A booklet for use each week for a full term. Designed to help students develop terminology and vocabulary.

A set of retrieval challenge grids - could be used for short responses or more detailed revision. An Inspector Calls A Christmas Carol Jekyll and Hyde Anthology Poetry Unseen Poetry Macbeth

Scheme of work with lesson plans and activities (used with year nine low ability but could suit year 7 upwards) Series of lessons on reading gothic and gothic fairytale Lessons on writing a gothic story - scaffold in the style of Alan Pete's boxing clever

A PPT to guide pupils through writing a letter to introduce themselves to their new teacher. Aimed at Y7 but easily adapted.

Used with top set before the English Literature GCSE - we got 27 level 9s :) Includes a worksheet

A booklet used for homework with a KS3 literacy class. The focus is researching Syria and writing for purpose. There are small links to The Bone Sparrow but these can be removed easily.

A revision guide for pupils - key quotes for each poem from the love and relationships cluster. Fully analysed with terminology in bold. Includes a comment on the structure of each poem to challenge pupils. Also includes what to do for AQA Literature Paper 2. Particularly useful if pupils have gaps in knowledge or have made poor notes.

A Powerpoint to help students analyse the Biden speech, picking out rhetorical devices and discussing their effects. Includes an extension to write up the analysis or write their own speech. Could be used in KS or as GCSE prep. Works for home learning.

A first look at dystopian fiction with links to film trailers, worksheets and a retrieval challenge. Includes a detailed lesson plan.

Quiz Quiz Trade cards to cut up and use for teaching or revising the context of An Inspector Calls Powerpoint has ideas about context and responsibility. There are also picture stimuli and quotes for discussion.

Example answers on Walking Away and Farmer’s Bride from AQA anthology.

8 Resources. Prompts for Language Analysis (AQA AO2) Key quotes from Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. I have used these with sets 8, 6 and 1 so they are quite versatile! There are also character profile sheets for both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as well as a context card sort. All worksheets can be edited.

A series of resources (4 lessons) to ease pupils into Paper 2 teaching. Includes two articles - one is a recount about the Rio Carnival and the other is an article about the impact of the Rio Olympics. Includes opportunities for Global Learning. 5 example exam questions for the AQA exam and worksheets to help scaffold answers. I’ve used this with Year 8 mixed ability, very low ability Year 11 and top set Year 11. All engaged with the articles.

A PPT and worksheet to scaffold a debate about Lady Macbeth's role in Duncan's death / Macbeth's downfall. This has worked well with set one and set 8! Links to assessment objectives throughout. Can be edited.

Two weeks of lessons - PPT and work book. Includes notes and tasks for Scrooge and Marley in Stave 1. I used these with a lower ability GCSE class but they would suit a variety of classes. Full scheme also available.

A Powerpoint with several worksheets to scaffold analysis of The Manhunt. Students from Y7 to Y11 have always loved this lesson. Worksheet on semantic fields Worksheet based on an article in National Geographic about PTSD and art therapy Worksheet on selecting relevant evidence from poems Sentence starters for PETAL paragraphs WWW EBI sheets

Students write a description of New York using extended metaphors - worksheet to scaffold understanding of this. Several worksheets on using subordinate clauses, colons and semi colons. Worksheet for developing a character - we first discussed this as a class and used mini drama tasks to bring the character to life and generate more interesting descriptions (show don’t tell) Additional story mountain sheet if students need support with planning.

A useful booklet for class work but also for cover work or homework. A series of tasks looking at rhetorical devices and writing to inform, advise, persuade and argue. Tasks could easily be stretched out to cover a term of work. The initial theme is teenage runaway/issues facing teens but this can easily be adapted.

A PPT with an example answer to improve. Includes slides on vocabulary and links to the AQA mark scheme. Focus is on Sheila, Mr Birling and social responsibility.