A lesson designed to introduce a KS3 class to the world of British Politics. This lesson would eventually feed into a SOW in which students create their own political party. The lesson could also be used for PSCHE/PSCE or life skills. A range of implicit and explicit extraction tasks are included and all are focused on AO1. This lesson was successfully delivered to a middle ability Y8.

A resource designed to help students recap or develop their knowledge of the character of Sherlock Holmes from the AQA Literature text The Sign of Four. This task could be the basis of a lesson or an independent task.

A 20 quiz recapping key ideas/concepts/terminology/quotes from four areas of AQA literature paper 1 and paper 2 focus: J B Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, Conan Doyle’s The Sign Of The Four, Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Power and Conflict Poetry. These are quick simple questions designed to boost and strengthen the knowledge of KS4 students studying the four texts. Created for and successfully delivered to mixed ability KS4.

This resource contains 13 weeks worth of homework tasks to be used with KS3/KS4 while studying the AQA Literature text Blood Brothers. The tasks range from crime reports to character profiles to simple true or false statements. A contents page is attached for easy use. A simple and effective resource.

A collection of planning sheets for both narrative style questions and description style questions. Resource includes 3 narrative planning sheets and 3 description planning sheets with relevant images. Resource is useful for KS3 description and narrative as well as the KS4 AQA Language Paper 1, Question 5.

Two articles useful for discussing mental health with KS3 and KS4. One article looks at suicide and the negative impact related to reality TV, the second article is about body image. Both containing relevant comprehension questions.

Two lessons designed to examine Lady Macbeth in Act 1. Lessons are designed with a range of tasks to break down the understanding of Lady Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 5 and are made with nurture/SEN in mind.

A collection of three lessons designed for home learning and focusing on extracts taken from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. The tasks include; recap activities, comprehension questions with relevant extracts and both extended writing tasks and extended analysis tasks. Designed to be completed independently at home by mixed ability KS3. Age 11-14.

A lesson analyzing the language used in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven. The lesson contains guided analysis of key stanzas from the poem, a recap of a point, evidence, explain and analysis structure and a variety of extended response questions. A resources attached. Taught to mixed ability KS3.

A simple resource made to provide some key quotes for each character in the AQA literature text: J. B Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. Three quotes are provided for each character including; Inspector Goole, Mr Birling, Mrs Birling, Sheila Birling, Eric Birling and Gerald Croft. Resource could be set as homework or included in a lesson.

A simple resource examining how Macbeth is presented in key scenes from Act 1 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The resource is straightforward and easy to use with students just needing to match up adjectives to describe Macbeth, the relevant scene and the relevant evidence. Perfect for AQA exam revision or as a lesson starter.

A resource looking at life in the trenches during World War One. The resource contains a video clip, mind-map and letter home from the front with key questions attached for all three tasks. The resource is created for lower-ability KS3 to scaffold their understanding of the poetry of Siegfried Sassoon, Ted Hughes and Wilfred Owen.

A homework sheet used to log reading homework set over a certain amount of weeks. Contains simple instructions and could be used in books or as separate resource.

A lesson and resources introducing Stormbreaker. The lesson includes examining book covers, connotations of the title and reading the first page of the text. All resources are ready to print and the lesson is easy to deliver. Orginally aimed at mixed-ability UK KS3 and contains relevant assessment objectives included.

Two lessons dedicated to covering AQA Language, Paper 1 Q5 focusing on description. The lessons follow a similar pattern but have different images. The lessons build towards planning and creating the first paragraph of an extended description.

A lesson focusing on reading and exploring Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven. The lesson contains the whole poem, a summary activity and comprehension questions. All resources attached. Taught to mixed ability KS3.

A simplistic but informative CPD resource outlining a variety of descriptive and narrative techniques in order to guide English teachers and support their students with extended creative writing tasks. The resource outlines how to implement these strategies and what impact they may have. Designed in part to help KS4 students excel at AQA Language Paper 1, Question 5. Contains research notes from a variety of academic authors.

A selection of two lessons designed for home learning and focusing on Thomas Hood’s I Remember, I Remember. One lesson focuses on the exploration of the poem and developing comprehension of the poem. The second lesson is designed to create an extended response to the question “How does the poet present his childhood” using a point, evidence, explain and analyse structure.

A model Lady Macbeth essay. Suitable for KS4 as part of an AQA English Literature scheme. Aimed at Mixed ability.