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.

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

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)

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