These strips are a great companion to my TEACH paragraph writing checklist. While the latter is an expanded version suitable for all ability levels, this resource is a bright, colourful and concise version that can be laminated and used as a bookmark or guide alongside work. The PowerPoint version can be edited for your convenience, and the PDF version is the original formatting. Complete with sentence starters and straightforward guidance on what to include for each section of the paragraph.

These fully editable revision worksheets invite students to consolidate their knowledge on: - Each act and scene of the play - Their top five moments for each act - Key actions and quotations for each character at various points in the play - Key themes - Key methods They make a great activity within a lesson, or for homework revision.

Thisfully editable, A4, colour-coded sheet can be printed double sided, and lists the key moments for each of the main character in Willy Russell's 'Blood Brothers', including any songs that relate to these moments. I created this resource to help my pupils sequence and group the events in the play when answering character questions, but you could also remove certain elements and ask pupils to fill in the gaps as a revision exercise. If you like this resources, please take a look at my 'Blood Brothers' bundle, which includes a knowledge organiser and revision worksheets to consolidate pupil knowledge of Act 1 and Act 2. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/blood-brothers-resource-bundle-11556294

A fully-resourced 6 week scheme of lessons for Key Stage 3 (based on 4 lessons a week at 50 minutes/ 1 hour each). I created this scheme for my Year 7 class, but have also taught it across Year's 8 and 9. It remains the most popular unit I teach amongst pupils, and provides and overview of Greek mythology and ideas designed to increase their cultural capital. I assessed this unit through a spoken language presentation, but it would also lend itself to reading or writing assessments. Resources included: - Overview of the order of teaching - Printable copies of all myths: Uranus and Gaea, Zeus and Kronos, Prometheus, Pandora, Persephone, Sisyphus, Tantalus, Oedipus, Midas, Narcissus and Echo and Odysseus. - Powerpoints for all 15 lessons - some of which are double lessons. Each lesson starts with a SPaG task that recaps previous learning, and ends with a philosophical question for discussion. Various activities accompany each of the key myths and links are made to any relevant vocabulary - e.g. Narcissistic from the Narcissus and Echo myth. - Ultimate mythology quiz, which covers all the content from the unit. - Suggested homework: research project on a God or Goddess. Included is a PowerPoint images of all the Gods, Goddesses and creatures mentioned, that you can show pupils to get them excited for their project, as well as an example student presentation. Key Topics: - The purpose of mythology/ the creation myth - Archetypes - Empathy - Morality and immorality - Crime and punishment - The Oracle, fate and prophecy - Literary allusions (linked to Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet') - Heroism (including the tragic hero) I loved teaching this scheme and hope you will too! If you have any questions (e.g. if Greek mythology is a new topic for you), then feel free to contact me on twitter @MissGOToole and I will be more than happy to discuss with you. :)

I used this lesson to revise with my GCSE pupils in preparation for the exam. It includes: - Discussion of the role of these characters in the play - List of key moments for each character and related activities - Key vocab words to describe character relationships - Opportunities for pupils to plan and predict questions featuring these characters

This resource is an anthology of 180 unseen poetry questions for AQA GCSE English Literature (2017). There are 120 poems in the collection, organised by theme and with contents pages. There are 120 unseen question 1 tasks and 60 unseen question 2 tasks in the pack. The poetry is grouped into themes of: Love (20 poems) Family (10 poems) Friendship (10 poems) Nature (10 poems) Animals (10 poems) Childhood and Growing up (10 poems) School (10 poems) Characters (10 poems) Different Cultures and Traditions (10 poems) Loss (10 poems) Conflict and Disaster (10 poems) In powerpoint format for easy display and printing, or PDF if you prefer. This resource could also be adapted for KS3 anthologies.

This lesson focuses on how Mrs Johnstone is presented at the start of the play, using the Marilyn Monroe song for close analysis. Students are encouraged to think of Marilyn Monroe as a motif, and to consider other motifs in the play. A tracker is included for students to add to as they read.

These fully editable revision worksheets invite students to consolidate their knowledge on: Each act and scene of the play Their top five moments for each act Key actions and quotations for each character at various points in the play Key themes Key methods They make a great activity within the scheme of learning, for cover lessons, or for revision. Prints A3.

A list of key events in 'A Christmas Carol', originally used as a card sort but can also help with revision. Please take a look at my other resources in my TES shop, and on twitter @MissGOToole.

