'After the fireworks' by Vernon Scannell

The famous satirical war poetry that exposes the reality of propaganda posters. Questions on the poem. Also an activity in which the students have to consider the poem in light of 'the army isn't all work' poster.

Christina Rossetti AS poetry anthology for OCR

Fun task based on the conventions of Gothic literature, geared towards KS3. Based on Homes under the Hammer, create an advertising display for a creepy, haunted house that will be on display in an estate agent’s window in your local area. Students then write a fuller description of a ghost that haunts the property Examples given for students to design their own advert and to invent a ghost that haunts the property

Poster and questions on Ted Hughes brilliant poem Could be used as an unseen poem KS3 or KS4

Anagrams based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

Ten Shakespeare wordsearches just for fun. Plays, sonnets, insults

Several worksheets included a cloze passage and some questions on Luhrmann's opening sequence in the 1996 movie Also wordsearch

Much Ado About Nothing wordsearch

Revision sheet for Year 11 exam this week KS4 - any exam board Two sheets One sheet on useful background to the play, Priestley's aims and criticisms. Second sheet is useful terminology for use in the examination, geared towards AO1

Jekyll and Hyde wordsearch with some key words and ideas Any year group

Thorough introduction to A Christmas Carol by Dickens. Geared towards KS4 19th century Literature text. My exam board is AQA but can be used with any exam board. 20 slides KS4 assessment objectives Language to describe Scrooge and Marley in Stave One Background to Victorian beliefs and superstitions Dickens and the Victorian Gothic 7 deadly sins Several questions and tasks, drama role play/script as an extension task I hope you find this a useful introduction to the novel. Can be used for KS3 also, (perhaps removing the 7 Deadly sins if too scary). Enough here for 2-3 lessons. I will upload the rest of the Staves.

Adjectives Connectives Conjuctive phrases Letter from the Headteacher

A media text which focusses on facts, opinions and bias. The text is included on the slides and can be easily printed out for students to annotate. Students can then design their own prehistoric monster, and write a newspaper report about their creature. Can be used in varying SOWs and for different year groups. At least two lessons of activities.

One example for Gerald. Students to fill in the example for Birling. Can be repeated for all of the other characters.

Introduction to the poem Questions and discussion tasks Background information PEE paragraph Writing task

Creative writing - plannng and imagining what it is like to become homeless and where someone might end up and what they might experience. Example paragraph and ideas used Can be used with schemes of work for Stone Cold, Buddy etc, or any other story where a character has to run away. Or as a one off piece of writing.

Geared towards a top set Year 9 group. Also suitable for KS4. Explanation of what oxymorons are and some examples. Questions on the opening section of Gormenghast with a focus on Gothic features in the text..

Extract from the Pit and the Pendulum by Poe. Discussion questions and individual questions. Plan for a three paragraph mini assessment on the extract.

Complete the similes and extend them. Discussion of what makes a better simile Similes challenge