These are two comprehension-focused worksheets based on 19th century non-fiction texts. The first extract is from ‘The Dictionary of Daily Wants’ and gives advice on selecting an appropriate apprenticeship. The second extract is entitled ‘The Dreadful Life and Confession of a Boy Aged Twelve Years, Who was Condemned to Die at last Old Bailey Sessions’. Please feel free to use as a remote-learning task or as an activity for those coming into school at this difficult time.

An article-based lesson aimed at KS4 pupils that gives an insight into life before the NHS in England. Please feel free to use either as a remote learning task or literacy for students coming into school during this difficult time.

This Paper 2 exam practice is based on two texts on the theme of women in the workplace. There are all five questions in the style of AQA 8700/2. The sample answers to the reading questions are on an Active Inspire flipchart. You should ensure that you have access to this software before downloading.

A sample essay in response to the following question: Read the following passage from Chronicles 16:9. How does it relate to 'Jekyll and Hyde'? 'For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.' The response is available on an Active Inspire flipchart and as a Word document. Aimed at higher-attaining Year 11s.

An article-based worksheet aimed at KS4 pupils that gives an insight into child labour in the Industrial Revolution. This could work as a remote learning task for students studying A Christmas Carol at GCSE.

If you’re teaching narrative or descriptive writing you could use this to help students gather sensory detail from a photograph or other image.

Following on from this introduction to unseen poetry: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/unseen-poetry-lesson-1-12130945 This is the fourth lesson in the series. It focuses on Benjamin Zephaniah’s ‘The London Breed’ and is aimed at middle-ability learners. It includes: Do Now Task: A multiple- choice quiz on London Answers slide Revising terms relating to meter in poetry (see list below) Link to Zephaniah reciting his poem Introduction to iambic tetrameter Identifying iambic tetrameter in ‘The London Breed’ paired/group task (teacher answers included) Learning Review Estimated time: 1 hour This lesson can stand alone but assumes some pre-teaching or understanding of the following concepts: vowel syllable stressed syllable foot trochee iamb meter iambic pentameter trochaic tetrameter

A short activity that asks students to trace the meaning of the linguistic device.

Thank you to TES user RichardGLamb for the texts. I’ve generated sample answers for each question in note form.

Two revision clocks on PowerPoint slides: one blank and the other tailored to ‘Macbeth’.

3 WAGOLLs for the AQA 8702 question on how Dickens uses Marley’s Ghost and the other spirits to change Scrooge’s attitudes and behaviour. I’ve called them Level 3, 5 and 7+.

An unseen poetry lesson that looks at the lyrics of Bob Dylan’s ‘The Times they are A-Changin’. It includes: A poetic methods multiple choice quiz with answers A short bio of Dylan with comprehension tasks Annotation task Learning Review

A quick match-up activity that encourages learners to work with terms such as quatrain, cinquain, sestet etc.

10 PowerPoint slides with practice tasks for AQA Language Paper 1, Question 5.

The fifth in the Unseen Poetry series: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/unseen-poetry-lesson-1-12130945 This lesson looks at rhyme and its purpose in two WW1 poems: ‘They’ by Siegfred Sassoon and ‘Who’s for the Game’ by Jessie Pope.

A knowledge organiser for AQA Paper 1, Question 4 (the evaluation question). It is based on a past paper, so please take this into account if you are using it for a mock. The WAGOLLs on the reverse side demonstrate Levels 3, 5 and 7. Full colour and black and white copies included.

A quick match-up activity that encourages learners to work with the following terms: Alliteration Assonance Consonance Onomatopoeia Repetition Rhyme

10 PowerPoint slides with practice tasks for AQA Language Paper 1, Question 5.

A mind map for AQA English Language Paper 2. Black and White version also included.

This crossword is based on the extract from novel that begins, ‘It was a dreary night of November’ down to ‘…black and comfortless sky’. Suitable for middle-ability KS3.