Revision of the characterisation of Sheila and tasks to help students learn key quotes and document Sheila's change during the play.

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

A PPT showing how to use parenthetic punctuation - links to Beyonce or football.

PPTs and work booklet. I used these with a lower ability Year 10 class but they would suit a variety of abilities / ages. Full scheme also available.

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 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.

A lesson to help students think about structuring their responses and creating more imaginative pieces. Suitable for 11-16 with a focus on the AQA GCSE English Language mark scheme.

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 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.

Example article and questions for current (old spec) AQA English Language Exam The article is on Geordie Shore to help engage students but encourages them to question how appropriate the show is and how they could seek better role models

Full lesson - meaning, imagery, tone, themes, language, form and structure

AQA English - New Spec PEE paragraphs Self Assessment Activity Students award themselves money when they meet criteria but deduct money when they miss something - the richest person at the end becomes the class expert for the week

3 worksheets based on the article published following the sinking of the Titanic. Can be used to cover Paper 2 19th century texts as well as look at the context of An Inspector Calls and views of Arthur Birling.

This is a writing skills worksheet to use for feedforward activities. The sheet has instructions that students can follow independently to improve a piece of writing. It could also be adapted to use when drafting their first piece. Instructions encourage students to write slowly and carefully, using ambitious sentence structures, punctuation and vocabulary.

A guide to answering a question on Lady Macbeth's manipulation of her husband.

This resource is based on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and has pictures of concentration camps to inspire a narrative about the journey to a camp. The 34 slide PPT guides students as they plan this piece of work. However, there are lots of slides about general writing skills including colour symbolism, pathetic fallacy, paragraphs and sentence structures. There is a planning sheet included for students to use.

Used with very low ability KS4 / low and middle ability KS3

A worksheet using the Magenta Principles of 'Reduce' to help students identify key information and their own personal responses when approaching a text. Suitable for Year 7 - 11. This has links to Of Mice and Men but can easily be adapted to suit any novel / characters.

A lesson about Curley's wife with activities linked to the Magenta Principles and a focus on Global Learning - women's rights, discrimination and human rights violations across the globe. There are also slides on Crooks and racism.