5 lessons and homework designed to improve students’ descritive writing skills through a range of varied, creative tasks. Includes describing from a picture, building better vocab, use of simile and figurative language, and more! Used for Key Stage 3, but could easily be adapted for other year groups and abilities.

An Introduction to Drama workbook for KS3, although this could also be used with GCSE or even A Level students who need a refresher on the basics. The workbook covers 12 lessons, but could be padded out to last longer! It includes all required resources and comes with a handy teacher guide to help you plan out the lessons around the tasks. This pack includes: teaching students the stage map different types of theatre staging use of proxemics developing vocal and physical skills understanding power dynamics onstage creating convincing characters understanding the importance of set and props building characters from a picture rehearsing a monologue performance practice in pairs and small groups a final monologue writing challenge The teacher guide also outlines optional homework tasks for every week of the workbook, as well as giving step-by-step lesson outlines for every lesson.

12 lesson unit of work on Dystopian fiction, focusing on chapter one of the ‘Hunger Games’ series by Suzanne Collins. Designed for Key Stage 3 students preparing to study AQA GCSE English Literature and Language specifications. Develops skills in analysing texts and creative writing.

30-minute show script based on the film ‘The School Of Rock’ 19 named characters with scope for additional small roles. Includes the lyrics to songs from the School of Rock musical. Suitable for students in Key Stages 2-5

Full revision booklet for the Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle. Includes plot summaries for each chapter, character summaries, key quotations, contextual revision and past questions. For use with KS4 students studying The Sign of the Four for the AQA Literature specification.

A 20-slide PowerPoint presentation on the history and development of Crime Fiction from the Old Testament to the present day. Includes example extracts to be studied and fun tasks to engage students with the genre. Suitable for KS5 students studying AQA English Literature B A-Level. Could be one long lesson, or split into a few. Created by a teacher and writer with an MA in Creative Writing with a focus on crime novels, and a micro-qualification from the University of Cambridge ICE in Writing Engaging Crime Fiction.

12 full lessons on An Inspector Calls to support teaching the play to KS4 students studying it for the AQA English Literature GCSE. The play can be read alongside the lessons. Lessons include exam practice, contextual research and challenging perspectives, as well as character studies and quote explorations.