I am an experienced teacher and currently Head of English and Media in a large secondary school. I am also an examiner for EDUQAS English Language GCSE. I have a range of resources available on TES. Some of my resources are quite old, from when I first started out, and I am currently working in my spare time to update my resources. There are a range of resources from displays, schemes of work, revision booklets, mock exam papers and lessons available.
I am an experienced teacher and currently Head of English and Media in a large secondary school. I am also an examiner for EDUQAS English Language GCSE. I have a range of resources available on TES. Some of my resources are quite old, from when I first started out, and I am currently working in my spare time to update my resources. There are a range of resources from displays, schemes of work, revision booklets, mock exam papers and lessons available.
A complete lesson with all resources, learning objectives, success criteria and poem breakdown. This lesson talks through the context, content, structure, form, language, imagery and tone. With a step by step analysis for the poem, including key questions, students can expand understanding and knowledge. This can be used as a complete lesson, but it can equally be used as a revision aide for students either in or outside of the classroom.
Following the structure, format and wording of the WJEC/EDUQAS literature exam paper, I have created a mock paper using Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley for students to practice exam responses. Included in the resource is an essay planning sheet to help students consider their answer and time their writing.
A fun one off lesson getting students to plan, consider and create ghost stories using first person. Can be used in conjunction with any other scheme of work or as a one off cover lesson. A good introduction to creative writing or drama. Worksheet with pictures of different haunted settings included to help students who struggle with creative writing.
A colourful, appealing and interesting display outlining the achievements and successes of numerous famous authors and poets including David Walliams, Charles Dickens, Jacqueline Wilson, Maya Angelou, Harper Lee, Margaret Atwood, William Shakespeare, Roald Dahl and many more. Facts, recommended books and images are all included.
A 95 slide display covering a range of literary features used within English - useful for both analysis of text, poetry, language, media and creative writing. A lot of the slides use Harry Potter, Macbeth and popular films to demonstrate what the feature is, as well as a simple explanation of what each device is. A nice way to decorate your English classroom.
This workbook has been created for A and AS Level students to guide them through the text whilst remotely learning.
The booklet consists of:
A transcript of an interview with Ray Bradbury
A summary of the novel, and some questions to answer
Social and historical context + knowledge checker
Information about the Atomic bomb + a research task
A timeline of events in the book
Plot Summary of The Hearth and the Salamander + questions
Multiple choice quiz on that section
Plot Summary of The Sieve and the Sand + questions
Multiple choice quiz on that section
Plot Summary of Burning Bright + questions
Multiple choice quiz on that section
A plot diagram
Symbols grid work task
Themes grid work task
Fun facts / things you didn’t know about the novel
Suggested further reading
A range of resources and a lesson on Marxist Criticism and how to apply it to an analysis of A Christmas Carol for GCSE. Students learn the basics of Marxist criticism and use this to improve close analysis of key scenes in A Christmas Carol. Great for top band students looking to boost their performance in essays and exams.
A set of revision cards that cover the entire play scene by scene with key quotes, key terminology and the major themes. Each slide is cut into 4 pocket sized cards that can be hole punched and put on a key ring to make a set of flip cards helping students with every aspect of the play. The last 3 cards cover the context, about the author and the key characters in the play. An incredibly useful revision resource for students needing to 'get to grips' with Blood Brothers ready for their English Litearture exams.
A fun and engaging revision game based on the game show Pointless. A fun PowerPoint with music, timer video clip, a range of revision rounds such as 'contextual Information' , 'anagrams', 'name the character' and 'who said it?', this game will help your students look for answers they may not usually consider. A great way to recap knowledge in an exciting way.
A complete, two hour, 'walking talking' mock where the teacher guides students through example questions and how to achieve top marks. Students are given a created exam paper with a 'A
Macbeth' extract and essay question, as well as an anthology extract and the corresponding exam questions. The PowerPoint then talks the students through timings and how to answer each question. A fantastic revision aide and great training for the exam. All resources are included with this purchase. This is a run on from the first Walking Talking mock for Literature component 1, and as such has more questioning for students to build on their revision.
