A worksheet to use as part of reading comprehension practice. Ideal as an Accelerated Reader activity. KS3

Suitable for a KS3 or KS4 comprehension task - low ability.

A comprehensive revision booklet that is 68 pages long - design to be used alongside a SoL. These tasks are based around learning, researching and revising the content for the AQA Language and Literature ‘Imagined World’ section specifically for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. This could be used alongside a SoL to extend and consolidate learning, or it could be set as part of independent revision in preparation for exams. The breakdown of the booklet is as follows: An Independent Subject Audit of all of the key content Character Analysis: The Handmaid’s - Offred and Ofglen, The Marthas, The Eyes, The Aunts, The Commander, Serena Joy, Nick, Moira, June’s Mother, Luke, Professor Pieixoto… Atwood’s Intention: Speculative Fiction, Sexist Attitudes, Apathy and Conformism, Religious Fundamentalism, The Power of Language, The Power of Memories, The Oppression of Women, Forms of Rebellion, Women Turning on Women and Forms of Power Setting (Storyworld): Offred’s Bedroom, The Commander’s Library, The University, Cambridge Massachusetts, The Wall, The Jezebels, Serena’s Garden and The Red Center Religious and Philosophical Contexts: Feminism, Religious Perspectives, Freedom to and Freedom From, Post-modernism, The Power of Language (Close-text Analysis Tasks: Ten key quotations from across the text - focusing on AO1, AO2 and AO2 approaches. Themes and Ideas: The Female Body and Bodily Autonomy, Hypocrisy in Power, The Power of Language: Neologisms, The Power of Language: Religion, The Power of Language: Musings, Myth and Fairytale, The Power of Storytelling and Memory, Individualism and Identity… Practice Questions: Five AQA style questions

An A3 planning sheet for the planning of creative writing - ideal for KS3. The sheet provides a structured piece of planning that reminds students of the need to use language devices and build vivid detail within their writing.

An A3 planning sheet to aid the planning of creating a crime-detective character whilst using a range of language devices; this can be followed up by an extended piece of creative writing. Ideal for KS3 - years 7 or 8

An A3 worksheet provided a structured approach to creating a gothic horror setting - placing an emphasis on structure (zooming in on detail) and building up vivid detail. Ideal for KS3 use.

An A3 reading comprehension sheet based on a Dracula extract - comprehension activity, vocabulary definition and author’s intention. Suitable for KS3 or KS4

A 58 page reading booklet/workbook that includes 6 extracts: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter) A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Coriolanus) The Fellowship of the Ring (Gandalf) Delores Umbridge (Parody Newspaper Article) Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Jaws Each extract begins with a vocabulary match-up task to contextualize challenging vocabulary pre-reading. Students then read an extended extract as a class. There are 3-5 tasks to accompany each extract, culminating in an extended writing activity. The writing activity is based-off of a skill that is showcased in the extract (shifts of focus, subordinate clauses, figurative language…)

An A3 sheet that uses an extract from ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’ to explore character (detective characteristics). Ideal as a reading comprehension task. Suitable for KS3 or KS4

An A3 reading comprehension sheet looking at an extract from Suzanne Collins’ ‘The Hunger Games’ exploring basic comprehension and ambitious vocabulary. Ideal for KS3 or KS4 use.

An A3 worksheet exploring an extract from ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ by Agatha Christie - focusing on atmosphere and tension. Suitable for KS3 or KS4

An A3 sheet focused on the initial analysis and comprehension of ‘The Ghost of Christmas Past’ . Ideal for lower to middling ability KS3/KS4. The sheet looks at: Identifying key quotations for comprehension Analytical writing task (paragraph) Symbolism of the past.

An A3 reading comprehension sheet exploring an extract from Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Private Peaceful’ - exploring verbs and adjectives in creating atmosphere and emotion. Suitable for KS3 or KS4

This was originally designed for KS3 remote learning and was completed as online tasks - but but was structured to be used as a homework booklet or worksheets afterwards. This resource could be used with year 7 or 8. There are a range of differing activities, such as: mind-mapping, definitions, comic strips, annotations, language analysis, creating characters, script writing, a Shakespearean weather report… There are 14 pages of activites broken down into 6 lesson focuses. These are: Shakespeare Context Types of Comedy Twelfth Night Plot - Aspects of Comedy Comedic Characters Writing Playscripts Using Shakespearean Language Each section should take 45 minutes to an hour.

An Extract from Wilkie Collin’s ‘The Woman in White’ - A3 reading comprehension sheet looking at key definitions, language devices and character analysis. Detective Fiction. Ideal for KS3 or KS4

A KS3/KS4 Dystopian themed planning sheet - to be completed independently or as part of a wider focus in class. Students will explore Dystopian setting and character to consider how they might approach creating their own Dystopian narrative. Print in A3 for ease of completion.

Two A3 Sheets: ideal for KS3 use in Non-Fiction Writing. Sheet one: Analysing Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech and Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN. Sheet two: Preparation for writing their own speech. Students will be writing a speech to persuade people to stay home during the pandemic. The should use their knowledge from the analysis of MLK and Thunberg’s speeches to help them plan. The sheet is broken down into: Exploring speech openings Use of sentence types: imperatives, interrogatives and exclamatory sentences. Use of sophisticated punctuation: semi-colons within listing, semi-colons and parenthesis. Using Extended Metaphors - making comparisons and sustain them over a piece of creative writing.

An A3 reading comprehension sheet - an extract from Charles Dickens’ ‘Bleak House’ exploring the characterisation of fictional detectives with a focus on the use of ambitious vocabulary. Ideal for KS3 or KS4

An A3 analysis sheet of the poem tissue - idea for MA/HA class. This could be used as an independent task or could be broken down and taught in a lesson.

An A3 Worksheet focussed on Act 3, Scene 2 of Macbeth. Ideal for Key Stage Three or Key Stage Four. The worksheet offers opportunity to: Quotation explosions: three key quotations Reflection of the changes in relationship dynamic Comprehension Task: Identifying characteristics within the scene.

A powerpoint with five extracts in it, focusing on: Sherlock Holmes Miss Marple William von Baskerville Philip Marlow Max Carrados Extract can be printed and given to students to identify: Weaknesses Quirks/Habits Key Values A Backstory Personality Aesthetics This could prompt a discussion about reoccuring qualities of detectives in Crime and Detective fiction. Students then have an A3 designing sheet to create their own basis for a Detective, exploring all of the above elements. This can be developed into introductory paragraph on their detective character.