A level resource running through the key ideas and points for analysis of The Hollow Men. Poem is divided up across 11 slides with a series of question on each question looking at ideas, images and poetic techniques.

Introduction to Keat’s Ode to Psyche for A level. Slides on the Keats and his writing of Odes Background on the myth of Psyche and relevance of Keat’s medical training. Questions for discussion of the poem split over 5 slides. Discussion and essay question at the end.

45 slides worth of analysis and exploration of Goblin Market. This is designed to meet the requirement of the Edexcel A level course, but can be used for any spec. Detailed context for this period in her life is provided as well as further context around the inspiration for the poem. Introductory tasks are given on initial interpretations of the poem and then discussion and interpretation points are worked into points throughout the poem. Summative and essay tasks are given at the end. Slides exploring a number of key interpretations are given. I have also included an essay looking at some issue of Freudian-psychoanalytical and Marxist-Feminist interpretations. Slides are linked to the rest of my collection of Rossetti for Edexcel.

Creative writing tasks to get started as well as a few points about correct punctuation etc. quick & easy & lighthearted - made for Y7 to prep them for the summer exam, but would be good for any time!

A teaching or revision exercise looking at the skills for writing to argue/persuade. Task 1 a silent debate (although this can easily be altered) looking at examples & marking. Task 2 to create own work in response to a Q. Rhetorical devices also feature for discussion/development. Easily developed and altered for use with different Qs etc.

Full breakdown of paper one. 47 slides! Each question is looked at with the pointers/how to answer/what to look for, highlighted sections of text, as well as answers, mark scheme extracts and student friendly summaries of what they mean. The three big questions (summary, writer’s effects, transformative) are looked at in lots of detail with the task broken down into pieces and examples of what to do/not to do. All the information is broken up and sequenced on clear slides to be as student friendly as possible, questions/answers are animated to thinking time and to avoid cluttering slides. This is perfect for a Y10 class working through a paper, but equally useful for Y11 revision or students working at home as all the questions and answers are in the same place! You will need access to the June 2021 paper ‘trees’ and students will need copies of the reading inserts for this to be effective. This is similar to my other paper breakdown, but I have styled some of the tasks on the three big questions differently for some variation. If you want tasks on specific elements of the questions - look over at my TES shop for more resources including quick starter/mini tasks to get your students thinking more about language in a quick and creative way.

Designed for use with the Cambridge iGCSE language paper 1. This is a collection of 4 summary tasks to help build skills. The 4 tasks get gradually harder and should be split over a couple of lessons/homeworks. All the information is on the slides with instructions on how to break down the task and the skills that are being tested. All the passages are printed on a handout with the questions and room for answers. Passages included - decorating Easter eggs, Training for a Marathon, Farming in Kenya and an exam question from an old style CIE paper (teachers oct/nov 2014) so students can test their skills without using any of the current past papers. Hope you find it useful - I find teaching the language paper a little dry, so this is my attempt to make it a bit more interesting!! If you find it useful, there are a series of other resources targeting the other questions on the paper as well as a full paper breakdown in my shop. Reviews/feedback are appreciated.

Designed for Cambridge iGCSE paper 1. This is a collection of 5 starter tasks/mini activities. Short extracts from a selection of texts with vocab questions matching the short answer questions 2(a) There are also a series of technique and inference questions if you want to extend the activities. (I find teaching the language paper a bit dull - this is my attempt to break it down and make it a bit quick and fun)

40 slides of breakdown for Cambridge iGCSE paper 1. All questions are addressed with advice and highlights to help students understand where to focus on the text. Mark scheme elements are shown with student friendly explanations. Summary, Writer’s Effects & Transformative all have a series dedicated slides looking at how to go about answering and exemplars & what not to do. All slides are animated to show a sequence of information and allow teacher prompts/student thinking time. This would be ideal to work through with Y10 introducing them to a paper or to panicking Y11 who need reassuring & reminding of some key skills. It could also be given out to Y11 revising at home. This sequence works through the June 2021 paper - two lives/changing seasons/the long hot walk & whilst almost all the info is on the slides, you will need to have access to the reading passages in order to work through in full. Please leave a review - comments lead to improvements!! I have more (and shorter!) resources for Language work on my TES shop if you want something more skills based or less closely linked to a specific language paper. There is also a 2nd paper breakdown if you want another paper - have a look at my shop.

A group of four mini tasks. Each one looking at an article headline & strapline and then the first couple of paragraphs. Questions are designed to improve vocabulary acquisition and develop confidence in answering the short answer question for the language paper. I have designed these specifically for the Cambridge iGCSE language paper 1, but these are fun 5/10 minute tasks for any GCSE class. Please leave me a review - and feel free to say if there is anything you’d like me to add. I’m building a collection of Language resources in my TES shop, so feedback is very welcome!

Massive list of essay titles and slides considering how to break them down & look at the words being used. Ideas for guiding revision breakdown of how to construct paragraphs and a task to highlight and edit, further task to look at how to add info together to make an essay. Lots to keep revision busy for a couple of lessons. PDF file will all the questions and tasks for handing to give to students. Designed for the Edexcel course

Detailed breakdown of Cambridge IGCSE paper 2, the writing paper. Activites focused on the descriptive and narrative questions - images and writing ideas to help them to engage with the question as well as extracts from the mark scheme. This has enough in it to last for a series of lessons & homework tasks & ideas to pick and choose between. The directed writing section will be dealt with separately.

A collection of three newspaper articles with questions attached. Ideal for teaching skills for the Cambridge iGCSE course, but equally useful for working with Y9 or any other GCSE language paper. The three passages are opinion/experience pieces - teaching in Prisons, Grief during Covid & sponsoring children. Each has a set of questions attached on vocab, information retrieval - implicit and explicit, language effects & mini transformative tasks. These are perfect for cover work or homework/independant working tasks. Please leave a review - I’m trying to build a bank of useful resources for the language paper in my TES shop, any feedback is happily recieved.

Slides to support teaching of Maude Clare, key context for this specific poem used (for more context see my Rossetti Context slides) teaching/discussion questions are included as well as a longer comparative task with Apple Gathering and an essay question. designed to teach to the Edexcel A-level spec, but teaching is not specific to this.

Activities and tasks on Disabled - mix of detailed analysis and discussion tasks. An exploration of Shell Shock - including Sassoon’s The Survivors, some details on Mental Cases as well as tasks and a comparative essay structure and example paragraphs looking at links between Disabled & Mental Cases Powerpoint have lots of images and are laid out clearly and attractively, styled to fit the rest of my war poetry resources. I like to make sure my students are able to understand the context the poems were written in as well as appreciating the literary skill.

Full set of slides on Owen’s Dulce et Decorum est including an introduction to Owen & some context on the war & gas. Some sections of detailed language analysis & a range of tasks to choose from. Slides have lots of pictures and are in keeping style wise with my other war poetry resources. Reviews greatly appreciated!

Powerpoint & worksheet. Brief intro into Grenfell’s life & starter task. Short tasks on the poem leading to a paragraph task. Formatted to match with my other war poetry resources.

Christina Rossetti Slides for Christmas Carol including info on types of angels referenced in the poem. Discussion questions Essay topic Edexcel Full resource pack for all poems in the Edexcel pack available from my shop.