A PowerPoint presentation and Word worksheet that recaps key moments in Act 5 of Macbeth. The lesson includes: - Summarising task and comprehension tasks for key moments. - Key moments that are condensed, sequenced and extracted (can easily be printed for pupils). - Tasks asking students to link to themes, evaluate the importance of themes, depict the act and explain key quotations. - Consolidation worksheet for students to complete in class or as homework revision. I have used this resource with my KS4 students to revise for AQA English Literature, Paper 1. We spent several lessons going through this presentation in detail, but it can also be skimmed through at a quicker pace if you have less time.

A PowerPoint presentation and Word worksheet that recaps key moments in Act 1 of Macbeth. The lesson includes: - Summarising task and comprehension tasks for key moments. - Key moments that are condensed, sequenced and extracted (can easily be printed for pupils). - Tasks asking students to link to themes, evaluate the importance of themes, depict the act and explain key quotations. - Consolidation worksheet for students to complete in class or as homework revision. I have used this resource with my KS4 students to revise for AQA English Literature, Paper 1. We spent several lessons going through this presentation in detail, but it can also be skimmed through at a quicker pace if you have less time.

I created this resource as I was struggling to find a word bank suitable for secondary school students, so this is suited for AQA Language Paper 1, Section B tasks, but could also be used across other phases and exam boards. Prints A3 size so that all words are visible, the categories are divided into colour-coded sections for sensory language, setting, colour and characterisation. Within these sections there are lists of words that describe: - Texture - Taste/smell - Sound - Brightness/darkness - Clarity / opacity - Shape - Speech - Body movements - Size: small/large - Good weather/ bad weather - Temperature: hot/cold - Positive personality traits - Negative personality traits - Positive emotions - Negative emotions - Colour: black, brown, grey, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white If you like this resource, feel free to take a look at my shop and follow me on twitter @MissGOToole.

These knowledge organisers provide a quick guide for pupils to help them write effective answers for AQA English Literature paper 1 and paper 2 with poetry on one side and fiction on the other. Keep them on your classroom desks to use as writing mats, or give them to students to revise from. Each one features: -A breakdown of each question, and suggestions of how to plan for each one, - sentence starters, - discourse markers, - analysis prompts, - poetic, structural and language technique lists. A3 size. Print on both sides to make them flippable! For more resources like this - including an editable version of these writing mats - please take a look at my other resources and follow me on twitter: @MissGOToole.

This handy A4 resource sequences 8 major time periods in European literary history. Each period includes: - Dates - List of key influencers - 3 key words to describe the focus of writing at this time - Summary of the key features in the time period Very handy for anyone studying literature to keep track of what happened when!

A PowerPoint presentation and Word worksheet that recaps key moments in Act 2 of Macbeth. The lesson includes: - Summarising task and comprehension tasks for key moments. - Key moments that are condensed, sequenced and extracted (can easily be printed for pupils). - Tasks asking students to link to themes, evaluate the importance of themes, depict the act and explain key quotations. - Consolidation worksheet for students to complete in class or as homework revision. I have used this resource with my KS4 students to revise for AQA English Literature, Paper 1. We spent several lessons going through this presentation in detail, but it can also be skimmed through at a quicker pace if you have less time.

A full set of materials to create a display in your classroom showcasing the progression of literature through the ages. I created this for my GCSE students but it would fit in any English classroomm. Simply print and arrange in a way that fits your bulletin board/ wall. Includes: - Full size picture of the display - Descriptions of each time period - Photographs of key authors, colour-coded by text-type - Key texts and dates published, colour-coded by text-type - Glossary and key - An A4 version of the display that can be given to pupils as an accompanying hand out (please note: this is also sold separately in my TES store).

These A3 revision worksheets allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of the characters, quotations, songs and plot events of Act 1 and Act 2 in Willy Russell's 'Blood Brothers'. I used these for a consolidation lesson but they would also make great homework tasks. If you like this resources, please take a look at my 'Blood Brothers' bundle, which includes a knowledge organiser and character key moments throughout the play. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/blood-brothers-resource-bundle-11556294

A handy guide to help pupils use WET RATS to analyse quotations and incorporate this into paragraphs. Example paragraph included. WET RATS stands for: Words Effects Techniques Reader response Authorial intent Themes/ Time Structure If you like this resource then please take a look at my other TES resources and follow me on twitter, @MissGOToole.