Comprehension questions sheet for students. Relationships- Moon on the Tides Much material taken from TES resources for teachers available on here.

Easy resources for this excellent short story- useful for low ability groups. hope they are helpful to someone!

Lemony Snicket resources

I made these bits for the story Vendetta by Guy de Maupassant literature which is useful for lower GCSE groups- hope they are useful. Write an essay which answers the question; does the story ‘Vendetta’ by Guy de Maupassant show that revenge is justified (right)?

Little persuasive writing mini- project: students find out about the suspicious death of Marilyn Monroe and must write a letter to Coroner Curphey demanding a proper inquest.

How to complete a sufficiently detailed advert analysis for top grades. Works through each category for analysis; representation, media language, ideology etc. Hope it is useful- it took me ages! ( :</p>

Aimed at key stage 4. short task sheet- students have to write a persuasive speech as though they are ‘V’ links to my other resource on V for Vendetta where students must analyse his speech- it is uploaded on here also.

A resource with an information sheet that provides information on common characteristics of Tim Burton’s work and ‘A Corpse Bride’. A worksheet is attached so when students have watched opening sequence of film they can note down ‘Burton’ characteristics they can see. aimed at key stage 3

what is slavery? topical powerpoint relating to key stage 4 poetry

This resource has a powerpoint lesson presentation that I made this as a stimulus for discussion when constructing speeches / doing debate / working on persuasive writing. I hope it is useful ( :

Various activities on Titus Andronicus. I read this play at uni and LOVED it. It is certainly Shakespeare’s most violent and perhaps also most comical play, and has been left behind with teachers overwhelmed by Romeo and Juliet etc etc. If you want to do something DIFFERENT this play has much to offer both KS3 students in terms of Shakespearean characterization and language especially visual imagery (see death of Lavinia). Also has some of the most memorable speeches in Shakespeare (see the ultimate villain; Aaron’s speech before his execution; when asked whether he is sorry, he says he is only sorry he did not do a thousand more crimes and goes on to list the most incredible horrific and darkly humourous crimes). Boys particularly love this play. I haven't been able to teach it in ages- I actually did it with a top set year 8 class which raised a few eyebrows!

Resources for key stage 4 creative writing coursework using clip from Edward Scissorhands as a stimulus. Clip from point where ‘Peg’ sees Edward’s castle in her rear view mirror, up to when she first sees Edward clearly. Hope it helps someone- the kids like it.

reading worksheets I made for key stage 3 for The French Confection by Anthony Horowitz. Good for low ability to practice scan reading etc. Nice and simple.