GCSE poetry task. Poem has been used previously in Edexcel and igcse anthologies. Can be used as a stand alone lesson for KS3, or in preparation for unseen poetry examination for AQA and other exam boards. Link to YT clip in the slide, plus questions

A discussion of some of the main points and imagery in Dulce et Decorum est by Owen. This resource was created with Year 7 and 8 in mind and leads towards a PEE paragraph assessment and a creative writing assessment - both are based on the poem. There is also a homework task and slide to check their understanding of the homework (vocabulary task). 15 slides and a copy of the poem in cloze format. Plus two free WW1/trenches/Owen wordsearches form starter activities or library work. Also a blank storyboard for storyboarding the poem.

Five A4 posters to print off. Change of time, place, person, speaker, subject. Acts as a visual prompt for students around the classroom. Look good when printed out in colour and placed together

A discussion of what sort of person Mr Birling is shaping up to be in Act One of the play. Students have to find evidence to prove the points made. Some new terminology. Two activities, to annotate the picture of Mr B and then complete the letter writing task from a former employee with a focus on students showing through their writing what sort of man Mr B is!

Winter Swans techniques and starter questions

Four introductory rounds with either one word answers, explanations or quotes for answers. Answers will come up when you click on space bar. Plus followed by a bonus round with ten pictures where students have to find the best quotation to go with each picture. Students can play individually or on tables, or in teams. Can take an hour's lesson

For quick starters or library lessons Dickens OMAM R&J Buddy Julius Caesar Formal letter The Signalman and more

How many words can you make from the nonsense word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' from Mary Poppins?

Starter activity

Witches questions and wordsearch

Two new literacy starters featuring adverbs and intensifiers. Suitable for KS2 and KS3

A fun task for students to check their level of understanding regarding a particular character's thoughts, actions and motivations, plus their relationships with other characters. An example Facebook status from Mrs Birling is here

An introduction to Rossetti revision, geared towards OCR AS Level examination. Some of the main points on social and historical context. Assessment objectives are included, plus an overview of the main Pre-Raphaelite contexual elements 9 slides

Replace the underlined word with a more emphatic word that creates impact and drama in the sentence

An extract from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with questions on the extract. Frankenstein similes activity Spellings

Starter activity suitable for KS2 or Year 7. Focus is on sentence adverbials.

How many words can you make from the word 'referendum'?

Writing to inform and explain Who would be most useful to you if you were marooned on a desert island?

A short story in which an alien visits a boy called Kevin. Related activities encouraging students to use inference and deduction to read around to discover the meaning of the alien words. Part of my aliens SOW. Could be used with Year 6, and lower sets in Year 7 and 8.

It is suitable for KS2 and KS3 as a lesson starter