24 ready to teach lessons formulated from the AQA Teaching resources to help you develop the confidence of your Key Stage 3 students when reading 19th-century literature. You can download the full booklet for free (http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-8702-19C-KS3.PDF) and it comes with teaching ideas, many of which I have utilised, so before purchasing you may want to look at it and design your own lessons. The Outcomes are geared towards year 7 students working towards the new grades 1-9 (Grade 1 - developing/ Grade 2 - good/ Grade 3 - Secure). Some of the extracts are quite long and will need differentiation for lower ability students. This has taken many hours of putting together and tries to encapsulate the language and literature AO's with questions designed to prepare for paper 1 and paper 2 of language. Extracts from: Childhood and family 1: motherless children • Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens (1848) • Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1838) • Silas Marner by George Eliot (1861) Childhood and family 2: education • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1847) – extract 1 • Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1839) – extract 1 • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1847) – extract 2 • David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1850) • Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1839) – extract 2 • Hard Times by Charles Dickens (1854) • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1847) – extract 3 Childhood and family 3: girls and boys • Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (1847) • The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1860) • Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (1817) • Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (1891) Childhood and family 4: a woman’s place • Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (1814) • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1861) • The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (1886) • Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1811)

A set of 21 flash cards x 4 for Paper1 and Paper 2 of English Language - trying to break down, in simplest terms, how to approach each question. Most slides are editable.

17 ready to teach lessons formulated from the AQA Teaching resources to help you develop the confidence of your Key Stage 3 students when reading 19th-century literature. You can download the full booklet for free (http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-8702-19C-KS3.PDF) and it comes with teaching ideas, many of which I have utilised, so before purchasing you may want to look at it and design your own lessons. The Outcomes are geared towards year 8 students working towards the new grades 1-9 (Grade 2 - developing/ Grade 3 - good/ Grade 4 - Secure). I have tried to incorporate scaffolding for lower and a GandT slide at the end of each to print off. Please check notes fields as these are complete lessons with no extra lesson plan. This has taken many hours of putting together and tries to encapsulate the language and literature AO's with questions designed to prepare for paper 1 and paper 2 of language. It starts with creative writing and there is also a leaflet writing lesson. Most lessons say PA - peer assessed this is of your own discretion to decide when to teacher mark. Extracts from: • Moonfleet by J. Meade Faulkner (1898) • King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard (1885) • The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1890) • Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1883) • Dr Watson’s description of Sherlock Holmes from A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1887) • The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903) • Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (1877) • Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1837) • Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) • David Livingstone (1813-1873) • Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719)

A lesson created for an observation. Based on analysing quotations related to light and warmth.

3 lessons for writing practise for the WJEC English Language examinations (aimed at foundation pupils) - vocabulary settling activity relates to the written task.

A Powerpoint to aid revision of the writing styles tested by the WJEC, some past paper questions (half an hour per question) sorry the mark scheme looks patchy but it was just a screenshot!

An 8 page booklet to be completed by students for a homework project. Includes researching schools and punishments; designing a film poster and writing a social services report for Billy.

A set of 45 homeworks incorporating spelling, grammar and comprehension. 3 word booklets of 15 homeworks each. Some sourced from the internet and some made from scratch. Marking slides for ease - each homework can be marked at the start or end of a lesson. The idea is that this takes the pressure off setting and marking homework and can be set alongside reading for pleasure.

PPT's to support the teaching of the Power and Conflict poems: Shelley Ozymandias Blake London Wordsworth The Prelude: stealing the boat Robert Browning My Last Duchess Alfred Lord Tennyson The Charge of the Light Brigade Wilfred Owen Exposure Seamus Heaney Storm on the Island Ted Hughes Bayonet Charge Simon Armitage Remains Jane Weir Poppies Carol Ann Duffy War Photographer Imtiaz Dharker Tissue Carol Rumens The Émigrée Beatrice Garland Kamikaze John Agard Checking Out Me History The resources may be used as a starting point (the outcomes and plenaries may be a bit too repetitive but this is reflected in the price) though each one has a different literacy starter (in line with our school policy). Last year I gave out the colour pictures with each poem and pupils matched them up and were able to discuss the imagery created by the poets. Together, we annotated the poems on the board.

A series of Powerpoints to aid understanding of Act V. Each lesson has differentiated Outcomes and activities linked to the reading of each scene. There is also two example exam questions. I am uploading each act as it is finished and will then bundle into one complete scheme.

9 ready to teach lessons and accompanying booklet to introduce KS3 learners to AQAs paper 1. All slides are fully editable and some of the extracts used could also be used for the different question types. Updated - 8th June as error on lesson 1 this has been rectified - sincere apologies to those who have already purchased - C Redmond

These are a novel way to share outcomes. You can change the subject from English and type in the Unit title. Obviously change my name and picture to personalise for yourself. Insert the first and last slides to your PPT. Getting pupils to comment on what they have learned is specific and sometimes useful.

A series of Powerpoints to aid understanding of Act IV. Each lesson has differentiated Outcomes and activities linked to the reading of each scene. I am uploading each act as it is finished and will then bundle into one complete scheme.

A series of Powerpoints to aid understanding of Act I. The first two are an introduction. Each lesson has differentiated Outcomes and activities linked to the reading of each scene. I am uploading each act as it is finished and will then bundle into one complete scheme.

2 lessons using imagery to aid descriptive writing - aimed at lower ability.

17 ready to teach lessons -Dennis Kelly's play DNA - introducing the new grading system. Peer assessment linked in, starters and plenaries and exam style question. One for the visual learners... hours of work and creating images!

A series of Powerpoints to aid understanding of Act II. Each lesson has differentiated Outcomes and activities linked to the reading of each scene. I am uploading each act as it is finished and will then bundle into one complete scheme.

A set of 45 homeworks incorporating spelling, grammar and comprehension. 3 word booklets of 15 homeworks each. Some sourced from the internet and some made from scratch. Marking slides for ease - each homework can be marked at the start or end of a lesson. The idea is that this takes the pressure off setting and marking homework and can be set alongside reading for pleasure.