A PowerPoint presentation that talks through the poem Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy. Included in the PowerPoint is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme -Poetic Techniques There is one link included and it leads to a reading of Valentine Look out for more of the poems in the WJEC anthology book for 2017 coming out soon. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A two page revision booklet on the poem As Imperceptibly as Grief by Emily Dickinson. This booklet has the same notes as the ones in my revision PowerPoint for As Imperceptibly as Grief which can be found in my shop (link listed below) along with other revision PowerPoints and notes for the WJEC 2017 Anthology book. Included in the booklet is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme Please note this booklet is not interactive, it gives the information in a comprehensive way. Look out for more of the poems in the WJEC anthology book for 2017 coming out soon. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A PowerPoint presentation that talks through the poem Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Included in the PowerPoint is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme -Poetic Techniques Look out for more of the poems in the WJEC anthology book for 2017 coming out soon. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A PowerPoint presentation that talks through the poem The Manhunt by Simon Armitage. Included in the PowerPoint is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme Links to two video clips i have found useful are also included. Instructions for how I used the slides are included in the notes section of each slide. Look out for more of the poems in the WJEC anthology book for 2017 coming out soon. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A three page revision booklet on the poem Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen. This booklet has the same notes as the ones in my revision PowerPoint for Dulce et Decorum est which can be found in my shop (link listed below) along with other revision PowerPoints and notes for the WJEC 2017 Anthology book. Included in the booklet is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme -Poetic Techniques -Info on Jessie Pope Please note this booklet is not interactive, it gives the information in a comprehensive way. Look out for more of the poems in the WJEC anthology book for 2017 coming out soon. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

