A detailed presentation on language/form/structure of 'No Thank You John' with some revision tasks and thinking questions for discussion If you are old enough to remember Mr Bronson from Grange Hill, this will give you a small smile. Geared towards OCR poetry anthology for AS Lit but can you used for any exam board.

Set of questions on Rossetti's 'From the Antique'. Questions on language, form, structure and context. Geared towards OCR AS poetry anthology, but can be used for any exam board.

Presentation with introduction to the themes and background of Williams' play Geared towards the OCR AS Level, paper two, but can be used for any exam board

A discussion of some of the main points and imagery in Dulce et Decorum est by Owen. This resource was created with Year 7 and 8 in mind and leads towards a PEE paragraph assessment and a creative writing assessment - both are based on the poem. There is also a homework task and slide to check their understanding of the homework (vocabulary task). 15 slides and a copy of the poem in cloze format. Plus two free WW1/trenches/Owen wordsearches form starter activities or library work. Also a blank storyboard for storyboarding the poem.

Witches questions and wordsearch

Two new literacy starters featuring adverbs and intensifiers. Suitable for KS2 and KS3

A fun task for students to check their level of understanding regarding a particular character's thoughts, actions and motivations, plus their relationships with other characters. An example Facebook status from Mrs Birling is here

A short story in which an alien visits a boy called Kevin. Related activities encouraging students to use inference and deduction to read around to discover the meaning of the alien words. Part of my aliens SOW. Could be used with Year 6, and lower sets in Year 7 and 8.

Extract from the Pit and the Pendulum by Poe. Discussion questions and individual questions. Plan for a three paragraph mini assessment on the extract.

A lesson based on the story 'The Selfish Giant' by Oscar Wilde. Comprehension questions and some literacy and vocabulary work. Written task is a letter to the Cornish Ogre with a coat of arms 10 slides ppt and a copy of the story

Focus on the relationship between Rank and Nora in Act Two. Which of Ibsen’s characters best compares with the man in No Thank You John?

Whole lesson. Created for an entry level group working on the pscale, but can be used as a shorter activity in English lessons or tutor time for any KS2 or KS3 groups as basis for discussion on hobbies and pastimes. A big list of hobbies is included as a starter. Students have to put in the correct punctuation into the sentences, mind-map their own hobby and write five detailed sentences about it. There is an example of looking at street art. At the end of the lesson, there are prompts for a class discussion and debate on hobbies.

Questions on Act 1, Scene 2 Introduction to Caliban and Ariel Background to James I and witchcraft with links to BBC website Task on jobs for Caliban Extended writing task with scaffolding - letter from Ariel asking to be released from service Homework task 9 slides

Geared towards A level analysis

Make a non fiction text more exciting.

Questions and activity The poem is on a word document also

Focus on Caliban’s soliloquy - a curse on Prospero. Discussing whether Caliban is more than just a beast and how Prospero treats him and how he describes his suffering. Introduction to Stephano and Trinculo and how they are used as comic device Script writing task - create your own comic scene with amusing characters. Year 9 SOW.

Starter activity KS2/3 on adjectives and nouns or lower level learners/Entry Level students

Write a newspaper report choosing one of the four pictures for inspiration and using the 5Ws. KS3 or 4

Fun starter Write sentences using nouns and proper nouns