A handy revision sheet with the conventions of each transactional writing type on there. The back of the sheet has suggested openings and closings for students.

This will fit any subject and it will offer your teachers to reflect on any current schemes of work This worked really well last year and really helped me to identify gaps that needed sorting It also gave staff the chance to voice their opinions The document can be adapted to suit any year group

Starter image with thinking questions on for students Group work activity follows Students will focus on different members of the Cratchit family and the opinions that they form of them At the end of the PowerPoint there is an image, whereby the language term 'juxtaposition' can be taught Students could then spend time noting down where juxtaposition occurs elsewhere in the novel and how this links to the moral ideology of Dickens

This presentation helped me to secure an 'outstanding' judgement in my lesson observation. The presentation is set up to allow students to explore juxtaposition and pathetic fallacy in an extract. The entire lesson focuses on AO2 - Language, Structure and Form. The lesson is set up for group work activities.

A series of lessons based around formal and informal letter writing You will need to model a response from your own stock The PowerPoint goes through the layout of each, with short and engaging activities mainly aimed at teenage boys Past exam tasks on there too

I created this quiz sheet to use at my school at the year 7 open evening. It's a great way of learning students how to use the library referencing system.

This lesson looks at a past exam question that focuses around the songs and music in the play Blood Brothers. You can access the CD for the songs for free on YouTube to accompany this lesson.

Looking at a question b based around superstition

Introduction and assistance in picking the topic for original writing in A Level English

A full lesson dedicated to focusing on Scrooge's past and Christmas at Fezziwig's when Scrooge was an apprentice The first section deals with the challenging language There's a link to a short video link to use as a visual aid Then the main activity is for students to find key quotes and discuss what they reveal about Scrooge's character - worksheet is on the last page of the PowerPoint

Full lesson with a typical exam question for the new specification Question is on Macbeth and Power

These worksheets takes students through the process of developing simple sentences in a variety of ways including; adverbial openings, compound sentences, complex sentences, 'ing' openings and fronted clauses.

A full lesson that looks at the description of the first spirit and its significance

In addition to this resource you will need some lego style building bricks. Slide 1 - Gets the discussion started in your classroom. Students should use the building blocks so that you can identify who is taking part in the classroom discussion. Slide 2 - This teaching slide uses animations to teach the fundamentals of writing to argue Slide 3 - This has a thinking image. The image aims to make students consider whether or not they're contradicting themselves.

Poetry terms with definitions match up Print and laminate

A series of cards for students to match the structural device to its definition.

Engaging PowerPoint

Different activities to support the more able learners and stretch and challenge them.

This mat can be used when students are writing a descriptive piece. It offers students prompts when writing and includes a checklist.

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