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 set of two scaffolded work sheets that helps students closely identify and analyse language features within a key extract from Rani and Sukh.

A graphic organiser that helps students to plan and write the text for a leaflet for the following writing task 'write the text for a leaflet in which you persuade parents of the benefits of their son/daughter eating healthy school meals'. This has been designed for lower ability GCSE Language students. However, it could be adapted for KS3 students or for a different leaflet writing task of your choice.

A set of three stand alone work sheets that help students to independently investigate the rules for the use of the comma and semi colon.

A set of two work sheets that enables students to consider key themes and links within the play 'Macbeth'. Sheet 1: students find another quotation that links to the theme Sheet 2: students guess the key theme and link it to a key event within Macbeth by using the images to help them.

A simple differentiated work sheet that helps students to understand the constituent structure of a noun phrase.

A set of tasks that enables students to deconstruct a model short narrative. The step by step tasks ask students to identify a range of cohesive devices within the model example, leading them to apply it to their own writing at a later stage. This is suitable for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B exam. Both the tasks and model narrative have been included.

A set of key terms for A Level English Language students who need to be reminded of terminology linked to basic language levels/frameworks. This has been saved in three different formats: Format 1: for laminating Format 2: for students to write definitions in their key terminology bank Format 3: original for teachers to adapt

A graphic organiser with a series of prompt questions that helps students to 'read an image' in order to generate ideas for a creative writing task. This has been designed for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B exam in which students are asked to write an element of a narrative or description often based upon the initial reading of an image.

A graphic organiser that helps students to generate ideas in order to plan the writing of a climax for a narrative. This has been designed for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B exam.

A simple graphic organiser that encourages students to develop their explanations by linking their ideas to the writer's perspective as well as wider contextual factors.

A writing skills feedback grid that helps students respond to feedback after having completed a writing response. Students cross reference the number to the grid against their name- the teacher no longer needs to write the same feedback over and over again in the student exercise book.

'How has the writer structured the text in order to interest the reader?' A set of 5 differentiated work sheets that helps students focus on one particular structural aspect in order to answer this language question. This is designed as a 'home and away activity' so extra space is left on the work sheets for students to share and feedback their ideas. This has been designed for top set year 9 language students, or year 10 students completing the new AQA GCSE Language course.

A series of 2 lessons that help students to analyse the characterisation of Miss Havisham through the writer's language choices. These lessons are designed for new AQA GCSE Language students working towards narrative writing for paper 1. The lessons are primarily focused on reading skills for section A. However, once students can see how a writer creates characterisation, they can then implement the techniques into their own creative writing for section B of the exam. Both lessons and relevant work sheets are included.

After completing an analytical response, 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 writing their analytical responses.

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.

Students make comparisons between characters from the play 'Macbeth' and various animals in order to help with character analysis. The task helps students to consider if key characters are two dimensional or three dimensional

A writing self assessment check list to help students ensure they are using a range of cohesive devices within their writing.

Students read the plot summary for Act 2 Scene 3 of Macbeth. At the same time, students need to correct the punctuation errors. Teacher answers have also been provided.

A simple summary of Macbeth Act 1. Each section has been split into chunks so students can draw an image to help them remember the key event and then fold the paper over to test their partner afterwards.