This seller donates to charity This resource is aimed at lower ability Key Stage 3 and year 6 students- a fun and non- intimidating way to introduce Shakespeare's play. A beautifully presented pack of 8 worksheets which include; • Basic comprehension • Analysis of language and character • Creative tasks. The students love this little module- I do it every year and it seems to work really well :) Have uploaded in pdf format also in case you prefer.

This seller donates to charity. ***FULL PACK*** to teach the PAPER 2 part of the new AQA English Language course. This pack uses the subject of the Columbine Massacre in 1999 to engage and enthuse the students. I have already used this pack with my own group and they found it really interesting. Aimed at lower to lower/ middle ability students or as revision for higher sets. Includes; -21 page student booklet with various texts about the crime and a range of exam activities (both reading and writing). - 21 page power point presentation with tasks -Teacher notes You may find my student friendly paper 2 mark schemes useful https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-gcse-english-language-paper-2-writer-s-viewpoints-and-perspectives-student-friendly-mark-schemes-11317151 Please also see my other pack for paper 2 on the theme of teenagers- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-gcse-english-language-paper-2-writers-viewpoints-and-perspectives-11295977

Revision guide for play. Decent.

This seller donates to charity. ***FULL MINI UNIT*** to introduce students to this aspect of the new AQA English Language specification (paper 2). Based around the theme of teenagers. Aimed at lower to lower/ middle ability students and as revision for higher ability students. Contents of download; - 19 page student booklet containing a range of activities and exam paper tasks based on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives . The booklet is designed to engage students and is all about ‘Teenagers’. - Practice exam papers for both reading and writing tasks in exactly the same format as paper 2. - Relevant sections of mark schemes for ease of marking (more detailed mark schemes available- see link below) - Polish version included for EAL students. I also have a pack available for paper 1 (Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-gcse-english-language-paper-1-explorations-in-creative-reading-and-writing-full-pack-11301066 Please see my student friendly mark schemes for sale at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-gcse-english-language-student-friendly-mark-schemes-2016-paper-2-11317151

This seller donates to charity. ***FULL PACK*** to teach the PAPER 2 part of the new AQA English Language course. This pack uses the subject of SHARKS to engage and enthuse the students. I have already used this pack with my own group and they found it really interesting- kids love sharks! Aimed at lower to middle ability or for revision with higher sets. Includes; - Student booklet with a range of exam activities (both reading and writing). - Source booklet with various stimulating texts about sharks - Companion power point presentation with additional intro activities and some tasks -Teacher notes Visit my shop to check reviews. You may like my other Paper 2 teaching packs on 'teenagers' and 'crime'. You may find my student friendly paper 2 mark schemes useful https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-gcse-english-language-paper-2-writer-s-viewpoints-and-perspectives-student-friendly-mark-schemes-11317151

This seller donates to charity. ***FULL PACK*** to teach the PAPER 1 part of the new AQA English Language scheme: ‘Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing’. Aimed at lower to lower/ middle ability students. Includes; - 16 page student booklet with various texts on the theme of crime to grab students’ attention . Booklet contains a range of activities and exam paper tasks based on Paper 1 The booklet is designed to engage students and is all about ‘Crime’. - Teacher notes - Practice exam papers for both reading and writing tasks in exactly the same format as paper 1. - Relevant sections of mark schemes for ease of marking - Scaffold for weaker students Please also see my pack for paper 2 on the theme of teenagers- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-gcse-english-language-paper-2-writers-viewpoints-and-perspectives-11295977 Enjoy! :)

This seller donates to charity. ***FULL PACK*** to teach the Communicating information and ideas section of the OCR English Language course. This pack uses the subject of SHARKS to engage and enthuse the students. I have already used this pack and can officially confirm that students love to learn about sharks! Aimed at lower to lower- middle ability, or as revision for higher sets. Includes; - Student booklet with a range of exam activities (both reading and writing). - Source booklet with various stimulating texts about sharks - Companion power point presentation with additional intro activities and some tasks -Teacher notes

This seller donates to charity. WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER. If you have a lower ability group and you are trying to tackle Macbeth, and/or you need to (a) get through the play quickly (b) revise the whole play, then this resource is DEFINITELY for you! You will be able to teach your students the whole narrative and characters in just a few lessons without having to plow through the whole text (utterly pointless with many lower ability students). This resource contains a study pack which will engage your students, and guide them all the way through the play in sections, which can allow you to avoid a full reading if necessary, and subsequently just work on key sections and exam skills ( I created this pack to get a reluctant boy- heavy lower ability group through- it worked and they even enjoyed it!). This pack includes a minute by minute teacher guide to match up each section of the play with the film and an 'as you watch' pack with tasks for each section. All you need to enable your students to understand the play is this pack. You will however need to purchase a copy of the Patrick Stewart production from 2011 (link below) which is available from Amazon. Excellent with lower ability but it IS very gory in places so is not suitable for younger viewers- year nine minimum (12 certificate). https://www.amazon.co.uk/Macbeth-DVD-Patrick-Stewart/dp/B004NB75BE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466362157&sr=8-1&keywords=macbeth+patrick+stewart

Full student work book for essay.

