Eight different articles and extracts that can be used for creating stand alone lessons on reading skills. They can also be used within schemes of work, including new specification schemes, to work on reading skills. They can also be used for writing models to develop writing skills. This resource is a bank of extracts and articles, which are flexible to the needs of teachers.

One activity where students examine quotes bout the theme of fate. This would be suitable for all abilities and could easily be set as homework or cover work.

Book challenges and short tasks to engage readers. These resources can be printed and used in the library or they can be used alongside of the AR reading programme.

This resource takes students back through the requirements of each text form. It reminds them of the formal language that they must use and it also includes five different tasks to complete to practice these forms. The activities are based on what the students may be going through on the run up to the exams.

More able analysis grids with a modelled paragraph on the first slide (generic theme of love, so that they can concentrate on the writing skills). There are more specific themes on the other slides to show how the topic can be narrowed for the most able students in your classes.

A task where students are grouped and given the opportunity to research a key contextual area and then they present this information back to the class. There are support slides included that can be printed off and placed with groups. These slides model the depth of information required for this GCSE text. The task would be much more suited to MA and HA groups.

A helpful mnemonic to help students understand what structure is and what they can write about in their exam response. There is no extract included, which allows teachers to use something they are familiar with. It can also be easily embedded into a walking talking mock or practice exam feedback. There is a generic peer assessment at the end, which could be altered to specific levels easily.

Four writing to explain tasks that are a good introduction into this purpose. They centre around the student and their interests/lives. Peer assessments have been included for three of the tasks. They are easy to set up for cover lessons and engaging activities for students that can easily be incorporated into current lessons. These were designed for KS3 students, however they have also been used for LA GCSE students to help them understand what writing to explain is.

A worksheet designed to help students develop their interpretations as opposed to giving a single idea.

A framework to help students who struggle to plan extended responses.

Thirteen tasks based on Paper 2 Section B. These tasks can be dropped in to any scheme of work, be used for assessments or homework. Could also be used in any opinion writing scheme (KS3 and KS4).

This task shows students the impact of language and presentational features on the intended audience. The advert used has a lot to it, which makes it a good resource for a range of abilities.

One full paper based on an extract from The Kite Runner. The questions are on a word document, which means that you can easily copy and paste them on to a document your school may already have. Line numbers are included, so this can easily be used as home learning or for a cover lesson too. Section B includes a descriptive and narrative task.

Five homework tasks which can easily be embedded into any scheme. Extended writing tasks based on current GCSE questions, diamond nine and definition tasks are some of the tasks included.

Four homework tasks for Of Mice and Men. Can be easily embedded within current schemes. Tasks include quotation explosions, diamond nine, comparison and extended writing.

These tasks can be used as assessments or set as cover lessons for this text. They are based on the new specification GCSE exam tasks and structured as these questions are. All of the tasks can easily be embedded within a scheme and also provide cross curricular links with Science.

Four different tables that can be used for revision of this cluster. They consider themes, language, structure and making links between the poems. Four have been included to cater for different abilities and to also ensure maximum flexibility for teachers in the delivery of this course.

Here are five different forms that can be used to inform, plan and monitor interventions with students. There are also questionnaires for the student and class teacher to complete in order for a clear picture of the student to be gained.

Six sheets that are based on the new English Language GCSE that can be used for KS3 and KS4. They focus on audience, purpose and SPaG, which will help reinforce to students what they should be proofreading for in their exam. These are designed to help embed the required skills for this course.

Cross curricular lesson that introduces students how to respond to texts, in this case the poem Dulce et Decorum est. Can be used as a stand alone skills lesson or embedded within a current scheme.