Secondary English resources

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising John Agard’s power and conflict poem 'Checking Out Me History.’ It contains comprehensive sections on: Context; Line-by-Line Analysis; Poetic Devices/ Language Devices; Themes; Form/Structure; Poems for Comparison; The Poet’s Influences. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

This is based on The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. A short SOW containing 4 lessons that takes KS3 students through the reading section of the NEW GCSE English Language Paper 1 “Explorations in creative writing”. Lessons are differentiated by questions, resource and task. There is also a mock paper based on a different extract from the same book. This worked well with a Year 8 class.

This A3 can be adapted and edited via publisher. You can also print off and cut out the quotes and the mini whiteboards for a more hands-on approach. Please review :)

A short SOW containing 4 lessons that takes KS3 students through the reading section of the NEW GCSE English Language Paper 1 “Explorations in creative writing”. Lessons are differentiated by questions, resource and task. There is also a mock paper based on a different extract from the same book. This worked well with a Year 7 class.

series of PPt using extracts from classics for English Language Paper 1. Comes with extracts and short question paper. AQA 8700 English Language

This is a picture quiz of famous people, suitable for all age groups. Print the pictures off and put them around the room. Students can then move around in their quiz teams and write down who they think the famous people are on their answer sheet. It’s a no hassle quiz to tackle the last lessons before the holidays and all the correct answers are included within the resource.

This is a collection of 10 minute starter activities to be used at the beginning of an evaluation lesson to get students into an “evaluative mood” complete with some teacher answers!

This is an entire scheme of work with a variety of extracts from different cultures, writers, backgrounds and time periods. It is a 4 week scheme but may last longer. I would recommend following up with a walk and talk mock and peer-assessment before completing a final assessment. I have a free one of these to go with the PIXL Woman in Black mock elsewhere!

High School vocabulary practice.

High School vocabulary practice.

Lessons exploring setting in ‘An Inspector Calls’ (scheme of work and work booklet are also available).

Recap features of travel writing Use previous knowledge of travel writing to produce a travel writing piece

High School vocabulary practice.

Help students with their analysis by using this slogan activity. Students analyse the words, and consider the connotations of certain words. This will help them for language and structure for most specs!

High School vocabulary practice.

I am pleased to add a comprehensive PowerPoint on how to create a soap opera. The PowerPoint contains tasks on character, setting, plot development and many more key elements. Ideal for KS3 classes but can also be used across all years and across a few different subjects. This will save you hours of planning

High School vocabulary practice.

A standalone reading and comprehension booklet, using the AQA Telling Tales Anthology (short stories) with other key extracts, to be used with Key Stage 4. Texts used are: When The Wasps Drowned Chemistry Odour of Chrysanthemums Polish Teacher’s Tie Korea A Family Supper Invisible Mass of the Back Row The Darkness Out There The Outsiders The Sniper The aim of the booklet is to allow students to independently work and revise: each text has comprehension and exam-style questions which accompany them. Within the booklet there are also independent writing tasks which could be set as either classwork or homework. The current layout is set to print as an A5 booklet, rather than A4, to save paper and reduce costs.

High School vocabulary practice.

High School vocabulary practice.

Seven Deadly Sins introduction - Good Context for Jekyll and Hyde, Macbeth, An Inspector Calls - AQA English GCSE. Includes videos, songs and drama activities.

Jekyll and Hyde Revision or introduction - Characters mindmap

Practice question on the theme of love. Consists of a grid, quotation analysis and practice question.

Practice question on the theme of weakness. Consists of a grid, quotation analysis and practice question.

Practice question about how the character of Macbeth changes throughout the play. Includes a grid, quotation analysis and the practice question.

A set of activities linked to the poem Amulet by Ted Hughes.

This assembly script is designed for Y6 leavers - focusing on being locked in ‘primary jail’ for various crimes and needed to perform tasks to escape to secondary school. Each child has committed a crime (e.g. crimes against handwriting/dad dancing etc). one child from each task escapes until they join a group at the end, who perform a dance - therefore when adapting to suit your class, you may need to change the crimes or order of children. It could be adapted to suit any transition year. Our class thoroughly enjoyed this play.

