A short lesson responding to a practice writing question for Paper 2. Information listed regarding types of writing, and links to register, tone and audience. The beginning of a practice response and options for students to continue. Vocabulary suggestions are also made to support with students creating the right tone and style of writing required.

10 summaries detailing Stevenson's plot lines, language use and key quotations explained. Used for the revision of GCSE English Literature Paper 1.

A range of activity based and annotation based poem resources for the following poems from the Power and Conflict Anthology : Checking out me history - John Agard War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy Poppies - Jane Weir Remains - Simon Armitage Please note that some include activities and some are only annotation based. They all focus on the presentation of themes, and use of language structure and form. Part 2 to follow in due course

Full summary of each Act of the play. Written in an accessible way and including key quotations, language, structure and themes. My students have found helpful as a revision resource.

A step by step guide to writing in PEAL, with a resource booklet of numerous extracts from young adult texts. Use the questions in correspondence with the extracts and then go on to set your own. Suitable for KS3 and KS4.

Targeted at Year 10 classes and for Year 11 revision. This resource includes 2 crib sheets to be used when students attempt creative writing and then for subsequent target setting. Lesson plan - includes a QR code quiz on the requirements of the Paper 1 Language Exam, images to inspire creative narrative and descriptive writing and stop and check self assessment lists.

An exemplar paper with questions provided - I do this first so that students can see how they respond without sturctured guidance Accompanying power point - teaching how to respond to the paper after it has been completed Check lists for Q's 1-4 and optional target boxes for students to fill in and evaluate their original responses after teaching. Also useful for revision - note I have referenced Mr. Bruff in here and his fantastic online step by step guides!

A full 1-2 lesson plan, orientated around the character of Crooks. Suitable for KS3 and 4.

Like everyone else, I too am finding it so difficult to get my head around a new course and providing meaningful resources. I have created lessons plans with for questions 1 -4 on the reading section of Paper 2, with step by step guides to the appropriate extracts that I have used to define and demonstrate the requirements of the question. These are mainly explanatory, with some opportunities for class interaction, peer assessment, and provided opportunities for timed homework. I hope that they prove useful.

AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Anthology Some activities and full annotated notes - to be taught to and used as a resource by students studying for the Literature Paper 2.

Focused on demonstrating to students how paragraphs should be comprised (Task 1). Cut up the full essay in Task 3 and allow students to piece together the essay individually or in pairs to identify what works together in terms of ideas, links and fluency of writing etc (Task 2). Task 3 involves a colour coding activity where students identify specidic criteria that link to a varied and significant points that can be made about Mr. Birling. Lasts approximately an hour an a half. Good for pre or post test preparation.

Focuses on Chapter 1 - focuses on the background of the authour S.E. Hinton, the characteristics of gang members and images of characters to use to create mind maps.

Students can use this resource in Year 10 and 11 to explore how to craft an effective essay. This worksheet explores the structure of PEAL and how this is demonstrated in the essay, using differentiated activities.

I used this lesson after an interim test with my class on the presentation of Mr. Utterson in J and H. It comprises of a model essay and activities for students to complete and use to inform a rewrite of 1 paragraph of their own work You can also add an additional starter task, by splitting the essay into paragraphs and creating a sorting activity for students to decide which order the essay should be ordered in. This will encourage them to understand how an essay should flow and ask pertinent questions about what order means in terms of an essay structure, and why this might be important.

A resource including exploration of the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Act 1, and the dynamics of their relationship -suitable for use with KS3 and KS4. This is likely to span 2 lessons.