Lesson on Scrooge's transformation

A starter for every lesson plus some blank templates for students to create their own quizzes. Each starter has a question about the language papers and the different literature texts to encourage continual revision. An Inspector Calls Macbeth A Christmas Carol Relationships Can be edited

15 thinking mats to develop vocabulary for the study of Romeo and Juliet

Thinking mats to help students learn new vocabulary. 30 page booklet suitable for starters / homework.

47 words that can be used with English Literature GCSE Examples are also provided to help students use the vocab in other subjects

A simple overview of what to do for each question

Quiz Quiz Trade cards to cut up and use for teaching or revising the context of An Inspector Calls Powerpoint has ideas about context and responsibility. There are also picture stimuli and quotes for discussion.

Example answers on Walking Away and Farmer’s Bride from AQA anthology.

Used with very low ability KS4 / low and middle ability KS3

91 page PPT on prefixes and suffixes plus three worksheets

This was an attempt at differentiating a KS4 close reading scheme of work so that it was suitable for Year 7. Year 7 enjoyed it but it could be used with KS3 - 4 or even elements for KS5. The 111 slide PPT includes -Jane Eyre - Pride and Prejudice - Emily Dickinson poetry - De Bono - Plus, Minus, Interesting - Rally Robin - Think Pair Shair - Self/Peer assessment - Hot Seating - Word classes - Irony - Alan Peat sentences

A revision guide for pupils - key quotes for each poem from the love and relationships cluster. Fully analysed with terminology in bold. Includes a comment on the structure of each poem to challenge pupils. Also includes what to do for AQA Literature Paper 2. Particularly useful if pupils have gaps in knowledge or have made poor notes.

Lesson on Gerald’s key quotes with links to Harvey Weinstein to help students understand context / theme of power etc. Includes worksheets.

A lesson exploring characterisation and how we can apply Freud’s theory of the id, ego and superego to Jack, Ralph and Piggy. Worksheets included.

A lesson to help students think about structuring their responses and creating more imaginative pieces. Suitable for 11-16 with a focus on the AQA GCSE English Language mark scheme.

A useful booklet for class work but also for cover work or homework. A series of tasks looking at rhetorical devices and writing to inform, advise, persuade and argue. Tasks could easily be stretched out to cover a term of work. The initial theme is teenage runaway/issues facing teens but this can easily be adapted.

7 PowerPoints following the same format. All adaptable. Can be used as whole lessons in school, homework tasks or for home learning. Suitable for KS3 - 4 or as GCSE prep. Slide one: Learning objective / overview of tasks Slide two: Find definitions of new vocabulary Slides three - six: Literacy challenges such as how to use a semi-colon Slide seven: Produce a piece of writing using the new vocabulary and skills. Pupils are given an image to use as stimuli in the style of AQA GCSE English Language. Slide eight: Review work / set targets

A series of resources (4 lessons) to ease pupils into Paper 2 teaching. Includes two articles - one is a recount about the Rio Carnival and the other is an article about the impact of the Rio Olympics. Includes opportunities for Global Learning. 5 example exam questions for the AQA exam and worksheets to help scaffold answers. I’ve used this with Year 8 mixed ability, very low ability Year 11 and top set Year 11. All engaged with the articles.

A simple powerpoint to scaffold teaching of Stave 1

Used with top set before the English Literature GCSE - we got 27 level 9s :) Includes a worksheet