A list of key structural devices, plus an exercise on explaining the definitions of these techniques. Contains tips on how to approach and answer the structure question on AQA English Language Paper 1. Could also be used to introduce students to the concept of structure at KS3.

Containing four lessons, which build on, over the course of these lessons, the skills required to answer Paper 1, Question 4, Targeted at KS4, this resource can either be used as an introduction to the AQA evaluation question, or as revision practice. Equally, by removing the mark schemes, these lessons could be adapted to use as an introduction to evaluating skills for Year 9 students. The main evaluation text is an extract from the beginning of ‘Jaws’ by Peter Bentley; this is also included.

The concept of extended metaphors is introduced through a short poem, The Rose That Grew From Concrete, before the main task of practising naturally embedding an extended metaphor in a piece of writing. The main writing task centres around writing in stages about a literal walk through a forest, which is an extended metaphor for a journey through life. The idea of symbolism is also included in the main writing task.

Targeted at Year 9, this English quiz has been planned as an online learning resource: it is ideal to use as an audio PowerPoint for remote learning. Suitable to use as an end of year / term quiz. This quiz would also be suitable for Years 10 and 11. The quiz contains questions on a range of classic literature texts, modern novels, poetic devices and other English Language and Literature related subjects.

An introduction lesson to Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge, which includes tasks on the mystery genre and the blurb. There is also a prediction task, using an extract from Chapter Three of the novel.

This resource is an individually-created mock paper that mirrors the format of Edexcel English Literature Paper One questions; it has not been directly lifted from any existing past papers. An extract and whole-text response question is included on Macbeth, along with a choice of two questions on An Inspector Calls, one of which is on a character, and the other being theme-related.

Lessons on a range of chapters in Noughts and Crosses (from Chapter 2 up to Chapter 99). Whilst these lessons contain comprehension and ‘thinking’ questions and emphasise the use of key vocabulary and themes, the main focus is on creative writing. Lessons also contain references to relevant contextual elements such as Rosa Parks and apartheid.

Targeted at KS3, this lesson on Windrush Child by John Agard introduces the context of the Windrush generation, and is ideal for use as part of a scheme of work on poetry across different cultures. The emphasis in this lesson is on identifying the meaning, themes and ideas implicit in the poem, along with educating students on the cultural, social and political significance of the Windrush generation. This lesson is particularly idea for a higher ability Year 8 class, or mixed ability Year 9 students. The skills required for the main task are both creative and transaction writing related, so this lesson serves a multitude of purposes.

Mini-mock for English Language Paper One reading questions using The Vendetta by Guy de Maupassant as a source. References to Paper One mark schemes. Scaffolded responses and model answers included for language and evaluation questions.

Mini-mock for English Language Paper Two evaluation question using non-fiction sources from Charles Dickens and Michael Romero as sources. References to Paper Two mark scheme. Scaffolded responses and model answers included.

Based upon the Pearson Edexcel LIFT 2.0 qualification, this complete lesson focuses on understanding and analysing how tone, language and structure create an effect on the reader. With chunked tasks that use a variety of skills, such as making inferences, developing word-level connotations, predicting, identifying writer’s methods and analysis, this lesson builds towards an exam-style question. Modelling and sentence starters are provided. This lesson uses The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury as a stimulus text, so this lesson could be used as well as part of a dystopian scheme of work.

A walk-through lesson on questions 1 - 3 of Paper One of the new Pearson LIFT specification from June 2022. Model answers included.

An introduction to the skill of evaluation, using the existential question of whether ghosts exist. Two 19th century texts are included, one non-fiction, and one fiction (Wuthering Heights), along with an exam-style question with a scaffolded responses. Can be used as mini-SOW to introduce the concept of evaluation.

Retrieval practice on language techniques using Bingo as a teaching medium.

Using an opinion piece on the causes of the 2024 UK riots as a source, the focus of this lesson is on analysing how language is used to influence and communicate ideas. The lesson is structured so that it can be used to practice Language Paper 2 Question 3. Both model annotations and a model answer are included to support students in developing their language analysis skills. In addition, there are scaffolding options for lower-ability students. This lesson could also be used to teach students how to effectively use persuasive techniques when structuring P2 Q5 responses.

Targeted at KS4, and especially for intervention purposes, this Grammar for Writing booklet interweaves exercises that address common grammatical and punctuation errors with tasks that then embed the learning and improve creative writing skills. The booklet was written with the Edexcel exam specification in mind, though it can equally be applied to the AQA one. It is also suitable for Year 9 students as an introduction to the creative writing specifications at GCSE.

A mini-scheme of work of approximately four lessons that introduces students to analysing language in poetry in depth. Tasks include: carousel activities; poem annotations; circle analysis / quotation explosions; scaffolds for analytical paragraphs. Plenty of contextual information is provided too.

A set of ten plus lessons, which includes differentiated lessons for HA and MA students, introduces pupils to the genres of science and dystopian fiction. The SOW is based around extracts and clips from 1984, The Hunger Games and the Handmaid’s Tale; and it examines the conventions, themes and ideas prevalent in dystopian fiction. The SOW builds on this knowledge and the development of creative writing skills, with the final task being for students to write their own opening to a dystopian novel. Most of the early Powerpoints contain starters that check prior learning and introduce new key vocabulary found in the dystopian genre. As well as creative writing tasks, there are some activities that develop inference and analytical skills.

Part of a scheme of work covering chapter 1 of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. These lessons also incorporate an introduction to language analysis. Targeted at Year 9.

Analysis of Romeo’s state of mind in Act 3 Scene 3. Model paragraph provided for a written response.

Targeted at Year 7, this creative writing lesson, which could easily be split into two, uses A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a stimulus text. It is intended to complement the study of the play, but could quite easily be used as a standalone image source for creative writing.