A lesson with a range of tasks to help students write a lively, engaging and fit for purpose article. This is a potential question for the Eduqas English GCSE. The lesson comprises of a BINGO game identifying persuasive language techniques (with link to interactive game), as well as an exam style question, a range of tasks and embedded timers within the PowerPoint. All Success Criteria, Learning Objectives and a 'real world link' are included.
A very detailed workbook or revision book for William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The workbook includes: all the key scenes broken down with key questions throughout, all key soliloquys with key questions, a range of essay questions, short language questions, analysis of theme, character and purpose. A wide range of activities to help students revise Macbeth and succeed in their exams. 36 pages of tasks and analysis opportunities. Students could use this in conjunction with the Macbeth and Lady Macbeth quote revision cards also available through my shop.
A fun and easily accessible lesson for students studying The Manhunt by Simon Armitage. Designed to be the introduction of the analysis of the poem, as well as the contextual information, this lesson works really well with lower ability students. Resources, Learning Objectives and Success Criteria are all included.
A fun lesson researching and creating a timeline to explore context of Victorian England before studying A Christmas Carol. Can be used in isolation or as part of a scheme. Very good for low ability Key Stage 4 or Key Stage 3.
Full lesson powerpoints created (21 lessons minimum) ideally each poem takes 2 lessons which makes a 42 lessons completed with success criteria and learning objectives. The poems studied include:
A Wife in London
London
She Walks in Beauty
Living Space
As imperceptibly as grief
Cozy Apologia
Valentine
Afternoons
Sonnet 43
Death of a naturalist
Hawk Roosting
To Autumn
The Manhunt
The Soldier
Dulce et Decorum Est
Mametz Wood
Ozymandias
Excerpt from The Prelude
Also included in the pack is a photocopy of roughly half the poems completely annotated for teachers.
I have put together a breakdown of every question asked for the texts studied for English Literature on Eduqas Exam Board for students and staff in my school. I thought it might be useful for any other teachers.
I have included A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Poetry Anthology and The Merchant of Venice.
Hope it is helpful
A fun and engaging way to encourage narrative writing, creative writing and effective planning in preparation for GCSE. These story starters were designed for low ability students, with lots of bright colours and recognisable cartoons that can be put together to create a short story. These cards can be used individually, or in multiples.
Used with my students as homework with great success.
This powerpoint has been created to encourage confidence in unseen poetry, and to teach students how to analyse and plan for the WJEC/EDUQAS unseen poetry question timings. The first five slides are resources for the class.
Slide 1 - a breakdown of each unseen poetry question - colour coded - to explain expectations from examiner, timings, what the question is asking you to do.
Slide 2 - a reminder bookmark to give students to take home to practise with at home. It has 8 key questions students should ask themselves to ensure clear and detailed answers when responding.
Slide 3 - The first poem handout with annotation boxes (colour coded). This is advisable to be printed in A3 so they have a decent amount of space to write notes in.
Slide 4 - The second poem handout - this one has the original poem and the poem they have to compare it with on- with annotation boxes (colour coded). This is advisable to be printed in A3 so they have a decent amount of space to write notes in. I normally print slide 3 and 4 back to back
Slide 5 - an optional print out slide with a breakdown of what to write in each paragraph, as well as possible sentence starters/cloze paragraphs to use.
This masterclass uses the poems ‘Leisure’ by W.H Davies and ‘The Lesson’ by Maya Angelou. Slides 6,7,8 and 9 talk you and the class through how to quickly annotate with timers to keep the pace. The poem analysis is broken down into sections with written prompts to show on the board.
This is the second masterclass, after the students requested to do another.
The format of the slides is really easy to edit, so you can use this repeatedly and just change the poems in the middle.