Drip-feed language analysis while familiarising students with unseen poetry… once a month, once a week or even one a lesson, this is not something to rush through. While it is a good idea to ask students to copy the text with an open line between line of the poem for annotations, the texts are also supplied as a worksheet to allow you the flexibility of setting the task for homework or differentiating by giving weaker students a printed version. As a quick revision exercise groups could work on separate extracts. Though ‘answers’ are given on the PP it is important to stress that these are only possible things to notice and any reasonable interpretation is worth considering. Another thing worth pointing out is that merely naming a technique like alliteration is not enough, the effect the poet creates should also be discussed and evaluated.

An addition to past papers on which it is based, with an unseen poem. The unseen feedback w/s enables students to self- or peer-assess each other's work. It can also be used to teach poetry analysis.

7 past-paper questions on planning sheets that teach students to think of all aspects to be covered in answering the questions. For AQA's Gothic writing unit.

Used as a quick verbal starter or a more detailed group discussion and write-up, these quotes further invite students to consider all the potential discussion questions they may be useful for.

Whether revising unseen poetry or honing reading skills, focusing on a few lines of poetry as a starter enables students to practise picking out key words and commenting on them, as well as noting structural and literary devices. You could also use these as prompts for descriptive writing with a brigh KS3 group, or the new creative writing A-Level.

Imagine if on one of the days we celebrate poetry every lesson began with a poem - that's what I hope this collection will inspire; no teaching, just savour, enjoy, discuss, think creatively and connect poetic insights with your subject area. Go with the flow and see what comes of just enjoying a wide range of poems. Also useful as a collection of unseen poems.

The aim of this series of starters is to show students that they do possess the skills required for the course; also, that the skills required for the non-fiction media paper is the same as for the literature paper and visa versa.

The aim of this series of starters is to show students that they do possess the skills required for the course; also, that the skills required for the non-fiction media paper is the same as for the literature paper and visa versa. There is also a quick test to see if they can evaluate the effect of design or structural features.

The aim of this series of starters is to show students that they do possess the skills required for the course; also, that the skills required for the non-fiction media paper is the same as for the literature paper and visa versa. there is also a quick test to see if they can follow a line of argument. [NB the idea is that the tests are given randomly at a later date, hence the numbering not being the same]

The aim of this series of starters is to show students that they do possess the skills required for the course; also, that the skills required for the non-fiction media paper is the same as for the literature paper and visa versa. there is also a quick test to see if they've got the hang of inference.

Although these extracts are chiefly for display - printed on A3 colour paper is best - they are also useful to get students imagining or as starters for creative writing and unseen poetry discussions.

These slides can be printed on A3 for display as well as being used as a starter to help students see how structure and imagery can enhance their writing.

Help students to see how quotes can suit a variety of questions: this enables them to choose apt quotes to memorise, saving time in the exams, or just to find quickly. This works with the 'Section B style questions - a strategy' PP. The poets focused on here are Tennyson and Coleridge, but the idea can be adapted for any texts.

These 9 slides present students with a variety of questions from past papers while giving them a strategy for answering them and an opportunity to try their own. It also links with the 'apt quote exercise.

Based on information in the AQA Text book, these 6 slides designed to lead to discussion, either as a new story has been read, or as revision once the whole collection has been studied. This is a useful way of helping students discuss alternative interpretations

This fill in sheet structures how corrections are done and helps students monitor and record where they’re going wrong.

This resource contains a series of ideas for last lessons, whether the end of a topic or term. These can be used to revise previous units of work. Has a slant towards English and could be used with writing, reading and speaking and listening assessment foci.

A quick starter to reinforce the difference between there; their & they’re. The middle slide can be enlarged for display

Vocabulary - The Bad Spy’s Guide by Pete Johnson. A quick vocabulary starter which doubles as a recommended read.

Comparing Sade’s experiences of England with Nigeria after reading The Other Side of Truth by Beverly Naidoo. Students reflecting on the novel once they have read it list good and bad things in Sade’s experience of both countries, exploring whether the author presents a balanced view of both countries.