We all know that teaching writing to argue/ persuade can be tough with lower ability groups. I've designed this lesson to bring the use of persuasive writing into reality. Summary: Write a letter persuading the council not to issue you with a £100 parking fine using the relevant information. Pack contains: Lesson Plan (word) Map (ppt) Parking Tickets (word) Parking Charges (ppt) Incident Report (word) Council Letter (word) Best for a low ability y10 but could easily be adapted for a higher GCSE group or a KS3 class. (Inspired by a true incident :p)

Lesson focuses on the use of imagery in the poem The Manhunt by Simon Armitage. Suitable for A*-C grade students. I've taught this both for named poem exams (AQA) and for unseen (WJEC). Works well for either.

Crossword for Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. Suitable for KS4. Can be used as a revision aid or to test understanding and learning. Word Document, printer friendly.

Wordsearch to find names of characters in Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Then instructions follow: describe the characters hidden in the grid. e.g. Duncan- King of Scotland. Then find a quote from this character in the text, and reference where it came from e.g. (I.v.35-7)

Printable Emergency Worksheets for Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Focusing on words and characters from the first two scenes. I'm using this myself tomorrow as we have no exercise books and the girls are going out at various intervals for a jab. Comments if you have the time please

This resource is a printable worksheet including a puzzle, where pupils must fit the names of characters into a grid. Ideal for a homework exercise. Word document. (10/08) Checked through, and I promise you, it is possible to complete :p

Aimed at low ability KS3 to develop literacy skills. Hey You Down There is about a cruel farmer, Calvin, and his long suffering wife, Dora, who discover some mysterious creatures living at the bottom of their well. A bizarre but very entertaining short story.

Aimed at low ability KS3 to develop literacy skills. Man From the South is a short story by Roald Dahl from Tales of the Unexpected about a young sailor who makes an unusual bet with a mysterious little man he meets in the Caribbean.

Suitable for Y8 or Y9. A collection of 16 lessons which explores extracts from a range of dystopian fiction.

I’ve created a short Reading questions based SoW introducing AQA Lang Paper 1 using a range of texts written by writers of colour, a range of nationalities and included some cultural capital in there too. SoW starts with SAMS 4: City of Beasts (Isabelle Allende) but then there are 5 further lessons featuring extracts and paper 1 style questions from: Transcedent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi) The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini) The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai) My Sister the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite) Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)

An AQA Paper 2 walk through on the topic of whales. Resources include: -Powerpoint taking students through each question step by step, with additional stimulus material. -Two Sources with printable questions -An exam style booklet for Questions 1-4. This is more suitable for GCSE students who already have some knowledge of Paper 2 (not a resource for teaching the basics).

An ELH fiction Scheme of Work aimed at Year 7. All extracts are from Dickens and the unit of work is designed to have students begin to evaluate how villainous the characters are. Culminates in an assessment on whether or not we should feel sympathy for Magwitch in Chapter One of Great Expectations. Extracts and PPTs all included.

KS3 Preparation for GCSE Language Paper 2 (AQA). Compares Non-Fiction texts both modern and 19th century. Very suitable for Y9.

A three lesson unit designed to teach the conventions of the pastoral/ nature genre through poetry, prose and non-fiction. Each lesson has a stimulus text for students to use to support their own ideas linked to descriptive writing.

A four lesson unit designed to teach the conventions of the fantasy genre through poetry, prose, non-fiction and moving image. Each lesson has a stimulus text for students to use to support their own ideas linked to descriptive writing.

A four lesson unit designed to teach the conventions of the war genre through poetry, prose, non-fiction and moving image. Each lesson has a stimulus text for students to use to support their own ideas linked to descriptive writing.

Printable wordsearch worksheet with 19 Romeo and Juliet related words to find. Ideal as homework or revision task. Printer friendly word document.

Printable worksheet resource to help students become comfortable with quoting Shakespeare. Includes a cloze procedure, quote reference exercise, translation and more. Many pupils in my experience are a bit apprehensive about quoting Shakespeare, and this Macbeth resource should help them.

A printable crossword worksheet to test the learning and understanding of Act One of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Printer friendly and ready to use! This is an updated version, as the last one had a few errors (standarised spellings for Uni Cambridge edition). Old one is not wrong, just different spelling of 'weird', (weyward) and 'sinel' (Sinell). This version has the school edition spellings in (and is more printer friendly).

A PowerPoint/ lesson designed for A/A* candidates. Starter: Video clip and creative writing Introduction: analysis and annotation Development: Class debate on alternative interpretations Plenary: Back to Mark scheme

Modern posters with Shakespeare quotations. Ideal resource to get kids asking questions about Shakespeare plays. Enjoy x