One lesson on the WW1 poem Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen. The handouts are adapted for low, middle and high ability. I get the students to wear a builder’s dust mask to empathise with the soldiers’ experiences in a gas attack. If you like this lesson please leave me a review!

A free lesson on teaching prosodics and paralinguistics to A Level English Language students. Check out my shop for further resources!

Multicultural Poetry Unit with lots of old favourites! 10 lessons in an easily adaptable format. Blessing Half Caste Presents from my Aunts Limbo Hurricane hits England A starting point for developing engaging and fun lessons. If you like my resources please leave a review!

Some easy starter resources for the novel ‘Ruby in the Smoke’ by Philip Pullman. Quotes and essay plan with an example essay. If you like my resources please leave me a review! Check out my other resources in my shop.

A 34 slide lesson on the introduction of Paper 2 Q4 Opinion Article writing. This is for AQA A Level English Language. Many of my students struggle with this question so I have put together a range of resources in the bundle in my shop. Please leave me a review!

A lesson on the poem Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney in the AQA Poetry Anthology Power and Conflict. The lesson concentrates on Semantic Fields and analysing language techniques in the poem. Check out my shop for more resources for KS3, KS4 and A Level

This is one lesson that is part of a larger unit of work on Spoken Discourse for A Level English Language. I use it with my Y12 students and get them to find examples of different texts (spoken and written) for a follow up lesson. If this is useful to you, please leave me a review!

One lesson on the context and back ground of the Victorian Era as an introduction to the Woman in Black. This is one lesson part of a bigger unit of work that is for sale in my shop.

A useful lesson for KS3 or KS4 on how to develop sentence structure in creative writing. Using different settings as a way in and inspiration students can develop sentence structure whilst also developing skills needed for Paper 1 Section B writing for AQA (with a picture prompt). If you find this useful please leave me a review and visit my shop for other resources and schemes of work!

An AQA style Paper 1 section B lesson on creative writing to engage students in using picture prompts. Ideal for KS3 or could be adapted for Y10. Please leave me a review and check out my other resources in my shop!

A first look at the poem ‘Tyger’ focusing on imagery and symbolism. Useful for KS3 but could be easily adapted for KS4. Please check out my other resources in my shop!

Two lessons on the structure of diaries, one lesson using extracts from Anne Frank. Great as an introduction to writing diaries and visually engaging for lower ability students. Please leave me a review and check out my other resources in my shop!

This is designed to be one lesson introducing the Unseen Prose element of AQA Spec A Paper 2. It uses the past paper Nov 2020 from AQA and walks the students through approaches to the text. 15 slide ppt. This is part of a bigger unit available on my shop. Please leave me a review!

A walkthrough lesson (should take 3-4 lessons to cover all questions) for Paper 1 Section A Reading for AQA specification using the June 2017 Insert and Question Paper ‘Rosabel and the Hat Shop’ text. This can be found on the AQA website. Can be easily adapted for different ability levels. Please leave me a review and visit my shop for other resources.

Creative Writing Resources using an extract from ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald suitable for KS3 creative writing or KS4 Language Paper 1 Section B for AQA. The extract is abridged for KS3 readers and the handout can be for either and adapted for higher ability students if needed. Please check out my shop for further resources and leave a review!

Lord of the Flies 12 lessons covering the main characters, themes and settings from the novel. Ideal for year 9 but can be adapted for other ages/abilities. Please leave me a review and check out my other resources in my shop!

A Level English Language Transcript for use with Paper 1 meanings and representations. This transcript is also part of a bigger bundle unit of work as an introduction to spoken language analysis. I use this with my Y12 classes for AQA however this transcript would work for any specification.

**Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo collection of useable worksheets and handouts. A full range of 12 different resources including: speaking tasks based on a courtroom role play homework research task WW1 context posters letters from the trenches writing a persuasive speech Empathy writing Conflict booklet of poetry, blogs, letters Medium term plan If you like my resources please leave a review!

A mini unit of 6 lessons and associated resources on Occupation and Power for A Level English Language following the AQA spec. Including lessons on: -sociolect and idiolect jargon in the workplace job adverts and transcripts Language and power theories links to ‘the apprentice’ TV show and use of power Please leave me a review and check out my other resources in my shop!

A full 29 slide powerpoint and an accompanying workbook for A Level English Language Sociolinguistics unit on Technology. The lesson looks at the history of technology and the impact on our language, linking at the end to theories and debates from linguists. Please leave me a review and check out my other resources in my shop.