I'm a published academic/educational author and poet (Unifrog, Original Plus Books, HEB Books, AQA, and Cambridge University Press). I have been an English teacher and Visiting Lecturer for 15 years and am the English Network Co-ordinator for BSME.
I'm passionate about pedagogy, particularly metacognition, and always seek to inspire a passion for English in learners of all ages.
I'm a published academic/educational author and poet (Unifrog, Original Plus Books, HEB Books, AQA, and Cambridge University Press). I have been an English teacher and Visiting Lecturer for 15 years and am the English Network Co-ordinator for BSME.
I'm passionate about pedagogy, particularly metacognition, and always seek to inspire a passion for English in learners of all ages.
A compendium of biblical references/extracts to enable A-Level students to understand how Atwood uses scriputure to explore extremist views in Gilead.
The accompanying questions ask students to consider how religious scripture is used to exhonerate the regime from blame, and how language can be abused/interpreted/appropriated for different purposes.
An exemplar response to Macbeth for GCSE Literature with a comprehensive commentary. Ideal for revision or to use for modelling purposes when teaching the text.
This matrix will enable students to make salient thematic links between the pre-1900 anthology poems and The Great Gatsby in preparation for their exam.
4 rows have been completed as a guide for students, including key quotations from both texts. The rest of the grid has been left blank to use as a lesson resource or revision aid, allowing students to make their own perceptive comparisons.
A host of resources to accompany the teaching of The Handmaid’s Tale at AS or A Level.
These resources are detailed, featuring salient language analysis and provide opportunities for students to apply and synthesize their knowledge of the text.
This 45 slide PowerPoint guides students through the revision process for the AQA GCSE Love and Relationships Poetry Anthology. It has been designed to stengthen neural pathways by linking revision notes with bespoke images for each poem.
The package includes:
A 4-page student booklet that allows students to make notes on all of the key areas of analysis for each poem as well as a comparative analysis exemplar for reference.
A comprehensive ppt linking all poems to a bespoke image, along with a fictional narrative to facilitate students’ ability to remember every poem in the cluster. In addition, there are examiner’s tips, a strategic approach to analysis using the SMILE+C method, an exemplar analysing language, student-friendly explanations of the question format and the marking assessment objectives/marking criteria, and a bonus section on approaching unseen poetry with a Grade 9 exemplar.
My students love this - I hope yours will too!
Role-on-the-Wall templates for the characters of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
This activity enhances students understanding of the protagonists, encouraging them to learn character-specific key quotations, contextual links and relationships with other characters. An excellent consolidation activity in class or revision activity.
A comprehensive exploration of language, form and structure, including: contextual information, detailed analysis of each stanza, questions for further discussion and an exam-style timed response.
A portfolio designed to gather evidence for teacher-assessed grades in response to the cancellation of exams.
Colour-coded and separated into sections for each question, it allows students to collate the best examples of their work to assist the teacher in making judgements.
Each section has a copy of the markscheme, relevant AO and example question from a past paper.
Complete set of Role-on-the-Wall worksheets. These tasks will encourage students to consolidate their knowledge of characterisation in An Inspector Calls, learn key quotations and forge contextual links. Excellent independent revision tasks or teacher-led consolidation activities.
A two-page document that constitutes a whole lesson, demonstrating how to plan and respond to a GCSE/IGCSE English Language non-fiction writing task. Purpose: argue/persuade.
The resource:
explains how to plan effectively (including exemplar plan)
details how to structure the entire piece of writing in 6 stages
models how to write the first 4 paragraphs
invites students to finish the response using the prompts for the final 2 paragraphs
A 25-slide, detailed and engaging presentation that covers everything students need to know to successfullly write non-ficiton texts for GCSE/IGCSE, with a specific focus on argue/persuade for Edexcel IG English Language.
Slides include:
‘Do Now’ activities (adapt to your specific rubric)
‘Put yourself in the examiner’s shoes’ - explaining the role of the examiner and what they can do to stand out
A step-by-step paragraph plan
Checklist of everything students need to consider/include in their response
Examples of Edexcel IGCSE exam questions
Identiftying TAP activities
A full exemplar response with annotations