All the Revision you'll ever need for A Wife in London! Two resources are included in this, a booklet and a PowerPoint which both include the same notes. These two resources can be bought individually in my shop (link listed below) for £2 each, so here you'll save £1! A three page revision booklet on the poem A Wife in London by Thomas Hardy is included. This booklet has the same notes as the ones in my revision PowerPoint for A Wife in London which can be found in my shop along with other revision PowerPoints and notes for the WJEC 2017 Anthology book. Please note this booklet is not interactive, it gives the information in a comprehensive way. Included in the booklet and The Powerpoint is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme Look out for more of the poems in the WJEC anthology book for 2017 coming out soon. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A lesson on the poem Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney which talks students through the poem in detail. I have included lots of information and help in order to make the resource work for both higher and lower level students. The lesson contains lots of thinking time for students in order to get them thinking about the poem individually rather than being told. The power-point does not follow any exam board specification but I have done many resources that follow the WJEC spec. Included in the booklet and The Powerpoint is: -Starter -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme -Plenary I have made many resources for the poems in the WJEC Anthology book so if you are looking for revision materials i have guides and power-points in my shop for each resource. There are also lessons for each poem similar to this one.Please follow the link to my shop if you are interested in these resources. Note - the cover slide and plenary uses the same slide, pictures that relate to the poem. The cover slide is for date, title and LO whereas in the plenary i ask students to explain why each picture is there. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A lesson on the poem a Afternoons by Philip Larkin which talks students through the poem in detail. I have included lots of information and help in order to make the resource work for both higher and lower level students. The lesson contains lots of thinking time for students in order to get them thinking about the poem individually rather than being told. The power-point does not follow any exam board specification but I have done many resources that follow the WJEC spec. Included in the booklet and The Powerpoint is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme I have made many resources for the poems in the WJEC Anthology book so if you are looking for revision materials i have guides and power-points in my shop for each resource. There are also lessons for each poem similar to this one.Please follow the link to my shop if you are interested in these resources. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A lesson on the poem She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron which talks students through the poem in detail. I have included lots of information and help in order to make the resource work for both higher and lower level students. The lesson contains lots of thinking time for students in order to get them thinking about the poem individually rather than being told. The power-point does not follow any exam board specification but I have done many resources that follow the WJEC spec. Included in the booklet and The Powerpoint is: -Starter -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme -Plenary I have made many resources for the poems in the WJEC Anthology book so if you are looking for revision materials I have guides and power-points in my shop for each resource. There are also lessons for each poem similar to this one.Please follow the link to my shop if you are interested in these resources. Note - the cover slide and plenary uses the same slide, pictures that relate to the poem. The cover slide is for date, title and LO whereas in the plenary I ask students to explain why each picture relates to the poem. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A lesson on the poem a Wife in London by Thomas Hardy which talks students through the poem in detail. I have included lots of information and help in order to make the resource work for both higher and lower level students. The lesson contains lots of thinking time for students in order to get them thinking about the poem individually rather than being told. The power-point does not follow any exam board specification but I have done many resources that follow the WJEC spec. Included in the booklet and The Powerpoint is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme I have made many resources for the poems in the WJEC Anthology book so if you are looking for revision materials i have guides and power-points in my shop for each resource. There are also lessons for each poem similar to this one.Please follow the link to my shop if you are interested in these resources. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A lesson on the poem a As Imperceptibly as Grief by Emily Dickinson which talks students through the poem in detail. I have included lots of information and help in order to make the resource work for both higher and lower level students. The lesson contains lots of thinking time for students in order to get them thinking about the poem individually rather than being told. The power-point does not follow any exam board specification but I have done many resources that follow the WJEC spec. Included in the booklet and The Powerpoint is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme I have made many resources for the poems in the WJEC Anthology book so if you are looking for revision materials i have guides and power-points in my shop for each resource. There are also lessons for each poem similar to this one.Please follow the link to my shop if you are interested in these resources. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A PowerPoint presentation that talks through the poem Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Included in the PowerPoint is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme Look out for more of the poems in the WJEC anthology book for 2017 coming out soon. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A lesson on the poem Living Space by Imtiaz Dharker which talks students through the poem in detail. I have included lots of information and help in order to make the resource work for both higher and lower level students. The lesson contains lots of thinking time for students in order to get them thinking about the poem individually rather than being told. The power-point does not follow any exam board specification but I have done many resources that follow the WJEC spec. Included in the booklet and The Powerpoint is: -Starter -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme -Plenary I have made many resources for the poems in the WJEC Anthology book so if you are looking for revision materials I have guides and power-points in my shop for each resource. There are also lessons for each poem similar to this one.Please follow the link to my shop if you are interested in these resources. Note - the cover slide and plenary uses the same slide, pictures that relate to the poem. The cover slide is for date, title and LO whereas in the plenary I ask students to explain why each picture relates to the poem. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A lesson on the poem The Manhunt by Simon Armitage which talks students through the poem in detail. I have included lots of information and help in order to make the resource work for both higher and lower level students. The lesson contains lots of thinking time for students in order to get them thinking about the poem individually rather than being told. The power-point does not follow any exam board specification but I have done many resources that follow the WJEC spec. Included in the booklet and The Powerpoint is: -Starter -Information on PTSD -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme -Plenary I have made many resources for the poems in the WJEC Anthology book so if you are looking for revision materials I have guides and power-points in my shop for each resource. There are also lessons for each poem similar to this one.Please follow the link to my shop if you are interested in these resources. Note - the cover slide and plenary uses the same slide, pictures that relate to the poem. The cover slide is for date, title and LO whereas in the plenary I ask students to explain why each picture relates to the poem. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A PowerPoint presentation that talks through the poem Afternoons by Philip Larkin. Included in the PowerPoint is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme A link is included in the context slide to a reading of the poem by Philip Larkin. Look out for more of the poems in the WJEC anthology book for 2017 coming out soon. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A four page revision booklet on the poem Cozy Apologia by Rita Dove. This booklet has the same notes as the ones in my revision PowerPoint for Cozy Apologia which can be found in my shop (link listed below) along with other revision PowerPoints and notes for the WJEC 2017 Anthology book. Included in the booklet is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme -Information about Hurricane Floyd Please note this booklet is not interactive, it gives the information in a comprehensive way. Look out for more of the poems in the WJEC anthology book for 2017 coming out soon. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A three page revision booklet on the poem Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy . This booklet has the same notes as the ones in my revision PowerPoint for Valentine which can be found in my shop (link listed below) along with other revision PowerPoints and notes for the WJEC 2017 Anthology book. Included in the booklet is: -Analysis of Language -Context -Meaning of the title -Structure -Attitudes themes and ideas -Rhyming scheme Please note this booklet is not interactive, it gives the information in a comprehensive way. Look out for more of the poems in the WJEC anthology book for 2017 coming out soon. Please leave any constructive criticism or positive feedback below and apologies for any mistakes or inaccuracies you may find. To find more English and History Resources visit my shop -- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/lydiafirth

A two page worksheet explaining twelve different spoken language techniques including hedging and idiolect. Each technique is explained (Some with examples) then a question is asked about it. This is great for classes just starting spoken language or those returning to it. Apologies for any mistakes you find, edit to suit yourself, enjoy!

A short one page biography of J.B. Priestley's life and political views. It mostly focuses on his political views and writing but there are sections on his early life. This would be best used so a class can understand J.B. Priestley a little bit better. It would also be good to use this so kids can understand why he was a socialist and his reasons for writing An Inspector Calls. Please feel free to edit and leave a review, sorry for anything you find that is incorrect.

A word search containing common words that are spelt wrong frequently. This can be a good homework, starter or part of a relaxing/ end of term lesson. Students must also copy out each word correctly three times before completing the word search in order for them to become more familiar with the word and hopefully help them remember it. Some of the spelling included are: -Accommodate -Environment -Politician -Necessary Sorry for any mistakes you might find, hope you find the resource helpful!