A text review is a written assessment or critique of a product, service, piece of literature, or any other subject matter. It typically provides an in-depth evaluation of the subject, covering various aspects such as its features, quality, functionality, strengths, weaknesses, and overall value. Text reviews often aim to inform and guide potential consumers or audiences by offering insights, opinions, and recommendations based on the reviewer’s experience or expertise. They may include comparisons with similar products or alternatives, as well as personal anecdotes or examples to support the reviewer’s assertions. Text reviews can be found in various formats, including articles, blog posts, social media posts, and customer reviews on e-commerce platforms. They serve as valuable resources for individuals seeking information and guidance before making a decision or purchase.

A story is a narrative that communicates a sequence of events involving characters, settings, conflicts, and resolutions. It serves as a vehicle for conveying ideas, emotions, and experiences, often with the purpose of entertaining, informing, or inspiring its audience. Stories can take various forms, including written prose, oral tales, visual media, and digital content. They typically follow a structured arc, beginning with an introduction that establishes the setting and introduces characters, followed by rising action that builds tension and conflict, a climax where the conflict reaches its peak, and finally, a resolution that resolves the conflict and provides closure. Through storytelling techniques such as plot development, character development, dialogue, and imagery, stories have the power to captivate imaginations, evoke empathy, and provoke thought, making them a fundamental aspect of human communication and culture.

This handy resource is filled with three definition cards for fantasy fiction, suitable for writing fantasy fiction genre. This visual resource is helpful for all Year Groups. Fantasy fiction immerses readers in imaginary worlds brimming with magic, mythical creatures, and epic quests. It transports them beyond the confines of reality into realms where anything is possible, where dragons soar across the skies and ancient prophecies shape destinies. Heroes with extraordinary abilities embark on perilous journeys, facing daunting challenges and confronting dark forces threatening to engulf the world in shadow. Through intricate world-building and vivid storytelling, fantasy fiction explores timeless themes of courage, friendship, and the eternal struggle between good and evil. From the enchanting landscapes of high fantasy to the gritty intrigue of urban fantasy, this genre captivates audiences of all ages with its boundless creativity and ability to ignite the imagination. In the realms of fantasy fiction, readers discover not only thrilling adventures but also profound reflections on the human condition and the power of hope in the face of adversity.

“Kindertransport” is a powerful and poignant play by Diane Samuels that explores the theme of displacement, identity, and the enduring impact of the Holocaust. Set in the late 1930s and early 1940s, the play follows the journey of Eva, a young Jewish girl sent from Germany to England as part of the Kindertransport program, which aimed to rescue Jewish children from the Nazis. As Eva grows up in her new home, she struggles to reconcile her past with her present identity, grappling with the loss of her family and the challenges of adapting to a new culture. The play also delves into the complexities of mother-daughter relationships, as Eva’s own daughter discovers her mother’s hidden past. Through evocative storytelling and compelling characters, “Kindertransport” examines themes of survival, memory, and the enduring legacy of trauma in shaping individual lives and identities.

This Resource is really handy and helpful for teaching how to analyse movie posters when students are leaning how to evaluate cinema and movies adapted from Literarure. It is suitable for classes on English Language Learning, Linguistics, English Language Arts and Media Studies. Analyzing movie posters can be an interesting and insightful activity, offering clues about the film’s themes, genre, and target audience.

This 60 Minute Lesson plan revises and gives a recap template of the 8 major word classes such as nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjuctions and interjections that can be used as visual aids, lesson plans, worksheets, revision material and print outs. Also is a bonus powerpoint on other language features such as word choice, sentence structure, imagery, tone and mood, point of view and themes as well as examples of personification, simile, metaphor, oxymoron, hyerpbole, idiom, etc. Although it is addressed to Year 8, it can be used for Year 6, 7 and 9 as well. Also take a look at the bumper pack of fiction extracts, both prose and poetry that can be distributed to students in the classroom for annotations of extracts with an addition of a Figurative Language Quiz in the end to conclude the lesson.

A lesson plan for teachers and a comprehensive Word document/PDF aimed at helping pupils and teachers to analyse the literary techniques, language features, drama features, stage directions, themes, structural tools and characters in extracts from several parts of the play, A Streetcar named Desire. These model sample answers are written for CIE IGCSE and contain 11 long sample answers that are also totally exam-style. The Word Document has 11 full-length model answers on the novel, adapted and sourced from past papers. It closely mirrors the style required to ace IGCSE English Literature for an instant last-minute revision or for an intense past paper response writing throughout the year. Besides, they are all A* and top-notch answers written by an expert.

A lesson plan for teachers and a comprehensive Word document/PDF aimed at helping pupils and teachers to analyse the literary techniques, language features, themes, structural tools and characters in extracts from several parts of the novel, Rebecca. These model sample answers are written for CIE IGCSE and contain long sample answers that are also totally exam-style. The Word Document/PDF has full-length model answers on the novel, adapted and sourced from past papers. It closely mirrors the style required to ace IGCSE English Literature for an instant last-minute revision or for an intense past paper response writing throughout the year. Besides, they are all A* and top-notch answers written by an expert.

This is the most comprehensive resource and lesson plan ever for revising the model answers for Songs of Ourselves Volume 1 Part 4 from the CIE IGCSE English Literature Anthology and can be used for lesson plans as well by teachers. Pupils, please find attached in the document model answers for the following poems: Margaret Atwood, ‘The City Planners’ Boey Kim Cheng, ‘The Planners’ Thom Gunn, ‘The Man with Night Sweats’ Robert Lowell, ‘Night Sweat’ Edward Thomas, ‘Rain’ Anne Stevenson, ‘The Spirit is too Blunt an Instrument’ Tony Harrison, ‘From Long Distance’ W H Auden, ‘Funeral Blues’ Thomas Hardy, ‘He Never Expected Much’ Fleur Adcock, ‘The Telephone Call’ Peter Porter, ‘A Consumer’s Report’ Judith Wright, ‘Request To A Year’ Charles Tennyson Turner, ‘On Finding a Small Fly Crushed in a Book’ Percy Bysshe Shelley, ‘Ozymandias’ Stevie Smith, ‘Away, Melancholy