This PowerPoint introduces the idea of film review writing. Suitable for all abilities.

Aimed at low level ability year 7. It focuses on poetic devices and identifying them within a poem using a key.

A lesson that encourages pupils to approach the poem independently, exploring language, structure and form.

This small unit of work covers Paper 2, reading questions 1 - 4 based on crime and punishment. It is aimed at KS4 students, but it can be easily adapted to suit KS3 in preparation for their GCSE. It makes clear links to the Assessment Objectives for each of the reading questions. The resource comes complete with two texts: Oscar Wilde's letter to 'The Daily Chronicle' (1897) and a modern newspaper article 'Back to the Chain Gang'. There are also worksheets to be used in conjunction with key questions and model answers to support students.

This small unit of work covers questions 1 - 4 on the new English Language Paper 2 GCSE exam. It uses two texts based on women in prison (from TES) and it simplifies the skills needed for pupils to succeed in this exam. There are model responses provided within the PowerPoint and tables that can be printed for pupils to write on.

This 6-7 week unit explores the characters within the play, aiming to encourage pupils to develop a thorough understanding and explore key ideas presented within the text. The initial introduction of characters is through a ‘First impressions’ lesson that considers how Priestly introduces each character. After that, each character is explored in an independent lesson, developing analysis skills as well as writing skills through creative tasks such as writing in role and creating a ‘plea’ for Mrs Birling to change her ways. Key themes (generations/ class/ responsibility) are also explored, challenging pupils to identify their meaning and consider Priestley’s intentions, making direct links to context, in particular, the concepts of capitalism and socialism. Each lesson links directly to the AQA Assessment Objectives for English Literature (new spec) to establish a deeper understanding of the success criteria.

A single lesson that explores the meaning, language and structure of the poem. This lesson makes clear links to the Assessments Objectives for the new GCSE English Literature Specification for AQA, encouraging pupils to track their progress and become familiar with the criteria.

This lesson explores the meaning, language and structure of the poem, making clear links to the new GCSE English Literature Assessment Objectives for AQA. Pupils will develop an in depth understanding of the poem, using appropriate terminology.

A comprehensive unit of work on narrative writing that focusses on key sections using the idea of ‘B.I.G.C.A.R’. Beginning Introduce character Gather pace Crisis Adjustment Resolution This unit makes links to the new AQA English GCSE criteria, but it can be very easily adapted to suit KS3 Assessment criteria. It includes a detailed PowerPoint and additional resources such as mini extracts from ‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘The Golden Compass’ to identify how different characters are introduced in Literature. There is also an extract from H.G Wells ‘The Red Room’, looking at how tension is created through techniques and sentence structures to illustrate how writers gather pace. Media clips are also incorporated to enable pupils to recognise the important aspect of minute detail when writing and to provide a stimulus for pupils. This unit aims to develop a range of writing skills (techniques, vocabulary, sentence variation etc) and most of all, ensures that pupils have a secure understanding of narrative structure. Each lesson is clearly presented and covers key aspects of narrative structure with examples from different texts for pupils to annotate and model paragraphs within the PowerPoint to support pupils.

This PowerPoint encourages pupils to explore contrasts in 'An Inspector Calls' through peer discussion. There is a pack of character cards available for pupils to use when considering which characters contrast each other. There is also a slide which has questions to prompt and develop pupil discussion. The PowerPoint models an example and there is also a grid for pupils to record their ideas. This will also require them to find evidence from the text to support their comments. The discussion task then leads into writing an analytical paragraph comparing two of the characters from the play using the AQA GCSE Literature criteria.

This PowerPoint introduces characters in Literature and in film to enable pupils to understand how they are presented to have a particular impact on readers/audience. It allows pupils to annotate extracts from 'Of Mice and Men', 'Harry Potter' and 'The Golden Compass' and to consider the impression they receive based on how they are presented in the text. There is also a clip from 'The Golden Compass' that focusses on how character enter a room and the reaction to them, encouraging pupils to consider this. The second part of the PowerPoint focusses on pupils designing their own character based on what they have learned. A template is provided for them to plan their ideas, along with model examples. Pupils will then transform this plan into a detailed piece of writing. There are links made to the new AQA English GCSE criteria, but these slides can simply be removed or amended to suit KS3 Assessment Criteria.

A selection of lessons aimed to develop exam responses for the reading section of the Eduqas Componenet 1 English Language exam. An intervention booklet is also attached for students.

A selection of lessons to support the reading skills required for the Eduqas C1 English Language exam.

This booklet has a selection of non-fiction texts for comparison, based on the requirements for the new AQA English Language exam. The texts are as follows: • Dracula • Frankenstein - these are small extracts to be used as an introduction to the ‘unknown’. • Source A: Bigfoot: Man-Monster or Myth? • Source B: The Writings of David Thompson, Volume 2: The Travels, 1848 • Source A: The Visitor • Source B: Haunted Houses (1800) • Source A: Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle’s “The Edge of the Unknown” (1930) • Source B: Adapted from Discovery Channel News, Oct 21st, 2011 • Source A: Excerpt taken from The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves • Source B: Welcome to Gibtown, the last ‘freakshow’ town in America • Source A: Being buried alive? It’s even scarier than you think: Just ask the Huddersfield Houdini who nearly died trying this week • Source B: Miraculous Circumstance

A short series of lessons that focus on planning, narrative openings, creating tension & drama and developing plot. Two short narratives included in the style of the GCSE Eduqas exam.

This booklet is a collection of texts based on the theme of freedom. To ensure that pupils are looking at a broad range of texts, it includes extracts from a various authors and genres. I have also included the introductory PowerPoint which is used alongside this booklet. Each lesson focusses on a key question for English Language Paper 1. Example responses are provided and media clips are used to introduce some of these questions. The extracts are as follows: Freedom lyrics by Beyoncé as an introduction to the theme Non-fiction extract from ‘The Life of Frederick Douglass’ 12 Years a Slave - Solomon Northup Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech - These are all introductory texts, which is why there is a mixture of fiction and non-fiction. Extracts from the following texts are also included: The Help - Kathryn Stockett I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou The Awakening - Kate Chopin A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini The Book Thief - Markus Zusac Private Peaceful - Michael Morpurgo Shawshank Redemption - Stephen King Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood The Maze Runner - James Dashner

A collective set of lessons that explore the reading and writing skills required for the Eduqas C2 English Language GCSE exam.

This unit explores the key characters, themes, plot and context of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. The aim of the unit is to encourage the enjoyment of studying Shakespeare through various tasks which include: Crime scene investigation Whoosh of the plot Rap of the plot Computer research on the supernatural/ King James Character profiles Monologues and soliloquies Key theme and quote pages It is suitable to use as an end of year unit with Y9, preparing them for GCSE Shakespeare or as an introductory unit to the full study of ‘Macbeth’.

A collation of resources based on the Eduqas C2 English Language exam. The reading skills are broken down for students to really get to grips with exam expectations. An intervention booklet is also provided for students.

Exploring the character of Prince Escalus in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Three different extracts for students to annotate. A3 tracking grid for students to complete.