A comprehesive 46 slide Powerpoint which takes students through all nine scenes of Act II. Included: Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for each scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.

A revision lesson (or lessons if you want to do more with the initial card revision activity) for the Edexcel Poetry Time and Place cluster question for GCSE English Literature. Students will use the enclosed resources to briefly revise the poems from the cluster before identifying the four or five key poems they should revise for the examination. This encourages analytical and evaluative connections. This is best used once the students know the poems well and understand the requirements of this question. Included: Blank revision cards for a starter activity which can be extended into a whole lesson activity (with one card modelled) Poem linking and choice grid with eleven example exam questions Lesson Powerpoint Lesson plan with guidance as to how to adapt this activity across two lessons

An extract analysis booklet which contains 20 examination-length extracts from A Christmas Carol and guidance as to what to look for when analysing the extract in Edexcel Paper 2, Section A (can also be used for AQA, Paper 1, Section B; Eduqas, Paper 2, Section B; or OCR, Component 1, Section B, by using the second part of the question and adapting the wording). Also included are the accompanying questions, and a lesson plan with suggestions for usage. This resource can be used throughout the teaching of the unit. You could use this to teach students how to analyse sections of the text closely, or as short assessment pieces. The guidance for analysis is aimed at students who are aiming for grade 5 and above, but could easily be simplified.

An extract analysis booklet which contains 23 examination-length extracts from The Merchant of Venice and guidance as to what to look for when analysing the extract in Paper 1, Section A (can also be used for: AQA, Paper 1, Section A by using the second part of the question and adapting the wording; Eduqas, Paper 1, Section A; or OCR Paper 2, Section B). Also included are the accompanying questions, and a lesson plan with suggestions for usage. This resource can be used throughout the teaching of the unit. You could use this to teach students how to analyse sections of the text closely, or as short assessment pieces. The guidance for analysis is aimed at students who are aiming for grade 5 and above, but could easily be simplified.

An extract analysis booklet which contains 24 examination-length extracts from The Tempest and guidance as to what to look for when analysing the extract in Edexcel Paper 1, Section A (can also be used for AQA, Paper 1, Section A by using the second part of the question and adapting the wording). Also included are the accompanying questions, and a lesson plan with suggestions for usage. This resource can be used throughout the teaching of the unit. You could use this to teach students how to analyse sections of the text closely, or as short assessment pieces. The guidance for analysis is aimed at students who are aiming for grade 5 and above, but could easily be simplified. You could also use the booklet as an A Level teaching resource for retrieval practice and development of analysis skills.

A complete set of seven ‘Learning Checkpoint’ sheets for A Level AQA English Language. Included are templates for every section of each exam paper. The sheets allow you to set a short task or paragraph response with pre-filled lines for students to write on. Students write in their own graded target. All you need to do is to tick the appropriate box as to whether they met their target and highlight or underline any of the pre-populated targets appropriate for that task or response. You can easily mark a class set of responses in 10 to 20 minutes and students quickly receive appropriate targets/feedback. I use these every other lesson in the run up to mocks or exam season and they are a game changer. Easily adaptable for your own targets, these low stakes templates will reduce your workload.

