A simple worksheet designed to help students revise key quotations and allow them to independently match to themes of the novella. Ideal for KS4 students studying A Christmas Carol in preparation for the AQA GCSE exam. Best printed on A3

A 50 page work book designed for KS3 to engage them in a variety of texts, genres and forms. Perfect for remote learning or homework

A postcard crammed with information about the theme of Socialism and Capitalism in An Inspector Calls. Ideal as a revision aid, for essay writing or for look-cover-recall activities. Complete with an essay question for students to attempt. Designed for my KS4 classes in line with the AQA assessment objectives. Why not get these printed on card and post home!

A booklet encouraging students to engage with some classic works of literature. Most activities are based around comprehension skills and skills required for AQA’s Language Paper 1 including language analysis and creative writing. Perfect as a series of short tasks completed as homework, in form time or as revision tasks. Ideal as a KS3 to 4 transition piece.

A revision tool for structural techniques in English Literature and Language, using Kagan activities to encourage engagement and collaboration. Perfect as a GCSE starter or as an activity for more able KS3.

A well structured lesson analyzing the language of Lord Capulet, guiding students towards a GCSE style analysis of his treatment of Juliet in A5S3 and the rest of the play. For higher ability students there is an additional lesson focusing on the presentation of women and feminism in Shakepeare’s works in general. Uses the new AQA spec to do an extract - whole style response. Aimed at higher ability KS3

This lesson introduces students to Henley’s poem, the key themes, language analysis and contextual information. Ideal for KS3 or KS4 unseen poetry.

A selection of resources designed to engage students with creative writing tasks, using Of Mice and Men as a starting point. Includes a feedback task getting students to focus on the use of possessive apostrophes

A section of a scheme for War Horse studying the text from chapter 7 onwards. Includes starters, plenaries, extended writing and essay skills. Aimed at Y7

A selection of lessons covering the first 5 chapters of War Horse. This is aimed at Year 7 students but could be easily adapted to suit different abilities. Comes with question matrix, work sheets and extension activities. Updated to include GCSE style AOS and updated resources.

A couple of lesson based on Chapter 6 of War horse including videos for stimuli. Encourages creative writing skills as well as comprehension of language and its effect on the audience. Aimed at bottom set year 7 easily adapted for Primary

Two lessons looking at chapter 8-11 of War Horse. Lesson focuses on Prisoners of War (AO3) and The events of Chapter 10/11 and picking out language features. Homework fits with the new GCSE syllabus of Language Paper 1 section B. Aimed at lower ability Y7s

Rescources for Functional skills in English. Multiple activities improving skimming, scanning and reading skills and writing ability.

A GCSE lesson for A Christmas Carol look at analysis of the pathetic fallacy and language (AO1 & AO2). Includes extension questions for higher ability and to evoke conversation. Essay style questions will assist in exam technique and lesson includes work sheet to revise language features

A lesson guiding students through the context of the deserving and undeserving poor in A Christmas Carol and analysis of the language describing the Cratchits and their purpose within the novella. Ideal for GCSE, includes structured exam style responses as well as group work in the form of a round robin. Extension tasks are littered throughout and students are encouraged to draw similarities between Victorian England and modern society - enabling them to build their cultural capital and enhance their knowledge for AO3. Uses the AQA assessment objectives to inform activities and help familiarize students with the assessment criteria.

This lesson is designed for KS3, guiding them through chapter 5 and their first encounter with Cpl Perkins. It encourages close analysis of language in a structured methodical was as well as encouraging students to justify their opinions. Ideal for KS3 with a view to doing AQA specifications in the future.

Images and quotes made with Adobe Spark using AQA’s Power and Conflict Poetry anthology as a basis. Ideal for a display!

A selection of resources ideally taught over 2-3 lessons. It covers the masquerade ball scene of Much Ado About nothing, using the Kenneth Branagh adaptation as visual stimuli. It includes a variety of tasks to hit the AOs of the GCSE AQA specification including recall of events and identification of language features. It also includes a variety of more creative activities including mask design. Ideal for KS3 as an introduction to the content of GCSE level work.

A simple worksheet designed to help students engage with this key scene and improve their approaches to personal responses. Ideal for KS4

A series of resources designed to introduce KS4 to Charles Dickens, Victorian London and prepare them for a reading of A Christmas Carol. Makes overt references to AQA AOs and begins to include key quotes. Ideal for learners who are visually engaged through videos. Also includes activities similar to those found on the AQA language papers in order to reinforce language skills through literature study. Fully resourced and easy to print. All fonts and colours are dyslexia friendly. Ideal for mid-high ability but easily differentiated down for those who need more structure.