An A4 sheet with a grid of three levels of differentiated homework to accompany a novel and creative writing scheme of work. Generic tasks that use a range of skills from creative writing to design to research to non-fiction spin off writing. Some tasks encourage home discussion and sharing of student work. Excellent time saver and will go will with the KS3 Homework and Independent Reading Log which is also available as a free download to minimise marking yet maintain good contact with home. I am happy to share this resource for free. Please consider a purchased download in future with the money you saved here. You won't be disappointed.

Tragic form in 10 slides to work as an introduction to tragic form in 'Macbeth'. For the AQA, discussion of tragic form can gain marks for AO1, 2 and 3 (tragic form is regarded as a context or perspective with which to consider the text). Memorable 'anchoring' images that support concepts in the PPT. Straight forward to use questioning alongside this introductory resource so that students can provide examples and quotations to consolidate learning. There is a sister resource that accompanies this introduction with booster/revision/introductory notes on Macbeth as a tragic character and a discussion on why the play is not called 'The Tragedy of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth'. This additional material is available at £4 for the full resource. Link to follow.

One third of the Gothic Homework Take Away Menu is provided here. Injects a wider range of modalities into the understanding of Gothic Literature. Could be used within lessons in its sample form as a way of opening discussions of student understanding of what they've read. Full resource here: THANK YOU FOR SAMPLING THE KS3 GOTHIC HOMEWORK MENU FULL SET OF 21 MAIN TASKS, BUILDING TO AROUND 50 TASKS WITH CHALLENGE TASKS AVAILABLE AT https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/generic-take-away-homework-for-gothic-units-of-work-at-ks3-11828714

An A3 framework grid students can use to explore extracts in class or learn the framework sequence to prepare for extract exploration in the actual examination. Gives lots of key terms as prompts as well as questions to stimulate responses to extract. Puts AO2 as the focus to allow for AO1 commentary. Has context and perspective reminders if they are relevant to your exam board.

This A3 revision sheet traces a journey through the play for the character of Macbeth, focussing on his tragic journey. The grid is divided into AO1 qualities, evidence, AO2 subject terminology and writer's purposes and AO3 contextual understanding. It is laid out in chronological order in clear yet bitesized pieces of information. Reassure yourself that, for those students who like to be minimal in their revision, this will at least give them knowledge of the main journey undertaken in the play. It also provides a great basis for setting students the task of tracing other characters' journeys in the play using the resource of the grid as a model. Designed for Eduqas/WJEC but would also suit any other exam boards who follow the respond, evidence, analyse, context model.

This resource provides half of a high level AQA English Literature type response to Paper 2 Section A on ‘Follower’ from 'Love and Relationships Anthology. Students have to provide the comparison response, aiming for equally high level quality to make up the other 50% of the examination response. The essay itself provides great revision notes for most able students on ‘Follower’ if used alone and also provides an exemplar of a Level 6 assessment response covering all the assessment objectives. Provides one lesson and/or homework.

A short sequence of lessons lasting up to 4 hours in which students understand what makes a great Gothic villain description from Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' and then use a range of techniques to develop a first person narrative for creative prose in which the lead character meets the Gothic villain. Focuses on sentence structure and noun phrases in the writing. Features the amazing 'Noun Phrase Generator Machine'!

For KS 2 and 3. Suitable for use alongside the teaching or reading of 'Harry Potter' or as a one off activity, for example end of term of days that you are celebrating and promoting reading. Sold for the price of a single activity but is actually a whole lesson with all the resources (my charge is for the activities I have put together not the images or the sections of text that I do not have copyright of and only use as excerpts). In this lesson students: Learn about the sweets and foods on offer in J K Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ series Explore how Rowling uses descriptive devices to bring her foods to life in the imaginations of her reader Plan their own invented food Name the food and invent a slogan Write some owl post to describe the food they have invented/tried in 'Honeyduke's' or at a 'Hogwart's feast'

Most creative prose resources rely on inserting more similes and adjectives into a poorly thought out story. This resource is different because it allows students to create imaginative characterisation before they have even felt the effort! The PPT helps you run a creative prose workshop session using simple lists and knowledge students already have (but disregard most of the time). They end the lesson with a section of creative prose that is focussed on inner and outer worlds in a story, convincing and specific details that avoid cliche and original and imaginative characterisation without the sweat, seemingly. Based on my work as a professional creative writing tutor and short story writer, this method is probably something you haven't come across before. I developed this as a lesson observation that was graded outstanding. A lovely accompanying resource is the Improving Creative Writing Grid which is a godsend learning mat that I've used across the secondary years. Available a a creative writing bundle soon.

Students at KS 3 or KS4 if you are exploring Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Dracula or another Gothic novel, get to learn the wider contexts of the Gothic Genre from its beginnings in the late 1700s. The PPT lasts a whole lesson and uses skim and scan reading, note making and colour-coding as a mnemonic for learning and revision. The main event is a 'Running Research' task in which students work in pairs (would work individually as well as in groups up to four) to go on a quest throughout the classroom to find research to fill in understanding under various headings that cover the Gothic genre. Pesky boys tend to love this one as they are up and about.

