A complete lesson (or 2 depending on group) analyzing an extract of A Christmas Carol and focusing on The Cratchit family. This lesson will encourage students to closely analyse texts and identify language, as well as authors intention and presentation of main characters. A great revision tool as well as a useful assessment for classes. Suitable for all KS4 classes. This sheet was used with a low ability set, but questions are easily altered.

A complete lesson (or 2 depending on group) analyzing an extract of Hound of the Baskervilles and focusing on tension, drama and language analysis. This lesson will encourage students to closely analyse texts and identify language, as well as authors intention and presentation of main themes. A great revision tool as well as a useful assessment for classes. Suitable for all KS4 classes. This sheet was used with a low ability set, but questions are easily altered.

A planned lesson allowing students to research Victorian History and the invention of Christmas Cards. Students are able to identify, label and apply presentational features whilst learning more contextual information about Victorian life. This lesson has all learning objectives, success criteria and resources available in one PowerPoint, as well as 'real life' links. Any students studying Charles Dickens or other Victorian Authors could use this lesson as a Christmas lesson whilst ensuring students are engaging in contextual resource.

Training students to select individual words and phrases and link them to analysis and personal opinion. This lesson allows students to consider a range of themes and match them to short/medium quotes. From this point, students start to select individual words and begin 'embedding quotes' into their analysis- taking them a step above PEE structure. Students can use this to practice skills needed for their Eduqas English Literature GCSE examination. All success criteria, learning objectives and resources are included in the lesson, as well as embedded timers and a 'real world' link to ensure the lesson is 'Ofsted ready'. Students engaged in this lesson and massively improved their understanding of how to answer using embedded quotes.

A lesson with resources analyzing themes and presentation of characters in Hound of the Baskervilles. Worksheet available for students to independently work through sections to analyse and understand the text. Style of worksheet enables students to get used to different questions used in the Eduqas English GCSE exam. Powerpoint with Learning Objectives, Success Criteria, instructions, Real World Link and Key Terms box also included.

A lively lesson analyzing how power is presented in Macbeth. Lots of discussion within the class. Quotes to be stuck around the room and students to practice supporting their answers with quotes. A fun lesson for lower ability students to engage with the text. Essay opportunities also available within lesson. All Learning Objectives, Success Criteria, resources and lesson tasks included.

A fun and creative lesson allowing low ability students to access important quotes relating to Lady Macbeth. An outstanding lesson with a wide range of tasks to ensure understanding. This lesson was used with a low ability set and all students were able to analyse the quotes given. Differentiated materials are included. All learning objectives, success criteria, timers and resources are included in the lesson.

Snakes and Ladders Game template to help students revise for English Literature GCSE. Home made game template and question cards coming with instructions. A fun way for students to revise. All you need to do is print it out and set the students the question task. Students can differentiate learning for themselves. Fun tokens made and included in set to represent the key characters in each text.

An easily printed revision help sheet for students who are studying Macbeth, A Christmas Carol and Blood Brothers. Three separate sheets to help them explore different themes or characters, including a range of quotations to use within their essay. Macbeth- changing character of Macbeth ACC - The theme of family in A Christmas Carol Blood Brothers - The theme of Class in Blood Brothers.

A complete lesson for GCSE students studying Willy Russell's Blood Brothers looking at the characters of Mickey and Edward. The lesson begins with a quick task on connectives to ensure students utilise them in their writing. After that, the students have the chance to revise the events and characters of the play before analysing quotes. A quote 'cheat sheet' is included in the PowerPoint for students who struggle to memorise quotes. The students then have the chance to write a practice essay with some key sentence starters included. All success criteria, learning objectives and resources included.

A very useful revision resource for students studying the Eduqas or WJEC poetry anthology. Students have the opportunity to compare and contrast 4 poems linked by theme to recall key similarities and differences. An easy to use A3 grid that can then be used as a revision poster. Boxes included for key quotes and contextual information on each poem, as well as space for comparisons in other linked boxes. Poems to revise and compare: Cozy Apologia-Rita Dove, She Walks in Beauty- Lord Byron, As Imperceptibly as Grief- Emily Dickenson, Sonnet 43-Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Valentine- Carol Ann Duffy, The Manhunt-Simon Armitage, A Wife in London- Thomas Hardy

A very useful revision resource for students studying the Eduqas or WJEC poetry anthology. Students have the opportunity to compare and contrast 4 poems linked by theme to recall key similarities and differences. An easy to use A3 grid that can then be used as a revision poster. Boxes included for key quotes and contextual information on each poem, as well as space for comparisons in other linked boxes. Poems to revise and compare: Dulce Et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen The Manhunt - Simon Armitage The Soldier - Rupert Brooke A Wife in London - Thomas Hardy Mametz Wood - Owen Sheers

Following the structure, format and wording of the WJEC/EDUQAS literature exam paper, I have created a mock paper using A Wife in London by Thomas Hardy for students to practice exam responses. Included in the resource is an essay planning sheet to help students consider their answer and time their writing.

An easily edited PowerPoint format display giving some key sentence starters for creative writing, as well as some images to get the students considering different ideas.

A fun Do Now activity where they need to work out who the famous person is.

A lesson looking at the setting of Macbeth and why the places are important. Map created with important locations labeled. All success criteria, learning objectives, real world link and resources are included in the powerpoint. A fun lesson for students to understand where Macbeth is set.

Bloomsbury Publishers have released a competition to design your own Hogwarts Professor for school children from the age of 7. I have created a lesson with all Learning Objectives, Success Criteria, resources, tasks and powerpoints for this competition to create a fun, engaging and educational lesson.

A lesson analyzing the character of Scrooge and what the reader learns about him in the first stave. A sheet with three paragraphs to analyse and annotate is included, with the hardest paragraph annotate to demonstrate expectations to the students. This all leads up to an essay question about Scrooge as a character. Perfect for low ability students studying A Christmas Carol for GCSE.

An engaging, exciting and fast paced lesson looking at the change in language from Shakespearean to modern. Using Shakespearean insults, students play a dice game to create their own before learning how to translate them. Student study what prefixes and suffixes are and try and explain how language has changed. All learning objectives, success criteria and resources are included and timers are embedded into the powerpoint. Dice are needed for this game. Great to introduce Shakespeare!