This forty page booklet acts as a companion to the AQA A level English Literature, Spec. B, Elements of Crime Writing course. It allows students to explore and question ideas about crime, justice and punishment. It includes a number literary extracts with questions; these could be used either as an introduction to the course or as practice for the first section of the examination. The booklet also encourages independence with a comprehensive reading list and essay questions. It could be used as a homework booklet or for work in class.

This is a six week scheme of work on the poetry about school, culminating in a reading assessment. It is designed for Year 7, but would be equally suitable for Year 8. It comes with a booklet of five poems.

This is a two week scheme of work, most suitable for Key Stage 3, reflecting the demands of the spoken language study at GCSE. It begins by focusing on John F Kennedy’s speech about space exploration at Rice University, moving onto the students performing their own speech.

This is a revision Powerpoint on Macbeth by Shakespeare. It is suitable for low and middle ability students studying AQA GCSE English Literature. there are slides with discussion questions, cloze exercises and a practise examination question

This is a complete lesson looking at persuasive writing. It includes work on planning, targetted questions, a written task and follow up work.

This resource looks at Orwell's non-fiction text, Down and Out in Paris and London. It looks at questions 1, 2 and 3 of the AQA English Language, Paper2, Viewpoints and Perspectives. Key ideas: independent learning, speaking and listening, growth mindset, Socratic thinking, self -assessment.

This resources focusses on the Paper 1, English Language, AQA exam, in particular the 'evaluation' question (4). It would be suitable for one or two lessons. It uses the opening of DH Lawrence's story, The Rocking Horse Winner. Key ideas: Socratic thinking, growth mindset, essay writing skills, independent learning.

This presentation explores Wells' structural choices at the end of his novel, The Invisible Man. It could be used as a one-off lesson or as part of the preparation for GCSE English Language, in particular AQA Paper 1. Key ideas: growth mind-set, Socratic thinking, independent learning, speaking and listening, self assessment.

Key ideas: growth mindset, Socratic thinking, independent learning, self-assessment. This presentation asks children to explore the context of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, through speaking and listening and independent research. It encorporates a starter and plenary and would be suitable for a full lesson or, perhaps, two. It incorporates some of the principles of Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset, using language which suggests that success comes from hard work. Students are also asked to audit their own effort, as well as self-assess. After the main task, there is the opportunity to take part in 'Socratic' discussion, encouraging risk taking, then the 'Take It Further' slide encourages students move forward independently. Please note that students will need access to books or computers to complete their research.

This Powerpoint explores the social, historical and generic context of Crabbe's poem, Peter Grimes. It is suitable to be used as part of the study of AQA's English Literature A level, Specification B: Elements of Crime. There are discussion questions and a written task included, as well as self assessment opportunities.

This Powerpoint looks at Macbeth as the tragic hero, with very simplified references to Aristotle's Poetics. It assumes the students have read to the end of the play and are able to plot the character changes in Macbeth. It would form, the basis of one or two lessons. Key ideas: growth mindset, independent learning, self assessment, Socratic thinking.

This presentation focusses on how to edit and proof read, emphasizing the importance of both. It includes tasks and advice. It would be useful as part of a writing scheme or as a one off lesson.

This differentiated resource looks at how the appearance of Banquo's ghost in Act Four, Scene Three effects the audience. This Powerpoint is suitable for one or two lessons. Key words: self assessment, Socratic thinking, growth mindset, independent learning, speaking and listening.

This differentiated resource looks at the science fiction sub-genre, steampunk. It can be used as a stand alone, as part of a science fiction scheme of work or as a fun diversion from work on Victorian literature. The presentation would be suitable for one or two lessons, with the outcome of a steampunk short story. Key words: self-assessment, Socratic thinking, growth mindset and independent learning.

This presentation explores Buchan's structural choices in the opening of his novel, The Thirty Nine Steps. It could be used as a one-off lesson or as part of the preparation for GCSE English Language, in particular AQA Paper 1. Key ideas: growth mind-set, Socratic thinking, independent learning, speaking and listening, self assessment.

This presentation focusses on the interplay between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in a section of Act One, Scene 7. There are speaking and listening opportunities and a written task with an example answer paragraph. It could be used alone or as part of a scheme of work on Shakespeare's tragedy. Key ideas: growth mind-set, self assessment, Socratic thinking, independent learning.

This 43 slide presentation provides everything you need to teach Wuthering Heights for the EDEXCEL A level Component 2: Women and Society. It focusses on the social and historical context of the book, then moves onto exploring the female characters and finally draws comparisons with Khalid Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns, as per the specification. It includes relevant quotations and invites students to consider how Bronte uses language, structure and form. The presentation would also be useful for A level with other examination boards and study more able GCSE students who are looking at this book for their 19th century novel study.

This presentation comes in two parts: reading and writing. While the focus on the opening of Wells' novel The War of the Worlds presents aliens as aggressive, the following writing task (play script) offers some light relief. It would be useful for a Key Stage 3 class studying Science Fiction or a LOWER ABILITY Key Stage 4 class studying the Creative Reading and Writing Paper 1, GCSE (for example, AQA). Key ideas: growth mind-set, Socratic thinking, self-assessment and independent learning. This Powerpoint would cover at least two lessons and could be used as part of a Science Fiction SOW or as a one-off.

Key words: growth mindset, independent learning, self-assessment, differentiation, Socratic thinking. This resource forms a detailed lesson exploring how Dickens uses The Ghost of Christmas Present to critique Victorian society's treatment of, and attitude to, the poor. This would be suitable to use with the other Powerpoints on Dickens' A Christmas Carol, or as a stand alone lesson.

This presentation looks at the context and themes of an extract of Wordsworth's The Prelude, (as featured in the AQA GCSE poetry anthology). Following discussion questions, students are asked to annotate the text. Key learning ideas are: growth mindset, independent learning, Socratic thinking, self assessment.

This presentation looks at how the audience is introduced to Lady Macbeth in Act One, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It asks students to discuss the character in terms of gender and in light of the themes of power and ambition. The main task directs students to annotate the text. Key ideas: growth mindset, Socratic thinking, self-assessment, independent learning. This could be a one off lesson, exploring language and imagery, or could be used as part of a scheme of work on Macbeth.