Designed for A Level English Language students, this 63-slide presentation covers word classes in detail, explores the concept of borrowing, explains lexical cohesion and offers example responses to texts.

Designed to support GCSE students with approaching the evaluation question on Paper 1 English Language. The mat includes top tips, a range of appropriate vocabulary and a clear explanation of the question for students. Works alongside the Language and Structure learning mat - possibly best copied back to back.

Designed as a series of connect/starter activities for KS4 students studying A Christmas Carol, this presentation has 25 different tasks, including image analysis, retrieving information, exploding quotations, games, creative questions and word/sentence level analysis. Some connect tasks will be faster than others to complete - all can be done without additional work, though teachers may wish to print out some of the analysis slides for students to work with.

Designed for A Level English Language students, this detailed presentation explores the physical aspects of making sounds, along with an introduction to the phonemic alphabet.

Designed for Year 11 students, following the mock examinations. The revision mat offers top tips for the exam and explains clearly what is expected of students, from responding to texts and poetry to using comparative vocabulary.

Designed for A Level English Language students, exploring the shifts in register according to purpose and audience.

A huge resource consisting of 195 slides, covering the play in detail and making connections to the two poems. Originally produced for controlled assessment, this scheme has been modified to cover Shakespeare and unseen poetry for GCSE English Literature.

Designed for Year 11 students to revise the key areas of the Shakespeare and 19th century text. The mat includes key specialist vocabulary and top tips to help approach the extracts and extended responses.

A huge presentation of fully planned lessons, including a final writing assessment, this unit of work uses the learning cycle: Connect, New Information, Activity, Demonstrate and Review. Approximately 6 weeks of lessons. A range of tasks including: what is an autobiography? what is a biography? analysing extracts verb tenses language analysis structural analysis creating a 'voice' exploding images analysing front covers creating autobiography covers analysing and writing blurbs use of humour and anecdote researching myself exploring web pages writing about myself Designed for Y7 but useful across KS3 to develop analysis of non-fiction.

A few lessons using extracts to teach a low to middle ability group the basics of language analysis. All planned using connect and review tasks to consolidate learning. Extracts also attached as files.

Designed to support GCSE students in the new English Language exams. Top tips and suggested approaches to the 'perspectives' question in Paper 2.

Designed to work alongside the new A Level specification for AQA, this unit of work focuses on how speeches are created and encourages students to write their own piece, with supporting commentary.

Includes quotations, key themes and issues and character information.

Used with KS3 or KS4 students to develop appreciation of themes, characters and connections in the play. An example file can also be downloaded to model the task for students.

Designed to extend thinking beyond the obvious for KS4 students, though could also be used with more-able KS3. The idea is to take a textual reference and 'zoom out' beyond initial impressions, to writer's techniques, writer's intentions and finally, symbolic meanings. Hopefully it might be useful to others.

Designed to encourage students preparing for GCSE English Literature to compare the content and style of both poems. The lesson can lead into diagnostic assessment of skills.

The lesson develops appreciation of extended metaphor and includes a student learning mat, envoy task, model annotations and review. Judged outstanding. Used with KS3 mixed ability.

Designed for A Level English Language students, this presentation explores the ways in which language in expressed and intended, including concepts such as implicature and politeness theories.

Designed for A Level English Language students, this presentation explores the impact of visual cues on an audience,

Originally designed for use with Y9 students, this lesson focuses on developing an understanding of the writer's viewpoint and perspective, exploring the effects of language and structure in a text. A good introduction to core GCSE skills for KS3 students or editable to work with new GCSE specifications, this lesson includes an example response and peer assessment opportunity.