Revision/ info sheet. Really handy.

Film promotion teaching pack. Writing frame to generate a high quality essay analysing the promotional poster for 'The Dark Knight', resources, exemplars. Also contains ideas/ notes for trailer analysis. Contains student examples for modelling and marking purposes. Suitable for Media studies students of all abilities and can be used with AS or GCSE students.

This seller donates to charity. My resources for lower ability students on the following poems: Bayonet, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Exposure, Kamikaze, Poppies, Storm on the Island, Checking out me History, London and Emigree, as well as resources for comparing poems creatively for higher marks. Includes: comprehension, easy translations, context and a range of activities to help students explore the poems.

This seller donates to charity. Range of tasks/ worksheets to help weaker, less confident students to access poetry. Also suitable for primary school students. Based on creatures/ nature- poems include 'Macavity the Mystery Cat', 'The Sea' and 'The Eagle'. Looks at themes, patterns, and techniques. National curriculum references on many of the resources.

These worksheet resources are aimed at low ability key stage 3 children. My group really love dragons and the excellent book Dragonology available from all good book stores!! you must have the book in order to do this work. Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons by Dugald Steer (Author), Helen Ward (Author), Douglas Carrel (Author), Dr. Ernest Drake (Editor), Wayne Anderson (Illustrator). Great for upper Primary students, low ability secondary students, and home schooled students. Enjoy!

This seller donates to charity. ***FULL MINI UNIT*** to teach the OCR ‘Communicating information and ideas’ module. Based around the theme of teenagers to engage and enthuse the students. Aimed at lower to lower/ middle ability students, and for revision with higher sets. - Polish version of key texts included for EAL students. Please visit my TES shop to read customer reviews. There is also an AQA version of this resource also available at my TES shop.

As we all know (as with all mark schemes) the AQA GCSE English Literature mark scheme is far from user friendly for students. This resource is a very detailed breakdown of the requirements for Band 6 on the poetry comparison question- it tells students exactly what they need to do for each of the six criteria using easily understandable language. It contains descriptors for the absolute top grade so that the students can easily get the sense of what an A* essay on poetry requires. Naturally this means the resource is aimed at middle to high ability students. Personally I use a traffic light system with these grids (green/ amber/ red dots next to each statement) but you may just want to highlight and you can adjust these to your own school's marking policy easily. Suitable for any assessed poetry work and will enable you to save a lot of time and stress as you won't need to write exhaustive comments and/ or can allow students to self assess. I have had excellent feedback on this so far and hope you find it as useful as I do. Please do browse my other resources and contact me directly with any queries. Happy marking :) DISCLAIMER: THESE ARE MY OWN PERSONAL INTERPRETATIONS OF THE MARK SCHEME. OFFICIAL MARK SCHEMES AVAILABLE AT AQA.ORG.UK

This seller donates to charity. This will be useful for: students to get through whole narrative quickly , learn key quotes and understand Scrooge's character. Designed for teachers very short on time. Great way for lower ability reluctant students to understand the text. Totally self-contained work book to teach this novella- this work can be completed even if you don’t have the actual text and no other resources are needed. Students work through a series of tasks which generates a GCSE essay which can then be typed up- great for teaching skills and revision. This is an ideal work book for weaker students at Key Stage 4, or for more able younger students. Also, fantastic if you are short on time. Focus: How does Scrooge change throughout the novel? Task One useful link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unKuZ2wlNdw I use the JIM CARREY film version to support this task: GREAT FILM TO USE AS MINUTES OF FILM LARGELY CORRESPOND WITH THE PAGE NUMBERS IN THE WORDSWORTH CLASSICS EDITION and this pack contains a guide to using the film with the book (including time and page references). Full pack also available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-english-literature-full-pack-11471318

Fully comprehensive teaching pack for the AQA 2017 Exam topic Game Shows. Includes 20 files- all made from scratch. This pack has had excellent feedback from those who have used it thus far and I hope you will enjoy using it. The pack covers; - Introduction and exam ideas - The history of game shows - Codes and conventions - Audience Theory - Audience Demographics - Shot types - Mise en Scene analysis - 'Migrain' Analysis resources - Presentational Devices - Connotation/ denotation and more! This seller donates to charity.

Please note: I have also created a whole unit on the key concepts which you will find useful- priced at just £3.99 please follow this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/key-media-concepts-and-theory-full-unit-gcse-media-studies-as-media-studies-11710838 THIS RESOURCE is a one page Mat which explains each of the key concepts. Works best when enlarged to A3 and laminated in colour (great to reuse again and again). Each of the key media concepts explained in a student- friendly way. Suited to higher ability GCSE students and all AS/ A2 students of Media. M- Media Language I- Ideology G- Genre R- Representation A- Audience I- Institutions N- Narrative

Very basic activity templates for low ability children based on word work, quizzes and word searches. Fully adaptable and customizable templates. Works really well and also great for home learners.