This lesson guides pupils through writing a response to an extract question based on Romeo and Juliet. This is designed for Literature Component 1A from the EDUQAS specification. This is based upon an extract from Romeo and Juliet, but could be adjusted to which ever play your class has studied. This walk through is ideal for a high ability group and encourages familiarity with the AOs.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde in the style of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This is a tension question which requires pupils to comment on the literary techniques used in the extract and how they reflect the conventions of Gothic literature. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark scheme for the task to enable pupils to self or peer assess their work. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work or revision.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde from the EDUQAS GCSE specification. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for the task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or revision homework.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde in the style of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This is a character question which requires pupils to comment on the presentation of Utterson. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark scheme for the task to enable pupils to self or peer assess their work. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work or revision.

This resources provides a convention guide for speech writing and an exam style question with writing guide based on the EDUQAS GCSE specification. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or homework. The sheet includes the mark scheme for band 5 to enable pupils to self assess their answers.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Anita the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for the task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson; set as cover work, or revision homework.

This is a lesson to develop formal letter writing skills, using a clip from the TV show 'Holidays From Hell' as a starting point. This is ideal for a low ability KS4 class, or could be used with KS3. The powerpoint guides pupils through each stage of writing the letter, but could be easily differentiated for your group. Slides are plainly presented, so can be adapted to suit your usual style.

This is a whole lesson that sets pupils up to write a persuasive speech based on the premise of Room 101. It introduces the theme, includes a link to a video clip and gets them to plan their ideas. This lesson would be ideal for a KS3 class of middle to high ability.

This quick quiz is ideal as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare and is suitable for KS3 or KS4. Pupils are encouraged to guess whether words were invented by Shakespeare, or if they are modern 'fakespeare'. I have selected words that are still widely used to demonstrate how the study of Shakespeare is still relevant.

This is a stand alone lesson, ideal for a high ability KS3 group. There are no additional resources required and the lesson requires very little preparation. Pupils are guided through a range of different form of the English language are encouraged to think about why our language has changed. Pupils work to translate a short extract from The Canterbury Tales. This lesson could be used as an introduction to Chaucer, or Shakespeare.

This lesson is ideal for a high ability KS3 class and requires no additional resources or preparation. Pupils are introduced to the concept of riddles through a video clip from Lord of The Rings. Pupils work in groups to identify the solution to a section of riddles and discuss the techniques that have been used. They then proceed to write their own riddles, using the devices they have learnt. This works as a stand alone lesson, or could be used as an introduction to a poetry unit.

This lesson is aimed at KS4 students, to encourage character development in prose writing. This activity guides pupils through the process of creating a detailed character profile that could then be used in a piece of prose writing. No additional resources or preparation is required before teaching.

This lesson is designed to get KS4 pupils to produce and improve a written answer to a GCSE exam style question, from EDUQAS Literature Component 2A. The writing structure ensures that pupils demonstrate AO1 and AO2. The writing activity is intended to be undertaken collaboratively, with answers to be produced on large paper, but this could be done independently for a high ability group. The exam style question is related to Anita and Me, but could be adapted for alternative texts

A Short grammar quiz ( 5 minute starter) that gets pupils to rewrite sentences that have common mistakes. This could be done in books or on whiteboards. This Is ideal for boosting AO6 scores for middle ability KS4, but could also be used at KS3. Slides are plainly presented, so can be adapted to suit your usual style.

This lesson is ideal for a low ability group, to follow an extended writing task. It uses a video clip of Team GB's coach and encourages pupils to use some of the same techniques to improve their written work. Slides are plainly presented, so can be adapted to suit your usual style

This lesson is designed to get KS4 pupils to produce and improve a written answer to a GCSE exam style question, from EDUQAS Literature Component 2A. The writing structure ensures that pupils demonstrate AO1 and AO2. The writing activity is intended to be undertaken collaboratively, with answers to be produced on large paper, but this could be done independently for a high ability group. The exam style question is related to Lord of The Flies, but could be adapted for alternative texts.

This stand alone lesson is ideal for a KS3 class of any ability. It guides pupils to analyse the poem Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah. It includes a range of activities that could be worked on independently, or collaboratively. Very little preparation is required for delivery, just a printed copy for the poem for pupils to work from. This is a really nice 'end of year' lesson, that still has educational value.

This is a whole lesson which guides pupils to write their own poem about Christmas, using the outline and focus technique. This is ideal for KS3 pupils of all abilities, as it can be differentiated by adding a word bank or sentence starters. The success criteria encourage pupils to craft and improve their writing, to build resilience. This lessons requires no preparation and is ideal as an end of term lesson.