Designed as a series of lesson starters/connect activities for GCSE students. Could be used as a quiz/extension tasks. 25 individual tasks included, ranging from image analysis to quote exploding. Just in time for the Christmas countdown!

Designed for Year 11 students to revise the key areas of the Shakespeare and 19th century text. The mat includes key specialist vocabulary and top tips to help approach the extracts and extended responses.

Designed for A Level English Language students, this detailed presentation explores the physical aspects of making sounds, along with an introduction to the phonemic alphabet.

Prepared for GCSE students as practice for the new GCSE examinations, this exam contains a modern article and 19th century extract on the topic of tea and coffee. There is a full exam for students and a mark scheme for teachers, complete with indicative responses. Useful for tackling older texts and making links between writers' perspectives.

A huge presentation of fully planned lessons, including a final writing assessment, this unit of work uses the learning cycle: Connect, New Information, Activity, Demonstrate and Review. Approximately 6 weeks of lessons. A range of tasks including: what is an autobiography? what is a biography? analysing extracts verb tenses language analysis structural analysis creating a 'voice' exploding images analysing front covers creating autobiography covers analysing and writing blurbs use of humour and anecdote researching myself exploring web pages writing about myself Designed for Y7 but useful across KS3 to develop analysis of non-fiction.

A series of lessons, fully planned, leading to an assessment opportunity for writing to present a point of view. Requires access to BBC iPlayer for one of the lessons. Suitable for GCSE English students or Y9 practising key skills. Focuses on building skills and knowledge of exam requirements.

A series of five lessons, focusing on structure of texts. The unit covers extracts from '1984', 'Dracula', 'I'm the King of the Castle' and AQA sample materials on 'Brighton Rock'. There are example responses, mark schemes, a range of key vocabulary and annotated exemplar to use with your students. All texts should be attached.

A few lessons using extracts to teach a low to middle ability group the basics of language analysis. All planned using connect and review tasks to consolidate learning. Extracts also attached as files.

My introductory lessons to the evaluation question on Paper 1. The lessons use two texts: Dracula and George Orwell (both included).

Designed to work alongside the new A Level specification for AQA, this unit of work focuses on how speeches are created and encourages students to write their own piece, with supporting commentary.