This 5-lesson workbook is designed to support revision of word classes and language methods. It guides students towards being able to write about the effect of language choices. The booklet contains: Word classes and effect Language methods (simple) and effect Language methods (imagery) and effect. Writing about the effect of methods. Exit test.

Used as a skills-booster in SPaG and descriptive writing to support some of our lower-attaining year 9s but can be used with any secondary-age group. Could be used as a homework booklet for Language Paper 1. There are twelve sessions: Baseline Specific vocabulary SPAG (capitals, full stops, exclamation marks and question marks) Clauses and sentence structure Advanced punctuation (commas and semi-colons) ISPACE and vocabulary Descriptive methods Skills Test Designing a character Guided description Planning Writing Exit Test

With this crime booklet, consider being a policeperson, solving a crime, discussing knife crime and a toddler theft. (Not the theft of a toddler, but a toddler doing the stealing…) Six-week program, designed to be used alongside reading a book. Lots of activities throughout for inferring, quotations, reading comprehension, as well as some work on grammar and writing.

I spent a long time writing the original short stories used in this booklet, covering Language Paper 1-5, so please be gentle in the reviews… Lots of resources, with entry and exit tests for all the questions on the paper. Six weeks worth of resources, which could be useful for running an entire scheme on Language Paper 1 for students who require access to the basics.

This is a perfect opportunity to give students a chance to think about travelling the world: camping trips, going to the beach, and terrible holidays. A 6-week programs (designed to be used alongside reading a book) to catch up students who struggle with making inferences, punctuation, basic subject terminology and creative writing. There are several non-fiction articles and letters throughout. The booklet contains a baseline, review, exit test and a terminology page for revising terms learned. It took me three days to make this booklet, and I hope you love it as much as I do! It is 39 pages long, with a contents page to direct you through the course.

This resource can be used to assess students’ prior knowledge, or as an independent resource given to students to go away and do some Googling prior to teaching A Christmas Carol. There are 5 different worksheets provided - I just can’t figure out how to show them in the preview! Topics covered: Context of Dickens and wider society Vocabulary Key themes Key methods Plot I used this as a research project for students prior to teaching, frequently returning to this resource, adding new information in purple pen to help show progress. This will also act as a basic knowledge organiser for students to revise from in Year 11. Provided in PPT format so you can edit away as desired!

FOR KS4: 7 activities planned for An Inspector Calls, Christmas Carol, Macbeth, Language Devices and Poetry Anthology (P&C). Groups must complete each activity before they can move on to the next one. They’re only allowed to ask you 3 questions - and they will try and hoard these cards to the end, so it’s nice and easy for you to execute! Give a prize at the end to really engage students.

Used with Y10s as an extension task!

Students work together on specific characters (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, the Witches) using resources provided (quotations, context, academic essays) to decide who is responsible for the death of King Duncan. Guidance included on challenge questions to ask when circulating. After this, students present to each other their ideas before returning to their home group to plan a response to the following: “To what extent is Macbeth coerced into killng King Duncan?” Works really well - kids love arguing!

I designed this as an independent study homework pack on the Victorian Era (for Y8), which explores lots of the relevant context, non-fiction and fiction necessary for preparing for exams in Y11, whilst still containing lots of research and creative activities as well! Any feedback welcome.

I designed this as an independent study homework pack (for Y7), which explores lots of the relevant activities necessary for preparing for exams in Y11, whilst still containing lots of research and creative activities as well! Any feedback welcome.

This resource contains reading, writing and speaking and listening tasks, designed to introduce your students to the wonders of Shakespeare. You can set these tasks week by week, or set out over the course of a term. This contains extracts from Macbeth, the Tempest and Romeo and Juliet, as well as work based around Sonnet 130. There are also research and vocabulary tasks, getting students used to working with online resources.

Practice using key terms from your lesson and provide an exit question. Want to give kids a lasting thought to exit with? What about positive whole-class feedback? Edit the bottom box to say whatever you want! Buying this resource will save you approximately 15 minutes.

I've made sixteen posters of the most common GCSE English terminology, featuring images and examples to support understanding. They can be printed off easily using the .PDF, or edited to contain your own versions on the PowerPoint. Any feedback is welcome!

A useful revision resource for refreshing students' memory of literary devices. This was used alongside a random number generator - students completed the sheet, then a random number was selected. This correlated with the terminology - the number chosen was the example students were asked to write. Any feedback is welcome.

We've used the typical question structure for the reading section of Language Paper 2 to fit two articles, one from the Guardian, the other from the Daily Mail. Both talk about social media, which my classes found really engaging to discuss. Any feedback welcome.

Here are two non-fiction articles about topics like reality TV and the Kardashians, followed by a series of questions used to assess students' comprehension of the writers' viewpoints and perspectives. Any feedback welcome.

There are six fully-planned sessions to encourage students to extend their vocabulary, knowledge of language devices and use of imaginative content in their writing. This resource can be used with a teacher to guide, or wholly independently. There are references to the region we live in within this booklet - you may wish to edit that to reflect the area your school is in.

This is a lesson for my mixed-ability Y11s, reviewing some of the key contextual points, thematic elements, plot and themes in 'An Inspector Calls'. It can either be sent to students as a revision resource, or used to revise prior to English exams. It contains animations and sound effects - which helps to ease the pressure for stressed students! The success criteria at the start is based on AQA's Literature mark scheme, but can easily be revised for other learning opportunities. Any feedback is welcome.