A poster for display in all classrooms which demonstrates and models how to use all of the key punctuation types.

A lesson that allows students to explore Daffodils (I wandered lonely as a cloud) in detail; lesson contains a starter, main, worked example and plenary.

A lesson based on The Right Word by Imtiaz Dharker. The lesson focussing on 'tracking' the figure outside and the language used in the poem carries different connotations. Features an engaging starter, main tracking activity, example question with answer and hotseat plenary.

An AQA style exam question for Yr 11 students; could easily be used in class or for homework / a mock exam.

An example AQA style mock paper for A Christmas Carol; perfect for use in class, as a homework or even as a formal mock paper. The question from Stave 5 is: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present Scrooge as a redeemed man? Write about: • How Dickens presents Scrooge in this extract • How Dickens presents Scrooge’s redemption in the novel as a whole [30 marks]

Lesson that helps students plan and write an essay based upon Mr Birling; contains a starter, planning activity with an acronym for students to base their plan around. Also contains sentence starters for less able students.

A worksheet that allows students to research the context behind Of Mice and Men. Perfect for us in the ICT room or as a homework.

A lesson that helps students study the opening to the classic The Monkey's Paw in detail, with analysis, creative writing ideas, sample PEEs and AFL techniques. Easily stretchable to 2-3 lessons.

A lesson devised for top sets that breaks down the new AQA marking criteria and explores what is meant by 'precise', 'critical' and 'judicious'. It also breaks down the AOs into manageable chunks and provides examples of analysis from different parts of the play. The lesson then moves onto The Witches' Spell and it's use of Trochaic Tetrameter; it also includes a sample answer for students level and grade with the marking criteria.

An effective worksheet for students to use to help understand the background to Gothic literature; perfect for a KS3 group to use as homework or in the computer room.

A resource designed to help students understand some key contextual factors that influence Romeo & Juliet. All of the punctuation has been removed so students must check and correct the passage of text first before answering five comprehension questions. I normally use this as a homework activity.

A lesson based on comparing Fezziwig to Scrooge; lesson contains a starter, main and plenary with an example PEE to an AQA style question. All of the AOs for AQA's new 1-9 are represented.

A lesson that allows students to explore the end of the play in detail; contains an engaging starter, example exam-style question, exemplar answer and links to context.

A lesson that allows students to explore Sonnet by John Clare in detail; lesson contains a starter, main, worked example and peer assessment style plenary linking into the new AQA marking criteria.

A poster that focusses on the differing skill levels based on Bloom's Taxonomy. Perfect for use in classrooms to help students ask a range of higher-level questions.

An English / Drama lesson based on exploring poetry and the theme of bullying through dramatic techniques. The poem, Four o'clock Friday, contains a range of techniques that students must bring to life through freeze-frame, monologue and other technique. Perfect for lower to middle ability groups.

A mock exam assessment based on the new AQA 1-9 style. The question used is: Starting with this conversation, explain how Shakespeare presents Lord Capulet as a father figure. Write about: • How Shakespeare presents Lord Capulet in this extract • How Shakespeare presents Lord Capulet in the play as a whole. • How this links to the context of Elizabethan England It's based on the 'Hang thee' scene. This task is perfect for use in class, as a homework or as a full blown mock exam. Please check out my other resources for more 1-9 spec mocks, lessons and other activities.

A lesson based on Act One Scene, the fight scene. Contains a starter linking to context which will need to be printed. Also contains a sample answer based on an exam style question.

A lesson based on finding key quotes for analysis for LM's soliloquy; contains a starter, main and plenary activities that can easily be differentiated.

A whole-school literacy poster that explains and models the different sentence types for students.