Reading comprehension based on John Foster’s poem Giant Winter which presents the battle between Winter and Spring as the seasons inevitably change . Focus is on literary devices and their effects, extended imagery and inference skills. Suitable for upper KS2 /lower KS3.

A task for students to analyse the rhetorical and language devices employed by Churchill in his Beaches speech. Full answer key provided for time-saving.

A poem comprehension about Jack Frost for upper KS2. Testing a range of skills such as understanding figurative language; finding relevant information; inference and reasoning skills etc.

A seasonal Reading Comprehension for upper KS2 focusing on literary devices and their effects.

The Roman Road. Thomas Hardy. A classic poem comprehension to challenge upper KS2. Also suitable for KS3. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language, vocabulary and personal responses. Potential cross-curricular links with history. Worksheet with Answer Key. Slide presentation of poem included.

A slide presentation of Shakespeare’s sonnet 116 for Pearson Edexcel IGCSE, including historical context, structure and use of language techniques

LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES WORKSHEET BASED ON THE OPENING EXTRACT OF CHARLES DICKEN’S SHORT GHOST STORY THE SIGNALMAN. STUDENTS COMPLETE GRID WITH EXAMPLES OF A RANGE OF DEVICES AND THEN COMMENT ON THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. INCLUDES WORDS/PHRASES, FIGURATIVE AND RHETORICAL DEVICES. AT END OF EXTRACT THERE IS ALSO A QUESTION FOR FOLLOW-ON HOMEWORK/ASSESSMENT TASK. ALSO INCLUDED TEACHER VERSION OF GRID WITH SUGGESTED ANSWERS FOR TIME-SAVING.

Reading comprehension with suggested answers on an extract from Chapter 1 The Story of the Door. Questions focus on the juxtaposition between the street and the door to Jekyll’s laboratory; language devices and their effects and inference.

A classic comprehension to challenge upper KS2. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language and vocabulary. 12 questions Full answer key provided for time saving

Classic poem The Frost by Hannah Flagg Gould (1789-1865). Reading comprehension with answers for time-saving. Focus on exploring literary devices and inference skills. Suitable for KS3 or higher ability KS2.

A bookmark showing 8 key language devices with explanations and examples. Simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, pathetic fallacy, hyperbole, oxymoron. Front and back design.

KS2 Resources for building vocabulary through awareness of synonyms including ppt. and worksheets

Starter/Warm-up activity- students match Rhetorical Device to correct definition. An analysis of extracts from the Victory Speeches of Presidents Trump and Obama with the focus on rhetorical devices. Both tasks require students to identify the devices used. Full answer key provided for time-saving.

A reading comprehension on Utterson’s thoughts and feelings following his first encounter with Mr Hyde in Chapter 2. Focus is on how Stevenson uses literary devices such as simile, metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole, antithesis and juxtaposition to convey the unnaturalness of Hyde and the change in Utterson’s state of mind.

A set of word formation & spelling/vocabulary development worksheets focusing on: prefixes- un/dis/mis prefixes- in/il/im/ir prefixes from Latin & Greek x2 suffix-tion suffix-sion suffix-ible suffix-able suffix-ship suffixes from Latin & Greek All worksheets include sentence gap-fill exercise and are suitable for KS2/KS3 and EAL/EFL.

Slides filled with examples of creating narrative tension with an exemplar writing sample on a Haunted House for analysis. Suitable for KS3 and AQA GCSE. Techniques covered include: -uplevelling vocabulary -literary devices -fronted adverbials -show don’t tell -sentence forms for effect -punctuation

Slide presentation taking students through a creative writing workout on an Arctic setting. Suitable for KS3/ KS4 and revising AQA Creative Writing. Slides include: up levelling vocabulary full range of literary devices -simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, sibilance, pathetic fallacy, juxtaposition sentence variety- minor; simple; compound; complex

Extract with vocabulary and literary techniques task to develop understanding of Dicken’s use of languge for effect. Answer Key. Techniques include: • simile • metaphor • onomatopoeia • alliteration • repetition/triplet • list • hyperbole

26 slides giving a detailed explanation of the Passive Voice. Including: formation and different tenses passive versus active voice why we use the passive activity slides to assess understanding The presentation would also be useful as an introduction to the Passive in MFL

Slide set 1 - techniques for planning a ghost/haunted house story, with the focus on uplevelling vocabulary, literary techniques and sentences for effect. Exemplar first paragraph writing sample for students to annotate for technique and to use as a springboard for continuing the narrative inside the house. Slide set 2 -techniques for creating narrative tension such as literary techniques, fronted adverbials, show don’t tell, punctuation etc.