Two lessons themed around Christmas exploring and writing a newspaper articles. One reading lesson exploring the features of a newspaper and one writing lesson where pupils write their own. Levelled success criteria sheet suitable for Welsh curriculum and a writing frame to support lower ability pupils. Bargain resource to keep classes engaged in the run up to the Christmas holidays. I do not own the newspaper articles but they are freely available online

Comprehensive revision/mastery/independent learning homework booklet. Using QR codes to support pupils' home learning this is an excellent resource to support them in their mastery and understanding of A Christmas Carol. Suitable for WJEC/EDUQAS/AQA. Can be used as a booklet for a full half term with weekly written homework or as stand-alone homeworks for distribution each week.

Two Of Mice and Men retrieval practise sheets based on themes, characters and events in the novel. Great for WJEC Unit 1 Literature revision lessons. Please enjoy, use review!

Collated booklet of 6 WJEC unseen poems with a simple to use instruction sheet. Would be suitable for WJEC/EDUQAS/AQA *I do not own the copyright for the poems but they are freely available on WJEC website

A complete mastery (or revision) lesson for the EDUQAS component 1 anthology poetry section of the exam suitable for Year 11 revision lessons and recapping the poem throughout Year 10/11. Covering comparisons between Manhunt by Simon Armitage and Wife in London by Thomas Hardy Includes: Condensing activity which can be linked to homework revision. Connection map to support high ability pupils to ‘think outside the box’. Drill down activity to support lower ability pupils in considering how to formulate ideas. Rainbow structure sheet to enable pupils to write a successful essay about the two poems. Lesson plan, exit tickets and similar lessons for other poems also available.

A complete mastery (or revision) lesson for the EDUQAS component 1 anthology poetry section of the exam suitable for Year 11 revision lessons and recapping the poem throughout Year 10/11. Covering comparisons between The Soldier by Rupert Brooke and Dulce et decorum Est by Wilfred Owen Includes: Condensing activity which can be linked to homework revision. Connection map to support high ability pupils to ‘think outside the box’. Drill down activity to support lower ability pupils in considering how to formulate ideas. Rainbow structure sheet to enable pupils to write a successful essay about the two poems. Lesson plan, exit tickets and similar lessons for other poems also available

A revision lesson resource designed for all pupils studying EDUQAS GCSE English Literature. Contains a PowerPoint which has questions for each of the poems, allowing pupils to audit their knowledge of the poems and a grid for homework revision. Teachers can work through the questions as a whole class using mini whiteboards and pupils to complete the grid for homework using two different coloured pens, one for ‘what I already know’ and one for ‘what I have learnt’. A great, comprehensive resource which can be used poem by poem as they are studied and then repeat for revision purposes.

selection of revision/mastery lessons for A Christmas Carol. Can be used as one off lessons, starter tasks or in their entirety as three revision lessons. If you like this resource check out the full SOW !

Used this as a think/pair/share adjectives and adverbs starter task. Pupils worked in twos to come up with as many adjectives and adverbs as they could in two minutes. They rehearsed putting them into sentences and we finished off with some mini whiteboard work to share ideas.

Ideal for KS3 supporting excellent writing using a clear set of success criteria and a WAGOLL for annotating. Using Alan Peat sentence structures to support pupils in developing understanding of good sentencing. Challenges high ability pupils to extend their written repertoire while also enabling low ability pupils to develop their written work. *I don’t own the Alan Peat sentence structure pictures but they are freely available online

Exit tickets to support mastery/revision lessons for EDUQAS anthology poetry. Completely differentiated.

Brilliant four page revision booklet including QR code for Romeo and Juliet revision alongside a WAGOLL answer for the poetry section. Bargain price for a comprehensive revision booklet.

Ideal for both KS3 and KS4. Fully differentiated lesson plan. Develops independent thinking, oracy and familiarity of unseen poetry which will lead to mastery. By the end of the lesson all pupils will have engaged with the poem, most will have begun some detailed annotations and some will have used the challenge questions to really extend their thinking. A ‘rainbow write’ structure sheet is also included which would be useful for a homework task or starter task for the next lesson. includes: lesson powerpoint lesson plan student notes sheet with glossary exit ticket for mini-plenaries structure sheet for essay about the poem *poem not included but freely available online.

Greatr resource for teaching the text ;A Christmas Carol’. Five weeks of lessons including mastery tasks, revision tasks, links to great YouTube clips and fully differentiated lessons. Originally created to fit WJEC in Wales but would definitely be easy to adapt for England. Would also work well as a unit for Year 9/10 in preparation for GCSE.

A complete mastery (or revision) lesson for the EDUQAS component 1 anthology poetry section of the exam suitable for Year 11 revision lessons and recapping the poem throughout Year 10/11. Covering comparisons between Manhunt by Simon Armitage and Wife in London by Thomas Hardy Includes: Condensing activity which can be linked to homework revision. Connection map to support high ability pupils to ‘think outside the box’. Drill down activity to support lower ability pupils in considering how to formulate ideas. Rainbow structure sheet to enable pupils to write a successful essay about the two poems. Lesson plan, exit tickets and similar lessons for other poems also available.

Comprehensive resources covering reading skills for the WJEC English language exam. Perfect for teachers in Wales but would also fit with the EDUQAS model. Can be used in its entirety as a homework booklet for a full half term or split up into weekly homework. Encourages mastery and developing independent skill application-easy to mark using WJEC exam mark scheme

Sonnet 43, Manhunt, Living Space and Cozy Apologia used to develop understanding of poetic structure, language and themes. Great for KS3 intro to poetry, EDUQAS component 1. Please enjoy, use, review!

Six weeks of lessons for Year 9 working on Unit 2 GCSE skills (Wales curriculum). Basic skills starters and plenaries included along with differentiation using Nando’s style LO tasks.

(booklet 2 of 2) Seven homework tasks aimed at developing mastery of the reading skills required for WJEC English language. Would also be suitable for KS3 and for English curriculum.

Making connections in groups, pairs or individually is a great way to develop understanding of the text. Use these maps to start lessons, recap the act or assess pupil understanding.