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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.
Story Writing Exam Advice - Unit 1 WJEC English Language
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Story Writing Exam Advice - Unit 1 WJEC English Language

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A PowerPoint with advice on how to approach Section B of the WJEC English Language exam. It identifies what to show the examiners, the breakdown of marks, examples of simple, poor writing in contrast to much better examples. It highlights the need for adjectives and similes, descriptive language, zooming in on detail, openings, and how to 'show not tell.' Perfect as revision for Year 11 students about to sit their exams.
English Entry Level Formal Letter Writing Booklet -WJEC -Should Mobile Phones Be Banned From School?
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English Entry Level Formal Letter Writing Booklet -WJEC -Should Mobile Phones Be Banned From School?

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A 6 page booklet booklet for WJEC Entry Level English students or lower ability students helping to introduce the idea of banning mobile phones, planning a formal letter to the headteacher, recapping persuasive techniques and tasks to spot them, example introductions and the formal letter layout. Perfect to allow students to work towards their first written piece of coursework. Ideal for KS3 as well.
Broadcast by Carol Ann Duffy A3 Annotated sheet for WJEC AS English Literature
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Broadcast by Carol Ann Duffy A3 Annotated sheet for WJEC AS English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Broadcast' by Carol Ann Duffy. 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.
Tiny Tim - Revision Sheet - A Christmas Carol - WJEC English Literature
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Tiny Tim - Revision Sheet - A Christmas Carol - WJEC English Literature

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A comprehensive explanation of Tiny Tim's importance to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. An overview of the character's importance is given using quotations from the text to support each point. Every appearance of the character is tracked and clearly explained. The importance of Tiny Tim is linked constantly to the context and how Dickens uses the character to comment on the poor in the 1840s. An excellent, attractive revision sheet that will be incredibly useful to all GCSE English Literature students.
The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin - Annotated Poems
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The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin - Annotated Poems

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This bundle contains 9 annotated poems from The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin. The notes are perfect for quickly understanding the poems before delivering, giving to students to focus attention and discussion and also for giving to students who miss a lesson. They are also perfect for delivering poems quickly so that all poems can be covered in the time given. The annotate poems in this bundle are Ambulances, Days, For Sidney Bechet, Ignorance, Nothing to be Said, Send No Money, Take One Home for the Kiddies, The Importance of Elsewhere and Toads Revisited.
National Reading Test KS3 - Travel - Year 8 - Preparation for  new GCSE English Language
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National Reading Test KS3 - Travel - Year 8 - Preparation for new GCSE English Language

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A challenging NRT practice paper for Year 8 students on the theme of travel. It contains a range of questions to help prepare for the National Reading Tests but also for the new WJEC GCSE English Language qualification. Question include sequencing, words in context, access search and retrieve and verbal reasoning. An answer sheet is also included to help peer assess and reduce workload.
Persuasive Writing - Techniques, Leaflets and Selling Useless Items
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Persuasive Writing - Techniques, Leaflets and Selling Useless Items

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A PowerPoint presentation asking pupils to consider the conventions of leaflets. Persuasive techniques are explored and leads to a group task where pupils are handed useless items and they have to try and sell them to the class using persuasive techniques. There is an example provided to model a good answer. The PP leads to an essay style task about a real world leaflet and then an opportunity to design their own theme park and to create a leaflet to persuade customers to visit. Great for a KS3 class studying leaflets/persuasive writing.
Comma - How to use them - Masterclass
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Comma - How to use them - Masterclass

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A master class on how to use commas in all their variations. From lists and multiple adjective usage to splitting up the subordinate clause from the main clause in complex sentences. Designed to make commas as clear and simple as possible. Great to remind GCSE English students before an exam or to improve the literacy of KS3 students. Contains examples, definitions, tasks and answers.
Dragons' Den - National Reading Test - Year 7 - Levi Roots and Peter Jones - Answers Included
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Dragons' Den - National Reading Test - Year 7 - Levi Roots and Peter Jones - Answers Included

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This is a National Reading Test designed to prepare Year 7 students. It is based on two texts: one about Levi Roots and another about Peter Jones. The NRT is direct preparation for WJEC English Language GCSE with 'words in context', 'sequencing' and 'access, search and retrieve'. An answer sheet is included to make peer assessment an effective option that will help reduce workload for the teacher.
Send No Money by Philip Larkin A3 Annotations AS English Literature
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Send No Money by Philip Larkin A3 Annotations AS English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Send No Money' 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.
Speech Marks - How to use them - English and Literacy
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Speech Marks - How to use them - English and Literacy

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A PowerPoint presentation making speech marks as easy as possible. Contains a starter looking for increasing volume verbs for said, an easy step by step guide to using direct speech punctuation and a full task where they can demonstrate understanding. A peer assessment slide is included.
The Apostrophe of Possession - Literacy Worksheet
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The Apostrophe of Possession - Literacy Worksheet

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A worksheet teaching how to use the apostrophe of possession (or of belonging to make it easier). The worksheet allows pupils to add the apostrophes when changing sentences and a task linking items to those who own them using pictures as aids. An extension task at the end allows pupils to create the own sentences using some words that own something. Excellent for KS3 and for KS2.
The Ghost of Christmas Present PEE Grid - A Christmas Carol - WJEC English Literature
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The Ghost of Christmas Present PEE Grid - A Christmas Carol - WJEC English Literature

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The Ghost of Christmas Present - 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.