Family Fortunes PowerPoint with real questions from the show and English questions relating to the Functional Skills exams. Also included is an MP3 of the old buzzer sound.

A PowerPoint consisting of funny (and real) exam answers from students. A what not to do guide!

Fact and Opinion revision PowerPoint Always goes down well classes.

Short PowerPoint on biographies and autobiographies with a few topical examples.

An explanation of the meaning of the title 'Of Mice and Men'. The original title 'Something that happened' is also analysed. A tutor podcast based on this topic is here: https://youtu.be/PN1j35KYhcQ

A short revision video on writing PEEs (+ context and 'zooming in') for a controlled assessment on 'Of Mice and Men'. It is also available at https://youtu.be/Jg2bXs8EVHI

A collection of resources on 10 Best Opening Lines in Fiction. Includes an interactive PowerPoint, worksheet and video.

An intro to the topic of narrative for GCSE English Language. It includes an in-depth PowerPoint, grade 9 exemplar work and a lecturer podcast.

An in-depth PowerPoint on desert island discs, proof reading and sentence structure. I have also included a starter on celebs as kids. The students love it!

A fun PowerPoint looking at hilarious answers given in exams. All real!

Two videos are available. A* writing examples video podcast: https://youtu.be/8P5fldJvmfo A tutorial examining A* (and lower band) student examples of all of the writing tasks on the GCSE English language exam. Letters, reviews, reports, articles and speeches are covered. A* writing examples - with music (no podcast): https://youtu.be/RXqTQyDZj8k Different graded examples from the WJEC writing exam. Following formats included: Letters Speeches Reports Articles Reviews

Revision video podcasts on the writing tasks that could appear in the GCSE English Language writing exam. Each video includes: Exemplar work (inc. A* answers Past exam questions Revision activities Interesting images Lecturer tutorial Letters: https://youtu.be/JUyRL4nUAJg Speeches: https://youtu.be/qKCiyeyfG4k Reports: https://youtu.be/dyFGa_c_WVA Articles: https://youtu.be/9rOTr4BYfoQ Reviews: https://youtu.be/x-4VCFhMNLY

A great lesson on analysing a photograph. The following are included: Description of the Photograph Visual Analysis Personal Analysis Context

A great PowerPoint on the topic. Examples included.

75-page Microsoft Word pack. A guide to speech writing for speech writers by great speech writers. Other speech writing resources included.

An in-depth, fun and informative PowerPoint on writing a successful paragraph.

A fun, informative and interactive lesson on analysing photographs. The student at 8-12 influential, historial and powerful photos and answer and /or discuss a number of sessions. Some examples are the following: • What is the subject matter? • What are the colours like? Do any colours dominate? • What is your eye drawn to first? • What were your feelings when you first looked at the photograph? • How did your reaction to the image change after looking at it for a while? • What message was the photographer trying to communicate? • Why did you choose this particular photograph? • What events (social/economic/political/cultural) were occurring at the time the photograph was taken? Was the photograph a reaction to any of these events? • How is the photograph a reflection of the time in which it was taken? I have included a number of video links and a poem related to the 9/11 photograph: ‘The Falling Man’. There is also a group task where the students can recreate the famous photos or make their own powerful photos.

Quiz using pictures of different cities. Useful as a starter on a unit about cities. Is also useful to get pupils looking for clues in images to help locate them somewhere in the world.

A fun lesson with definitions, group tasks, individual work and interactive images. I have included a starter based on the TV show Catchphrase (metaphor themed).

A fun lesson looking at ASSONANCE. I have included definitions, fun examples and a great activity looking at a song by Eminem.