An exemplar response for AQA P2 Q5. ‘Climate change is the most important issue facing the planet. We must act reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions before it is too late’. Write a speech persuading people to change their lifestyles and help reduce emissions. Used for higher ability students to help them reach grades 7-9.

5 exemplar responses for GCSE English Language descriptive writing. Each is written in response to a descriptive writing prompt. Used with top sets as examples of successful writing. mysterious situation peaceful setting abandoned setting inside of a house happiness

A sheet with ambitious vocabulary for students. Used to improve their vocabulary in creative writing. Categorised as follows: words for smells, tastes, feels, sounds, buildings, big, small, walk, weather.

A grade 5/6 exemplar article about snow for AQA Language P2 Q5. Useful to help students see what they need to do to secure a good pass.

A full grade 9 essay comparing conflict in Exposure and Bayonet. Thesis + 3 big idea paragraphs. Ideal for using as an example after teaching Power and Conflict cluster to students at KS4.

A vocabulary sheet for improving non-fiction writing. Contains connectives, modal and imperative verbs, words and idioms to express a range of feelings, and intensifiers.

A grade 8/9 descriptive writing response to an image. Uses highly ambitious vocabulary, sentence structure and punctuation. Uses a wide range of complex linguistic features successfully. Description of an image of a car graveyard (image attached to response)

A written SOW. 7 lessons focused on punctuation (semi colons, colons, apostrophes, dashes, speech punctuation). 7 lessons focused on word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs). Knowledge and Skills tests included. Mark scheme included.

A model response for AQA Lit P2 answering the question: Compare how two poets present love and lust in Singh Song! and one other poem from the relationships cluster. Used with top set Y11.

This is a lesson that I created for my bottom set Y9 class to help tem understand and use prepositions of place in complex sentences. It could easily be used to teach prepositions at KS2 and wouldn't take much adapting. Lesson uses Where's Wally as a stimulus for writing. Engaging activities to keep students enthused.

A modelled response answering the question How does Russell present the theme of childhood and growing up? Meets all level 6 criteria on mark scheme. Roughly level 8.

A huge range of Outstanding Literacy lessons aimed at low ability KS3 and KS4 classes. No need to alter- these are ready to teach and will keep you going all year. Separated clearly into sections for sentence types, word classes, punctuation, dialogue, homophones and creative writing. Lots of card sorts, quizzes, competitions, engaging activities, use of YouTube clips to inspire writing etc.

Model response for Macbeth GCSE Literature question 'How does Shakespeare present Macbeth and Banquo’s relationship? 2 paragraphs, roughly grade 6 standard

Model responses for Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde. Both roughly grade 6/7. 1. How does Stevenson present Dr Jekyll as a troubled character? 2. How does Stevenson create a feeling of dread?

An extract from 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell and an accompanying Language Paper 1 Q4.

An exemplar answer for AQA Language Paper 1 Q5 using a snow globe as stimulus for writing

A literacy mat that can be printed and laminated. Pupils will benefit from the use of this and become independent learners and self-correctors. Can be used on tables or on a "help wall".

A worksheet on declarative, imperative, exclamatory and interrogative sentences. Students label each sentence type and then have a go at changing one sentence type to another.

Slow writing task in response to an image. (Note: I have another free slow writing task also available in my resources)