This resource follows on from the first two weeks of resources. Within this powerpoint which can span from 3-4 lessons, students are tested on their ability to order the events to check for understanding. There is also a detailed worksheet on the visit of Marley which is most effective when blown up to A3 to allow pupils to explore in depth.

A lesson powerpoint for use with GCSE groups to establish what makes a narrative opening effective by looking for authorial methods at play using the opening of 'A Monster Calls' by Patrick Ness. (You will need to get a copy of the opening but this is available through Google Books). Once pupils have explored the effective methods, they need to understand the impact these have on a reader and then you can use the extract to link back to Q2 (lang) or Q3 (structure) depending on the needs of individual pupils.

A PDF document which I created to support my students in writing responses to the language and structure questions (2 and 3) for paper 1. Has a shot of the mark scheme, things to look for and scaffolded sentence starters. Written by a current Head of English.

An introductory powerpoint outlining the context to 'Macbeth'. Suitable to use as an opening to GCSE study of 'Macbeth'.

Powerpoint for a lesson to introduce students to a way to answer the unseen poetry question worth 24 marks for the new AQA (9-1) literature course which comes on paper 2. The lesson uses the AQA specimen question paper and the poem 'To a daughter leaving home'.

Four practice questions that students can use as part of their revision for the AQA 9-1 Power and Conflict Anthology Cluster question for English Literature Paper 2.

A PPT which takes pupils through how to be successful in paper 2, section B for the new AQA GCSE English Language. The PPT comes with practice questions and a transactional toolkit activity where the pupils slot the conventions into the correct writing style to help them to revise.

This is a 12 lesson SOW for ‘Macbeth’ which incudes 39 recources including full lesson powerpoints (that span at least one lesson each), handouts of the key scenes referenced in the lessons, along with worksheets, practice questions and model answers with success criteria and mark schemes. I have used this SOW myself with a range of classes as it can be differentiated up and down. I am currently using it with my set year 10, but have used in with set 1 and 5 previously. I hope you find this helpful and it saves you precious time!

This three page revision map covers the key quotations, how to hit the assessment objectives, a reminder about Dickens' narrative techniques, a whole page devoted to the themes and where and how they are met, along with a page devoted to the characters where pupils can add details about them along with key quotations. A last minute survival sheet pack!

This is a 42 slide long powerpoint resource that includes signposts for teaching the novella ‘A Christmas Carol’ with questions and prompts at different points. There are knowledge recall questions, with answers, attached which act as starters for lessons. These cover elements of the text in chronological order and also begin to interleave as the presentation goes on. The questions cover key ideas, vocabulary, terminology, themes and quotations.

A four lesson series on letter writing which includes activities on the powerpoints alongside some handy worksheets to help students to understand why letters are written, how to write successful letters and, finally, to write their own letters.

Powerpoint takes them through the questions using the Jay Rayner specimen paper from the board to allow you to discuss the requirements of each question. It also has information on the writing question 5 for discursive writing and then breaks down the requirements of how to approach a Q5 question.

Create a display on sentence types with this accessible resource.

Knowledge grids for the key themes and characters of 'An Inspector Calls' to help pupils to prepare for questions for their literature GCSE exam. Perfect activities for structured revision activities for pupils who need that extra bit of support.

A quick starter activity with 32 questions included on one sheet with space to write the answers. Pupils move from left to right as they progress across the acts and finish with some questions on structure. A QUICK WIN as pupils quickly assess what they know and can gain instant feedback.

A mock paper which was designed as a pre-mock mock for use with year 11. The source material is based on lidos and the modern text is extremely current, having only been published 13.11.17. Created from scratch so your students will not have used this before! If you have found this resource useful, please do leave me a review!