Two activities linked to Chapter 10 of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. One is a matching activity for cause and effect. The other is a workbook which breaks down chapter 10 into more manageable chunks. Students could do the whole thing with whole class/teacher-led, or you could split them off into groups and manage feedback...

I created a vocabulary glossary for the entire novel, containing words that may be unfamiliar to students. They have to find the definitions themselves- a good weekly homework task I think and could be used for spelling tests too... which students enjoy more than you might think!

A selection of a few bits: - Lesson plan and resource comparing Crooks and Curley's wife as one of the weak ones - Scaffolded chart to compare George and Lennie - Essay title and guidance for George and Lennie in chapters 1 and 2 - Character chart on all characters in novel, completed by me, exploring their significance to plot and to themes. You could give this to students or delete and get them to fill in it- you'll have the answers ready-done!

A lesson designed to help students write about character succesfully- either for an unseen text or for any text studied in class. I would say GCSE level or a nice Y9 activity to get them ready for GCSE. The powerpoint should be self explantory but the starter activity is matching adejectives to definitions then there is a longer extract there to explore for main (From Clap Hands, here comes Charlie, by Beryl Bainbridge), The powerpoint should make what to do clear- for you and them.(ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR BOYS WHO CAN SOMETIMES STRUGGLE WITH EMPATHY BASED TASKS) :)

Using the excellent material provided by AQA and the TES, i put together powerpoints/ activities for the poems in the 'Relationships&' anthologies. They include activities, information, audio, video links. You can pick them up and go. The only one missing is &';To His Coy Mistress' as we approached that in a different way and also, i think some of the audio might be mixed up (don&'t know how or why?!) so do check before you go into lessons.

Hopefully self explanatory: Powerpoint contains overview of William Blake, including quotations for discussion and a focus on his illustrations. Two creative tasks linked to 'Auguries of Innocence' - illustrating a stanza in style of Blake, then writing their own in order to create a modern-day 'Auguries of Innocence'. Second task is on London - comprehension questions to guide reading, then a scaffolded version of the poem for students to adapt to create their own London 2012 poem (or any place they live I suppose!).

Lesson plan and resource uses John Agard's poem, &'Reporting from the Frontline of the Great Dictionary Disaster&';, to teach students about etymology in a fun and engaging way. It also ties in with poems from other cultures. Could be used as a stand-alone 'fun&' lesson, or to tie in with teaching about the origins of the English language. If you have a lively class, you can get a great performance at the end... it also produces some great display work if you get students to type their work up. Enjoy :)

The teacher document explains how the students should go about this... Developed from a marketing/branding ideas, it gets students (I used it at beginning of GCSE/Y10, although could be used at other significant points!), to consider worries/fears/set targets etc. I used this for the first time this year, and have revisited throughout the year - good results. Let me know what you think.

A number of resources created for 'The Ruby in the Smoke'. Includes an essay plan for writing about character, synonym and antonym starter with words taken from book, a list of items to research for homework linked to b/ground of book and short descriptions of character from book, which could be used for analysis or to inspire own writing.

A lesson plan and a few resources for a pre-exam revision lesson which also teaches essay skills. Helps students think about what's worth including in an essay and build analysis skills. You can cut up the essay in an envelope sheet so it's more kinaesthetic but you could just use as is.

A glossary of poetic devices suitable for advanced poetry study e.g. dactyl, pararhyme, diegesis etc. Can be simply given to students or used as a base for making a starter activity e.g. dominoes, bingo, match etc

A number of introductory resources for Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. I taught this as part of the Year 13 OCR A level spec. I taught it as part of the F663 component for examination. The comparative text used was John Milton's Paradise Lost.

Students have to find the titles of Shakespeare's plays hidden inside the wordsearch...

Powerpoint should be explanatory but: a starter activity on semiotics to get them thinking about signification (interesting links can be drawn between boom of advertising in 1920s). Then group work focusing on the opening description of The Valley of Ashes and first intro to Myrtle and Wilson. Plenary activity on magical realism of Fitzgerald (taken from EMC guide) and then a homework essay, closely analysing this passage.(with OCR objectives but could be adapted for other boards)

I created a learning objectives sheet/ key vocab and stretch/challenge targets for each act of 'An Inspector Calls'. Good sheets to give students at the beginning of each act- you can return to these as much as you like throughout study...simple...but work well!

Designed for OCR AS English Literature, but easily adapted, a range of lesson activities, powerpoints, essay plans on Yeats - including revision 'quote quest&' game.

A scheme of work for Y13, comparing Milton's 'Paradise Lost&' and Marlowe&';s 'Dr Faustus&' using the OCR format. Challenging but very rewarding - lots of links for classicists too.

I used this with Year 7 but could be used/adapted with year 8 or 9 too dependent on ability. Students consider what writing 'from life&' is, then do a short reading activity on the extract from &';Cider with Rosie'. Then they use this an inspiration for their own creative writing - a short talking activity included to prompt discussion and ideas, plus some writing in class and reflection. Works well - could be a stand alone or padded out to form a couple of lessons.

Best to read the uploaded instructions doc but essentially, an easily adaptable resource providing an introduction to poetry. It will also set them up for the poetry anthology to be completed at the end of the scheme of work.

Range of stuff- probably more useful for the teacher in the first instance- on The Taming of the Shrew. Taught as comparative text with The Importance of Being Earnest with a focus on gender.