Unlock the Depths of Ted Hughes’ Masterpiece: Hawk Roosting. Embark on a literary journey through the wild with Ted Hughes’ captivating poem, “Hawk Roosting.” This meticulously crafted lesson is designed to illuminate the minds of students, guiding them through the powerful imagery, themes, and linguistic brilliance of Hughes’ work. Ideal for students studying poetry at KS3 and those studying unseen poetry at KS4. Perfect for English teachers seeking to inspire a deep appreciation for poetry and its ability to explore the complexities of the natural world. Includes: Engaging PowerPoint Presentation (19 slides): Designed to keep students engaged and facilitate a deeper understanding of the poem. Highlights the poem’s major themes, imagery, and the unique perspective of the hawk, making literary analysis accessible and intriguing. Comprehensive Printable Word Document: Accompanying the PowerPoint, this printable document helps students engage with the poem in a structured way. Ready to print and photocopy.

Do you find it difficult to find engaging non-fiction articles that interest young people? This is precisely why we produced this new, bespoke collection. Chillington Tuition presents ten engaging non-fiction articles carefully constructed for teenage readers. Each one has been constructed to use at least ten tier 2 words, and acknowledges a particular reading ability and age. Each article also comes with ten comprehension questions and answers. Please note: These articles are also used in our 10-part non-fiction collection of PowerPoint lessons also available in our shop. This option is for those who want the articles and comprehension questions and answers only.

An Inspector Calls: AQA English Literature: Paper 2 A lesson and resource to help students tackle the question: ‘To what extent do the characters change throughout the play?’ PowerPoint: 9 slides to prepares students to answer the question. This can be used as an assessment point, revision, one-to-one tuition, or independent study. PDF: Follows the PP but can also be used independently. Print, photocopy, and away you go…

Macbeth Act 3, Scene 1: Suspicion and Paranoia KS4 English Literature Lesson Unlock the complexities of Act 3, Scene 1 with this comprehensive lesson, ideal for GCSE English Literature students studying Macbeth. This resource delves into the contrasting characters of Macbeth and Banquo, focusing on themes of suspicion, paranoia, and jealousy. Perfect for classroom, one-to-one tuition, or home learning. The lesson includes: Key vocabulary: Understanding terms like suspicious, curious, cautious, and paranoid. Detailed Act 1 & 2 recap: Reinforce knowledge through a true or false activity. Character analysis: Compare Macbeth and Banquo’s responses to the witches’ prophecies, using key quotations from the text. Close textual analysis: Focus on Macbeth’s growing paranoia and Banquo’s cautious nature with direct quotations. Sentence starters and scaffolded tasks: To help students structure their responses with confidence. Engaging activities: Including writing tasks, translation of key speeches, and soliloquy analysis. This resource also includes an example model answer to support students in understanding how to compare characters effectively. With a focus on language, tone, and Shakespeare’s techniques, this lesson will deepen your students’ understanding of the key themes in Macbeth.

Reading Non-fiction: Biography Beneath the Surface: My Story by Michael Phelps & Brian Cazenuve A lesson aimed at helping students understand the conventions of non-fiction and biographical writing. Dive into Inspiration with Michael Phelps’ Journey Are you looking to inspire your students, ignite a passion for perseverance, and instill the values of dedication and hard work? Discover the magic of Olympic dreams with our meticulously crafted lesson plan, centered around the awe-inspiring journey of Michael Phelps - the most decorated Olympian of all time. Includes: PowerPoint: 14 slides that build on the conventions of autobiography, celebrating the dedication of a successful Olympian. PDF: A workbook connected to PP. Can be printed and used independently for revision, one-to-one tuition, or for cover work.

Finding good example GCSE English Language (AQA) papers that students have not already seen can be a problem. Not only that, but finding good example responses are few and far between. These were the problems we experienced, and inspired our latest PDF collection. We have designed 10 original Section B exam papers, each with example responses and identified language techniques. This package is ideal for classroom teaching, setting homework, one-to-one tuition, or revision. Our 70-page PDF file contains: 10 original, carefully designed sample AQA Language Paper One, Section B papers with engaging images and lively prompts 20 Example responses (two for each paper) A breakdown of the language techniques used in each response Whether you keep this PDF to yourself for classroom teaching, or give it to your students for revision, you will both have plenty of creative writing prompts and examples to work with.

Reading Non-fiction. Lesson includes an extract from a biography on Elon Musk: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance. PowerPoint includes: (11 slides) Extract, activity on tricky vocabulary, activities on character and setting in biography. Ends with a writing activity aimed at improving non-fiction writing skills.

AQA English Literature, paper 2, section B: Power & Conflict poetry. A lesson focussed on comparing Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland, and My Last Duchess by Robert Browning. Includes activities based on overall themes, language, and structure. Uses the question: Compare how poets present conflict between people in ‘Kamikaze’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. Also includes an example response. PDF version can be used to support the lesson, or used as an independent resource for independent revision or one-to-one tuition.