This resource pack contains three Gothic extracts from students' work that can be used in a variety of ways. I've found that asking students to read them and then rank them, in order of the most effective, starts some excellent discussions. Also included are two sheets that they can stick in their books and refer to throughout the year. One encourages them to expand their use of sensory related vocabulary and the other reminds them of different techniques they could use in their writing.

A lesson that makes links between English and History where students are encouraged to write a letter to an unknown soldier. Can be used as a stand alone lesson or within a scheme of work. It's a clear lesson for a non specialist to also use.

40 starters that are designed to improve the vocabulary of students. These can easily be dropped in to any scheme of work, or set as homework challenges. They could even be used as intervention tasks for students that are struggling with their vocabulary. No further resources are required and there are some tasks that will easily fit into the teaching of any text.

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 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.

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.

Thirty starter activities to help students practice the skill required for Paper 2 Section A. All the tasks are based on images, which makes these activities appropriate for starters, but challenging due to the lack of text provided. It will encourage students to focus on smaller pieces of text rather than selecting large quotes. These can be used in English and dropped into any scheme, but they could also be used as form activities for KS4 classes.

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.

A short series of tasks that show students the importance of punctuation. This has been useful with GCSE students, particularly LA/MA, that need to be encouraged to proofread to maximise their marks on Language Section B. The tasks are designed to show them how punctuation impacts meaning and there are also some humorous examples to maximise engagement.

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.

An eight lesson scheme for narrative writing with all resources included. The scheme shows how you can differentiate for all learners and the tasks are based on the new specification (exams from 2017). This scheme is aimed at Y9 students to give them an introduction in how to write narratives.

Six exam style tasks based on The Great Gatsby. Three of the tasks have been structured in the same way of Section A of the exam (Examine the view...), which allows these ones to be used early on in a scheme of work or set as homework. The other three assessments have been set up as Section C tasks, however the students are asked to compare Gatsby to one of the poems from the pre-1900 poetry anthology. This allows teachers to assess the knowledge of the class on both text types prior to starting exam practice.

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.

50 key terms that can either be used as a classroom display, flash cards or as a 'Word of the Week' task for your class. The resource can be edited if you wish to use it as a quiz, so that the definition is shown after the term.

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.

Three tasks on Gothic writing. Easy to embed in current schemes and use as homework.

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.

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.