Double sided A4 knowledge organiser for Dickens’ Oliver Twist. Contains key quotations for key characters, key themes and settings, writer’s ideas and intentions, and detailed information about context (poverty, workhouse, crime and Industrial Revolution). Language and structural features also included alongside definitions.

A knowledge organiser for AQA’s Power and Conflict cluster. Contains key quotations for each poem, contextual notes, key themes and comparative words and phrases. There are also definitions for various language/structure/form subject terminology. Can be printed and laminated for tables, glued into books at start of topic, or given to Y11 for revision.

A variety of lessons for AQA Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Q5s. Inspired by various poems in the Power and Conflict cluster. Lessons cover fiction writing and non-fiction. These were used with my top set Y10 (target grades ranging between 5 and 9).

Section C of the AQA poetry exam Two Unseen Poetry assessment papers themed around winter

A cultural literacy lesson aimed at Y7 Pupil Premium students. Lesson covers key information about Shakespeare and emphasises importance of improving cultural literacy. Card sort activity of common Shakespeare words/phrases and their meanings. Worksheet included- students collect answers to questions throughout lesson and write down any new vocabulary and definitions.

An end of year Literature quiz for all of the above named texts.

A PowerPoint of 7 lessons covering the descriptive writing aspect of the new AQA Language exam. Covers a range of descriptive features that can be used to answer Q5 of Paper 1.

3 revision lessons for Romeo and Juliet. Lesson 1- general revision of plot and key quotations. Lesson 2- making references to prologue. Lesson 3- key scene analysis.

Booklet of key quotations for R+J and ACC. Students can work their way through key quotations for each text, building up their analysis through annotations. Each section is followed by an exam style Q and room to write a short response.

Exemplar response for a question about the presentation of violence in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Meets all of the level 6 criteria for AQA Lit Paper 1- roughly a Grade 8 response. Extract and exam Q provided to help contextualise the response.

An AQA style mock exam for Paper 2 Section A themed around protests. Uses an eyewitness account of the Peterloo Massacre and an article about a recent protest in Paris.

A knowledge organiser for Shakespeare’s tragedy, 'Romeo and Juliet’ Contains key quotations listed by character, key themes and symbols, Contextual information (Elizabeth I, patriarchy, astrology and religion), Shakespeare’s ideas/intentions and some key subject terminology for language/structure/form. Could be laminated and left on tables or printed and glued into books.

A knowledge organiser for Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Includes key quotations listed by character, key themes and settings, Shakespeare’s ideas/intentions and various contextual factors (James I, supernatural, Great Chain of Being, Mary Scott and the Gunpowder Plot). Also has a handy section for identifying language, structure and form within the play.

A knowledge organiser for Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Contains key quotations for each character and the island itself, key themes, contextual information (WW2, Cold War, Original sin, Freud) and Golding’s ideas/intentions. Boxes with key language and structure devices also included.

Full PowerPoint for all of the AQA Power and Conflict poems. Lessons cover each poem and how to write comparative essays. Each lesson begins with detailed AO3 context and is followed by AO1 and AO2 skills. Some models included.

A SOW exploring the play over a whole term. Lessons are focused on both reading and writing skills- including analysis, evaluation, writing from a character's perspective and writing non-fiction. Each lesson has a clear LO with a planned starter, main and plenary. (Some lessons have multiple options to choose from). Challenge tasks at included for the more able students.

Complete revision guide for AQA Foundation paper

In line with new English GCSE AOs focused on subject terminology, I have created a wall display for classrooms. All key grammatical and linguistic terms are dealt with. Can be printed and laminated to go around room borders, or stuck on one board to form a terminology wall.

A powerpoint used to deliver a training session on plenaries. Uses ACRE to consider how plenaries are best used in lessons. Includes a quiz about what makes an effective plenary and top tips for trainees/NQTs when planning their own plenaries.

A writing frame for Reading responses using the GCSE assessment objectives. Great for laminating and using on tables.