I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English.
Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies.
You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English.
Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies.
You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
9 pages of revision activities that would be useful for preparation for assessments, as homework activities or as in class intervention.
Revision activities included:
knowledge matching activity
word class practice using an extract
figurative language matching activity & practice using language
rhetorical language matching activity & practice using language
Ethos, logos, pathos revision (Aristotelian triad)
Understanding - practice using short extracts to elicit information
Three language analysis revision activities that begin scaffolded
Grammar revision with focus on 'there, their. they’re and apostrophes
100+ slides that guide students through how to tackle language paper 1 question by question.
Includes:
tips and guidance for each question
model answers that achieve marks across the mark scheme
Do now activities
Activities to help students with descriptive and narrative writing
These resources use the 2017 paper where the extract is taken from Labyrinth by Kate Mosse.
A Walking talking mock that uses the AQA examiner feedback from the summer exams to guide students through a process of planning and then writing answers to English language paper 1.
Power point (81 slides) and student work booklet included.
This resource focuses on helping students to:
plan their responses to the questions
consider the order in which to answer the questions
explore methods and their effect concisely
improve responses through model answers
consider ‘mood’ as a central concept in all of the tasks on the paper
develop their imaginative writing
Source material: Daphne De Maurier ‘Don’t look now’
Model answers included.
A Walking talking mock that uses the AQA examiner feedback from summer 2023 to guide students through a process of planning and then writing answers/essays to the ‘An Inspector Calls’ question.
Power point (40 slides) and student work booklet included.
This resource focuses on helping students to:
plan their response
consider the text chronologically
embed context rather than bolt it on at the end
consider how themes can be context rather than just Historical events
create thesis statements
consider the texts as a construct
Exam questions used in this resource: Selfishness & Sheila as a character who learns lessons
Model answers included.
A Walking talking mock that uses the AQA examiner feedback from summer 2023 to guide students through a process of planning and then writing answers/essays in response to Romeo and Juliet.
Power point (42 slides) and student work booklet included.
This resource focuses on helping students to:
plan their response
consider the text chronologically
embed context rather than bolt it on at the end
consider how themes can be context rather than just Historical events
create thesis statements
consider the texts as constructs
Exam question used in this resource: relationships between older and younger characters
Model answers included.
A Walking talking mock that uses the AQA examiner feedback from summer 2023 to guide students through a process of planning and then writing answers/essays to the ‘Macbeth’ question.
Power point (37 slides) and student work booklet included.
This resource focuses on helping students to:
• plan their response
• consider the text chronologically
• embed context rather than bolt it on at the end
• consider how themes can be context rather than just Historical events
• create thesis statements
• consider the texts as a construct
Exam questions used in this resource: Macbeth’s violence
Model answers included.
Additional exam question used: Macbeth and Banquo’s attitude towards the super natural.
These resources (four lessons) guide students how to tackle each of the questions on language paper 2.
The paper used is the Summer 2019 paper.
Included is a ppt to guide students through the expectations of each question including model answers that would achieve at least a grade 5 and planning strategies for each question.
Worksheets are also included which can be uploaded to an online learning platform for students to complete. Worksheets are very user friendly to minimise student difficulty.
A student booklet and teacher power point that takes students through how to answer and revise for the Romeo and Juliet AQA literature question.
Model answers included and guidance on how to structure an academic introduction.
Opportunities for students to write their own answers with and without scaffolds.
The resource uses two different exam questions.
A student booklet and teacher power point that takes students through how to answer and revise for the ‘An Inspector Calls’ AQA literature question.
Model answers included and guidance on how to plan and then structure an academic introduction and essay.
Guidance is differentiated for character questions and theme questions.
Opportunities for students to write their own answers with and without scaffolds.
The resource uses two different exam questions.
18 fully differentiated lessons that use the theme of family holidays to analyse and compare non-fiction texts. (All texts included) Lessons are numbered for ease of use.
Differentiation by colour:
purple = low ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = high ability
These resource re ideal for KS3 or KS4 in preparation for tackling non-fiction texts at GCSE. They are meticulously planned and ready to go. Download and use.
Texts:
- Butlins promotional video
- Practical caravan article
- Information leaflet - Holidays matter
- Extract from PGL - Family adventures
- Guardian online article
- Centerparcs blog
Resources provide opportunities to:
- Analyse language
- Analyse graphological features
- Analyse perspective
- Analyse audience and purpose
- Compare texts
A revision scheme of work on Jekyll and Hyde for the 9-1 English literature course.
The scheme follows an extract booklet of 10 key extracts with lots of differentiated tasks for students to complete based on each one.
The scheme allows students to revise the text and apply the necessary skills for the exam.
