A lesson exploring the character Sheila Birling. The lesson includes: questions about Sheila Birling character tracking activity. class discussion question and sentence starters

Writing activity for AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5. I have used the thought provoking work of artist Kirzart to act as a visual aid and help students write more creatively. I have also included questions for classroom discussions.

Time to spread some unity and love! The lesson explores Maya Angelou's poem, 'Human Family'. Students will break down the poem using TSLAP and answer an exam question.

Unseen poetry questions for Section B of the AQA English Literature paper, using Simon Armitage's poem 'Hitcher' and Carol Ann Duffy's 'Education for Leisure'. A series of questions are also provided to give students guidance on how to approach the question.

A lesson looking at the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. I have created a revision video that explores their relationship, using themes that students can relate to. An exam style question has also been included, with an extract based on AQA English Literature Paper 1.

Writing activity getting students to use more ambitious techniques to hook their reader's attention. Perfect starter activity. More writing stimulus tasks like this can be found on my TES shop.

Lesson designed for KS3 (preferably Y7 or Y8) exploring the poem ‘Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan’. Students look at how to analyse language at word level and attempt to write their own PEE paragraph.

A lesson looking at the friendship between Banquo and Macbeth. I have created a revision video that explores their relationship, using themes that students can relate to. An exam style question has also been included, with an extract based on AQA English Literature Paper 1.

As it’s International Women’s Day, I thought it would be fitting to create an exam paper to celebrate :oP. Sources from Mary Wollstonecraft’s ‘A Vindication of the rights of Women’ and Malala Yousafzai’s speech to the UN Youth Takeover. Enjoy! Let me know how it goes :o)

Explode the Quote starter activity for 'Macbeth'.

Visual aid to show students how to 'blow' up the language in a quote into smaller pieces. A template has also been provided to give to lower ability students. For six 'Explode the Quote' starter activities, visit my TES shop :)

Starter activity using a 'Jekyll and Hyde' extract. Guided questions are provided to help students analyse structure.

KS3 lesson introducing students to conflict poetry. Lesson is centred around getting students to consider the purpose of poetry and creating their own poetry using words from 'Where is the Love?' by Black Eyed Peas.

Exam style question for English Paper 1, Question 2. Resource used is an extract from 'Animal Farm'.

Useful resource to help quicken your marking.

An introductory lesson for English Language Paper 1: Exploration in Creative Reading and Writing. Break down of assessment objectives and steps on how to approach a literary text, using chapter 2 of 'The Hunger Games'. Text can be found online (The Hunger Games pdf/chapter 2/lines 1-45)

Students are given an exam question for Chapter 1 of 'The Sign of Four' (included in PowerPoint). The lesson is a feedback lesson breaking down how they should tackle the question, for example their initial response to task, planning, and analysis of another student's response.

Two exam questions looking at the portrayal of class and race in 'The Sign of Four'. The resource includes planning and self assessment sheets to help cut down on the marking ;o) You will also find a revision video to support the learning of this topic. The visual aid explores the treatment of race and class in Victorian Britain, drawing on comparisons to society today. My main aim is to engage my diverse students with the 19th century texts, but I also aim to teach them to: LEARN about oneself. MOTIVATE self health. EDUCATE self wealth.

A quick lesson starter for Question 1 of the English Language Paper 2 exam. Students have to read an article from The Guardian about Donald Trump and choose 4 statements that are true.

Exam questions for the reading section of the English Language Paper. Extract is from 'Fall in Line', a new novel written by a dear friend, teacher, and writer, Char_Scribbes.