A one-sided sheet giving examples of extended metaphors. Tasks are given so students can try for themselves. Suitable as a classroom teaching resource or for students to work independently.

A one-sheet guide suitable for KS3 to GCSE creative writing. Prompts and reminders to get started and work through any descriptive creative task. Colourful and eye-catching - very student-friendly.

A one-sheet guide suitable for KS3 to GCSE creative writing. Prompts and reminders to get started and work through any creative task. Colourful and eye-catching - very student-friendly.

Handy template to use for the literature texts in GCSE or any other text from KS3 upwards. Students are asked to examine their quotation making links to structure, context, character, theme, language devices etc. Very useful for planning PEE paragraphs or the essays as a whole.

Unit of work initially designed as weekly homework project. Each section of the play focuses on vocabulary understanding and exploding key quotations. A synopsis of each scene as the play progresses is included. Useful resource for pre-teaching/over-teaching with less able as well as homework or independent learning tasks.

Approximately six to eight lessons exploring Act One. Key speeches analysis, lots of tasks to develop understand of the act and play as a whole. Lots of opportunity for close analysis. Can be completed independently in class or at home as well as teacher-led.

One side of A4, variety of tasks around the character of Sheila including essay titles. Designed for students to be able to work independently in class or at home.

A sheet perfect for independent learning either in the classroom or at home. Various tasks and questions around the character of Mr Birling.

PPT lesson exploring Agard’s ‘Checking out me history’ for the Power and Conflict cluster. You Tube links to Agard reading the poem and Mr Bruff analysis. List of questions and a quote explosion template. Enough content to cover a series of lessons if essay included. No other resources required.

Powerpoint using Duffy’s ‘Havisham’ as an unseen poetry lesson - highlights steps for students to approach any unseen poem. No other resources required. Includes video link.

Six poems: Medusa, The Falling Leaves, Born Yesterday, Praise Song for my Mother, You Being Born and My parents kept me from children who where rough. Each sheet can be used in class or suitable for independent home learning. All six lessons follow the same format to allow for embedding and reinforcing steps for approaching unseen poetry.

A powerpoint taking students through the poem ‘You Being Born’. No other resources required. Guides students through how to tackle an unseen poem for the exam. Will cover three hour long lessons. I created this resource for a low-ability intervention group which gained good outcomes and positive feedback from the students.