A lesson which explores concepts of language and bilingualism, before analysing how ideas in the poem are presented. Annotation is included in this PowerPoint, which concludes with options for exam style tasks.

A revision lesson including a quotation game that should provoke thoughts about potential arguments students can make about key characters and themes from Othello, followed by a task linking specific ideas from the Edexcel critical anthology to their ideas.

A lesson designed to improve understanding of tone, as well as how writers create this. It includes a range of tasks, including creative and analytical activities. It was designed for KS3, but would be applicable for KS4 classes as well.

A Level lesson, designed for the OCR syllabus. This lesson explores the context of the poem, including Rossetti’s relationships and the inspiration of the poem. It then provides prompts to discuss key elements and themes of the poem, some critical discussion and an exam style essay task.

Essay questions for Twelfth Night, designed for the Edexcel A Level course.

A lesson in which students discuss ideas implied by the title of the play, as well as the concept of history. They then read and analyse the opening scene of the play, considering how Irwin is presented.

This lesson explores the features of a sonnet, before providing a step-by-step guide for students to write their own. it was initially designed for a GCSE class in preparation for teaching sonnets from the poetry anthology, but could be used across key stages.

This lesson explores the background for H is for Hawk, before reading and asking questions designed to support student analysis of the IGCSE anthology extract.

A model A level essay, which focuses on developing argument effectively, whilst also including perceptive contextual, critical and analytical ideas.

This is a model essay about inter-generational conflict in An Inspector Calls. It develops a detailed argument, using a range of contextual and analytical ideas to develop important points. It has been written with the AQA English Literature exam in mind, but could be used to help any GCSE student who will write about this text.

A lesson designed to support students struggling with unseen poetry essays, providing strategies for tackling unseen poems, model analytical writing and an exam style task. Although originally designed for the IGCSE English Literature course, this resource is suitable for teaching and revising unseen poetry at GCSE level.

Practice exam paper on fate in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

A lesson guiding students to write found poetry. Although this was designed for KS3 classes, it could also work well with an able KS2 class.

Each of these PowerPoint presentations support students when using a range of methods for describing characters. These are primarily suitable for KS3 classes, although with the correct class they could be useful at KS2 and KS4.

26 A level essay questions, designed for the Edexcel A level specification.

This lesson gives details about the context for this poem, before getting students to focus on developing arguments concerning key issues raised within the poem. There is an OCR A Level exam style task at the end of this resource.

Lesson designed to prompt creative writing that is engaging, with a sci-fi focus.

This lesson supports students in understanding, identifying and using personification. It was designed for KS3, but could also be used with KS2 classes. You will need a copy of Judith Nicholls poem “Winter” to accompany this lesson.

A lesson exploring motifs in the play and how they reflect key ideas about Nora.