A range of vocabulary to help students express their ideas in a more sophisticated way. Words have been organised into themes commonly explored in literature. There are also general essay words e.g. other words for 'shows' and helpful phrases. The resource can be copied and glued into student books for easy reference. Alternatively they can be cut out, glued back to back and laminated to make a selection of bookmark shaped classroom tools.

Good for practising the unseen or general poetry analysis in preparation for the GCSE and IGCSE Various tasks to help students understand the impact of sound and poetic devices in the poem. Differentiated objectives and extension task are included. An example of the P.E.E.L structure is also given as a model and colour coded with a sample of how it would look in essay format.

several lessons and homework tasks with little or no marking involved. Based on the poem 'Island Man'.

Worksheets on acts 1 & 2 of the play. Includes tasks of increasing complexity, examining key events, quotations and character descriptions with some vocabulary work to aid this. Differentiated objectives and glossary included.

Worksheets, with tasks of increasing complexity, examining the character of Arthur Birling through analysis of quotations. Differentiated objectives and assessment grid included.

GCSE & IGCSE poetry preparation. Worksheets are divided into tasks e.g. cloze activity, True or False, visual/sketching task and annotating the poem. Differentiated objectives, answers (cloze) and extension task included.

A starter and main activity based on the main characters in the play. Includes a matching activity and quotations to comment on. Useful phrases and vocabulary provided to support students. Space provided for answers simply photocopy and hand out!

Students name the character who speaks the quotation and write a comment explaining what the quotation shows about each person. Includes differentiation (All, Most, Some), extension tasks and answers.

Three pages of quotations for students to complete the blanks as a handy method of revising for exams. Completed quotes included.

Adjectives to describe the creature are listed and students match them to appropriate quotations. The following task encourages detailed analysis of selected quotes to prepare for essay writing. An essay guide is given with outline and example of how to plan along with guidance on essay structure with optional starting sentences and concluding paragraph sentences. Links to AOs also provided.

Information sheet Single handout including: Summary of important information on the text for revision and understanding -plot summary, themes, author info, setting, and genre. Activity Pack o Task 1: Examines the characters of Caroline and Neville o Task 2: Complete the blanks to explore how Caroline changes over the course of the story o Task 3: How tension is created through language o Task 4: Revise the plot by matching quotations to describe the images o Task 5: Short writing task to explore the reader’s own reactions to the story o Task 6: Analyse the use of symbolism o Task 7: Explain the effect of the literary devices in quotations o Going further: various extension tasks to examine the text in further detail

Several lessons worth of worksheets including differentiated objectives and tasks of increasing difficulty, as well as extension tasks. There is an exam style question with a structure to create an essay plan with clear examples.

Tasks based on each individual poem and an essay title with mini assessment grid. Includes differentiated learning objectives, tasks of increasing difficulty and an essay checklist for students.

A PPT including a vocabulary starter with answers for class marking main activity describing an image with a wordbank (also provided on a worksheet in case technology fails you), peer assessment an extension activity on a worksheet where students complete sentence starters and endings differentiated learning objectives

A whole lesson on worksheets, just print and teach - ideal for cover or when you're technology has failed. Includes differentiated objectives starter with extension on powerful verbs and adjectives - using a thesaurus to find synonyms main task: create sentences with synonyms in starter then peer assess (checklist included) Developmental task: Describe the image using ambitious vocab from previous activities and self assess

A set of 8 A5 posters with adjectives and their definitions and images of different settings to inspire and support creative writing as well as decorating the classroom.

A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by adding detail through close inspection of images. Includes self and peer assessment criteria, differentiated objectives and three tasks of increasing difficulty. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.

A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to describe character effectively. Includes, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty, a character profile page with a step by step guide to describing a character with a wide range of useful vocabulary and sentence starters. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.

A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use adjectives effectively. Includes an explanation and example of adjectives and their use, peer assessment, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and an extension. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.