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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.
Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 43 Challenging Essay Plan Year 9 Poetry Comparison Shakespeare and Browning
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Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 43 Challenging Essay Plan Year 9 Poetry Comparison Shakespeare and Browning

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A challenging essay plan for Year 9 students to complete a poetry comparison to prepare them for WJEC English Literature GCSE controlled assessment. The students are asked to compare Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare with Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43. The sheet poses questions, phrases some points and gives advice on how to structure the response. Designed to gain L6+ from students.
National Reading Test Practice for KS3
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National Reading Test Practice for KS3

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4 National Reading Test practice papers for KS3 students. Topics include battery farming, a letter from Hogwarts, a first hand account of the Hillsborough Disaster and a review of Despicable Me.
For Sidney Bechet - A3 Annotated Sheet - WJEC AS English Literature
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For Sidney Bechet - A3 Annotated Sheet - WJEC AS English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'For Sidney Bechet' 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.
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.
Cirque Du Freak Activities - Comprehension, Letter Writing and Leaflet Writing - Persuasive Writing
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Cirque Du Freak Activities - Comprehension, Letter Writing and Leaflet Writing - Persuasive Writing

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A series of activities centred around Darren Shan's Cirque Du Freak. The activities are designed to prepare Year 10/11 pupils for the English Language WJEC Unit 2 Section B. There is a template for letter writing using the idea of a 'Freak Show' coming to the local area and they must write persuasively. There is also preparation for leaflet writing where they persuade customers to visit the Cirque Du Freak. Persuasive techniques are also covered as well as a proofreading activity. Designed for a lower ability KS4 class.
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.
As Bad As a Mile - Philip Larkin - A3 Annotated copy of the poem
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As Bad As a Mile - Philip Larkin - A3 Annotated copy of the poem

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An A3 annotated copy of 'As Bad as a Mile' by Philip Larkin. It covers all comments on the writer's techniques and comments as well as a comprehensive overview of the poem. This is very useful to help cover all poems in the anthologies without taking too much time, revision materials or to help students catch up with poems missed in class.
National Reading Test (NRT) Practice Paper - Hogwarts Open Evening - Harry Potter
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National Reading Test (NRT) Practice Paper - Hogwarts Open Evening - Harry Potter

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A National Reading Test practice paper based on a letter of invitation for an Open Evening at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It will help students to complete questions in the style of the NRT. It has search and retrieve questions, sequencing, word definition and vocabulary in context questions. It is also excellent for preparation at KS3 for the new WJEC English Language qualification. It is designed to be challenging for Year 7 pupils.
Greek Tragedy and King Lear WJEC A Level Unit 4 English Literature
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Greek Tragedy and King Lear WJEC A Level Unit 4 English Literature

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This is a high quality, visually appealing explanation of the Greek conventions of Tragedy and how it links to King Lear. The PowerPoint concentrates on the theories of Aristotle and will allow students a fantastic opportunity to incorporate Aristole critical material for excellent AO5 marks as well as Greek Tragedy context for AO3 marks. This has been developed to aid high ability A Level students studying WJEC A Level English Literature Unit 4.
King Lear Context - Tudor King and Queens
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King Lear Context - Tudor King and Queens

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This lesson is designed to give WJEC English Literature A Level students an excellent understanding of the turbulent succession of the monarchy during Shakespeare’s lifetime. The PowerPoint is visually appealing and informs about the Kings and Queens important to a thorough understanding of King Lear. The resource tracks the turbulence created by Henry VIII’s movement from Catholicism to Protestantism and tracks this turbulence until the succession of James I to the throne. An understanding of Tudor monarchy moving into Stewart monarchy is essential if students are to engage with context. The PowerPoint also introduces The Divine Right of Kings.
A Christmas Carol - Stave 3 - Time Line - Cutout Activity - The Ghost of Christmas Present
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A Christmas Carol - Stave 3 - Time Line - Cutout Activity - The Ghost of Christmas Present

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A cut-out activity that creates a timeline of key points from Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol. The points explain the important details and makes inferences for the students. Students cut out the boxes, place them in the order they appear in Stave 3, stick them onto a timeline as a revision resource then add any key quotes to the boxes. Ideal for Year 11 GCSE students, especially those stdyin WJEC English Literature.
Exposition Essay Writing - War Unit of Work - KS3 - Preparation for new WJEC English Language GCSE
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Exposition Essay Writing - War Unit of Work - KS3 - Preparation for new WJEC English Language GCSE

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Unit of work teaching how to write a war exposition essay and how to complete a task 2 WJEC GCSE oracy discussion on the theme of war. A 51 slide PPT teaching how to write exposition essays with examples of good and bad introductions and main points, how to plan, how to structure paragraphs with sophistication and how to extend vocabulary. Two writing frames to help write the exposition essay on the theme of war and a success criteria. A full oracy discussion task stimulus material sheet in line with the new GCSE is also included, along with 5 verbal reasoning questions.