A collection of 22 anagrams of challenging vocabulary to use as lesson starters. Each slide includes the definition of the word, an example and some synonyms. Could be used in English or even in form/tutor time as a wider literacy initiative.

GCSE English Literature 8702/1 Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel A selection of 11 practice examination questions for the Macbeth section of the paper. (No prose questions included).

A short plot summary of each of the stories, followed by an overview of themes, emblems and key quotes.

A lesson comparing Spenser's Sonnet 75 with Armitage's 'I am very bothered'. Designed for AQA English A Level, but could be adapted to suit your own purposes.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? Includes a worksheet for students to complete who said what and when. Useful as a revision of many of the key quotes in the play. Created with the new closed-book examinations in mind.

Created for the new AQA English Literature Specification 8702/1 Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel, this resource includes a sample examination question and a PowerPoint presentation guiding students in their response to the question. Includes modelling and opportunity for both pair work and independent writing.

A worksheet designed to take students through exploring language in a poem. Could be used as unseen poetry practice, or could be used after to teaching the poem to assess learning. Questions are suited to Key Stage 3 or lower ability Key Stage 4.

A PowerPoint presentation aimed to encourage independent responses to unseen poetry. Can be used in KS3 and KS4 - it is not poem specific, allowing you to use your choice of poem/poems and to differentiate. Includes opportunity for paired discussion and independent writing.

A lesson which guides students to work in groups to write responses to examination style questions for the new specification English Language Paper 2 Writing task. Tasks are included in PowerPoint to make it easier for you to print on A3 and to display on screen. Would be useful as both an introduction and as a revision activity.

GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (8700) Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing A full practice paper based on ‘The Bear and the Nightingale’. I’ve not included pages and pages of lines for students to write on, as thought lined paper was more user friendly. Includes an extract from the novel, 4 ‘Reading’ questions and a choice of two ‘Writing’ questions. Does not include mark scheme or indicative content, but the generic AQA mark scheme can be used in conjunction with this resource.

A PowerPoint presentation, which takes students through Act One Scene Three of Macbeth. Includes a variety of tasks with focus on: reading for meaning, language, context and empathy. About an hour - 2 hours worth of work, depending on whether some tasks are set as homework or whether they are all completed in class time.

Written with the new AQA specification in mind, this activity should cover an hour long lesson in which students work together to craft an effective section of a story.

This is a PowerPoint presentation going through the feedback from a mock exam I set my U6 students entered for the new AQA spec 7712/2B. It includes a question based around deceit and a breakdown of the assessment objectives. It includes some tasks and isn't just a long list of nags! You could set the essay first and then use the PowerPoint to feedback to the class on how to improve. The resource focuses upon 'The Help' with 'A Streetcar Named Desire', but minor tweaking would make it compatible with whichever texts you are using.

A selection of extracts from the novel, which describe clothing in some way. Could be used as a starting point for exploring the presentation of class in the novel, or of symbolism. The resources are extracts only, use them as you like! I used for the old AQA A Level spec for teaching the Victorians, but could equally be used further down the school.

A selection of quotes from a range of modern novels, presented for display. I've used PowerPoint as it is the most user friendly to print without interfering with format/font etc. (just print whole page slides) The resource has 11 slides, so 11 pieces of A4 in colour for display. Many quotes link well to love and loss, so might make a good stimulus for A Level English Literature. Novels include: Stay With Me, The Go Between, The Miniaturist, The Way I Left Her, The Invention of Wings, The Secret Life of Bees, The Glorious Heresies.

Introductory lesson for studying Stockett's 'The Help'. Created with new A Level English Literature Specification in mind. Includes discussion stimulus and research tasks.

A unit of work overview for Philip Pullman's 'The Ruby in the Smoke', aimed at year 9 with links to GCSE English Language and Literature (AQA new specs). Includes teacher notes for themes and wider reading links, an activity sheet for evaluation the ending (GCSE Paper 1 style) and an exam style question 2 (Eng Lan). The other resources can be found in my shop, or alternatively, you could buy the bundle, which includes these resources and more.

A PowerPoint taking students through this important scene. It includes a number of activities including drama tasks, language analysis tasks, creative writing, a chat show and a storyboarding activity. Should keep them busy for a while! I use this with mixed ability year 8 classes, but it might work for lower ability ks4 ( though you might miss some of the tasks out/adapt them).

An in depth PowerPoint leading students to explore the opening six chapters of the novel with a focus on character and theme. Designed with the new AQA English Literature A Level Specification in mind. Enough material for several lessons here.

A PowerPoint presentation designed for the new AQA English Literature at A Level. Information about the novel’s background is provided, links to wider reading and a group/independent task is included too, to provide a varied couple of lessons. It will take me 3 x 1 hour lessons with mixed ability year 12, including an hour for them to work together to make their own links (with guided questions). There are some references to comparison with the poetry, these could easily be replaced with whatever text you are comparing with. If you like this, see my other resources on ‘Rebecca’ too!