Reading activities on 'The Sweet Shop&', &';The Great Mouse Plot' and &'Mr Coombes&';. Focus on AF2 & AF3 (KS2/KS3)

A collection of worksheets pupils can use to upgrade their sentences. An example is filled out and their is a blank space on the back.

Descriptive Writing using sweets. Covers the different senses, adjectives, similes and metaphors. ***you will need maltesers & toffees****

Full scheme and resources for the Dracula playscript ***one lesson requires you having a copy of two DVDs: Dracula (1931) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)***

A festive lesson involving creating complex sentences and writing about a favourite Christmas memory (KS2/KS3/KS4)

A PowerPoint introduction to Macbeth, includes letters written by the main characters, quotations for analysis and a role on the wall plenary (KS3/KS4)

A full scheme of work and resources for Guy Williams' adaptation of Oliver Twist (KS3).

Full scheme of work and resources. My first ever scheme of work, so not very detailed but the PowerPoints are self explanatory.

A plan for a 'lively&' magazine article, focusing on the onesie fashion trend (KS3/KS4)

10 sentence stems to help pupils to engage with quotations when writing essays (KS3/KS4)

Exploring the Theme of Power in Poetry: Hawk Roosting, Ozymandias and Human Interest. Intended to link with Macbeth for the controlled assessment but could be studied separately or with another text (KS3/KS4)

A festive Christmas lesson that is based on writing a letter from santa to a younger family member (KS2/KS3)

A PowerPoint to explore one of the key characters in 'Heroes&'. Quotations and ideas included for discussion in preparation for an essay question.

Useful for planning lessons and refreshing your memory (KS3)

A newspaper article about a mysterious Egyptian statue that is supposedly cursed and moves on its own in a museum! Comprehension and language analysis questions, plus personal response and creative writing tasks ***as a starter, Google the video to engage your pupils*** (KS3/KS4)

Reading and writing tasks based on reviews of Catching Fire (KS3/KS4)

Analysis of the poem and comparison to 'Stealing&' and &';Untitled' (KS3/KS4) Starter: images Development: images/annotation/venn diagram Plenary: two stars and a wish

PowerPoints for revising the main characters in ‘Macbeth’ (GCSE). Not recommended if pupils haven’t already studied the plot.

A PowerPoint to explore one of the key characters in 'Heroes&'. Quotations and ideas included for discussion in preparation for an essay question.

A simple creative writing task that allows pupils to analyse writing skills and then create their own story based on the title 'The Accident&' (KS2/KS3/KS4).