A quick pupil-friendly glossary (with examples) of new key terms for rhetorical devices for A Level English Language pupils. Handy to use when introducing new terms as you look at rhetoric and speeches or political speaking. We used them as a checklist for looking at interviews between Russell Brand and Ed Miliband, and one between Jonathan Ross and Keira Knightley and then discussed how these techniques can tie in with wider issues on the course: e.g. gender, power, class.

Peer and teacher feedback template for creative writing and the critical commentary for the new WJEC English Language A Level Specification. This saves loads of time for your own marking and feedback / assessment, and is a handy tool for a peer feedback or improvement and reflection time starter. Intuitive and straightforward, I use these to highlight to quickly give feedback for exam style answers and show students the key skills they need to hone. It has a 'what went well' and 'even better if' box at the bottom of each sheet for formative feedback.

Whole lesson on Before You Were Mine to fit specifications for the new AQA GCSE anthology on Love and Relationships. Questions designed to test pupils on exam criteria and get them really evaluating and analysing the text. Worksheet to be done before analytical paragraph.

This is a resource designed to recap persuasive and letter features for pupils and give them a chance to improve a poorly written argument. You can easily differentiate by asking higher ability pupils to focus on register, style, vocabulary and adding in techniques, while asking lower ability pupils to find the problems and suggest simple improvements. The “voice” in the letter to improve is a teenage pyromaniac who goes off topic. Resource includes a technique recap and reminders of the key ingredients for persuasive letter writing and arguments. Could be set as a main activity, or a starter or plenary to recap prior or previous learning. Could also be set as a homework task or project. Perfect for revising or teaching the new GCSE AQA Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives Section B writing task. Discusses the need to be convincing and consider tone, style, register, form, audience and purpose.

Student guide to question format for new AQA English Language exams. Includes tips on where to find information in revision guides. Deals with skills needed, layout, question format, how to get marks, assessment, what to do.

Summarises the success criteria for the English entrance test for Cambridge and Oxford universities. Students can use it to mark their own ELAT answers and help them understand what makes a high-level answer.

Resource created to use with GCSE poem anthology during revision. Students create their own diamante poem using the template on the worksheet. They have to think about structure and themes, and select the most relevant phrases, so it's great for making them really think. As an extension, pupils can read and peer-review others' poems, create a new diamante poem from the same base poem (but flip the mood or atmosphere, for higher ability) or move on to a new base poem and complete the revision activity for the new text.

Designed for pupils studying for their English Language non-fiction exam. An example review with a task where they have to spot persuasive techniques. Can easily be used as a whole lesson if used with a starter recapping techniques, and an additional task of writing their own review of a meal they had recently.

Aimed at GCSE English Language students preparing for their non-fiction exam. Practice opinion article task with prompts and reminder of persuasive techniques. Cliparts to make it a bit brighter and more exciting! Differentiated - encourage higher ability pupils to ignore the scaffolding prompts and go straight to choosing their techniques and writing their answer.

A revision worksheet for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens aimed at students studying AQA English Literature. Discusses exam style questions, gives example / exemplar answers / includes modelling and tips for revision.

Descriptive language task with a picture prompt and teacher modelling of descriptive techniques and language devices. Suitable for GCSE and A Level pupils. Differentiated - task more able pupils with inventing their own examples for each technique, and use the modelling to scaffold the less able pupils. Exam style question echoes the structure of the new GCSE AQA spec for English Language Paper 1 Section B - Creative Writing

Powerpoint slides to run alongside a 'create your own bucketlist' activity. This could be done individually with a prize for the best list, or collaboratively as a form group. This worked well with a vertical form group with ages from 14-18.

A colourful, hand-drawn resource which explains in an accessible manner which skills pupils need to have by the end of KS3 English. Broken-down into categories which are indicated by symbols, this is written in a way designed to be pupil-friendly. It can be made into a fully differentiated resource easily: By, for example, a teacher laminating class copies and marking (with an erasable whiteboard pen) for each new topic or task the areas they want a certain pupil to focus on.

For students sitting the new GCSE (AQA). Clear instructions and support notes including success criteria matched to the new markscheme. Differentiation - there is an example plan that can be used to scaffold for less able pupils. Specific links to the new AQA specification for the non-fiction writing task.

GCSE and A Level compatible. Planning chart for English Literature essays aimed at encouraging pupils to make effective plans and use them well. Can be used for revision or for classwork. Adaptable for your spec.

Can be used for AFL/ self-assessment at the beginning or end of a module on poetry where the exam asks pupils to compare. Intuitive, student-friendly confidence levels assessment to inform your planning and teaching.

A ‘pre-flight checklist’ style resource for A Level students learning how to write an language analysis response looking at how authors create meaning and representation. Halloween theme, sort of - skeleton metaphor throughout.

AS Language resource on features of opinion articles. Planning sheet for first stages of pupils writing their own article.

Powerpoint, worksheet and poem copies for Before You Were Mine. Made for teaching the AQA Poetry Anthology on Love and Relationships. Questions on the worksheet increase in difficulty - you can differentiate by asking different pupils to start at different points. Language analysis, close-reading, interpretation

Poem in the AQA GCSE Anthology on Love and Relationships. Powerpoint includes starter, main activities, annotation guiding questions to discuss, and plenary based on PEE paragraph writing. Poetry, essay-writing skills, GCSE, close-reading, interpretation