Using a Pixar short film, Alma, the pupils must first analyse the film and then write a story (KS2/KS3/KS4)****You need the short film*****Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tECaYQ1AzkM

A Christmas Carol Revision PowerPoint based on role models for Scrooge (KS3/KS4)

Everything pupils need to know about the context question for the Literature exam.

Reading and writing tasks for chapter five of Skulduggery Pleasant (KS3)

Create your own visual formula to revise the major characters and themes (KS4)

Here is a worksheet that can be completed after reading and discussing chapter one of the novel - reading and writing tasks (KS3). Derek Landy

A full fiction reading & writing GCSE paper. It's designed for the Welsh board, but I'm sure it can easily be adapted for other exams.

A task that combines literature & language. Pupils must annotate a model, plan and then write a speech in which they defend a character from the play they believe deserves the sympathy of the audience. Can be used for a class debate or Spoken Language task, as well as a writing activity. ***Pupils should have read the entire play first *** Print the worksheet A3. Useful for KS3 or KS4.

A revision lesson (after the play has been read) for 'Macbeth'. Pupils must link evidence in a table and explore the relationship in the imagery/explain the character development. Useful for practising the skill of synthesis. There is also a grid for a detailed, exam-style paragraph (model included). The worksheet is designed to be printed A3.

PowerPoint and worksheet for creating a Wild West narrative (KS2/KS3/KS4). A YouTube/DVD clip of a Western would work well as a supplement.

A collection of optical illusions I use to encourage pupils to develop their own personal response to literature and make them aware of layers of meanings

Letter writing tasks (with models and advice). Useful for KS3 or GCSE.

A revision PowerPoint for the witches in ‘Macbeth’ (KS4).

Exploring chapter seven of Skulduggery Pleasant and creating a villain (KS3)

A revision PowerPoint for Macbeth (GCSE).

A feedback method that speeds up marking - workload reducing, yay! - whilst focusing on key assessment criteria. Useful for literature or language. KS3 or KS4. Easy to adapt to suit your exam board/KS3 assessments. See picture for model of use.

Using the Kickstarter website as a stimulus, pupils can analyse and create a product from a variety of categories (KS3/KS4)

A timeline of key events in Polanski's Macbeth. Useful for navigating to important scenes for study (KS3/KS4)