Also included:
structure strips
sample exam questions
extract booklet
work sheets including tension graphs
peer/self assessment sticker template
Power point resources to support the teaching of the following poems on the theme of conflict:
1. The Class Game
2. Parades End
3. Belfast Confetti
4. Our Sharpeville
5. Exposure
6. Catrin
7. Half Caste
These resources are useful for preparing students for unseen poetry or as part of key stage 3 schemes of work. or as part of the teaching of conflict poetry clusters.
All resources are fully differentiated by colour. (Purple = low ability, blue = mid ability, yellow = higher ability)
There are 2 to 3 power point presentations per poem which cover context, language, form and structure and contain assessment opportunities.
This is bundle one. There is 1 other bundle which covers the poems listed below. (15 poems in total)
1. Your Dad did what
2. Cousin Kate
3. Hitcher
4. The Drum
5. Conscientious Objector
6. Invasion
7. August 6 1945
9. Oh what is that sound
A comprehensive selection of resources to support the teaching of Simon Armitage poetry. Power points on the following poems:
1. Kid
2. Father thought it bloody queer
3. Homecoming
4. Hitcher
5. Mother, any distance
6. November
7. Remains
8. Harmonium
Resources include annotations, language analysis and a range of engaging activities for students of varying abilities. Also includes assessment opportunities and contextual information.
8 fully differentiated lessons that allow students to plan, prepare and create non fiction texts on the theme of family holidays.
Differentiation by colour:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Opportunities to:
- develop persuasive writing skills
- research existing family holidays articles, leaflets etc.
Card sorts also included with all planning sheets and assessments provided.
Two lessons, used for remote learning but can be used in class, that serve as an introduction to ballads.
Students read ‘Homeless Jack’ and explore the conventions of ballads.
In lesson 2 students write their own ballad about ‘Too tall Paul’ after reading an extract from an article about Britian’s tallest man.
A complete walking talking mock for AQA English language paper 1 and paper 2.
Includes a student booklet containing model answers, exam tips and opportunity for students to practice annotation and structuring answers to the questions.
This resource uses the June 18 AQA English language inserts.
A power point is included to guide students through the mock.
This resource guides students through the two AQA literature papers.
A student booklet is included that contains model answers, opportunities to practice annotation and exam responses as well as guidance on structuring an academic introduction.
A teacher power point is also included to assist the delivery and teaching of the mock.
Texts covered:
Romeo and Juliet
Jekyll and Hyde
An Inspector Calls
Unseen poetry
40 revision cards with questions on one side and answers on the other to make revision fast and simple. This resource is best used in a small index card folder/organiser.** (As seen in the image) **
Based on the Leitner method, the idea is simple: the further the card goes back in the folder: the more secure the information is in long term memory.
A card can only move back a position if you correctly answer the questions on the card. If at any point you do not answer a card correctly enough, the card must return to section 1 regardless of how far back it went. This is because it needs to be re-studied.
Quotation cards
There are 3 questions on each card: a ‘who’ question, a ‘what’ question and a ‘why’ question.
Knowledge cards.
These cards test knowledge of either subject terminology or the text itself. Subject terminology cards include questions on the definitions of language devices, sentence types and word classes as well as specific terminology.
Knowledge cards include questions about context, plot, character and theme.
Getting started
Create 6 sections in your ‘Lightning Revision’ folder.
Place all/some cards in section 1 at the front of the folder.
Follow the timetable card **(photo attached) **which tells you which of the sections you should revise each day. You’ll revise section 1 every day because cards in this section are the ones that you are least secure with.
If you answer correctly enough: move the card to the next section.
If you aren’t happy that you answered correctly enough then move the card back to section 1. (Regardless of how far back in the folder it was.)
**The Science bit: the better the mastery: the less frequent the practice. **
‘Lightning Revision’ works using the principle of ‘spaced learning.’
Research shows that after studying something: within one hour, you will have forgotten an average of 50% percent of the information. Within 24 hours, you have forgotten around 70% and within a month, this increases to 90%.
By spacing out the studying and by returning frequently to the material we want to remember, we increase our chances of committing it to long term memory.
Instead of ‘cramming,’ the simple act of spacing out revision in instalments, and allowing time to elapse between them makes the learning and memory stronger.
This resource has been created to help information that you have revised stay within your long term memory. In this system, we revise information that we are insecure with more frequently.
2 versions included:
Print - fold horizontally - cut them up and you’re ready to go!
Print back to back and you;re ready to go.
A selection of resources to support the exploration and teaching of writing to argue and persuade
Resources provide opportunities to:
- analyse texts
- write letters
- write speeches
- use structure strips to create and analyse arguments
- explore topic all issues as a stimulus for writing
Differentiation:
Purple - low
Blue - middle
Yellow - high
2 lots of exam revision including sessions on structuring responses and extract to whole practice.
Also included are 5 sample assessments that have been written to look like the real thing.
Quotations with images also included.