I have covered all the punctuation marks in this PPT. There is one slide that explains the punctuation device and a quick activity, with a homework slide to follow it. I will also be using it for my lower KS4 students. I have assembled this from various sources.

3 lessons created for my year 8 class looking at The Charge of the Light Brigade. Plenary for lesson 1 links to starter of lesson 3; I took pictures of postcards they had written and pasted them into the PowerPoint for their starter activity.

A lesson I put together as part of an Introduction to Shakespeare SOW. This is a stand alone lesson based on insults created by Shakespeare, created for my mid ability Year 7 class. Includes some differentiation.

A series of 10 lessons created for my bottom set year 10s. Activities led to a controlled assessment where they had to write a letter. Some activities and resources taken from web address included. Be aware - PDF version of story is peppered with grammar and spelling errors, but was only version I could find online, however made another useful activity where students corrected errors they found!

A lesson I created using the sad short story Sadako's Cranes for Peace. PowerPoint includes links to videos and an activity to make a paper crane that students can write their own message of peace in.This was created alongside the CND material which has lots of activities included in the pack. Good for getting students to consider their own lives through literature.

These are some lessons I put together using the Edexcel Core Book for the students to prepare for Unit 1, written controlled assessment. Some videos may not appear in the power point, but are available on YouTube. Can also be used for general writing practice. Thanks to other TES contributors for some of the activities throughout :)

This is a follow up lesson I did with my lower ability year 9s. We had already looked at literary devices, this lesson focuses on mainly metaphors and similes. Lots of visuals to aid lower ability groups, with challenge tasks to extend more able students.