A multi-activity worksheet (that has never let me down) to introduce students to crime writing. Great for getting children to share ideas about a fictional murder and then produce high-quality written/illustration work. Suitable for Y7-Y9.

A self-contained lesson (or two) about writing comedy characters. Focusing on stereotypes (using teachers), similes, metaphors etc. Suitable for 11-16s.

This is the registration display every student needs for every day of the year. Words/Word Roots/Etymologies in a one-slide-a-day powerpoint to ensure your class or form group start each day with their literacy fix. 50+ slides to use and update as you see fit. Literacy Co-ordinators/English Teachers - this is worth £10 of your budget!

A collection of 40 original comedy poems for children aged 10-16, written by poet and English teacher, Stephen Williams. This brand new collection is a reading resource that will hopefully inspire your students to write a humorous poem or two of their own. All in word doc format so easy to copy. Suitable for older primary students upwards.

Intro ppt to Maura Dooley's poem, Letters From Yorkshire for GCSE English Literature. Plus 'fill in the gaps' word doc. Aimed at lower sets.

Creative, off-beat powerpoint lesson to encourage children to write and perform their own poetry made purely of sounds!

A detailed powerpoint series of lessons on Eng Lang Paper 2. Includes lots of grammar work and example extracts that guide your students through the requirements of the exam paper.

A power point and word doc that helps teach about TONE in poetry. This football-based lesson (or series of lessons) is suitable for less able KS3 or KS4 students as an introduction into AO2.

Worksheet suitable for Y6-Y8 (football fanatics!). Original poem by comedy poet Stephen Williams on worksheet covering reading skills, with suggestions for writing activities. A gentle, football-themed introduction to English Language GCSE AOs.

Quick, straightforward, self-contained(!) lesson for GCSE Eng Lit students. This lesson guides students through Dicken's use of contrast between the opening and the end of the novel.

An original football poem from 'Jiggerypoetry' with accompanying comprehension questions and written tasks. Suitable for Y7-9, less able football-lovers.

A comedy poem from 'Jiggerypoetry' called 'Instagran', with accompanying reading and writing tasks. Suitable for Y7-8s. My classes have enjoyed the poem and the AO1/AO2 accompanying tasks.

Excellent, step-by-step resource (with texts) to aid understanding and study of Eng Lang Paper 2 (Sections A&B).

Differentiated comprehension of opening of Oliver Twist. Suitable for KS3 and KS4 students. Tailored questions to encourage close reading of the language style of a pre-twentieth century text.

A quick one-off comprehension/Q3 worksheet. Moon landings newspaper report. Series of comprehension questions and Q3-style question with prompts.

A quick, comprehension/analysis exercise about an extract of Act One.