Stevenson’s vocabulary can be difficult for some pupils (and, at times, teachers too!). This powerpoint lists all those words and phrases that would typically present difficulties and offers easy translations into modern English, or into language that teenagers would more readily understand. Just display on a projector during guided reading so that pupils can look up any words they don’t understand, or even take notes in their own books if they wish.

Stevenson’s vocabulary can be difficult for some pupils (and, at times, teachers too!). This powerpoint lists all those words and phrases that would typically present difficulties and offers easy translations into modern English, or into language that teenagers would more readily understand. Just display on a projector during guided reading so that pupils can look up any words they don’t understand, or even take notes in their own books if they wish.

Stevenson’s vocabulary can be difficult for some pupils (and, at times, teachers too!). This powerpoint lists all those words and phrases that would typically present difficulties and offers easy translations into modern English, or into language that teenagers would more readily understand. Just display on a projector during guided reading so that pupils can look up any words they don’t understand, or even take notes in their own books if they wish.

Macbeth Act 2 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Act 2. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 12 questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) or write the answers in the space provided. Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Answers are included on a separate page.

Macbeth Act 3 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Act 3. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 15 questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) or write the answers in the space provided. Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Answers are included on a separate page.

Macbeth Act 4 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Act 4. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 12 questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) or write the answers in the space provided. Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Answers are included on a separate page.

Macbeth Act 5 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Act 5. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 12 questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) or write the answers in the space provided. Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Answers are included on a separate page.

A Christmas Carol Stave 5 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Stave 5. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 13 multiple choice questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Also included, the answers worksheet where correct answers are highlighted in red.

A Christmas Carol Stave 2 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Stave 2. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 15 multiple choice questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Also included, the answers worksheet where correct answers are highlighted in red.

A Christmas Carol Stave 3 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Stave 3. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 10 multiple choice questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Also included, the answers worksheet where correct answers are highlighted in red.

A Christmas Carol Stave 4 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Stave 4. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 13 multiple choice questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Also included, the answers worksheet where correct answers are highlighted in red.

A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Stave 1. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 15 multiple choice questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Also included, the answers worksheet where correct answers are highlighted in red.

Writing Practice Homework: Sentence Demarcation - 6 Weeks 6 weeks’ worth of homework tasks including one page of learning and one page of related activities Easy and quick to self-assess in class . Tasks focus on the following: Homework 1 – What is a sentence? Types of sentences The parts of a sentence Complete the activities: Find the sentences Distinguish the clause elements Homework 2 – How simple and compound sentences are structured Simple sentence Compound sentence Complete the activities: Simple or compound? Compound out of simple Homework 3 – How complex sentences are structured Complex sentence Complex sentence with embedded clause Complete the activities: Simple, compound, or complex? Complex out of simple Homework 4 – Punctuation to demarcate sentences The full stop [ . ] The question mark [ ? ] The exclamation mark [ ! ] The semi-colon [ ; ] The colon [ : ] Speech marks [“ ”] Complete the activities: Add punctuation to demarcate the sentences Homework 5 – Comma Splice and Run-On Sentences Comma splice Run-on sentence How to correct comma splices and run-on sentences Complete the activities: Correct the punctuation Homework 6 – Colons and semi-colons The colon and its functions The semicolon and its functions Complete the activities: Put a colon in each of the following sentences Replace the commas with semicolons

6 weeks’ worth of homework tasks including one page of learning and one page of related activities as A4 Word editable and printable booklet. Easy and quick to self-assess in class. Tasks focus on the following: Homework 1 – What is a verb? What is a verb? Different types of verbs found in the verb phrase Complete the activities: Complete the clauses Distinguish the verbs Homework 2 – Verb tenses Different types of verb tenses Complete the activities: Which tense is being used? Turn present to past Homework 3 – Present tense What is the present tense? Present continuous Present perfect Present perfect continuous Complete the activities: Correct the tenses Homework 4 – Past tense What is the past tense? Past continuous Past perfect Past perfect continuous Complete the activities: Correct the tenses Homework 5 – Future tense What is the future tense? Modal auxiliary verbs Future continuous Future perfect Future perfect continuous Complete the activities: Correct the tenses Homework 6 – Completing an action The progressive aspect The perfective aspect Some special uses of aspect Complete the activities: Identify progressive and perfective Match time expressions

5 weeks’ worth of homework tasks including one page of learning and one page of related activities as A4 Word editable and printable booklet. Easy and quick to self-assess in class . Tasks focus on the following: Homework 1 – Functional paragraphing Functional paragraphing examples TIP TOP Complete the activities: Insert the paragraphs Correct the paragraphs Homework 2 – Purposeful paragraphing Purposeful paragraphing examples Complete the activities: Insert the paragraphs Homework 3 – Paragraphing direct speech What is indirect speech? What is direct speech? The general rules of direct speech Complete the activities: Insert the paragraphs Homework 4 – Making paragraph choices Sustain or maintain the same style Develop Contrast Complete the activities: Develop Contrast Homework 5 – Organising a text Topic sentences Sentence expansion Complete the activities: Add the topic sentences and discourse markers Sentence expansion

A Powerpoint with 15 Verb Tenses Starter activities for pupils to work on independently on their whiteboards as soon as they come into the lesson, while teacher is meeting and greeting, or taking the register. Great as a settler as each starter slide is really clear, with an explanation, an example and 3 exercises to complete. The activities could be written in exercise books too, but this series was designed as a manageable activity which pupils can write up easily on their whiteboards and hold up to show teacher once the register is taken. Each Starter slide is followed by an Answer slide, so even non-specialists/cover teachers can confidently feedback correct answers. Verb Tenses covered: simple present tense simple past tense simple future tense

A Powerpoint with 15 Verb Tenses Starter activities for pupils to work on independently on their whiteboards as soon as they come into the lesson, while teacher is meeting and greeting, or taking the register. Great as a settler as each starter slide is really clear, with an explanation, an example and 3 exercises to complete. The activities could be written in exercise books too, but this series was designed as a manageable activity which pupils can write up easily on their whiteboards and hold up to show teacher once the register is taken. Each Starter slide is followed by an Answer slide, so even non-specialists/cover teachers can confidently feedback correct answers. Verb Tenses covered: present continuous tense past continuous tense future continuous tense

A Powerpoint with 15 Homophone Starter activities for pupils to work on independently on their whiteboards as soon as they come into the lesson, while teacher is meeting and greeting, or taking the register. Great as a settler as each starter slide is really clear, with an explanation, an example and 3 exercises to complete. The activities could be written in exercise books too, but this series was designed as a manageable activity which pupils can write up easily on their whiteboards and hold up to show teacher once the register is taken. Each Starter slide is followed by an Answer slide, so even non-specialists/cover teachers can confidently feedback correct answers. Some examples of homophones covered: to/too/two there/their/they’re no/know buy/by/bye