Over three A3 pages, the master resource gives you the option of tailor- making homework for a full half term for classes studying Gothic Literature at KS3. Three tasks levels that are differentiated within each level with students choosing the level they wish to work at. There are at least 21 different tasks and with differentiated options - you can actually have about 50 tasks to choose from. Range of creative approaches that you might not dare take in class to encourage students to use a fuller range of modalities with which to explore Gothic Literature. There's even a Beat the Teacher task so that they can show you what they would prefer to be doing!

Great for making descriptive writing more engaging and figurative. Would suit descriptive task on the AQA English Language exam or a KS 3 lesson - Yr 8 most able or Yr 9. The techniques are more uncommon in their use but very easy to use. Will make students' writing engaging, imaginative and original in description. Easy for them to travel forward with these techniques.

This resource provides a full-length high grade response (Grade 9) to a typical task set for AQA English Literature Paper 2 Section A Love and Relationships anthology. Plenty of further activities provided to stimulate good use of the essay and further response practice and research. High graders lap this one up!

Homeworks but nothing to stop the tasks being adapted for cover lessons or into classroom activities. It's a smorgasbord of activity! Full set of homeworks differentiated for Grades 1-9 to accompany teaching of Macbeth. Designed to consolidate and extend learning and encourage students to use a range of learning modalities. The original word document is 18 pages long and you can make it into bespoke take away sheets for your students. Divided into Acts so that you can team up with your teaching. At least 100 tasks to choose from and very quick to edit - e.g. choose the grades 6-7 column for the term. Plenty to please parents who want their child to be busy and engage in homework and revision. Tasks encourage independence. Use alongside my free download to track the completion of homework alongside parents and students.

Invaluable resource for teaching those more nebulous skills for Grades 8 and 9. A high level modelled or exemplar response to a task on 'Follower' and attitudes to parents. Compared with 'Mother, any distance' for the AQA English Literature Paper 2. Plenty of high level ideas ready to be learned and also a good range of activities provided to encourage students to interact with the essay response, pick it apart, learn it, borrow the style and to encourage wider research. Rich in applied contexts and perspectives and full use of those aspects of poems students often neglect - structure and form - the response looks at sounds (because poetry is an aural form) and both big (journey structures) and smaller structures.

Over 30 PPT slides, students gain an introduction to, review or renew knowledge of Macbeth as a tragic hero following tragic form. General resource for all GCSE study and a great quick look at tragedy for the start of A Level. For the AQA English Literature GCSE, discussion of tragic form can gain marks for AO1, 2 and 3 (tragic form is regarded as a context or perspective with which to consider the text). Memorable 'anchoring' images that support concepts in the PPT as well as 30 second think tasks to keep students engaged. Also considers the role other characters and imagery play in the tragic form. Concludes by asking the question 'Why is the play not called The Tragedy of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth'?

Dice or no dice, this six by six grid helps students quickly zhoosh-up their descriptive pieces beyond the mythical power of yet another simile! Lots of quick to apply professional writer's tips and tricks gleaned from my work tutoring undergraduate writing workshops! Don't be fooled - it's much easier to get them to go up two grades in an edit with this than you think. I use it as an original mat during practice pieces and as an editing tool if they writing has become rather prosaic. Easy to remember a few for the examination itself. Little bit of numeracy thrown in with the old 'along the corridor, up the stairs' style of grid reading thrown in as an outstanding bonus to your lesson.

A whole lesson PPT that looks at the literary links between ‘The Darkness Out There’ and ‘Hansel and Gretel’ to explore literary contexts and writer’s purpose. Students consider who fairy tales are written for, their purpose and their archetypal characters and gender roles. They use this knowledge to explore Nether Cottage and Packer’s End and the characters of Sandra, Kerry and Mrs. Rutter. They consider the perspectives that the story affords the 21st Century teen.

Most creative prose resources rely on inserting more similes and adjectives into a poorly thought out story. This resource is different because it allows students to create imaginative characterisation from a character's inner and outer world even before they have even felt the effort! (This is a little more challenging in approach than my resource 'Really Creative Creative Prose' so great for Grade 5 and above but the resource is fully differentiated through choice and rising challenge tasks). The learning sequence will take about two hours and is made up of a PPT of 27 slides that helps you run a creative prose workshop session using simple lists and everyday experiences students ahave (but disregard most of the time). They end the lesson with a section of creative prose that is focused on inner and outer worlds in a story that has more convincing, original and imaginative detail and avoids cliche without the sweat, seemingly. Based on my work as a professional creative writing tutor and short story writer, this method is probably something you haven't come across before. I developed this as a lesson observation that was graded outstanding. Goes nicely with 'Really Creative Creative Prose' A lovely accompanying resource is the Improving Creative Writing Grid which is a godsend learning mat that I've used across the secondary years for developing the evaluable skills in examined creative prose. Available a a creative writing bundle alongside 'Really Creative Creative Prose'.