Year 6 English transition lesson.
KS3 National Reading Test Practice Paper - Wales
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KS3 National Reading Test Practice Paper - Wales

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A practice National Reading Test for KS3 students to prepare for their NRTs. The paper has been designed to also develop key WJEC GCSE English Language skills including ‘Words in Context’ questions, ‘Access, Search and Retrieve’, ‘Sequencing’ and ‘Multiple Choice’ comprehension questions. This test uses a short but complex text about tourism in Wales to help students practise comprehension using dense writing. An answer sheet is included.