An exam paper based on an extract from 'The Ruby in the Smoke' (Section A, Paper 1 GCSE English Language AQA new spec) Could be used with Key Stage 3 in preparation for GCSE or at KS4 as an accessible Language paper.

This presentation should provide you with an introductory lesson with follow up tasks on writing a biographyl. In light of the new GCSE specifications, this resource is ideal for a KS3 introduction to non-fiction. It includes a link to an actual read online biography and uses this to guide students to research, plan and write their own biographies.

A worksheet designed to take students through exploring language in a poem. Could be used as unseen poetry practice, or could be used after to teaching the poem to assess learning. Questions are suited to Key Stage 3 or lower ability Key Stage 4.

A selection of 16 quotes from the novel, presented visually for display. I've used PowerPoint as printing the slides to A4 whole pages keeps formatting as desired. There is also the option of printing to A3 for individual posters, or print the whole lot for a colourful display.

A selection of metaphors and similes taken from Rundell's 'Rooftopppers' and a suggested activity for students to begin to analyse language

An informative PowerPoint presentation, which offers an overview of the factors, both historical and personal, influencing Walker's writing of the novel. To keep the slides student-friendly, there is additional information on the notes section to supplement teaching and to encourage students to make notes. Includes some suggestions for further research and reading. Some discussion tasks, but largely informative. Created for AQA English Literature at A Level, but includes no specific references to Assessment Objectives etc. so versatile enough for different specs/exam boards.

A selection of 8 possible examination questions with a carousel activity focused on students planning responses with the Assessment Objectives in mind. The title page refers to 'Rebecca' and the 'Pre-19th Century Poetry', but these questions would work with any of the Love Through the Ages texts and would be easily tweaked.

Four possible writing tasks for the 'Writing' section of Paper 2, with an accompanying PowerPoint taking students through the Assessment Objectives, planning and then writing a model paragraph.

A practice paper based on an extract from Pullman’s ‘The Subtle Knife’ as well as a lengthy PowerPoint presentation taking students through the paper. Several lessons-worth of material here. I’m using with Key Stage 3 as preparation for the GCSE skills, but could be used at Key Stage 4 too, particularly with a lower ability group.

GCSE English Literature 8702/1 Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel A selection of 11 practice examination questions for the Macbeth section of the paper. (No prose questions included).

GCSE English Literature 8702/1 Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel A selection of 8 practice questions for the novel. Extracts included. Please note, questions are based on ‘A Christmas Carol’ only.

A short plot summary of each of the stories, followed by an overview of themes, emblems and key quotes.

Created for A-level ENGLISH LITERATURE A (7712/2B) Paper 2B: Texts in Shared Contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day , Option 1, this is an example modern unseen extract taken from Maya Angelou’s ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ and includes a question on the extract itself, and the follow up question where students need to compare prose and drama.

Introductory lesson for studying Stockett's 'The Help'. Created with new A Level English Literature Specification in mind. Includes discussion stimulus and research tasks.

Created with the new AQA English Specification in mind, these resources should give you a number lessons of student research, group discussion and debate. Includes: Comparison with Othello, Character study activity, Analysis activities for the opening and ending and a plot overview, detailed exploration of chapters 16 and 17, Pre-reading activity, narrative perspective task and a comparative lessons which compares the novel with the AQA Poetry Anthology. Several hours of teaching material here!

Designed with the new AQA GCSE English Language Specification in mind, this resource takes students through writing a description based on a picture stimulus and provides a group based activity for writing descriptions.

Outline for possible group task based on Dowd's 'The London Eye Mystery', where students are placed into differentiated groups and asked to complete witness statements, collect evidence, make a missing person's poster and prepare to feedback to the rest of the class on their findings.

Fun little end of term/topic quiz. 20 quotes from either Taylor Swift or The Great Gatsby. Answers included!

Some discussion questions and tasks for A Level English Literature teaching of the novel. One slide includes a task to compare with the poetry anthology.