A spooky poem to celebrate Halloween. A reading task based on analysing 'The Vampire&' by Jack Prelutsky and a writing task (with optional acrostic for low abilities). Suitable for a wide range of ages and abilities.

A lesson focused on writing from a unique point of view. Students must rewrite Cinderella (KS2/KS3)

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 lesson exploring a poem whilst developing the skills of inference and empathy. Reading and writing tasks (KS3)

Reading and writing tasks for the poem. Starter: guess the title, Main: exploring images and ideas in the poem/writing a poem, Plenary: sharing creative writing (KS3/KS4)

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

A narrative task based on the mystery of the Mary Celeste. Video: http://www.scaryforkids.com/mary-celeste/

Pupils must write a letter to the head teacher to persuade them to change the school bell to a music system. An example, article, checklist and persuasive devices worksheet attached (KS3/KS4)

A collection of poetry for practising the WJEC unseen poetry comparison. Analysis table included. I print these out on A3 paper for adequate space for annotations (KS4)

A PowerPoint and worksheet explaining the importance of Ignorance and Want to the story of A Christmas Carol. Pictures, questions and an annotated extract (KS3/KS4)

A pair of 20 question quizzes on Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol (KS3/KS4)

Narrative and descriptive writing tasks based on pictures of abandoned places. Suitable for any age/ability (KS2/KS3/KS4)

A full scheme of work and resources for Macbeth (KS4).

An emotion wheel for improving the vocabulary of pupils and helping them to explore the feelings of characters in literature. Example of how I use it included.

A speaking & listening debate (KS3/KS4)

You will need the first chapter of 'Storm Catchers&', the first two pages of &';Jaws' and the Jaws DVD. Analysing extracts and creative writing tasks included (KS3/KS4)

Several lessons that explore the theme of war in Heroes by Robert Cormier. Resources on the historical context and essay advice included (KS4)

A collection of fortnightly writing challenges for all of KS3. They alternate between fiction & non-fiction and follow a GCSE style.

GCSE Speech writing questions, model answers and a peer assessment checklist