A 10 lesson unit comprising of a 68 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including texts for analysis) exploring the topic of Language and Ethnicity and a summary terminology and theory sheet. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered: Idiolect, dialect, sociolect and ethnolect Pidgins and creoles Multicultural London English – Cheshire andKerswill (2011) Multicultural British English – Drummond (2016) Black British English – Thompson (2022) Code switching – Haugen (1950s) Code mixing – Wardhaugh (1986) Types of Code Switching West Yorkshire Study - Ives (2014) White talk Black talk - Hewitt (1986) South London Study - Ives (2014) Code Switching - Holmes (2017) Language in a Black Community - Edwards (1986) The objectification of ‘Jafaican’ - Kerswill (2014) Ethnolects - Eckert (2008) Stylising the ‘roadman’ - Ilbury (2023) Style-shifting in Multicultural London English - Oxbury and De Leeuw (2020) Phonetic variation and change in the Cockney Diaspora - Cole and Evans (2020) Style Repertoire and Social Change in British Asian English – Sharma (2011) Style variation – Sharma and Rampton (2015) Aspects of identity in a second language – Drummond (2012) Language as a resistance identity – Pitts (2012) Black/white borders through linguistic stylization – Clark (2003) Style shifting and identity – Barrett (1994) Cultural appropriation in language – McWhorter (2021) Language and ethnicity and identity – Ogbu (1999) Linguistic Injustice – Baker-Bell (2020) There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 57-65. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question. The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources. Check out my other English Language A Level resources! Language and Gender [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983005] Language and Region [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12973238] Language and Power and Occupation [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12975755] Language and Global and World Englishes [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12993850] Language Change [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13003463] Language and Technology [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13012666] Language and Social Groups [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13024138] Language Discourses… [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13035534]

A 10 lesson unit comprising of a 71 slide PowerPoint, 10 different worksheets (including texts for analysis) exploring the topic of Language Discourses and a summary terminology and theory sheet.The following are covered and taught as part of the unit: self-representation of the writer; positioning of the audience; evaluating and challenging discourses; applying different linguistic levels; context and genre; comparison. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered: Definition of language discourses Descriptivism and prescriptivism Sticklerism – Robert Lane Greene (2011) Eats, Shoots & Leaves – Lynne Truss (2003) Declinism – Robert Lane Greene (2011) Crumbling Castle, Infectious Disease and Damp Spoon – Jean Aitchison (1996) Standard and Non-Standard English Complaint Tradition – James and Lesley Milroy (1987) Complaint Tradition – John McWhorter (2013) The Language Wars – Henry Hitchings (2011) Verbal Hygiene – Deborah Cameron (1995) David Crystal – A Sea of Language Change The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources. Check out my other English Language A Level resources! Language and Gender [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983005] Language and Region [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12973238] Language and Power and Occupation [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12975755] Language and Global and World Englishes [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12993850] Language Change [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13003463] Language and Technology [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13012666] Language and Ethnicity [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13018720] Language and Social Groups [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13024138] Language Paper 2 Question 4…Coming soon!

Two detailed lessons exploring John Keats’ ‘To Autumn’ from the Eduqas GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring William Blake’s ‘London’ from the Eduqas GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Contains 15 short quotation cards from Lord of the Flies for student analysis. One card completed for modelling purposes. Instructions for analysis attached and the activity can take a whole lesson. These are quotations which can be easily learned for the examination. Includes a follow up analysis grid to build on student understanding in a subsequent lesson. Lesson plan with suggestions and learning objectives included. Suitable for Edexcel, AQA and Eduqas GCSE English Literature specifications.

Two detailed lessons exploring Edward Thomas’ ‘Adlestrop’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Robert Browning’s ‘Home Thoughts from Abroad’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Tatamkhulu Afrika’s ‘Nothing’s Changed’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with thorough annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A comprehesive 33 slide Powerpoint which takes students through all five scenes of Act III. Included: Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for each scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.

A comprehesive 25 slide Powerpoint which takes students through both scenes of Act IV. Included: An Act IV Scene i ‘chunked’ resource to use as a pre-reading activity Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for each scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.

A comprehesive 15 slide Powerpoint which takes students through both scenes of Act V. Included: The Merchant of Venice audit document Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for the scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.

This is a planning document for AQA A Level English Language Paper 2 Question 4. This colourful A3 worksheet will help students to produce a plan and then write an article as part of the Discourses section of the examination. Lesson plan included!

This is a visual and creative resource for planning the creative/narrative/descriptive writing question for GCSE English Language. The document encourages students to focus on the key assessment foci. It can be used early in the topic or as a revision resource. Lesson plan included!

A detailed A3 knowledge organiser for the GCSE and A Level English Literature text, Jane Eyre. Useful for AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas. I have also included a blank copy for students to fill in. I would suggest giving students the blank copy before providing the populated version.