Extract from Mistletoe Murders with questions, AQA style Hints and tips for how to answer each question Designed to be a lesson where you go through the paper with the class helping them, a good introduction to the lang paper.

True story where the crewmates kill the cabin boy

Thorough introduction to A Christmas Carol by Dickens. Geared towards KS4 19th century Literature text. My exam board is AQA but can be used with any exam board. 20 slides KS4 assessment objectives Language to describe Scrooge and Marley in Stave One Background to Victorian beliefs and superstitions Dickens and the Victorian Gothic 7 deadly sins Several questions and tasks, drama role play/script as an extension task I hope you find this a useful introduction to the novel. Can be used for KS3 also, (perhaps removing the 7 Deadly sins if too scary). Enough here for 2-3 lessons. I will upload the rest of the Staves.

Questions and activity The poem is on a word document also

Suitable for Year 7 or 8. RSPCA leaflet about Billy is included with the ppt Introduction to some persuasive techniques such as emotive language. Match up the persuasive techniques with the definition and find examples in the text. Questions on the text Design your own leaflet for an animal shelter in your own town.

Gothic horror wordsearch with 21 words Decorated with free clipart KS2 or KS3

Suitable range of questions for KS3 or as an unseen poem at KS4. Also some pictures of WW1 injuries that can be used to create a poster with quotations from the poem. A copy of the poem is included as well, or can be found online

Wordsearch containing some keywords from Priestley's play for starter or homework activity

Questions on the poem Article on the effects of shellshock Poem is on a word document as well

Anagrams based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

2 x A4 question sheets on Charles Dickens' classic short story 'The Signalman'. Questions are based on the first section of the story, encouraging students to think about initial impressions of the setting and the character of the Signalman Plus wordsearch

The short story has been around for years and was previously set for study for OCR and the old Midland examining boards as part of a GCSE anthology of stories from other cultures. 2018 - This lesson was designed for KS3 however and the students really enjoyed the short story about the servant boy Sidda who is accused of stealing the jewellery. Questions on the story True or false Extended writing task Group work task

Christina Rossetti AS poetry anthology for OCR

Double lesson (2hs) for Year 12 preparing for Partygate newspaper front pages for 2024 examination. Definition Analysing Partygate/Boris front page of the Times Media language Questions on and discussion prompts on masthead, layout, language, style etc Links with Roland Barthes 19 slides

A lesson geared towards AQA poetry examination Paper 2, English Literature. Students are to mind-map five key quotes that show power and five that show conflict. Assessment objectives included, plus a model paragraph with how to include the AOs in a paragraph

A lesson based on the story 'The Selfish Giant' by Oscar Wilde. Comprehension questions and some literacy and vocabulary work. Written task is a letter to the Cornish Ogre with a coat of arms 10 slides ppt and a copy of the story

Discussion of language, form and structure in Rossetti's poem entitled 'Echo'... Geared towards OCR, but can be used with an exam board or as an unseen poem for KS4..

Language paper 2 of my own devising that I used with resit class. Charles Dickens describing the inmate in his cell at Newgate Kenneth Williams last few thoughts before execution on Death Row All questions included including the writing task Have also attached my ppt from the lesson with the resit class which has a few model answers.

Modal verbs starter. Plus cloze activity on common errors such as could have, would have, should have, as well, a lot

Double lesson (2hs) for Year 12 preparing for Partygate newspaper front pages for 2024 examination. Definition Analysing Partygate/Boris front page of the Daily Mirror Media language Questions on and discussion prompts on masthead, layout, language, style etc 11 slides