Year 7 and 8 spelling booklets for the entire year. These are based on the National Spelling Strategy and the most common misspelled words lists.

A series of four Language Paper 1 Reading assessments based on extract from Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Great to use as practise papers or as home works. There is also a presentations that guides students through peer assessing the exams.

This is a whole unit of work with a series of 9 fantastic lessons (each lesson lasts 80mins) that includes: - A break down of the criteria - Various activities - Sample Answers - Peer and Self Assessment tasks - Helpful acronyms to break down the skills - Strategies to structure answers - Colourful powerpoints - All sources for exam questions This is a great introduction to the Edexcel Language Paper 1 skills for both reading and writing. It covers how to analyse language and structure; how to evaluate a text; punctuation, language devices and structure of narrative writing. My year 11s have really enjoyed this unit and have made up to 3 levels of progress as a result! I hope your students find it as useful. Please review and follow :-)

A booklet of all 15 poems fully annotated with an analysis page for students to complete per poem. Absolutely brilliant for homework or revision.

This resource contains 24 weeks worth of spelling, each with 10 spellings. They are grouped in synonyms so that the students create their own vocabulary book as they go that they can then use in their own writing. Words include: good bad happy sad loud quiet look said English terminology alternatives for 'this shows…' plus many more. I now have year 8 students confidently using words such as phosphorescent, exhibits, phenomenal and nonchalantly.

This group of resources includes: A learning mat with a step by step guide on how to construct a sophisticated academic paragraph and include sentence stems and key vocabulary A writing template to help students structure their paragraphs A checklist students can stick in their books to peer/self-assess their writing. Works for any exam board.

A series of slides based on key characters to be used as a starter/plenary to help with revision - Students find key quotations about the character - Students analyse key quotations given - Students consider contextual information and the influence this had on the character.

This powerpoint takes students through the criteria and the skills needed for this questions. Sources and sample answers are provided. The other resource is great to print as a revision poster or as a learning mat to prompt students. Review and follow :-)

A set of 18 extracts and exam questions based around the Edexcel Language Paper 1 Question 3. Each slide of the powerpoint is a different extract and has an acronym to help students remember language devices and structural features. Great for homework and revision. Review and follow :-)

A set of writing activities suitable for all exam boards. This includes: A writing checklist Planning Sheet Various stimuli Presentations Video Clips Sample Answers Suitable for all grades, as there is also a walking talking mock style piece of writing for ‘The Shallows’ .

This powerpoint takes the students through the skills needed to effectively answer this question as well as providing a helpful acronym and writing frame to support the weaker students. All extracts are provided. The second resource is great to print as a revision poster or a learning mat to prompt students. Can be used as a stand alone lesson, for revision, for intervention or for first teaching of this question. Review and follow :-)

These learning mats help students to structure their essay paragraphs so that they include all assessment objectives. The essay plan gives them a strict structure to follow to ensure they include all aspects needed in their essays. The learning mats also provide ways for students to self-check their work, and provide sentence stems and handy hints so that student can become more independent. This is a great starting point for all students. I have found it to be a winning formula with borderline student and it is easy to adapt and expand for the higher ability students.

This booklet includes a comparative Venn diagram for each of the 15 conflict poems. 3 are already completed as revision examples and are colour coded for language, form, structure and context to ensure students are hitting the exam criteria. It also includes on Venn diagram that is partly planned that students must complete. The others are all blank with a focus poem and exam question so that students can complete these themselves. A sample essay is also included for one of the completed Venn diagrams. A great resource for getting students to revise for the exam independently as they are able to follow the models already set out for them.

This is a pack of various exam questions: Violence Inequality Leadership Boxer Power Change Each pack contains an exam question, planning grids, lines to write the exam answer and the Edexcel mark scheme (could easily be swapped for the mark scheme of any exam board. There is also a powerpoint for the Inequality essay that walks them through how to construct a great paragraph step by step. It gives examples and how to develop and improve these. There is also a slide on Orwell’s intentions that students can use for many different essays. A sample introduction and paragraph on equality has also been included that is colour coded with the exam criteria - this shows students how to construct a successful paragraph for their essays.

This is an independent therapy booklet for English Language Paper 1 Question 4 that students can either complete themselves or do as part of intervention. It includes: A breakdown of the question and mark scheme Subject terminology A model answer with a step-by-step guide on how to approach the question Questions for students to answer. The booklet starts with lots of support, and this is slowly taken away with each question the student attempts, to help them become more confident and independent at answering the question. It ends on an exam style question for students to complete in exam conditions to measure their progress.

This overview of the Language paper includes: - Timings - Marks - Hints and tip and various strategies for each question - A writing frame - A sample answer It's a great resources to give students for revision before their exam. It can also be used help students re-draft their answers on mock papers. Review and follow :-)

This is a learning mat with hints and tips of what students should be looking for in regards to the EVALUATE question on Language Paper One. It includes: Useful terms Sentence stems Leading questions It also includes a useful planning sheet to help students map out their ideas on a text.

This is an independent therapy booklet for English Language Paper 1 Question 2 that students can either complete themselves or do as part of intervention. It includes: A breakdown of the question and mark scheme Subject terminology A model answer with a step-by-step guide on how to approach the question Questions for students to answer. The booklet starts with lots of support, and this is slowly taken away with each question the student attempts, to help them become more confident and independent at answering the question. It ends on an exam style question for students to complete in exam conditions to measure their progress.

This is based on the new speaking and listening endorsement for AQA, but can easily be used for any exam board. This unit helps students: - Pick an interesting topic - Build confidence talking in front of others in a fun and engaging way - Plan and research their topic - Structure their speech in an effective way It also provides samples and examiner commentary. Review and follow :-)

This is an independent therapy booklet for English Language Paper 1 Question 3 that students can either complete themselves or do as part of intervention. It includes: A breakdown of the question and mark scheme Subject terminology A model answer with a step-by-step guide on how to approach the question Questions for students to answer. The booklet starts with lots of support, and this is slowly taken away with each question the student attempts, to help them become more confident and independent at answering the question. It ends on an exam style question for students to complete in exam conditions to measure their progress.