One lesson grid/table which structures a response to poetry covering language and structure. Easily differentiated with examples or sentence starters. Could be used either during or post-annotation of poem in lesson or as homework. To be used year 9,10 and 11.

A grid for pupils to complete whilst reading which records the ambitious vocabulary, the sentence and the definition. The next steps could be getting pupils to use these in their own sentences to show mastery.

This is a guidance sheet on how to structure a response and points for analysis on an unseen poem. To be used with year 9,10, 11.

Activity for exploding key quotations for Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol.

This is a resource to develop pupils ’ sophistication of response. It supports pupils in their critical evaluation and their analysis. It’s a great resource that has made the quality of my pupils’ work much improved.

This booklet is for GCSE teaching exam technique and preparation for A Christmas Carol - particularly for Edexcel. It contains a success criteria for part a and part b. There is also a self-assessment sheet that allows pupils to evaluate which ingredients of the success criteria they have included and which require more work. I use these as mini-assessments throughout the scheme and they function as great progress markers.

This is a PPT with WAGOLLs and success criteria for the ‘A Christmas Carol’ extract on the lighthouse, miners and sailors. The PPT breaks down the skills and exemplifies these in a Grade 7+ WAGOLL.

Activity for exploding key quotations for Fred in A Christmas Carol.

A scheme which consists of a collection of persuasive speeches for non-fiction and tasks attached to each poem. To be used with year 9, 10, 11 and leads to an assessment with success criteria and incorporated opportunities for peer assessment.

This is a Walking Talking Mock for year 10 and 11 taking them through the features of speeches, articles and letters. There are models and success criteria included.

A booklet containing full key scenes, summary of lesser scenes , higher level vocabulary to include for each character and scene, contextual information to include, at least two exam questions from Edexcel Literature for each key scene. Some questions are extract based (part A) and some are whole text based (part B). A really useful resource for during reading or post-whole text reading from Year 9 to 11.

This lesson contains: a PPT on the theme of resilience with audio/video stimulus; two differentiated worksheets to accompany this PPT; a success criteria; peer assessment opportunity.

This is a Walking Talking Mock for ‘A Christmas Carol’ question on christmas spirit. The lesson goes throught the success criteria for the exam question and through a WAGOLL to dissect the skills. This is following by a plan which pupils are guided to add to and a marking grid for the pupils to peer/self assess.

This is a full unit booklet of the best parts of Macbeth for specific exam preparation spanning over a 8 -10 week period. Can be used for both first and second in-depth reading from Year 9 to Year 11. Useful to print out in the booklet and work through with annotation modelling and exam question completion. The unit contains key questions for the extracts, character development, key themes and vocabulary development. The unit contains less important scene summaries. Aimed at MA to HA. Focus on vocabulary development and exam skills.

This is a Walking Talking Mock for a ‘Macbeth’ question on guilt. The lesson goes throught the success criteria for the exam question and through a WAGOLL to dissect the skills. This is following by a plan which pupils are guided to add to and a marking grid for the pupils to peer/self assess.