A comprehensive SOW with resources designed to prepare students for the NEW GCSE English Language Paper 2 exam. The unit has worked successfully with both KS3 and KS4 students. It includes a variety of modern and Victorian literary non-fiction articles, a range of activities and is differentiated across 3 levels. Originally used with Y8 and middle ability Y10 students. The articles are about football and cycling.

A comprehensive and detailed unit of work taking Y13 students through Language Change. There are plenty of fun, engaging activities. This unit does not reference other publications, so is perfect used alongside a textbook. The unit covers theory, examples, grammar, syntax, lexis, phonology and the ways in which language has both evolved and been standardised, and how these two processes work together. This is extremely LONG unit of work, so it might be best to dip in and dip out as required! Please note, videos have been removed as per TES guidelines but links provided where appropriate.

A unit of work focused on narrative writing, teaching the effective use of language in creating setting, character, description, narration, tension, and action. A range of examples are included, including Conan Doyle and Chandler.

A unit of work that encourages students to apply their studies of lexis, grammar, syntax, discourse and representation by analysing and comparing a variety of texts. There are lots of “recap” and “review” activities designed to consolidate knowledge of grammar, as well as lots of fun practical activities that students can be enthused by. Videos have been removed in accordance with the website’s rules, but there are links.

This is based on articles (19th & 21st literary non-fiction) exploring issues surrounding women’s health, fitness & body image. A short SOW containing 4 lessons that takes KS3 students through the reading section of the NEW AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 “Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives”. Lessons are differentiated by questions, resource and task. There is also a mock paper based on differents extract on the same theme. This worked well with a Year 8 class.

A comprehensive and detailed unit of work taking Y12 students through "Language Levels". There are plenty of fun, engaging activities, as well as assessments. This unit does not reference other publications, so is perfect used alongside a textbook. The unit covers lexis, grammar and syntax. There is also a revision unit, ideal for recapping the key concepts. Please note, videos have been removed as per TES guidelines but links provided where appropriate.

A comprehensive SOW covering every one of the poems in the cluster. This SOW was designed specifically to engage lower ability students, and to secure good progress. There are fun and interactive activities: solve the murder of the Duchess of Ferrara, match annotations, storyboard the poem “Kamikazee”, as well as the usual card sorts, mix and match and more didactic elements. There is some differentiation. Videos have been removed as per TES’s requirements.

A comprehensive and detailed unit of work taking Y13 students through “Language Variation”. There are plenty of fun, engaging activities. This unit does not reference other publications, so is perfect used alongside a textbook. The unit covers theory, examples, grammar, syntax, lexis, phonology and the way in which both spoken and written language varies: there is a focus on American English and Jamaican Patwah, as well as other, local examples. Please note, videos have been removed as per TES guidelines but links provided where appropriate.

A comprehensive and detailed unit of work taking Y12 students through "Spoken Language". There are plenty of fun, engaging activities. This unit does not reference other publications, so is perfect used alongside a textbook. The unit covers lexis, grammar, syntax and phonology. There is also a revision unit, ideal for recapping the key concepts. Please note, videos have been removed as per TES guidelines but links provided where appropriate.

A comprehensive and detailed unit of work taking Y12 students through the non-examination component (coursework). There are plenty of fun, engaging activities. This unit does not reference other publications, so is perfect used alongside a textbook. The unit covers topics, requirements examples, grammar, syntax, lexis, phonology and the ways in which to approach an investigation. Please note, videos have been removed as per TES guidelines but links provided where appropriate.

An extremely comprehensive KS3 or KS4 SOW covering every single scene in Shakespeare's Macbeth, designed to prepare students for the new GCSE English Literature exam. Fully differentiated. Assessments included.

A short SOW covering descriptive writing for lower- and middle-ability Y8 students, though you could easily do this at Primary. The SOW includes some differentiation, a variety of activities, an assessment and post-assessment "Close the Gap" work.

A comprehensive SOW with resources designed to prepare students for the NEW GCSE English Language Paper 2 exam. The unit has worked successfully with both KS3 and KS4 students. It includes a variety of modern and Victorian literary non-fiction articles, a range of activities and is differentiated across 3 levels. Originally used with Y7 and less able Y10 students. The articles are about pets and pet ownership, and the return of wolves to Northern Europe.

A comprehensive and detailed unit of work taking Y12 students through "Child Language Acquisition". There are plenty of fun, engaging activities. This unit does not reference other publications, so is perfect used alongside a textbook. The unit covers theory, examples, grammar, syntax, lexis, phonology and the acquisition or reading and writing. There is also a revision lesson, ideal for recapping the key theorists. Please note, videos have been removed as per TES guidelines but links provided where appropriate.

SOW suitable for Year 9, and able Year 8, students. 25 lessons with differentiation, well-made resources, range of extracts (including non-fiction) and questions which test key GCSE English Language (and GCSE English LIterature) skills.

Originally designed for GCSE students, this lovingly crafted unit of work has been used very recently and successfully with more able Year 9 students. Aimed at the more able, and containing plenty of challenging activities and stimulating content, this unit of work focuses on key reading skills. There is ample differentiation, suggested homework, a variety of well-planned and engaging lessons, as well as some fun project-based work. Please note, as per TES guidelines, videos have been removed. The assessments, focused on key extracts, are particularly useful in preparing students for the NEW GCSE English Literature exams.

A comprehensive series of 35 lessons covering every single poem from the “Belonging” cluster. An overviews details the order in which the poems are taught. Lessons include repetitive activities that encouraged recall, retention and revision. Three lessons towards the end of the sequence focus on the assessment. Lots of easily differentiated activities are included. The sequence begins by looking at some non-typical poems and poets to engage students.

A unit of work covering some classic poems about childhood and children, preparing KS2 or KS3 students to study poetry. It builds from basics, studying structure and techniques, to work towards an assessment on Heaney’s classic “Mid Term Break”. This includes lots of interactive, engaging activities as well as assessments, “Close the Gap Work” and differentiation. Please note, videos have been removed as per TES guidelines. This was originally taught to middle ability Y7 students.

A series of easy-to-follow, repeatable revision lessons. Each lesson includes a bell task, preparatory activity, planning task, exam question & revision task that can be done in-class or as home learning. There are 3 lessons each on A Christmas Carol, Romeo and Juliet, and the Power and Conflict cluster of poetry.

SOW suitable for Year 9, and able Year 8, students. 20 lessons with differentiation, well-made resources, range of extracts (including non-fiction) and questions which test key GCSE English Language (and GCSE English LIterature) skills. MTP included.