This is a possible structure/essay plan for students to use in answering the question: Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about infidelity. It is for those comparing ‘Rebecca’ with the first cluster of poems in the Love and Relationships anthology. (AQA A Level) It is intended to be talked through and used to prompt discussion in advance of students writing the essay themselves.

A worksheet which gives a plot overview of 2.2 in a storyboard format for students to draw the images and include their own quotes from the play.

Designed with GCSE AQA New Specification in mind, but could be used with key stage 3 or with other specs/exam boards. This lesson gets students to explore the idea of ‘Fan Fiction’ and to create their own example based on their own reading. This worked well with avid readers and higher ability. Could be used as an introduction to writing a narrative and creative writing techniques.

This presentation should provide you with an introductory lesson with follow up tasks on writing a biographyl. In light of the new GCSE specifications, this resource is ideal for a KS3 introduction to non-fiction. It includes a link to an actual read online biography and uses this to guide students to research, plan and write their own biographies.

Suitable for KS3 or lower ability KS4, this resource uses an extract from Pan’s Labyrinth to take students through Q1, Q4 and Q5 of English Langauge Paper 1 (AQA). I used it as revision, but you could easily adapt it as an introduction to the paper/ skills. The extract is included. The PowerPoint covers Q1, includes some general questions on the text and then focuses on Q4 - Evaluation. There are also some slides to prompt descriptive and narrative writing. This resource promotes independent learning, group work, pair work and discussion. It is not a PowerPoint of set answers or information.

Created for the new English Literature, AQA A Level Specification A, this PowerPoint includes a range of discussion questions and activities, guiding students to compare Du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ with the pre-1900 section of poems from the AQA Anthology. Could cover a couple of lessons and includes homework task in the style of exam questions.

A PowerPoint presentation taking students through the summary question on the new GCSE AQA specification. Sources used are ‘Touching the Void’ and an extract from Scott’s diary.

A short PowerPoint, guiding students through Act 3 Scene 2 of the play. It’s focused on analysis and is question based to encourage independent thought. Only 7 slides long, so not a long one, but might save you a job! Final slide is a writing task based on the scene.

Three setting-based extracts from the novel presented on A3. Can be used as a carousel activity for students to annotate for language features, or as group annotation activity.

A carousel activity aimed to take a lesson of 1 hour. Using key letters, students answer a range of questions to annotate some of the key moments from the novel. The questions are focused on the Assessment Objectives for AQA A Level English Literature: Paper 2B: Texts in Shared Contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day (Drama and Prose Contextual Linking) Some comparisons are made with 'A Streetcar Name Desire', but these could be easily edited to the play of your choice. (The letters aren't included, I photocopied the extracts from the novel onto A3 for my classes). You could repeat the activity with different letters.

A number of statements related to themes in the novel, which can be used for students to discuss their views on the topics. Could be revisited after reading the novel.

A selection of metaphors and similes taken from Rundell's 'Rooftopppers' and a suggested activity for students to begin to analyse language

Guided questions on a web-based article about free-running. I’ve used in conjunction with ‘Rooftoppers’ as the non-fiction link and given pairs a different section of the article to explore before feeding back in larger groups. PowerPoint acts as a lesson plan.

An overview of the historical and literary influences on Modern Literature and the transition from the Victorian Period. I have used this after students have researched the area themselves as a way of summarising key ideas and findings rather than 'information overload' on the slides themselves.

An introduction to Mikhail Bakhtin's ideas about the carnivalesque elements of literature.

An activity where students create a Mandala for 'The Ruby in the Smoke'

An outline of Act 3 Scene 4 in the form of a comic strip grid for students to complete. Focus is on key quotes and plot.

A visual resource guiding students through writing a description of people and of characters. Suitable for Key Stage 3.

This presentation takes students through the planning process for comparing the presentation of Romeo in Luhrmann's film version of 'Romeo and Juliet' with Shakespeare's presentation of his character in the play. It is not a scaffold and does not tell students what to write, it is more a guide for how to plan and structure a comparative response.

A chapter by chapter summary, clear and concise. Includes comprehension style questions for every chapter. Ideal for the busy teacher as a recap of the novel and the questions could be your starters/plenaries.