My teacher model for year 10/11 Non-fiction writing. Can be annotated for techniques and marked using GCSE edexcel mark scheme

A handout for students studying An Inspector Calls. Character analysis of Sheila and Mrs Birling with contextual links embedded within. Can be used as an exemplar for students doing their own revision - can easily be modified for other characters or used as a template

An entire scheme of work for Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest created during my time as KS4 Coordinator This was a SOW created last minute for mixed ability groups in year 9 Lessons are straightforward in nature and can be adapted Extracts from the text and some Dickens extracts are included but a recent novel is not included to avoid any copyright issues - this is for lesson 11. This will need to be created separately. TWO assessments are included in the SOW - one mid point and one Speaking and Listening - both easily adaptable

Quiz pack for Animal Farm. Chapters 1-5

A short quiz on the opening chapters and the overall context of the novel. AQA spec for A level

Two word documents: - Contextual Information on characters linked to various 'eras' - Character chart for students to organise character information and important quotes

Transactional writing lesson for An Inspector Calls. Students write a newspaper article about Eva using quotes from the play. Includes powerpoint with instructions that are easily modified and a planning sheet related to the task.

A powerpoint with images taken by me in Germany. Information on the Holocaust and concentration camps. Images of Dachau concentration camp near Munich and images of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. Can be used to prompt students to think about contexts in relation to the novel.

Useful for KS4 students studying Animal Farm. Chart of characters and their contextual links with links to themes. Symbols and their contextual links included.

Lesson from AS Level Rotters' Club Scheme - Introduces students to a basic idea of the Bildungsroman genre and links the novel to other comparative examples You will need to source the extracts for: The Catcher in the Rye, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and the Perks of Being a Wallflower

A transactional writing task for students. Writing a letter as Eva Smith detailing the events that led her to committing suicide. Allows students to write with the voice of a character and choose plot points to help them with the content of the letter. Includes instructions, checklists of what to include, a teacher model and instructions for self or peer assessment

This word document outlines a project for a Gothic unit. Used with year 9s mainly but adaptable for KS3 or KS4 Three pages for top, middle and bottom ability with tasks differentiated for ability. Top is mainly independent with straightforward instructions Middle has some helpful tips on what to do Bottom has detailed explanations for tasks and a piece of model writing to engage and encourage lower ability students. Tasks can be easily modified for individual teacher

A simple blank relationship web/family tree of the main characters in The Rotters' Club Space around characters can be used for notes related to quotations, elements of love, links to themes or critical theories associated with the character.

Extract from Chapter 3 of LOTF and Matthew 15. Students can annotate to find similarities in connecting the character of Simon with Jesus. Linked in with symbols and motifs found in the novel. Can make predictions to link the fate of Jesus and the fate of Simon in the novel.

An AQA language paper 1 lesson that uses Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men as the source text. For use with year 9 10 or 11.