A PowerPoint teaching Question 5 of the AQA language paper 1. Includes: planning techniques, example questions and the mark scheme. 16 slides. 5 example questions.

A 9 slide PowerPoint using the poem ‘Ozymandias’ as the basis for creative writing. Planning time given Example paragraph Stretch and challenge tasks

Using the poem ‘War Photographer’ to create a piece of creative writing- imagining you are the person at war taking photos and writing what your view is. Extract from a testimony of a real war photographer and a job description. Used with a year 9 class after they had studied the poem. Links in well in AQA Lang paper 1 for the creative writing task for Q5.

A selection of some Christmas-style activities - creative writing and other tasks.

64 slide PowerPoint- scheme of work. Victorian ghost stories introduction- good for year 9 as an intro to Charles Dickens. Contains: - context on the Victorian era - extracts from ghost stories concentrating on the setting and atmosphere - context of the time - the chance for pupils to write the opening of their own ghost story. - context of Charles Dickens, with link to a YouTube Video - main characters from 'A Christmas Carol' - Full Stave I included in the PowerPoint - questions to answer about Scrooge.

Three lessons on the poem 'Remains’ Full poem, context, analysis, question on how language is used to present conflict. Lesson 3 is a creative writing lesson using ‘Remains’ as a basis

Two lessons on 'Bayonet Charge' - Whole poem included -Context -Analysis -Quotation explosions -Exam style question to answer

Three lessons on 'Tissue'- GCSE poem Poem included Context Annotating the poem Two exam style questions- one just on 'Tissue' one is a comparison Self assessment and peer assessment Working in pairs Stretch and challenge and some scaffolding

Lesson one as an introduction to the poem 'Poppies' Poem included, link to a reading of the poem. Annotation Starting to analyse the poem Plenary squares- fully interactive. Taught to a year 9 group as an introduction to the GCSE poetry

Two lessons on the poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' Full poem included. Analysis of the language. structure and from. Exam style question to answer. 21 slide PowerPoint

Three lessons on the poem 'Exposure' AQA Power and Conflict cluster. Includes: context of Owen; embedded YouTube video; reading of the poem; copy of the poem; fully annotated stanza by stanza; analysis of the language with quotation explosions and exam style question (modelled paragraph included); analysis of the structure and form and a final exam style question. 18 slides in total. All you need to know about the poem 'Exposure' Good for KS4/ year 9 as an introduction to the GCSE poetry.

Practice Question for English Language Paper 1 - Q5 Quite a few example questions with a success criteria for writing.

A starter for ACC. Information about the rich/ poor divide. Good for an intro to A Christmas Carol/ Dickens Year 9/ poss lower ability year 10. Link to opening of Oliver Twist. My year 10s loved this.

Introduction to the play - short plot - characters - context -themes

A lesson to plan and write the perfect ghost story.

Short Introduction to Jekyll and Hyde

A starter for year 7 about the basics of homophones

A starter for year 7 about plurals