A Short grammar quiz ( 5 minute starter) that gets pupils to rewrite sentences that have common mistakes. This could be done in books or on whiteboards. This Is ideal for boosting AO6 scores for middle ability KS4, but could also be used at KS3. Slides are plainly presented, so can be adapted to suit your usual style.

This lesson is ideal for a low ability group, to follow an extended writing task. It uses a video clip of Team GB's coach and encourages pupils to use some of the same techniques to improve their written work. Slides are plainly presented, so can be adapted to suit your usual style

This lesson is designed to get KS4 pupils to produce and improve a written answer to a GCSE exam style question, from EDUQAS Literature Component 2A. The writing structure ensures that pupils demonstrate AO1 and AO2. The writing activity is intended to be undertaken collaboratively, with answers to be produced on large paper, but this could be done independently for a high ability group. The exam style question is related to Lord of The Flies, but could be adapted for alternative texts.

This stand alone lesson is ideal for a KS3 class of any ability. It guides pupils to analyse the poem Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah. It includes a range of activities that could be worked on independently, or collaboratively. Very little preparation is required for delivery, just a printed copy for the poem for pupils to work from. This is a really nice 'end of year' lesson, that still has educational value.

This is a selection of task which could be used for a whole lesson, following a piece of extended writing. This is ideal as cover work, or the peer assessment tasks can be used as a starter and DIRT tasks as a homework. These activities are ideal for a middle ability KS4 group, but could also be used with KS3. Very little preparation is needed, just printouts of the worksheet. This could also be laminated for future use.

This lesson introduces Blake's poem, The Chimney Sweeper, and encourages pupils to engage with the presentation of the characters. This is suitable for a KS4 group, or a high ability KS3. There is very little advanced preparation required for this lesson, just copies of the poem for pupils to highlight and annotate.

This worksheet is great for middle to low ability KS4 and can be used with any speech that will engage your group. I have used this with speeches from Obama, James Cordon and Matt Damon in preparation for the spoken language task on the EDUQAS specification. This worksheet gets pupils to break down the purpose of the speech and how it has been achieved. It can be used whilst watching the speech, or could be completed retrospectively.

This lesson is designed to support teaching of Component 1B of the EDUQAS English Language exam. This lesson could be used as an introduction and supports the AO5 score. This is ideal for a middle or low ability group and uses short bursts of writing to develop descriptive and structural skills. This lesson uses a YouTube video to demonstrate 'show not tell'. I have used an advert from The Dog's Trust, but you could easily adapt the video to suit your group.

This lesson (or two lessons) is suitable for KS4 classes in preparation for the prose writing task in the GCSE language exam. This activity guides pupils to write a simple plot, but from an interesting perspective, such as a family pet. If pupils do not have an animal in the house, the account can be written form the perspective of an inanimate object. After writing their account, pupils are guided through proof reading, which is led by the requirements of AO6.

This is a sequence of two lessons, covering the conventions of review writing and including a review writing task. This is ideal for middle to high ability KS4, but could be easily differentiated to suit your group. The lessons are ready to use; you just need to choose an appropriate example of a review that would engage your group. There are suggestions of review websites included on the powerpoint. The success criteria are based on Component 2B of the EDUQAS Language exam, but could be tweaked to suit your exam board.

This lesson, covers the conventions of report writing and including a report writing task. This is ideal for middle to high ability KS4, but could be easily differentiated to suit your group. The lesson is ready to use and requires no additional resources. The peer and self assessment tasks are based on the requirements of Component 2B of the EDUQAS Language exam, but could be tweaked to suit your exam board.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde in the style of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This is a theme based question on the ideas of good and evil. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark scheme for the task to enable pupils to self or peer assess their work. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work or revision.

A lesson focused on transactional writing. The question has been designed in line with component 2B of the English language exam from EDUQAS, but could be adapted to any exam board. Slides are plainly presented, so can be differentiated and adapted to suit your usual style

This resources provides a sample exam questions for both the extract and essay sections from the EDUQAS GCSE specification. They have not been taken from the specimen materials, so are ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for each task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or revision homework.

This lesson, covers the conventions of leaflet writing and includes a leaflet writing task. This is ideal for middle to high ability KS4, but could be easily differentiated to suit your group. The lesson is ready to use and requires no additional resources. The peer and self assessment tasks are based on the requirements of Component 2B of the EDUQAS Language exam, but could be tweaked to suit your exam board.

This resources provides a sample exam questions and poems for the unseen poetry component of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for the task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or revision homework.

This simple lesson could be used with KS4 or high ability KS3 pupils as an introduction to the conventions of sonnet writing. Pupils are guided through each stage of writing their own sonnet, within the conventions of the form. This could be used as a stand alone lesson between , or works really nicely as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare’s sonnets. No additional resources are required for the teaching of this lesson.

This is a whole lesson which guides pupils to write their own poem on light, using the outline and focus technique. This is ideal for KS3 pupils of all abilities, as it can be differentiated by adding a word bank or sentence starters. The success criteria encourage pupils to craft and improve their writing, to build resilience.