It is suitable for KS2 and KS3 as a lesson starter

Modal verbs starter. Plus cloze activity on common errors such as could have, would have, should have, as well, a lot

Suitable for KS3 or lower set KS4. Guided assessment task on who is most to blame for Macbeth's downfall. Looks at the witches, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth with a word bank for each character(s) Slide 3 can be printed out for pupils to use as a mind-map or planning sheet

A lesson based on the story 'The Selfish Giant' by Oscar Wilde. Comprehension questions and some literacy and vocabulary work. Written task is a letter to the Cornish Ogre with a coat of arms 10 slides ppt and a copy of the story

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.

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

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

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

Starter activity

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!

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

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

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

Witches questions and wordsearch

A detailed presentation on language/form/structure of 'No Thank You John' with some revision tasks and thinking questions for discussion If you are old enough to remember Mr Bronson from Grange Hill, this will give you a small smile. Geared towards OCR poetry anthology for AS Lit but can you used for any exam board.

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.

Set of questions on Rossetti's 'From the Antique'. Questions on language, form, structure and context. Geared towards OCR AS poetry anthology, but can be used for any exam board.

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 lesson that introduces the play via an examination of the stage directions by JB Priestley. Can be used with any exam board, or for KS3 reading. Tasks for students included including annotation task. s/h context included. 8 slides ppt