This is a multiple choice quiz with 20 questions (answers provided) on Puck’s speech from near the end of the play - “Now the Hungry Lion Roars”. Could be used as homework to secure and embed knowledge once the speech has been studied in class. Could be used as a pre-reading/flipped learning activity. The questions could be used to structure a guided reading session.

This is a very straightforward powerpoint using John Drinkwater’s public domain poem, “Moonlit Apples”. The powerpoint takes the students through a range of questions about the effect of methods used in the poem and concludes with an exam-style question.

This is a walkthrough of Tennyson’s “The Eagle”, asking the questions that candidates will need to ask of themselves during the exam. The powerpoint asks them to focus on various methods including anthropomorphism, rhyme, rhythm and contrast. The final slide is an exam-style question. As the poem is so short, it could be useful for building confidence when tackling an unseen poetry question.

This is a short and (hopefully) straightforward powerpoint using a very short extract from “The Island of Dr Moreau” by H.G.Wells. The lesson uses questioning to provide the ideas for a modelled first paragraph of a response after which students are asked to work more independently to complete the response. For less confident students, the evidence is already selected. You may wish to add challenge by asking students to select their own evidence. The last two slides are the printables. At the end of the lesson, students are asked to identify two of Wells’ effective methods and use them in their own descriptive writing. This task could be used to extend the lesson or set for homework.

This is a multiple-choice quiz (answers provided) on Christina Rossetti’s love poem, “A Birthday”. The quiz could be set for homework to consolidate students’ understanding of the poem after it’s been taught. Alternatively, it could be used as a pre-reading activity to identify any confusion or misconception so that subsequent teaching can be more precisely focused. The quiz could be used to structure a guided reading session or to open up the poem for a wider discussion.

This multiple choice quiz has answers provided and there are 21 questions on Robert Graves’ poem, “The Leveller”. This could be used for flipped learning or pre-reading so that gaps in knowledge and understanding can be identified and then made the focus of subsequent teaching. Alternatively, the questions could be used to structure a guided reading session. Useful for homework or home learning.

This is a comprehension activity using a deleted segment from H.G.Wells’ “The Time Machine”, (cut from the novella but later published on its own as a short story). There are ten questions, focused on the reading skills that will be tested in the GCSE English Language exam: inference, analysis and evaluation (as well as a couple of questions on vocabulary). Could be used in class to support the development of these key skills or used as a homework or a cover activity.

This could be used as a walking/talking mock exam. It’s a very straightforward powerpoint with example questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 from paper 1 of the AQA English Language exam. The powerpoint presents the questions and little more - there is some guidance to remind students how to approach question 2 and the Word document containing the extract has space on the right for students to make notes to help them answer question 3. The text used is pre-1914 so no worries about copyright infringement.

This is a straightforward comprehension activity that could be used for homework or cover. Alternatively, it could be used as a pre-reading activity to identify any gaps in knowledge or understanding before the characters of Oliver or Mrs Sowerberry are explored in greater detail. There’s a vocabulary task and then seven comprehension questions. The Word document is editable so if you wish to add challenge you can remove the glossary at the end of the passage.

This is a straightforward comprehension activity that uses only one paragraph from “The Canterville Ghost” in which the Otis family approach Canterville Chase and there is a discernible change of mood. There are 14 questions that could be used for homework, as a cover activity or to structure a guided reading session. Works for remote learning. Suggested answers are provided although some questions will elicit a range of responses, of course.

Here, you will find 18 exam-style questions using the format and wording of the AQA English Literature GCSE exam, paper 1. The extracts used are shorter than the students will meet in the exam - slightly shorter in some cases and much shorter in others. Created for revision sessions but useful for homework, classwork or remote learning.

This powerpoint was made for a year 11 class to help them to improve their responses to AQA English Language Paper 1, question 2 and to Paper 2, question 3, both of which ask students to explain the effect of a writer’s language choices. The extract is from a short story by G.K.Chesterton which is in the public domain. Slide 1 is for recall/diagnosis of gaps. Slide 2 is an opportunity for a class model. Slide 3 offers a teacher-prepared model and slide 4 asks the students to work independently to write a second paragraph of the response. Could be useful for home learning, revision or as a cover activity.

This is a multiple-choice quiz with 26 questions on “The Farmer’s Bride” by Charlotte Mew. Could be used for homework or revision. Alternatively, this could be used to check students’ understanding of the poem prior to teaching so that the subsequent lesson can be more precisely focused on gaps. Answers are provided.

This is a grid of activities for students who are studying Shelagh Delaney’s “A Taste of Honey”. Originally planned as a cover activity, it could also be used as half a term’s homework or for revision if the students are studying the play for GCSE.

This is a language-rich excerpt from “All Quiet on the Western Front” with a model paragraph using a quotation from the text. Useful for revision or for homework. Students use the model as the basis for their own paragraph of analysis.

This powerpoint uses 7 poems, all in the public domain. The intention is that students can work independently to develop the habit of becoming questioning readers, interrogating the text to deepen their understanding. Questions are provided to encourage this. Alternatively, the powerpoint could be used to structure a guided reading session on unseen poetry. It could also be used in class to support the teaching of analysis of unseen poetry. The questions will help to identify gaps in students’ understanding so that subsequent discussion can be more sharply focused.

This is a multiple-choice quiz with 19 questions (answers provided) based on a description of setting from “David Copperfield”. This could be used for revision of reading skills at KS4 or could be part of a unit on Dickens at KS3. Alternatively, the questions could be used to structure a guided reading session or, as flipped learning, to identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge and understanding so that subsequent teaching can be more sharply focused.

This is a simple and straightforward comprehension activity using a brief excerpt from “Carmilla” by Sheridan le Fanu. Questions test basic comprehension and developing analysis. Suggested answers are provided. This would sit well within a unit on gothic horror. It could be used as a homework activity or set for cover. Alternatively, the questions could be used to structure a session of guided reading.

This is a simple and straightforward multiple-choice quiz using a charming poem (public domain) with a focus on onomatopoeia as well as some questions to test inference, comprehension and recognition of personification. Answers are provided. Useful as a homework or as a starter.

This is a straightforward comprehension activity using an excerpt from the story of “Bluebeard” by Charles Perrault. Useful for cover or for guided reading. Could be an addition to a unit on fairy tales.