Synonyms - Year 3 and 4 ‘Synonyms - Year 3 and 4’ is an engaging PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to use synonyms to create better sentences and improve writing. Content includes: Link to short synonyms video clip. Definition of synonyms with examples. Matching synonyms task with accompanying worksheet. How to use synonyms to create better sentences activity with accompanying worksheet. Consolidation of understanding. Synonyms interactive game link. ‘Synonyms - Year 3 and 4’ is a fully editable resource so you could use it as a quick starter activity to a literacy lesson, incorporate it into an existing resource, lesson or scheme of work or develop it into a wider language study unit.

Storm on the Island - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology This two-lesson mini-unit covers Seamus Heaney’s ‘Storm on the Island’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 51-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Seamus Heaney and the conflict in Northern Ireland First Reading – A reading of ‘Storm on the Island’ with glossary and comprehension / consolidation questions with example answers included. Language and imagery – Analysing ‘Storm on the Island’ in detail. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included. Lesson Two Imagery - Analysing Heaney’s use of imagery and poetic techniques (sibilance, simile, metaphor). Themes – Exploring the themes of ‘Storm on the Island’ – the power of nature, conflict and fear. Structure and Form – How Heaney uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE exam – Comparing ‘Storm on the Island’ with ‘The Prelude: Stealing the Boat’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam. This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview a few slides from the ‘Storm on the Island’ PowerPoint presentation, please click on the images.

Romeo and Juliet - Women in Elizabethan England (8-slide PowerPoint and 1 worksheet) In this teaching resource learners explore the role of women in Elizabethan England as presented in Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. The resource examines the character of Lord Capulet, his treatment of Juliet and the role of women in 16th century English society. As with all our teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet - Women in Elizabethan England is ready to teach but also fully editable. Therefore you can use it as it is or easily and quickly adapt it to suit your specific needs. Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England has been created with KS4 students in mind but it can easily be adapted for KS3 as all the PowerPoint slides are editable.

English Teaching Resources: The Nativity Story - KS1 ‘The Nativity Story - KS1’ has been designed to cover many of the year 1 and 2 curriculum objectives for ‘Reading - comprehension’ and ‘Writing - composition’ outlined in the English programme of study. ‘The Nativity Story’ is a bright and engaging PowerPoint presentation that includes: Colourful telling of the story with quiz questions to assess understanding Story sequencing activity with cut out worksheet Story re-telling with accompanying worksheets Select a character from the story and then draw and describe them Nativity scene colouring page ‘The Nativity Story - KS1’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit each class they teach.

Sonnets - Year 5 / 6 Poetry This differentiated Year 5/6 teaching resource teaches children about sonnets in a fun and engaging way. First of all, it provides an example Shakespearian sonnet and explains the ‘rules’ of sonnet poetry. Children are then tasked with exploring an example sonnet and discussing its structure and language. The second part of the lesson helps learners construct their own sonnet. Children are given a scaffolded approach and an example sonnet to help them construct a class and an individual poem. The resource is editable and differentiated using ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ activities to assure that all children are challenged and can achieve.

When We Two Parted This two-lesson mini-unit of work explores Byron’s ‘When We Two Parted’ in detail. Designed to teach pupils studying the AQA GCSE English Literature Love and Relationships Anthology, this resource analyses the poem in depth and explains how to write a comparative essay in the exam. The resource is made up of a 71-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and eight worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Making predictions – From the title alone ‘When We Two Parted’, what do you think the poem is about? Context – Learning the importance of context. How knowledge of context helps us understand the poem in detail. Here we explore Lord Byron, the Byronic hero, the Romantic movement and the social and historical context – the age of revolution. First Contact – An initial reading of the poem with a glossary included. A 2022 retelling of the narrative in modern prose. Comprehension questions with answers to assess understanding. A general summary/synopsis of the poem. Exploring Meaning – Analysing the poem in more detail. Exploring key quotes and discussing them with comprehensive questions that delve deeper. Model answers are provided. Essay Writing – An essay question task to assess initial understanding. Includes model answers and peer assessment opportunities. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the poem’s themes: love and the end of a love affair, secrecy, abandonment, disillusion, fidelity, separation and pain and suffering. Language – Exploring Byron’s use of archaic language, semantic fields and poetic techniques. A line by line annotation of the poem and comprehension questions with detailed answers. Structure and Form – How Byron uses the lyric form, perspective, punctuation, rhyme and enjambment and how he structures the stanzas and uses a cyclical narrative. The GCSE Exam – How to write a comparison essay with model responses. Comparing ‘When We Two Parted’ with ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ and ‘Neutral Tones’.

Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney is a detailed teaching resource which consists of a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation. English Teaching Resources GCSE: Death of a Naturalist (Seamus Heaney) includes a range and variety of lessons and activities for all abilities: 1. A brief biography of Seamus Heaney. 2. Analysis of the poem Death of a Naturalist, discussion of ideas and consolidation of understanding. 3. Structure & imagery- Discuss how Heaney uses structure and explore the imagery of the poem. 4. Style - Analysis of the use of poetic techniques in Death of a Naturalist. 5. Themes of Death of a Naturalist explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose.

This resource can be used with either the existing GCSE English syllabus or the new English GCSE. A PowerPoint analysis of The Manhunt and accompanying worksheets. ‘The Manhunt (Simon Armitage)’ includes: -A brief biography of Simon Armitage -Analysis of the poem The Manhunt with discussion of ideas and consolidation -Structure & language - Discuss how Armitage employs structure and analysis of imagery in The Manhunt. -Style and form - Analysis of Amitage’s style and form and the use of poetic devices in The Manhunt. -Language - Exploration of word choices, using P.E.E. to write about Armitage’s poem. -Themes of The Manhunt explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose. -Links - Where to find further information and analysis about the poet Simon Armitage.

Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6 'Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6’ is a mini unit of work containing 3 lessons which teach pupils how to write a formal letter and covers many of the curriculum objectives in the year 5 and 6 English programme of study (Writing - composition). Content includes: The difference between formal and informal writing How to write formally How to lay out a formal letter The dos and don’ts of writing a formal letter How to draft and redraft ‘Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

A Christmas Carol - Stave 2: Scrooge’s Childhood (20-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets) In Stave 2 the Ghost of Christmas Past encourages Scrooge to reflect on the time that he was abandoned at boarding school by his emotionally-distant father. This resource enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of this unhappy time in Scrooge’s life. It includes: A differentiated Do Now task in which learners must make three different, valid sentences relevant to Stave One using the words contained in three separate grids. Learners will then read from, ‘Scrooge reverently disclaimed any knowledge…’ down to ‘…and the streets were lighted up’, thinking about why Scrooge was unhappy at boarding school, how Dickens presents Scrooge’s unhappiness and the effects of this experience on Scrooge’s emotional development. Following on from this, learners will undertake a differentiated task that encourages them to consider the significance of three different characters from the stories that Scrooge read as a child. This could be done in pairs. The lesson concludes with a 3-2-1 learning review.

Before You Were Mine by Carol Ann Duffy This engaging GCSE teaching resource explores Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Before You Were Mine’ (AQA GCSE English Literature Love and Relationships Anthology) in detail. The resource is made up of a 22-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 worksheets. Contents include: Do Now Task – Life in the 1950s and parent / child relationships. Making Predictions – Using the title ‘Before You Were Mine’, what do you think the poem is about? Context – Learning about Carol and Duffy, the 1950s and Marilyn Monroe. Exploring Meaning – Analysing the poem, exploring and discussing key quotes in detail. Themes – Considering the themes of love, parenting, responsibility, youth and the role of women in society. Language – Exploring Duffy’s word choices and use of imagery. Structure and Form – How Duffy arranges the poem on the page, the use of enjambment and how the past and the present are presented. Essay Writing – An extended answer question (How does Duffy present motherhood in ‘Before You Were Mine’?) to assess understanding. Includes example answers. Peer assessment opportunities.