This task is designed to be used right at the start of a lesson that will develop the skill of evaluation. I have used this resource as a starter activity that is on the desk waiting for students whilst they’re filtering into the classroom. The first 10 minutes of the lesson is spent with the students evaluating how successful certain slogans are which I found was successful at showing them how evaluation could look outside of the classroom.

Here is everything you need to teach Act 4 of Macbeth. Specifically written for the new spec AQA English Literature GCSE but equally applicable to other exam boards. This scheme contains full lessons for each and every scene of Act 4, with each lesson containing a range of interesting and engaging activities to develop and deepen your students’ understanding of the text. The scheme contains differentiated success criteria and tasks, full analysis for all scenes and teacher notes to guide you through the teaching of the lesson. Homework tasks are also included with the scheme. The lessons will require little to no adaptation and all the resources you need are included. Save big compared to buying these resources separately. Buy in confidence from a TES recommended author.

Question on Juliet’s relationships within the play and how they change. Lesson consists of a table, quotation analysis and practice question. Should write 2 parahraphs and then peer assess based on AOs

The students have to solve the crossword puzzle about animals idioms. This activity is useful for intermediate level students. It includes 25 slides with sounds.

Full unit of work with starters, resources, youtube links etc all embedded within massive powerpoint. Ideal with KS3 or KS4 for Creative Writing. Combines poetry and non-fiction with story of Ruth Ellis.

Detailed lesson for the AQA Power and Conflict poetry text ‘Remains’. Students read and watch interviews from ex-soldiers to gain understanding of the contextual ideas that may help their understanding of the poem. A series of questions are given to aid students’ analysis of the poem. In addition, an exam style question and Assessment Objective planning sheet is also included.

High School vocabulary practice.

Two very engaging lessons covering travel theme as well as AO3 skill - Thinking about what travel writing is. Look at different forms of travel writing. Analyse language and layout in different travel writing. Write a comparative paragraph about differences in travel writing

High School vocabulary practice.

High School vocabulary practice.

This is an extremely useful resource to be used alongside the study of George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’. There are three booklets included that cover ten weeks of homework. The first booklet contains weekly comprehensive homework tasks that requires pupils to learn three key quotations, a short piece of contextual information and three pieces of vocabulary. It also contains a weekly task. The second booklet contains weekly tests to check their learning. These tests are cumulative, so require pupils to retain knowledge from previous weeks. The final booklet contains the answers to all weekly tests to enable teachers to quickly and accurately mark pupils’ work. This could alternatively be distributed to pupils in order for them to self or peer mark. These booklets have proved to be invaluable in preparing our pupils for the demands of GCSE English Literature. Their ability to retain quotations and discuss the text confidently has greatly improved, and the pupils can see their learning is very clearly structured.

High School vocabulary practice.

High School vocabulary practice.

In depth annotations for the following poems: Ozymandias London Charge of the Light Brigade Exposure Storm on the Island Remains

Everything you need to teach Act 4 Scene 3 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This is also available as part of a bundle whereby a considerable saving can be made; following the full scheme is recommended. The lessons have been created specifically for teaching at GCSE level, and cover the key assessment objectives for 9-1 New-Specification AQA: understanding of the text, language and structure, context/themes/author intent (although equally applicable to other exam boards). Differentiated outcomes and tasks allow you to reach all learners, although I would recommend the lessons specifically for middle to higher ability students. Throughout the scheme, students are encouraged to make notes and annotate the text, as this will be a valuable revision tool when preparing for exams. No fear version is also included as a further scaffolding tool for lower ability learners. Teacher notes are provided on the PowerPoint to help explain and guide you through all phases of the lesson, with a range of interesting and engaging tasks for you to choose from. Importantly, full analysis is provided for all the tasks set, to enable you to lead interesting and engaging discussions which will deepen the students’ appreciation of the text. Strictly speaking, there is a lot more here than you would fit into a 1 hour lesson, so you may wish to spread this over a couple of lessons, or perhaps be a little selective with the tasks you wish to do. PDF version is for preview purposes. Buy in confidence from a TES recommended gold author! If you make a purchase and find the resource useful, why not get another one absolutely free? Simply leave a review for the resource purchased, email with your TES username alongside a link to the resource you would like. Your free resource will then be sent over right away!