This resource is aimed at GCSE English Literature students studying Romeo and Juliet. It is a whole lesson which includes: * a quick test (with answers) on the prologue and act 1 scene 1 * annotations and key questions on the scene (act 4 scene 2) * a ‘to what extent’ question * a model PETER paragraph for students to support students in creating their own LO: to improve our confidence with PETER paragraphs Feedback gratefully received.

This scheme of work was created after some EDUQAS training I was lucky enough to receive. It is an incredibly useful short scheme of work which sets out to teach a very formulaic response to the main 5 question types used in Language Component 1 - the fiction reading element of the exam. This scheme contains: 8 complete lessons (PowerPoint) Typed fiction extracts - ready to use! Modeled responses and exam answers Attached homeworks Please leave comments and reviews, all are gratefully received. Thank you

A worksheet which gives examples of relative clauses and then gets students to write their own. There is a ‘spooky stories’ theme to match our current year 7 unit and ‘challenge’ boxes will help to stretch and challenge your more able students. This resource is easy to use for whole classes or for individual intervention and is presented in an engaging way. Please leave comments and reviews, thank you.

A short baseline unit used with year 7 on Heroes and Villains as an introduction to their Greek Mythology unit. This contains seven lessons as below: What are heroes and villains? How are monsters different to villains? How can I create effective description in my writing? How can I use ambitious vocabulary to improve my writing? How can I improve the accuracy of my writing? Baseline assessment Assessment feedback All resources are provided for the unit and all feedback greatly appreciated!

This resource contains 4 images digitally created by me representing four famous authors: Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl and Harper Lee. These look excellent printed on A3 and used as part of classroom displays, library work or even for decorating for open evenings.

After studying 6 poems in the EDUQAS Poetry Anthology, I wanted to check the understanding of my group. I decided to make them teach each other about the poems! This resource is a very clear and well structured PowerPoint presentation to explain to the students what they will be expected to complete over a 2-3 lesson period. The students worked in groups, each focused on a different poem, to create a 10 minute presentation and accompanying activity to teach to their peers. I found this to be an excellent revision resource which doesn't really need any differentiating between sets, however I would suggest grouping students according to ability. The students had a really clear understanding of the task, following this presentation, and I was very impressed with the 'lessons' they produced!

I used this resource with my GCSE groups to practise part (a) of the EDUQAS Poetry exam (in component 1 of the Literature paper). This exam-style lesson focuses on improving students' knowledge of, and skills they need to answer, part (a) of the poetry paper. It uses Philip Larkin's 'Afternoons' (from the EDUQAS anthology) as the focus poem. This resource includes: - A engaging and well presented PowerPoint - A 'home-made' exam paper for Philip Larkin's 'Afternoons' (which is based on the SAMS materials in order for my paper to look as 'realistic' to the students as possible) - A reflection sheet for the students to complete after they have finished their exam style answer to part (a) of the exam. Thank you for viewing and I hope your students find it as helpful as mine did!

This is a full PowerPoint (for a 1 hour lesson) which I have used with year 7, 8 and 9 groups. This lesson could also be used as a cross-curricular or whole school resource to help students in other subjects understand the importance of correct grammar and amend their work as necessary. This PowerPoint is colourful, engaging and includes a challenge task which stretched the more able in my group. I have also included a slide on common errors where the students have to spot why the apostrophe usage is incorrect. As a plenary, the PowerPoint also includes a peer assessment task. Please leave reviews, thank you.

This resource contains a Powerpoint lesson created to help my students revise the use of STRIVE (subject, tone, rhyme and rhythm, imagery, vocabulary and effect) which aids them in analysing an unseen poem. It also contains a Word document which is a copy of Harrison's poem, 'Long Distance II'. This lesson is an excellent resource to introduce using STRIVE as well as using it for revision purposes. It is aimed at set 3 and 4 ability, however could easily be adapted to add stretch and challenge. The Powerpoint provides details for students of different levels of analysis that they could comment on in this poem. For example, after asking students about what imagery they could focus on in 'Long Distance II', there is an animated text box which gives some detailed examples of commentary on the poem. Please comment and rate if this resource has been helpful for you and your classes, Thank you

A Midsummer Night's Dream Year 9 FULL SOW has been designed to teach a middle ability year 9 group. I have used a wide variety of activities, aiming to engage all. I would be really grateful for any feedback and please give a review if it's been helpful to you, thank you. This SOW includes 17 lessons and 1 assessment. The assessment is 'How is the supernatural world described in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?' and the assessment sheet is structured for teacher feedback and then student reflection. All of the presentations use Notebook software.

This collection of 5 worksheets are excellent for using with teaching Macbeth remotely. They could be used with any KS4 groups, but I have recently used them with my set 3 year 10s. These worksheets have ALL instructions and resources included so students can manage their work at their own speed and without direct instruction from a teacher. All 5 worksheets are on Microsoft Word and contain a mixture of activities to engage students in their reading of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

This resources was created as part of a new ‘bundle’ of resources which are aimed at meeting the needs of year 7s following the change to the KS2 SATs specification. It is an engaging and easily accessible worksheet for all abilities. It has opportunity for stretch and challenge (tasks included on the sheet).

This lesson is focused on answering the ‘List’ question as part of EDUQAS Language Paper 1 - fiction reading. I am an examiner for this paper and have created a full SOL for teaching fiction reading to GCSE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12903917 If you find this lesson useful, please check it out!

This resource is a bookmark designed for use in The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson. I have started created these bookmarks as so many of my (secondary age) students struggle finding books that they enjoy reading. Sometimes, getting them to even pick up a book is tricky! I am aiming to make picking a book easier through the use of these bookmarks. I hope it can be of use to you and your students, Any feedback greatly appreciated.

This resource is a bookmark designed for use in Boy Underwater by Adam Baron. I have started created these bookmarks as so many of my (secondary age) students struggle finding books that they enjoy reading. Sometimes, getting them to even pick up a book is tricky! I am aiming to make picking a book easier through the use of these bookmarks. I hope it can be of use to you and your students, Any feedback greatly appreciated.

I have used this SOW with my current year 9, middle ability set. The first 10 lessons and any accompanying resources are included. I have used a wide variety of activities, aiming to engage all. I would be really grateful for any feedback and please give a review if it's been helpful to you, thank you. The lessons use Notebook software! The full SOW is available for purchase.

This lesson is a free resource on Ted Hughes’ poem ‘Esther’s Tomcat’. It is part of a 19 lesson SOL which is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-7-8-nature-poetry-complete-sol-12419991