A great starter activity for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

A learning grid for Romeo and Juliet

Here is a really useful scaffold for any poetry analysis lesson

The initial description of Shmuel

A friendship starter for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Using Jane Eyre as a comparison, students are asked to compare The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas to this classic novel using a comparison chart and finally the example to help support their writing.

Here is a great little worksheet which ask students to explore how the writer creates foreshadowing in “Birdsong”.

Getting bored of reminding students of the generic poetry analysis they can include in their anthology and unseen work? This helpful sheet indicates most of the form and structure analysis students will need to secure the very highest grade. It can also be edited to suit the needs of your learners. Enjoy

Here is a fantastic set of resources to create 'flow' (or whatever you want to call it) in your lessons. Use the grids to create a grid reference via dice or a method of your choosing. Students then have to locate a second grid reference in order to create a link between the two images. For the literature texts, this requires students to find a quote in order to justify their ideas. Images can be literal as well as metaphoric. There are also grids for the AQA conflict poems, Macbeth and A Christmas Carol (for more able students to compare the two together) amongst others. Other grids include creative writing tasks (select an image and use it within their sentence), selecting a task and many more.

Want to quickly ascertain full mark analysis of form, structure and language? Well, this will certainly, help! This quick revision video well give you all you need in order to support your students in their quest for full marks. Please ensure to see the huge variety of other revision videos by visiting the channel. Enjoy and feel free to share with others.

Revision lessons getting formulaic and tired? Try this revision lesson to liven things up a bit. All required resources are attached with the focus being “Macbeth” and “A Christmas Carol” . With multiple rounds to test their knowledge and skills, your sure to have a lesson which you’ll all enjoy. You’re Welcome!

Here is a lesson which should prove useful. This covers all four reading questions for the AQA language paper 1, including method and example answers. There is also suggestions as to what should be the next steps for your students (and you) as a teacher to ensure pupils are ready for the exams. Enjoy

Aimed at the current EDEXCEL GCSE Literature course, this superb revision sheet explains exactly what students need to do to achieve perfect marks for every question in the two exams. This is a tried and tested method with a number of students achieving full marks with this method.

Here is everything your students need to achieve perfect marks for the new EDEXCEL GCSE language paper 2. Each resources explores the mark scheme the method required to achieve perfect marks and includes a perfect mark example to use with your students. Why waste time writing this when it's already been done for you? Enjoy!

Want all the main aspects of plot, context, evidence and analysis of character and theme but haven’t got the time to put it all in one place? Look not further. Enjoy

Need a grade 9 example and exam question but don’t want to waste time producing it? Look no further. Feel free to adapt this resource to meet the needs of your classes. Further revision videos can be found using the YouTube link to The English Teacher playlist. You will find hundreds of other videos for you usage in this area.

Need a full mark example essay for An Inspector Calls but haven’t got the time to produce it? Here is a resources which can be used for AFL, revision guides or simply to help students understand what is required of them. Enjoy

Here is 200 minutes of revision lessons which could make all difference to your students. Lesson plans and presentations are clear, and are aimed at ensuring your students are at least planning a response for each of the sections in the exam (with the exception of the 8 mark question as time could not allow it). Feel free to alter the resources to suit your students and enjoy!

An easily accessed and useful document to help your students explore narrative structure and style. Enjoy

In this document you will find all the analysis you and your classes need in order to achieve full marks. For each the poems you will find the basic meaning, context, as well as analysis of form, structure and language. Feel free to download and edit to suit your needs. Enjoy