A comprehensive set of 65 revision questions and answers to help students prepare for the child language acquisition component of their A Level English Language exam. The questions and answers have also been included in a 'cue card' style format so that the resource can be laminated for students to test each other in a quiz or board game style.

A step by step guide that helps students to structure the writing of a climax for a short narrative. Model examples and sentence starts are included. This has been designed for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B question.

A set of questions that helps students to understand the short narrative 'Lullaby' by Elizabeth Berridge before moving onto deeper analysis.

A fully comprehensive annotated analysis of the poem 'Exposure'. Each annotation has an additional space for students to create their own interpretation for the same quotation which will help them to achieve a deeper analysis. This could be used for the AQA GCSE Literature Poetry (Power and Conflict) exam, or could be used as an unseen poetry resource.

This is an extract from chapter 8 of the novel 'Great Expectations' in which Pip first encounters Miss Havisham. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. A list of key evaluative and analytical vocabulary has also been added to support this. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS4, though could be used to push the more able to achieve a grade 9 response through the use of the analytical and evaluative vocabulary on the resource.

This is an extract from the novel 'The Pearl' by John Steinbeck which focuses on the character Kino and how he is becoming more paranoid and obsessive. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. A list of key evaluative and analytical vocabulary has also been added to support this. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS4, though could be used to push the more able to achieve a grade 9 response through the use of the analytical and evaluative vocabulary on the resource.

This is an extract from chapter 3 of the novel 'Great Expectations' in which Pip has his second encounter with the convict Magwitch. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. A list of key evaluative and analytical vocabulary has also been added to support this. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS4, though could be used to push the more able to achieve a grade 9 response through the use of the analytical and evaluative vocabulary on the resource.

This is an extract from the novel 'Stone Cold' which focuses on the character Shelter and his own personal perspective on homeless people. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS3, though could be used with lower ability students in KS4 to help them with their close analysis skills for GCSE English Language.

A list of evaluative vocabulary to use in essays- particularly question 5 for AQA GCSE English Language paper 1

A peer assessment grid to be used with the new GCSE AQA English Language paper 1 question 2 (language question). Students peer assess their work and then respond to feedback.

A peer assessment grid to be used for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B (descriptive writing task). Students peer assess their work and then respond to feedback.

A step by step guide which takes students through the process of planning and writing the perfect essay for section A of the new AQA AS English Language paper 2. Each step ensures that students achieve all the AOs for the question. A model response is included so that students can deconstruct the essay with the step by step process in mind. This has been designed for the new AQA English Language AS exam paper.

Students search around the classroom to find a set of punctuation definitions. They need to write down the definition and guess which piece of punctuation the definition refers to. Each piece of punctuation is located in an area of the classroom that will help students to work out the definition. An application/check understanding task is then used as a follow up. Teacher answers have also been included.

After completing a transactional or fiction writing task, students use the self assessment activity sheet to select a task which will most appropriately help them respond to feedback. This resource is aimed at mixed ability KS3 students, though could be used with low ability KS4 students who need extra help with their writing accuracy.

Using the novel Stone Cold as a prompt, students complete the self assessment quiz to help them determine which task they should complete next in order to improve their analytical responses. This resource is aimed at mixed ability Year 9 students, though could be used with low ability KS4 students to help them improve their reading and analysis skills.

A list of key terms and their definitions linked to gender bias in written texts. Each definition has a short application task attached in order to check student understanding.

A list of key terms linked to the context of reception and production. A printable card sort version has also been included. An activity grid has also been included so that students can apply their understanding of the key terms to a series of texts/extracts selected by the teacher. This has been designed for A Level English Language students who need to be reminded about the importance of linking ideas and analysis to the notion of context.

A set of 9 differentiated activities for use with the play 'Macbeth' with a focus on Act 3. This is a good review task to use after you have read up to Act 3 of Macbeth with your class. Students choose any three activities to complete within a time limit set by the teacher.

This is a sample question 1 task (based on an extract from Sherlock Holmes) for the new AQA English Language paper 1. This is a very quick comprehension activity that could be used as a timed starter for exam revision.

A set of 9 differentiated tasks that helps students tpconsolidate their understanding of the play 'Romeo and Juliet'. This is a good review task to use at the end of reading the play.