Revision activities for the Unseen Poetry section of Edexcel English Literature IGCSE. Includes techniques to revise, examples of unseen poems, model answers, the markscheme and the feedback from the exam board for each response.

A lesson analysing the presentation of Lady Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 5, including a worksheet with questions to support analysis of her solioquy.

A range of examples of setting description extracts from famous young adult fiction novels, with questions for analysis and discussion. Extracts are from: Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Shoot to Kill by Steve Cole and Soldier Dog by Sam Angus.

An assembly for KS3 and KS4 on promoting reading for pleasure. It includes facts on the benefits of reading for pleasure, quotes from famous people who credit their success to reading, a range of books recommendations and even a short video from Stormzy on why reading is so important!

Notes on the language, structure and context of Checking Out Me History by John Agard.

A series of lessons on the poem Suicide in the Trenches by Siegfried Sassoon including a discussion based introduction to the poem, questions on each stanza, challenge question on structure and a model analytical paragraph.

Extracts of character descriptions from young adult fiction books, including questions for analysis, to help students plan out their own character descriptions. Extracts are from: Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell, Lies by Michael Grant and Northen Lights by Philip Pullman.

A short booklet of 6 tasks relating to letter/diary writing on the theme of a haunted mansion. Students are given an image to describe, an example of a letter to annotate and then write a response to. Students can then draw the images described in the letter and label them with quotes, before finding a diary entry from over a hundred years ago that they can annotate and then continue writing. Ideal for exclusion work, for independent work in a cover lesson or to complete at the end of an English unit.

A range of 10, 20 and 45 minute revision tasks on the Edexcel IGCSE English Language and Literature. Includes revision of the Anthology texts, unseen poetry and Of Mice and Men, alongside examples of Unseen poems and example model paragraphs.

A comprehensive lesson on The Hero by Sassoon - adaptable for distance learning or in the classroom. Students have debate topics, quotes from Sassoon to delve into his motivation for writing and example analytical paragraphs to mark and improve.

A range of questions (and answers) that map out a plan to help students answer the essay question, ‘How does Priestley use language and structure to show Sheila’s journey towards social responsibility?’ Students can work through the questions on the corresponding pages and come up with a range of quotes that can be used to answer the question.

Two lessons exploring the themes and language used in John Agard’s poem, ‘In Times of Peace.’ Students consider the issues a soldier might face on their return from conflict and then analyse the imagery using question prompts. The second lesson also includes a model paragraph and assessment questions for students to complete.

A series of 3+ lessons on the different types of travel writing: guidebook, article and narrative. Model examples given and tasks linked to the extracts.

A series of lessons based around the book, ‘The Island at the End of Everything,’ by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Includes a research project on the historical context of the book, a step by step approach to writing an analytical response, model answer on Mr Zamora, the symbolism of butterflies and Sister Teresa and example questions.

Four different book extract opening from Young Adult fiction with a range of questions to analyse how effective the openings are and how they create intrigue. Extracts taken from: Black Powder by Ally Sherick, Boy X by Dan Smith, Diary of an (Un)Teenager by Pete Johnson and White Rabbit by Tom Pollock.

A lesson introducing the poem The Soldier by Rupert Brookes with a range of questions on the poem and its structure.

A lesson on what to include when writing a conclusion for an essay in English. Includes a range of examples to spark discussion on the features that should and should not be included in the conclusion to an essay.

A step by step resource on constructing a paragraph for the poetry comparison question for AQA English Literature GCSE.

A comprehensive series of lessons on the poem Search for my Tongue by Sujata Bhatt - including a discussion based introduction, questions for analysis and a model example analytical paragraph, before allowing students to write their own responses on the poem.

Guidance for students on how to write an introduction for an essay in English. Examples of effective (and less effective) introductions to spark discussion amongst students on what they need to include.