A 14 slide PowerPoint on Instruction Texts and imperatives. Includes: Activities surrounding the ingredients of an Instruction Text. Defining the term "imperative". Analysing exemplar Instruction Texts. Creating our own Instruction Text. Peer-assessing in pairs using success criteria. Self-assessing our own understanding of Instruction Texts and imperatives.

A PowerPoint analysing language, structure, tone and images within the poem ‘To my nine-year-old self’ by Helen Dunmore, includes detailed annotation of stanzas. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. For AS/A-level Edexcel Poems of the Decade Collection

An 18 slide PowerPoint exploring William Wordsworth’s ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’, better known as ‘The Daffodils’. Suitable for KS3-KS5!

A 20 slide PowerPoint exploring Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Standing Female Nude’ - key themes, language and structure with thought-provoking questions for students to respond. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. Suitable for GCSE, AS level/A-level!

An introductory lesson to Andy Mulligan’s book ‘Trash’ - Includes a vocabulary list to help students describe both the setting of the text and the central character of Raphael. Lesson opens with a ‘Thunk’ activity but includes an alternative starter activity. Easily accessible for KS3 and both engaging and challenging - easily editable and can be adapted for different levels of challenge.

A lesson introducing analytical writing with questions on Andy Mulligan’s ‘Trash’, model paragraphs and success criteria. Also includes ingredients sheet for PEE style analysis and a vocab sheet for the text.

A 14 slide whole lesson on suspenseful descriptive writing using Show don’t tell techniques, imagery and short sentences for effect. Includes: images as springboard for creative writing (creepy rooms) checklist for effective suspense writing model suspense text for analysis Engaging PowerPoint promoting learning - suitable for all ages!

A 16 slide KS3 lesson on constructing PEA to analyse the poem ‘Albert & the Lion’ by Mariott Edgar. Easily adaptable and fun for younger students/lower sets!

This is a PowerPoint to accompany the reading of The Black Cat with a ‘horror genre’ language focus. It is suitable for ages 11-16 and allows students to zoom in on specific language employed by Poe. It also includes a quiz on the plot and central characters within the story to concrete understanding of what has been read. More engaging, affordable English resources here! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/rosecoates

Three lesson on Poe's 'The Black Cat' with focus on characters setting and themes within the horror genre. Included: a focus on linguistic and structural devices used within the story. Thunk and Do Now activity for each lesson included.

A 43 slide Poetry Unit aimed at KS3 and lower attaining KS4 classes that covers different types of poems from the Haiku to the Lyric Ode including their structures. Includes: different structural/linguistic poetic devices. different types of poem and their structural ingredients. fun activities for students that can be completed in class or as homework. self-assessment success criteria for students assessment opportunities for teachers/parents/tutors engaging and interactive slide layouts Links to the English GCSE exam criteria

A 14 slide lesson on the steps required to write a successful rant. Includes tips and advice as well as model RANT topics. Suitable for GCSE prep!

A lesson based on Roald Dahl’s descriptive passage on Mrs Pratchett from his autobiography ‘Boy’. Activities on identifying descriptive techniques in the passage, writing about them and then also employing descriptive devices in your own writing. KS3 Year 7/8

Includes: An 11 slide PowerPoint on writing to inform and success criteria including a sample information text for analysis.

A Word document detailing the ingredients of successful PEE language analysis and including a task for students to analyse language used by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men. Focus is on character presentation of Lennie. Suitable for all GCSE exam boards.

A 19 slide PowerPoint including context surrounding World War II and the Holocaust, as well as plot, character and setting for the novel itself. Suitable for all ages!

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students describe the experience of going camping Includes snippets of other writing to analyse for linguistic/structural techniques used for effect and to engage a reader. Includes interesting adjectives list and model written piece with questions for students to analyse. Suitable for KS2-KS3!

A 20 slide lesson supporting students in writing creatively using personification with sample writing and interesting tasks . Fun and engaging for KS2/KS3! Includes exciting adjectives list and success criteria!

Glossary of poetic terms for all key stages!

A short collection of slides getting students to think about reading and promoting reading in 2017.