Suitable for KS4 and KS5, this pack has short extracts from All the Light We Cannot See, Notes from a Small Island and The Shining. Each extract has a glossary and a short explanation. There are 2-3 questions per extract at the end to elicit the writer’s descriptive techniques; I have uploaded a .pdf and word version, please use font Quicksand for the headings to match the screenshots!

A one-stop poster for revision for the International Baccalaureate English Literature and Language) Route A Paper 2 (exam comparison paper). Gives students 9 options of tasks, that you can give them at the beginning of the course and not need to prompt or repeat ‘how to revise’ again! Print A3 for the classroom or A4 for their own notes.

Seven extracts with passage-based and whole-text questions created for the new CIE IGCSE specification. Extracts span the whole text and vary in length from one to one and a half pages. Questions are focused on characters, themes or significant moments.

KS3 Y8 or 9. Anthology of poems selected from a range of time periods and cultures, all written in act of protest. GoogleDrive lesson Powerpoints with analysis questions, historical context, embedded videos. Final creative outcome with reflective commentary and student exemplars. Flexible resources for adaptation and further scaffolding, focus on personal response and creativity. Please open all files in Google Slides and Docs for formatting and fonts!

Extract from ‘The Girl with the Shark’s Teeth’ with 20 marks’ worth of questions and full answer sheet. Suitable for Y7 and Y8.

Content for 1-2 lessons using Pixar’s educational videos from Youtube: ‘Pixar in a Box’ to inspire students to come up with story ideas, consider structure and main themes. I do not own the videos. They are linked on the slides and linked in notes for each slide.

Extract from the novel Empire of the Sun with vocabulary definitions. 10 questions worth 30 marks ranging from information retrieval to engaging with a critical statement. Exemplar PEA response. Writing tasks with prompts. All fully adaptable to suit your exam board.

Online scheme of work: 4 poem analysis worksheets, 1 analysis booklets (step-by-step PEA with exemplars), 1 creative writing booklet, 1 fun extension worksheet. Lessons cover 4 poems in detail: I am a Parrot by Grace Nichols Elephant Eternity by Adrian Mitchell Lone Dog by Elaine Rutherford Mcleod Considering the Snail by Thomas Gunn Every lesson is a Word/Google Slides worksheet which students can edit directly. Each worksheet has a sheet of answers and exemplar student responses.

Creative scheme of work focusing on key themes across the novel, with a range of assessments to adapt; PEAs, full essay, debates and creative responses. There are no LOs nor links to National Curriculum, so easily adapted to suit your school. Tried and tested twice round with top private UK boarding school and International school with more able learners. Lots of great ideas and examples of all PEAs.

Fully resourced comprehension questions and extract for this 2022 Carnegie Medal Shortlist novel by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock. CIE style though completely relevant for any exam boards or entrance exams. Includes exemplar answers and PEA structure support