40 starters that are designed to improve the vocabulary of students. These can easily be dropped in to any scheme of work, or set as homework challenges. They could even be used as intervention tasks for students that are struggling with their vocabulary. No further resources are required and there are some tasks that will easily fit into the teaching of any text.

A short series of tasks that show students the importance of punctuation. This has been useful with GCSE students, particularly LA/MA, that need to be encouraged to proofread to maximise their marks on Language Section B. The tasks are designed to show them how punctuation impacts meaning and there are also some humorous examples to maximise engagement.

Ten questions in total on Blood brothers. The questions are presented in a similar style to the exam where an option of two questions are given. The questions explore a range of characters and themes.

Six exam style tasks based on The Great Gatsby. Three of the tasks have been structured in the same way of Section A of the exam (Examine the view...), which allows these ones to be used early on in a scheme of work or set as homework. The other three assessments have been set up as Section C tasks, however the students are asked to compare Gatsby to one of the poems from the pre-1900 poetry anthology. This allows teachers to assess the knowledge of the class on both text types prior to starting exam practice.

This resource pack contains three Gothic extracts from students' work that can be used in a variety of ways. I've found that asking students to read them and then rank them, in order of the most effective, starts some excellent discussions. Also included are two sheets that they can stick in their books and refer to throughout the year. One encourages them to expand their use of sensory related vocabulary and the other reminds them of different techniques they could use in their writing.

A lesson that makes links between English and History where students are encouraged to write a letter to an unknown soldier. Can be used as a stand alone lesson or within a scheme of work. It's a clear lesson for a non specialist to also use.

Three tasks on Gothic writing. Easy to embed in current schemes and use as homework.

Six sheets that are based on the new English Language GCSE that can be used for KS3 and KS4. They focus on audience, purpose and SPaG, which will help reinforce to students what they should be proofreading for in their exam. These are designed to help embed the required skills for this course.

This worksheet is aimed at LA/MA students. It gives them a structure to use when analysing poetry from the anthology and also when comparing two poems. They can also use the MITSL structure when approaching an unseen poem. The main aims of these worksheets is to give LA/MA students a consistent structure to use to help them feel more comfortable when approaching this aspect of English Literature.

A helpful mnemonic to help students understand what structure is and what they can write about in their exam response. There is no extract included, which allows teachers to use something they are familiar with. It can also be easily embedded into a walking talking mock or practice exam feedback. There is a generic peer assessment at the end, which could be altered to specific levels easily.

Five practice exam questions, which cover themes and characters.

This has been useful to me in getting students to focus on individual words within quotations. One example has been given, however you could complete other boxes within the grid to add another level of support. This could also be used for a revision task.

An eight lesson scheme for narrative writing with all resources included. The scheme shows how you can differentiate for all learners and the tasks are based on the new specification (exams from 2017). This scheme is aimed at Y9 students to give them an introduction in how to write narratives.

Suitable for low to mid ability students. This resource aims to helps students increase the level of detail in their descriptive/narrative writing - suitable for KS3 (mid to higher ability) and KS4 (low to mid ability). One lesson so would also be suitable for interventions.

Thirteen narrative/descriptive tasks that could be easily dropped into a current scheme of work. They could also be used as stand alone activities/assessments/cover lessons or as homework tasks. All tasks have an image to help support learners.

Lesson on When We Two Parted (AQA Love and Relationships cluster)- suited to low/mid range students as there is supported tasks throughout which point them to various techniques/use of language and structure. All instructions are on the slides.

50 key terms that can either be used as a classroom display, flash cards or as a 'Word of the Week' task for your class. The resource can be edited if you wish to use it as a quiz, so that the definition is shown after the term.

Five homework tasks which can easily be embedded into any scheme. Extended writing tasks based on current GCSE questions, diamond nine and definition tasks are some of the tasks included.

5 tasks focusing on a variety of skills. Ideal for homework tasks or can easily be embedded within current schemes. Tasks include welcoming evacuees, character profiles and creative writing.

These tasks can be used as assessments or set as cover lessons for this text. They are based on the new specification GCSE exam tasks and structured as these questions are. All of the tasks can easily be embedded within a scheme and also provide cross curricular links with Science.