The rules for crime fiction from 1930 adapted for a low ability year 7 class (levels 2-4) with worksheet. Slides to discuss who and what should be in a crime story. Slides with crime fiction book covers to show features of crime stories.

Two full lessons with planning sheet for students to practice paper 2 question 4 from AQA’s GCSE English Language. Includes model answers and a writing frame.

Full lesson covering paper 1 questions 3 and 4 with model answers and writing frames for November 2017 AQA exam paper.

First 3 lessons to introduce students to the idea of iconoclasts with examples and worksheets.

Basic cover lesson sheets: one storyboard template with an example completed. Character profile sheets for Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo and the Witches each with an example of a quote and analysis. Easy to use or adapt.

A quick powerpoint which explains how to answer the exam question on Paper 2 for the Power and Conflict poetry collection. Easily adaptable for Love and Relationship. Includes planning process with examples and timings of the exam.

A storyboard template and character profile sheets, all with an example of what to do included, for all the main characters. Easily adaptable.

Storyboard template and character profile sheets, all with first example completed for each main character. Easily adaptable.

Storyboard template and character profile sheets, all with first example completed for each main character. Easily adaptable.

Storyboard template and character profile sheets, all with first example completed for each main character. Easily adaptable.

A quick powerpoint to prepare students to compare the Power and Conflict poetry collection.

1-2 lessons based around Arthur hearing sounds from the nursery. Example PEE paragraph included with success criteria.

A powerpoint and worksheets to guide students through using different sentence types for effect and working towards using different points of view to express themselves. An example of second person narrative is included as well as a table to discuss a variety of points of view.

An assessment task for the beginning of Private Peaceful about Tommo’s father’s death. Can be used as a formative assessment to baseline students. Suitable for KS3 students. Includes two extension tasks which focus on writing skills, particularly using different sentence types.

A short scheme of work to study short stories with KS3. Includes example short stories as well as activities and examples of how to write using the senses.

Low ability resources for the following poems: Exposure Storm on the Island Bayonet Charge Remains

Low ability resources for the following poems: Ozymandias London Prelude My Last Duchess The Charge of the Light Brigade

Low ability resources for the following poems: Poppies Tissue The Emigree Kamikaze

A plan and a template for a formal letter. Used with KS3 students studying Private Peaceful to write a letter to the author about an incident in the book, however can be adapted to any novel or non fiction activity. Template includes sentence starters and the plan includes questions to get students thinking.

Useful template for marking whole class work. Saves time and gives certain students a boost if they are included in the polaroid moments. Very useful for literacy errors. Fully adaptable.