A fun end of term spaced learning activity for the end of Year 10 (that could tie in with the Euros) which asks students to select an English literature starting 11. Depending on the combination of texts they have already studied, they might put Scrooge in goal because he doesn’t give anything away or perhaps Lady Macbeth in central midfield because of her ability to dictate play. Students have to justify their positional selections based on their knowledge of the characters. It is a useful activity for promoting conversations between the students about the texts and poems they have studied.

A free student workbook version of my 15 page power and conflict revision booklet. There are spaces underneath all of the key quotations from each poem so that students can write down their ideas about each quotation. The full resource with detailed analysis of key quotations from each poem is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12886246

A simple plot summary cloze activity on Romeo and Juliet. Answer sheet included on page 2.

Free worksheet to revise advanced punctuation. Ideal as a starter activity. Includes an answer sheet.

A straight-forward plot summary cloze exercise to reinforce knowledge of the plot to Jekyll and Hyde. Includes the answers on page 2.

Quick and simple 20 question multiple choice quiz on A Streetcar Named Desire. Answers included.

‘Because, But, So’ is a tool to help students demonstrate the depth of their understanding. This free resource collates 6 ‘because, but, so’ paragraphs on 6 characters from A Streetcar Named Desire to model how to structure the ‘because, but, so’ method.

Detailed analysis of 8 quotations from Scene 9. Quotation analysis for all scenes in the play can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12899413

Low Band 5 response 21/25 Feminine Gospels response.

Ideal for spaced learning, here is a 20 question multiple choice test on The Handmaid’s Tale with answers included.

Students study the list of 40 common symbols in literature alongside their common meanings. They then move on to complete a multiple choice quiz based on matching the symbols to the meaning. Ideal for introducing KS2 or KS3 students to the power of symbolism to help make their creative writing more sophisticated.

A 20 question multiple choice quiz on Othello with answers. Ideal as a spaced learning revision task.

A useful activity for introducing students to literacy techniques. Cut out the coloured cards and ask students to match the technique to the correct definition and example.

I ask students to read these scripts of students discussing Williams’ authorial intentions in A Streetcar Named Desire to model what I am looking for in their own group discussions about Williams’ authorial intentions. A useful resource for encouraging students to improve their oracy in the classroom.

A mid-level response analysing the theme of prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird.

A collection of 60 similes. 15 for each of the four seasons to support creative writing.

Students often use cliched onomatopoeic sounds in their creative writing, so I have created this list to help offer students more choice in their use of onomatopoeia.

A simple cloze exercise for reinforcing knowledge of the basic plot to Macbeth. Answers are on page 2.

I created this word bank to support my students in their creative writing by providing them with some ambitious words to help describe different weather settings in a sophisticated way. I hope you also find this useful.

A list of 200 ambitious oxymorons for students to have fun using to help create interesting sentences.