A fortnight’s worth of work in this document around descriptive writing. Includes picture prompts which guide students around setting, word classes, weather, time and using the five senses. There are samples of poor and powerful descriptive sentences, and samples of descriptive paragraphs from well known novels. An opportunity for students to write their own piece concludes the resource. Suitable for Junior Cycle and TY students.

2 A4 pages of quotations for the novel Stone Cold to support Junior Cycle students in their essay writing with evidence.

A sample essay for Leaving Certificate English students responding to the prompt: It is Iago rather than Othello that is the protagonist of “Othello”. A good example of a high achieving LC essay, and provides an opportunity for students to write a rebuttal essay.

9A4 pages of quotations from King Lear, suitable for Leaving Certificate English students. Divided by character and act, with brief explanation/clarity on each quote.

Analysis of the degradation of the character of King Lear, act by act. Suitable to guide Leaving Certificate English students.

Suitable for JC English. Notes & relevant quotes in one doc, a sample essay with introduction, 3 PIE paragraphs and a conclusion. The essay provides analysis of the theme of love. The notes doc also provides information around the influence of the Catholic Church.

A powerpoint detailing the effectiveness of the opening of the novel Stone Cold. Details tone, theme, characters, setting, life changing incident,

Notes suitable for JC students. Provides character analysis of each of the jurors in Twelve Angry Men and quotations to support. Very helpful to organise ideas before essay writing.

A worksheet that facilitates brainstorming and idea generation of a character who changes or develops in a play. Worksheet can be altered to generate ideas for a character who changes in a novel. Provides structure that will ultimately support a structured and coherent essay answer - including introduction and conclusion. Encourages students to find quotations to support ideas.

Resources to support the study of Of Mice and Men, focusing on themes of loneliness and dreams, character notes including key adjectives to describe both Lennie and George, important quotations, and pivotal scenes. The key scene documents include student prompts to find quotations to support understanding and analysis of the theme.

A Junior Cycle PowerPoint designed to support understanding of School of Rock, with analysis, discussion points, and useful quotes from the film. Key scenes are identified and YouTube links have been provided. Technical code discussion prompts are included. In addition to key scenes, there is costume analysis, theme and setting prompts. Separate document with SoR quotations also included.

Clear and accessible notes to help students understand and analyse ET as part of the Junior Cycle English course. Notes are divided by key scene. Each key scene includes a YouTube link to the scene, detailed camera angle analysis, as well as analysis and discussion of costumes, lighting, sound FX, sountrack and symbolism. Quotations also included as separate document.

A sample answer on how a student might stage the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet. Student friendly prompts are also provided, scaffolding student engagement in stagecraft. These resources can be used for any play.

A revision booklet for third year students which covers themes of death, love, growing up, feminism, nature, childhood and war. Opportunity to compare poems dealing with similar themes. Each poem has reflective notes and an opportunity for students to write and consider their own thoughts on the writing. Poetic concepts and definitions are given at the beginning of the booklet for helpful reference. A very helpful revision guide for students approaching their Junior Cycle English exam.

This is a handy classroom visual aid with sentence starters for KS3 students beginning their study of language and literature in earnest. It is a reference point for them when writing analytical paragraphs.

A display that highlights some irregularities in spelling rules in the English language - children love this!

A worksheet that allows student to complete an ‘apostrophe hunt’ either independently or in pairs/groups. Once apostrophes have been taught to them, they should search for apostrophes for contraction and possession.

This is a full PPT for the novel Girl, Missing by Sophie McKenzie. Originally used for Y7 mixed ability class, but could easily be used for a Y8 or weaker Y9 class. This powerpoint includes activities for the full novel, including: analysis of character, conflict, suspense and atmosphere, creative writing, interviews, diary entries, predictions, KWL and script writing. Also included is a list of books with similar themes for those who are interested after they read Girl, Missing.

Teaching etymology strengthens reading comprehension, improves spelling, supports critical thinking, and empowers students to decode unfamiliar words across subjects and is an important part of the National Curriculum. Get confident with teaching etymology to your students! This resource includes common prefixes and commonly misspelled words. The resource was used during whole school assemblies and for staff CPD in order to build student and staff confidence in teaching the origin of words. Typically, one rule was chosen each week, and there was a 2 minute standing slot in whole school assembly where it could be discussed with students.

This resource is a heavily researched presentation given to secondary school parents about the importance of literacy and reading in their young people. Also comes with a summary poster for their reference. Could also be used for staff CPD or information for older students.

This whole school literacy assembly identifies the benefits of reading, writing and spelling. It uses a fun example of a poem to identify why spell check doesn’t always work, and ends with a challenge.