An A3 sheet with 6 boxes for planning. Each box focuses on a particular transactional tasks and asks students to either plan what they will write focusing on structure or language. Transactional planning tasks taken from previous Edexcel past papers.

Three lessons looking at fiction and non-fiction extracts on the theme of travel. An amazing variety of activities, incorporated worksheets and challenging texts aimed at KS3 pupils. Pupils are asked to: - Identify implicit and explicit information in a text - Answer exam style questions on a piece of fiction text - Explore literary techniques - Annotate a piece of text looking for examples of figurative language - Write a travel piece using a check list as a guide - Rank Trip Advisor reviews - Diamond 9 exercise on travel leaflets

A worksheet asking pupils to research the similarities and differences between the world wars. I used this when looking at two war poems for historical context purposes.

An A3 poster, fully annotated extract of ‘Treasure Island’. The poster is colour coded and focuses on language and structure. Perfect for the Edexcel GCSE English Literature scheme.

Two whole lessons on an extract from Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre'. First Lesson: A3 sheet with extract and questions. A fun settling task and timed slides for questions 1 and 2. Second Lesson: Using the A3 sheet again to unpick answers and prep for answering question 3 with a timed slide; peer assessment (Which Bronte sister are you? Using language from the mark scheme); Slides that support pupils how to respond to question 4. Differentiated worksheets incorporated into the slide show with extension/challenge/support.

Two lessons of a Treasure Island extract from the anthology. Each lesson comes with differentiated resources and tasks (embedded into the Power Point) A Power Point with AIMS and Outcomes. Two engaging lessons exploring language and structure in a 19th century fiction text.

A numbered picture of children at the workhouse. Pupils are asked to explain what is going on in each numbered box.

A lesson looking briefly at the Globe theatre and how the plays were performed.

An A3 worksheet that allows pupils to track Scrooge's transformation in three stages.

Two crime extracts; one from 'An Inspector Calls' and the other from 'Sherlock Holmes'. Focus questions for each extract with the aim of introducing Y7 to crime fiction and responding to texts.

One lesson looking at the 5 W's of writing a newspaper report. Pupils are asked to: - Identify what the 5 W's of writing are - To spot the 5 W's in a piece of non-fiction about the Titanic - Read an extract from 'Down the Rabbit Hole' and write a news report on Alice's journey down the hole - A differentiation of key word boxes are included to support pupils use of language when writing their news report.

A lesson looking at the Globe theatre, how the actors were used and fun facts. Worksheets incorporated into the power point address the following: - What do you know? - Globe theatre fact file to fill in (video to accompany) - Fun at the theatre Support station added on at the end for differentiation.

An A3 grid looking at the names of the poems and themes. Colour blocks are used to show which poems can be cross-referenced with others.

A lesson looking at extracts from Old Joe's Shop (Stave 4). Extracts annotated with questions to encourage student participation and to promote a conversation about content. Exam style question at the end with progress stops and purple pen reflection.

An A3 worksheet with emojis (for visual learners) to document the key themes and motifs in the play. I used this with my Year 11 class as a revision tool.

A differentiated look at irony in Act 4 Scene 1, made for my set 4 Yr9 class. Worksheets are incorporated into the power point, ready to be printed off.