An essay which responds to an extract from Stave 3 in which Scrooge begs for Tiny Tim to be spared. A succinct and concise but effective grade 6 essay to model the skills required for AQA Literature paper 1. One possible activity is that students add in alternative interpretations and make the analysis more tentative. Another is that students highlight where marks for each AO are allocated. This extract really helped my upper and lower band groups to unpick the assessment objectives.

A powerpoint which introduces the basic plot of the play. Perfect for SEN, EAL, and visual learners. For the benefit of the kind person who rated this as too simple I would like to point out that this was used for a low-literacy group, hence the over simplification, there’s gratitude huh?

A comprehensive 2 hour revision session for AQA Literature paper 1 - Macbeth and A Christmas Carol.

A series of homework tasks which aim to support a SOW on autobiography - ideal for transition into year 7. Fully differentiated, students pick one task per week to enrich their classroom learning.

This comprehensive overview is of Literature paper 2. Section A: An Inspector Calls. Section B: Power and Conflict cluster. Section C: Unseen. Extremely user-friendly and engaging, including timings, key vocabulary and exemplar answers. Based on the AQA sample paper.

AQA paper 2 question 5, grade 6+ response. A model answer exploring society’s fixation with appearance. Written with my selfie-loving, eyebrow-obsessed year 11 girls in mind! Works very well with success criteria. Students can also amend to make into a grade 7.

A model response to “Young people today experience too much pressure” written as a speech. Specifically designed to show able students how the assessment objectives can be fulfilled within 4 paragraphs. Works really well with a mark scheme.

A lesson where KS3 students can learn the structure and purpose of a formal debate - with a motion they can use to demonstrate the skills.

A creative and interactive lesson and worksheet created to develop students' exploration of non-fiction - focusing specifically on the tone, audience and purpose of texts. This includes a reference worksheet too.

This lesson looks at the success criteria for the spoken language component of the new English Language GCSE (AQA). Students then apply the speeches to clips from the Queen, Michelle Obama and James Corden. It then introduces the task students are to work towards in order to fulfill this aspect of the GCSE.

An analysis grid which enables students to explore Scrooge’s transformation through specific analysis of quotations from stave one and stave five.

Grade 7+ responses to the November entry of AQA Language paper 2. Very useful in terms of modeling success criteria. Could be used for revision or for students to engage with mark schemes. This uses the Ragged school articles available on EAQA in secure materials.

An accessible yet differentiated lesson which explores Obama’s use of rhetoric in his anti-war speech. Designed for AQA Language paper 2 question 3 (and leads into a question 5), but could be used with any year group and any spec as the skills are transferable. A group work activity with minimal printing and copying.

David Didau’s thinking prompts populated with images to support students with planning for and creating responses for paper 1 question 5. Could be used with Key Stage 3 - designed to empower students and make them think critically, images are loaded towards injecting some cultural capital too. This works best on A3 as a carousel activity.

A lesson which uses the quotation posted by Caroline Flack in Instagram as a starting point for exploring kindness - also links to Mother Teresa’s “Be kind anyway” speech for added SMSC. Ideal for faith schools but useful for all… Could be adapted for KS3 too.

17 lessons designed to prepare students for the demands of the new GCSE specification. All resourced and fully differentiated. This leads to a Language paper 1 style writing assessment. Ideal to use in term 1 with the new year 7. I have also included some pre-Twentieth Century prose and extracts from contemporary fiction.

A simple transition lesson which focuses on the rules of haiku and enables students to write their own.

A differentiated lesson ready for Ofsted! This lesson uses Porphyria's Lover as a murder mystery using Paul Ginnis' well-known pedagogy. This was graded a 1 when I delivered it to my class...

Differentiated homework tasks to support students with creative tasks - enough for at least half a term.

Predictions for all 4 questions on the forthcoming TV Game show 2017 paper, based on pre-release. As a former examiner, I have accompanied this with model answers which use bullet points, spider diagrams and tables but still access the highest mark. The only task I have not answered is the practical task, though I have still predicted this.