A PPT and activity that aids writing critically for GCSE English lit - AQA (but easily adaptable). In this lesson pupils will use dominoes based on CC to consider links between key ideas in the novella. They need to debate and argue how their links work. There are 4 clean dominoes for pupils to put extra ideas in too, as a challenge. Then they use this as a stimulus to write a critical commentary on the novella, using new ideas they may not have thought about before. Pupils really enjoyed this! Thanks for looking and feel free to ask any questions!

An in depth insight into Chapters 12 and 13 of Dracula by Bram Stoker. Targeted towards A Level Literature students. Thanks for looking!

A presentation for Chapter 9 of Dracula by Bram Stoker. This is an overview of some of they key events with tasks for pupils to complete to support their analysis and understanding of the chapter/plot/characters. Can be used to any A Level Literature course. Many thanks for looking :)

A walkthrough of the chapter for the OCR A Level English Specification.

A walkthrough of the chapter for the OCR A Level English Specification.

A walkthrough of the chapter for the OCR A Level English Specification.

OCR A Level Literature lesson on Dracula chapter 21, covering AO1/2/3/5 - especially wider reading and links to crticial theory. Thanks for looking :)

OCR A Level Literature lesson on Dracula chapter 20, covering AO1/2/3/5 - especially wider reading and links to crticial theory. Thanks for looking :)

OCR A Level Literature lesson on Dracula chapter 24, covering AO1/2/3/5 - especially wider reading and links to crticial theory. Thanks for looking :)

Powerpoint of notes for all AOs and activites linking to the opening of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House - Pages 23-28.

A mixture of lessons and resources originally created for a higher ability year 7, but easily adaptable to other year groups if need be! Many thanks for looking :)

Used with Year 12 AS Level, Edexcel A Level Literature. This is an introductory lesson to the novel, discussing and working towards a timeline of Conrad's life and influences and also how Conrad uses the technique of an intrusive narrator and how this is used within the novel. This discussion/work should influence their reading in regards to Conrad's writing style.

This lesson is based on the SAMOSA techniques used with the opening of section 2 in Of Mice and Men. Pupils annotate, analyse and use this knowledge to create their own piece of descriptive writing. Used with a top set year 9 (low achieving school) but easily adaptable.

A literacy lesson for Key Stage 3 in which pupils practise their use of plurals. This will test pupils prior knowledge of Plurals and how to recognise and use them within creative writing. This focuses on using a recipe to support.

A one off lesson, used at an interview, for AQA GCSE Language Unseen Poetry (Section C). The lesson is one hour long for baseline 4-6 children. PPT goes through basic skills for poetry, exam outline, what the examiner is looking for, how to spot devices and build an argument. The resources are attached including the poem, self assessment grid and unseen poetry mat.

Used with a low ability year 10, this PEEL table is used to analyse the poem in regards to the theme of mourning and loss; a part of the Conflict section of the Eduqas Anthology. It is easy to adapt and highlights the when the pupils are hitting the assessment objectives (AO1/2/3). Pupils found the step by step approach to analysing a poem really helpful and can be easily differentiated with sentence stems for example.

A literacy lesson for Key Stage 3 in which pupils practise their use of comparatives and superlatives. This will test pupils prior knowledge of both and how to recognise and use them within creative writing.

A literacy lesson for Key Stage 3 in which pupils practise their use of synonyms and lexical fields. This will test pupils prior knowledge of both and how to recognise and use them within creative writing.

A literacy lesson for Key Stage 3 in which pupils practise their use of question marks. This will test pupils prior knowledge of question marks and how to recognise and use them within creative writing. Part of a formative assessment.

Based on the look, say, cover, write, check system, this booklet is Term one of three which will take spellings tests throughout the entire academic year. Each week has a different topic and gives pupils three chances to check their spellings of each word. Also attached are the spelling slips for the first six weeks of this terms booklet, in order for your print the weeks' spellings out and give them to pupils a week before their test. They are fairly easy to create following on from week six. The booklet also allows you to easily keep track of scores with a big score counter in the corner and allows an observer to recognise whether you have awarded commendations/merits (whatever you use!)