A powerpoint devised for low ability Y9 exploring the relationship between Caliban and Prospero in The Tempest.

A hand out and power point aimed at preparing/supporting learners through planning and writing a description of a storm.

Power point giving social historical and cultural context to Victorian Gothic literature.

Pictures of the Romeo and Juliet characters from the Baz Luhrrman film. I used them to help learners get to grips with who each character was. They organised the characters into Montagues/Capulets/Neither then glued them in their books in the groups. Underneath the pictures they wrote key details about each character. Could be used as a revision exercise or to explore relationships between characters.

A blank writing frame designed to look like the front page of the Verona Times. Could be used for learners to show their understanding of the plot of Romeo and Juliet through writing a newspaper report about the events of the play.

A unit of work based on A Midsummer Night's Dream including: powerpoints with activities to develop learner's understanding of the plot and characters in A Midsummer Night's Dream; a booklet aimed at supporting learners towards completing an assessment essay exploring how love is presented in the play and worksheets to develop the use of PEE to explain ideas.

A sheet for peer-assessing speeches to keep audiences engaged and listening while classmates present their speaking and listening.

A power point to prepare for GCSE English Language Controlled Assessments for WJEC. Includes activities to develop vocabulary, use descriptive techniques etc.

Activities based on "These I Have Loved" poem

A powerpoint looking at examples of explanation texts, identifying features and scaffolding the writing of an explanation.

A power point exploring the poem and analysing language.

A powerpoint looking at the effect of presentational devices in media and non-fiction texts.

A power point and booklet to prepare learners for their GCSE English Language Controlled assessment (WJEC). The task was to write a tourist guide for the local area. Activities include planning writing, features of tourist guides, etc.

A writing mat to support learners in their comparison of poems

An A5 sized booklet for easy use with planners with three homework tasks based on natural disasters and how they are presented in the media. Tasks are project-based and include research, creative making and written tasks. Booklet also contains key words for a media unit and space for learners to record any new vocabulary they learn.

An A5 sized booklet for easy use with planners with three homework tasks based on Victorian Poetry.Tasks are project-based and include research, creative making and written tasks. Booklet also contains key words for a poetry unit and space for learners to record any new vocabulary they learn.

A worksheet for use in the classroom when learners are watching a film as part of their studies. The sheet helps them to focus on specific aspects of the film rather then becoming immersed in the plot and supports them in the making of useful notes. This sheet is also very useful when it comes to the end of term and you want to show a film but don't want learners (or passing colleagues!) to think they've been given a free lesson. Works well as A4 but even better when blown up to A3.

A planning sheet for narrative writing initially aimed at GCSE English Language Paper 1 section B (WJEC but easily adaptable to any narrative writing task. This contains activities for developing plot structure and extending vocabulary.

A foldable worksheet useful for revising non-fiction text types and their features. Learners fold and cut the sheet as instructed, then add the details to create a revision resource ideal for kinaesthetic learners.

A series of lessons looking at different types of poem, exploring examples and allowing learners to write their own poems which can then be presented in their own anthology.