An extract from George Orwell’s 1984 (the rat one!) and a lesson showing students how to explore structure in a text - and how a writer can use this for effect. Preparation for the GCSE Language paper Question 4. Also explores Orwell’s use of language and how this is used for effect. Contains a scaffolded paragraph to help students create their own response. Contains the extract required from the novel. Starter activity introduces “Fear” and provides an interesting subject for discussion.

Questions for Year 8 and 9 to support their reading and understanding of the story "Scared" by Horowitz. Includes questions and ideas for discussion in class. Used as part of a Gothic short story unit.

A lesson designed to help students consolidate their learning and understanding of the play. Revisits the mark scheme and how the students need to construct a response to gain maximum marks. Gives a sample of text from the play and illustrates how students need to focus on the writer's techniques and historical context in addition to character's use of language to reach the top levels.

Lesson plans to support the teaching of the poem with suggested plans for students to use to scaffold their responses. Ideal for KS3 - part of the War Writing and Reading unit.

Reading exercises for students at KS3 to help them understand the use of language and answer the question "How does Peter change during the course of the novel?" Includes extracts to help students and suggested structures for scaffolding a PEE response.

KS3 Novel study based upon My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgewick A series of 3 detailed lessons with resources to support students reading and understanding of the text.

GCSE English Literature AQA An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley A detailed essay plan is included for student to use in a new style AQA answer to the question "How is responsibility shown in the play An Inspector Calls?

A lesson plan for students to identify creative writing techniques using extracts from "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter. They will then use these techniques to create their own dark fairy tale based upon the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Includes some extracts from the stories.

WAR WRITING LESSON - a series of activities to improve use of punctuation. Includes a range of illustrations about the navy at Scapa Flow and letters and eye witness accounts to help students understand the context behind the sources. Written for KS3 Year 9 Middle ability - but easily adapted for a range of classes to complement any scheme of work centered upon the First World War. Explores the often ignored naval contributions.

KS3 English Language skills. A series of 2 lessons based upon the novel Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. Focus is on the first and last chapters. Students will need to read and identify the language techniques used by Collins to create a sense of fear and suspense. Examples given of the techniques which could be used and sample analytical paragraphs to model for the class. Differentiation in the depth of the analytical paragraph is suggested, and in the selection of the language or structural technique. Chapter extracts not supplied. Copy of images for analysis and sample paragraphs for students to study are supplied.

A powerpoint lesson to teach the differences between diary writing and memoirs. Introduces the life of Edith Cavell from Norfolk and her life and death. Prompts support accurate writing including sentence variety and vocabulary choices. Includes slide for assessment and DIRT improvements.

A series of 3 lessons to support the teaching of the new spec language exam paper 2. You will need to refer to the specimen paper on the AQA website and the extracts used. Includes support for students to identify the skills required. sample student written response for peer marking opportunity. Designed as a feedback and DIRT lesson

A collection or resources designed for Year 9 students to explore the levels of power in the play - between Prospero, Ariel and Caliban. The focus is on writing and improving an assessment entitled "Is Prospero a character obsessed by power- or is he a man of his age?" Includes paintings for discussion and extracts from the play for students to analyse. Slides focus their attention on use of language particularly imagery. Explores how the Elizabethans viewed other cultures.

Simple break down of the new AQA English Literature and Language course for students to glue into the front of their books. Will save hours in questions being asked. (How many marks....?)

99 slides of lessons on a variety of poems from the old Literature Spec from AQA but would be useful for unseen practice. Includes (CHARACTER and VOICE) Clown Punk, Checkin out me History, Brendan Gallacher, Horse Whisperer, Medusa, Singh Song and To his Coy Mistress. Also includes a range of activities to teach the techniques necessary to explore meaning in poems.

Lesson presents an introduction to the skills needed for the new English Language exam reading questions with an extract from a pirates novel. Students are given questions and sample responses are included for them to rate their own confidence. Questions 1-4 only - Paper 1 Creative Reading and Writing

A range of lessons designed to introduce the novel to GCSE students HPA ability with a focus upon the characters and historical background (racism in the American South). Other resources designed to support students in their planning and creation of an essay based upon an exploration of the character of Atticus Finch.

An introduction to the novel with photographs from the era to prompt class discussion about the historical context and how the novel was inspired. Other lessons refer to racism of the age and how crooks represents the inherent racism in the USA. Other slides look at how to analyse a section from the novel with examples of how to look carefully at language use and link it to context.

A resource to prompt discussion about the active role played by women in the first two world wars. It leads to a class discussion about the role of women in the wars today around the world. Skills developed are reading and comprehension.

A resource to support the teaching of the two poems by Robert Frost and Micheal Symonds. Includes the poems with annotations, biography of the poets and questions to focus the discussion in class on requirements of the AOs.