Best to read the uploaded instructions doc but essentially, an easily adaptable resource providing an introduction to poetry. It will also set them up for the poetry anthology to be completed at the end of the scheme of work.

Some revision activities, quizzes, exemplar essay to help revise Hamlet... Designed for OCR A-level English Literature but transferable, especially the big revision quiz and the mini quizzes (some designed using Socrative)

Focusing on chapters 7 and 8, PowerPoint talks through lesson. Focus in gap between Jem and Scout's understanding, but has a focus on narrative perspective/theory in order to challenge the more able.

A glossary of poetic devices suitable for advanced study e.g. dactyl, pararhyme, diegesis etc. Can be simply given to students or used as a base for making a starter activity e.g. dominoes, bingo, match etc

Students have to find the titles of Shakespeare's plays hidden inside the wordsearch...

Resources include a background Powerpoint about Blake and two creative tasks linked to 'Auguries of Innocence' - illustrating a stanza in style of Blake, then modeling and creating a modern-day 'Auguries of Innocence'.The second task is on

I created a vocabulary glossary for the entire novel, containing words that may be unfamiliar to students. They have to find the definitions themselves - a good weekly homework task I think and could be used for spelling tests too... which students enjoy

A PowerPoint that allows you introduce narrative in a critical yet accessible way. Filched from critical anthology, David Lodge, Montgomery et al (who's Al? classic student comment). We then applied some of these ideas to McEwan's 'Enduring Love', but could be used with any prose text where narrative is a significant feature! The final slide contains an extract based activity with leading questions.

... could be easily adapted and used half way through any study of contemporary or literary heritage poems. The students have to 'answer back' to a poem of their choice in the anthology, showing their understanding of language, style and thematic

The teacher document explains how the students should go about this... Developed from a marketing/branding ideas, it gets students to consider worries/fears/set targets etc. I used this for the first time this year, and have revisited throughout the year - good results.

This resource was developed when I was teaching 'The Handmaid's Tale' in Year 12 on the OCR spec for comparative c/work but could be used/adapated for any study of a prose text. The idea is to get the students 'asking the right questions' of texts, with a solid focus on assessment objectives (in this case A03/4). Hopefully the powerpoint explains it but essentially, each student (or in pairs) is a that allow the best possible answer. . . The 'steps' outlined in the powerpoint give them guidance.

Inspired by a Teachit activity on the opening to ‘A Christmas Carol’, this activity is intended for y7/8 when introducing them to Dickens. There are four different extracts from Dickens’ novels and two group tasks associated with each - analysing how he ‘hooks’ the reader in, then preparing a dramatic reading for the rest of the class, intended to inspire them to read more. Lots of fun… and gives them ownership over their text.

Two activities linked to Chapter 10 of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. One is a matching activity for cause and effect. The other is a workbook which breaks down chapter 10 into more manageable chunks. Students could do the whole thing with whole class/teacher-led, or you could split them off into groups and manage feedback...

A number of resources created for 'The Ruby in the Smoke'. Includes an essay plan for writing about character, synonym and antonym starter with words taken from the book, a list of items to research for homework linked to b/ground of book and shor

Two structured essay plans on 'An Inspector Calls' - could be cut up and offered to the students to organize and/or add quotations to... Then there's a third essay question scaffold for them to fill in themselves.Again, could be adapted and us

Powerpoint providing background to Milton's Paradise Lost. Used to compare Marlow and Milton. Must have studied Marlow previously.

<p>Understand the ways in which texts target particular individuals or organizations Identify the ways writers use language to try and influence readers you know the routine</p>

Goes well with 1984 - book is interesting and scary now; so students find loads to think about.

I really recommend teaching this wonderful text - currently on OCR AS English Literature spec, I taught it for a comparative coursework task instead (comparing with The God of Small Things). Students loved it... yes lots of swearing but all in context, and you will see I made the swearing into a learning activity about language prestige! Includes scheme of work, lesson PowerPoints and resources. More importantly, all my teacher notes are also included with the slides. Also, really recommend purchasing David Ian Rabey's critical guide to Jez Butterworth, published 2015.

I made my own poetry anthology compiling a selection of poetry focused on setting. Begins with some Romantic stuff then moves on to all sorts - Hughes, Atwood, Nicholls etc etc.Print and give to students - good basis for Scheme of Work.