Prepositions - Years 3 and 4 ‘Prepositions - Years 3 and 4’ is an English KS2 teaching resource that covers the prepositions objectives in the English programme of study for years 3 and 4. This animated PowerPoint lesson includes: What are prepositions explanation Finding prepositions in writing explanation Why we use prepositions explanation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with two accompanying worksheets Two further worksheets with answers ‘Prepositions - Years 3 and 4’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit each class they teach.

Days of the Week - Year 1 English KS1 Teaching Resource In ‘Days of the Week - Year 1’ pupils practise ordering and spelling the days of the week as per the objectives of the Year 1 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: The days of the week explained Ordering days of the week activity and accompanying worksheet Using a capital letter to start each word explanation What comes next activity with accompanying worksheet ‘Yesterday’ and ‘tomorrow’ explanation ‘Yesterday’ and ‘tomorrow’ activity and accompanying worksheet Say, cover and write spelling activity with accompanying worksheet Word search activity with answers Days of the week flashcards Days of the week wall display As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Days of the Week - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4 ‘Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4’ has been created for lower KS2 pupils to practise identifying and using conjunctions in their writing as per the curriculum objective of the Year 3 and 4 programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Content includes: Definitions of conjunctions with examples Conjunctions activities with an accompanying worksheet Links to further conjunctions video clips and activities Link to a conjunctions game ‘Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4’ is a fully editable resource so you can adapt, personalise and differentiate it to suit your teaching requirements.

Our Day Out - Unit of Work This 15-lesson resource includes a unit overview, a 230-slide PowerPoint presentation and 35 worksheets. Every lesson covers key NC objectives and follows the four part lesson format: starter/introduction/development/plenary. All PowerPoint slides are fully editable, so you can teach the unit as it is or modify and differentiate the lessons to suit your teaching needs. You can view the whole resource by selecting ‘View All Slides’ and clicking on the images. This ‘Our Day Out’ teaching resource contains a range of activities, including: Brief biography of Willy Russell and the social and historical context of Our Day Out (1970s inner-city Liverpool). Comprehension questions with answers. Analysis of the characters of Mrs Kay, Mr Briggs and Carol. Character development - Mr Briggs’ character arc. Exploration of the key themes - class, education, poverty. Developing inference and deduction skills. Exploring stereotypes and prejudice. Willy Russell’s use of tension and suspense. Hot seating activities to develop understanding of characters. Writing a formal letter Russell’s use of dramatic irony to create comedy and pathos Sequencing and summarising activities Essay task with guidance To preview Our Day Out - Unit of Work, click on the images.

Walking Away This two-lesson mini-unit explores Cecil Day-Lewis’s ‘Walking Away’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying the AQA Love and Relationships cluster, this resource studies the poem in depth and explains how to write an essay comparing it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 59-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 7 accompanying worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Cecil Day-Lewis’s life and factors that may have inspired the poem. First Contact – An initial reading of ‘Walking Away’ with a glossary included. Comprehension questions with example answers. Exploring Meaning – Analysing ‘Walking Away’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. A model answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Walking Away’: parent/child relationships, memory, time, distance and growing up. Language – Exploring Day-Lewis’s use of language. An analysis of imagery and a line-by-line examination of the poem, with questions and answers. Structure and Form – How Day-Lewis uses the first-person perspective, direct address, caesura, rhyme and enjambment. The GCSE Exam – How to write a comparison essay. Comparing ‘Walking Away’ with ‘Before You Were Mine’ and ‘Mother, Any Distance’. Model answers included.

This introduction to the WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language qualification could be used with a Year 10 class at the beginning of the GCSE course or as a handy revision tool at the end of Year 11. As with all our PowerPoint materials, the PowerPoint is fully editable and can be tweaked and personalised for use at open evenings or INSET to help explain the workings of the GCSE English Language qualification.

A PowerPoint analysis of Sonnet 43 'How do I love thee' (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) and an accompanying worksheet booklet. Includes: A brief biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Analysis of the poem and discussion of ideas Structure & language - Discuss how Sonnet 43 uses structure and explore its imagery. Style and form - Analysis of style and form and the use of poetic techniques in Sonnet 43. Language - Exploration of word choices, using P.E.E. to write about language. Themes explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose. Links - Where to find further information about Elizabeth Barrett Browning And much more!