English class project ideas

Make the most of lessons with these engaging English projects, covering a range of genres and key skills

Tes Resources Team

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Project ideas to keep secondary English classes motivated and practising key skills

Whether you're looking for resources to finish a unit of work or start or end the term, English projects offer students an opportunity to work creatively whilst consolidating everything they have learned so far. We have selected a range of project based resources which are sure to keep your secondary students involved. Looking for more secondary English resources? Take a look at our English hub.

Creative English projects 

At the start of a term or nearing the end of one, creative English projects are a good way for students to focus on one piece of work over a period of time. From putting together your own magazine to researching the life and work of Shakespeare and creating a fairy story, these resources allow your students to explore and demonstrate a range of English language and literary techniques in the classroom.

The Island Project creative writing mini-scheme
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The Island Project creative writing mini-scheme

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A 6-lesson mini scheme of work, 'The Island Project' is a creative writing scheme that imagines the students have been stranded on a deserted island. Written in the form of journal entries, this scheme allows students to develop their creative writing skills, understand how to build descriptions and...
Book review Mind Map
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Book review Mind Map

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This is a blank mind map worksheet for creating a book review. Prints on A4, best photocopied up to A3 size. Pupils fill in boxes with brief descriptions as prompted for story characters, draw and label the elements of the storyline, tick boxes to show the genre and their opinions in brief, fill in...
An Inspector Calls Homework Project
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An Inspector Calls Homework Project

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An Inspector Calls Independent learning project. Use knowledge of the play to design and pitch a cover for a new edition of the text. Design should include information on the author, blurb, key quotes and evaluative comment. Includes second task to write a persuasive letter to a local book shop. Wor...
Storytime Fairy Tale Pack
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Storytime Fairy Tale Pack

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Brothers Grimm, Hans C Andersen and Charles Perrault Fact Sheets with lesson ideas What Is a Fairy Tale? with lesson ideas Create a Fairy Tale Sheet Favourite Fairy Tale Survey Sheet Fairy Tale Creator Cards 4 sheets of 24 cards Fairy Tale Detective Sheet Fairy Tale Story Sheet Her...