This is a visual and creative resource for planning the creative/narrative/descriptive writing question for GCSE English Language. The document encourages students to focus on the key assessment foci. It can be used early in the topic or as a revision resource. Lesson plan included!

A 10 lesson unit comprising of a 70 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including texts for analysis) exploring the topic of Language Change and a summary terminology and theory sheet. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered: Lexical, Semantic, Phonological, Grammatical and Orthographical processes David Crystal – A Sea of Language Change and tidal metaphor (1999) Diachronic and Synchronic Linguistic Change Origins of Old English and Middle English Descriptivism and Prescriptivism Samuel Johnson – Dictionary of the English Language (1755) Robert Lowth – A Short Introduction to English Grammar (1762) Jonathan Swift - ‘A Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue’ (1712) John Walker – A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary (1791) Otto Jespersen – Great Vowel Shift (1909) William Caxton – Printing Press (1476) John McWhorter – Textspeak (2013) Jean Aitchison – Language Change Progress or Decay? (2012) Vocal Fry and Uptalk Martin Janssen – Lexical gaps (2012) Functional view/theory Linguistic determinism and the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Charles Hockett - Random Fluctuation Theory (1958) Peter Trudgill – Language Myths (1990) John Humphrys – Prescriptivist grammatical change Lynne Truss – Eats, Shoots and Leaves (2003) Jean Aitchison – A Web of Worries (1996) Guy Deutscher – The Unfolding of Language (2006) James Milroy and Lesley Milroy – Complaint tradition (1985) Robert Lane Greene – You Are What You Speak (2011) There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 59-67. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question. The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources. Check out my other English Language A Level resources! Language and Gender [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983005] Language and Region [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12973238] Language and Power and Occupation [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12975755] Language and Global and World Englishes [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12993850] Language and Technology [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13012666] Language and Ethnicity [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13018720] Language and Social Groups [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13024138] Language Discourses… [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13035534]

Two detailed lessons exploring U.A. Fanthorpe’s ‘First Flight’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A three page document for revising A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams for Edexcel AS English Literature. Includes: Topic and character revision points Key terminology for revision An exemplar introduction and paragraph for an AS style question Will support those students aiming for very high grades.

This simple document will guide students through researching key contextual points relating to William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. You could set this as a homework task or a lesson activity. Students are required to research using the internet. Suitable for Key Stage Three, or for GCSE.

Two detailed lessons exploring Emily Dickinson’s ‘I started Early - Took my Dog’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Thomas Hardy’s ‘Where the Picnic was’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Edward Thomas’ ‘Adlestrop’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Robert Browning’s ‘Home Thoughts from Abroad’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring William Wordsworth’s ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Tatamkhulu Afrika’s ‘Nothing’s Changed’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with thorough annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Grace Nichols’ ‘Hurricane Hits England’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with thorough annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Moniza Alvi’s ‘Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with thorough annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Sophie Hannah’s ‘Postcard from a Travel Snob’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Elizabeth Jennings’ ‘Absence’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A complete unit of work for teaching The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. This is a dynamic and engaging unit for teaching this text. A range of activities are included, incorporating textual analysis, comprehension, contextual linking, comparison and creative writing. The main resource includes 87 Powerpoint slides which stretch over at least 15 lessons. If class reading time is incorporated into the lessons, then this would double the number of lessons available. Additional consolidation and assessment activities are included to extend the unit further. Any worksheets mentioned are included in the pack as are detailed lesson plans with learning objectives, suggestions for differentiation and variety in activities. This unit will stretch and challenge even the most able students whilst supporting those learners who require it. In addition, the Powerpoint slides are visually engaging and accessible.

A comprehesive 40 slide Powerpoint which takes students through an introduction to The Merchant of Venice; a background to Shakespearean tragedy; and all three scenes of Act I. Included: A comprehensive guide to tragedy with a terminology matching exercise Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for each scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups. The slides in yellow are aimed at A Level students or those GCSE students who are aiming for a grade 8 or 9.

A comprehesive 33 slide Powerpoint which takes students through all five scenes of Act III. Included: Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for each scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.

A comprehesive 25 slide Powerpoint which takes students through both scenes of Act IV. Included: An Act IV Scene i ‘chunked’ resource to use as a pre-reading activity Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for each scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.

A comprehesive 46 slide Powerpoint which takes students through all nine scenes of Act II. Included: Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for each scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.