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I am an English teacher who specialises in the teaching of English Language. I currently teach KS3, KS4 and KS5, though spend most of my time teaching KS5. My resources are printer friendly work sheets and graphic organisers that can be used alongside the teaching of key examination topics and themes.

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I am an English teacher who specialises in the teaching of English Language. I currently teach KS3, KS4 and KS5, though spend most of my time teaching KS5. My resources are printer friendly work sheets and graphic organisers that can be used alongside the teaching of key examination topics and themes.
Analysing the structure of 'Hard Times' extract
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Analysing the structure of 'Hard Times' extract

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'How has the writer structured the text in order to interest the reader?' A set of 5 differentiated work sheets that helps students focus on one particular structural aspect in order to answer this language question. This is designed as a 'home and away activity' so extra space is left on the work sheets for students to share and feedback their ideas. This has been designed for top set year 9 language students, or year 10 students completing the new AQA GCSE Language course.
Writing skills feedback grid
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Writing skills feedback grid

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A writing skills feedback grid that helps students respond to feedback after having completed a writing response. Students cross reference the number to the grid against their name- the teacher no longer needs to write the same feedback over and over again in the student exercise book.
Great expectations: Miss Havisham close analysis
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Great expectations: Miss Havisham close analysis

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This is an extract from chapter 8 of the novel 'Great Expectations' in which Pip first encounters Miss Havisham. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. A list of key evaluative and analytical vocabulary has also been added to support this. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS4, though could be used to push the more able to achieve a grade 9 response through the use of the analytical and evaluative vocabulary on the resource.
Macbeth Act 1 summary artist easle exercise
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Macbeth Act 1 summary artist easle exercise

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A simple summary of Macbeth Act 1. Each section has been split into chunks so students can draw an image to help them remember the key event and then fold the paper over to test their partner afterwards.
Great expectations: Magwitch close analysis
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Great expectations: Magwitch close analysis

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This is an extract from chapter 3 of the novel 'Great Expectations' in which Pip has his second encounter with the convict Magwitch. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. A list of key evaluative and analytical vocabulary has also been added to support this. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS4, though could be used to push the more able to achieve a grade 9 response through the use of the analytical and evaluative vocabulary on the resource.
Characterisation of Miss Havisham
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Characterisation of Miss Havisham

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A series of 2 lessons that help students to analyse the characterisation of Miss Havisham through the writer's language choices. These lessons are designed for new AQA GCSE Language students working towards narrative writing for paper 1. The lessons are primarily focused on reading skills for section A. However, once students can see how a writer creates characterisation, they can then implement the techniques into their own creative writing for section B of the exam. Both lessons and relevant work sheets are included.
Writing skills self assessment activity
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Writing skills self assessment activity

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After completing a transactional or fiction writing task, students use the self assessment activity sheet to select a task which will most appropriately help them respond to feedback. This resource is aimed at mixed ability KS3 students, though could be used with low ability KS4 students who need extra help with their writing accuracy.
Reading skills self assessment activity
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Reading skills self assessment activity

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After completing an analytical response, students use the self assessment activity sheet to select a task which will most appropriately help them respond to feedback. This resource is aimed at mixed ability KS3 students, though could be used with low ability KS4 students who need extra help with writing their analytical responses.
Stone Cold: reading skills self assessment activity sheet
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Stone Cold: reading skills self assessment activity sheet

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Using the novel Stone Cold as a prompt, students complete the self assessment quiz to help them determine which task they should complete next in order to improve their analytical responses. This resource is aimed at mixed ability Year 9 students, though could be used with low ability KS4 students to help them improve their reading and analysis skills.
The Pearl: close analysis
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The Pearl: close analysis

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This is an extract from the novel 'The Pearl' by John Steinbeck which focuses on the character Kino and how he is becoming more paranoid and obsessive. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. A list of key evaluative and analytical vocabulary has also been added to support this. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS4, though could be used to push the more able to achieve a grade 9 response through the use of the analytical and evaluative vocabulary on the resource.
Genius question prompt cards
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Genius question prompt cards

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A set of genius question prompt cards to help students develop their discussions and ideas when considering new information or texts.
Rani and Sukh family tree
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Rani and Sukh family tree

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A family tree that helps students to understand the relationships between characters within the novel 'Rani and Sukh'
Cohesion check list
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Cohesion check list

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A writing self assessment check list to help students ensure they are using a range of cohesive devices within their writing.
Macbeth animal comparisons
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Macbeth animal comparisons

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Students make comparisons between characters from the play 'Macbeth' and various animals in order to help with character analysis. The task helps students to consider if key characters are two dimensional or three dimensional
Analytical vocabulary
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Analytical vocabulary

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A list of analytical vocabulary that helps students to become more speculative and tentative in their approach to essay writing and analytical responses. A shorter, differentiated version has also been included.
Key themes and links within 'Macbeth'
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Key themes and links within 'Macbeth'

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A set of two work sheets that enables students to consider key themes and links within the play 'Macbeth'. Sheet 1: students find another quotation that links to the theme Sheet 2: students guess the key theme and link it to a key event within Macbeth by using the images to help them.