This is a free A3 sheet with differentiated tasks to help learners understand the important elements to include in creative writing. The worksheet also includes a sample response as well as guidance on how it might be improved. If you liked this resource, then please check out the full lesson via our shop Creative Writing: Gothic Literature.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of punishment in the novella, A Christmas Carol. The lesson looks at a key extract within the text and helps learners analyse if effectively to respond to an exam-style question. This lesson has many opportunities for AFL and also comes with a sample student response. This lesson can be taught both remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson designed for learners studying any aspect of Functional Skills English. The lesson helps learners to understand the importance of language when presenting their ideas and also has a number of worksheets to help assess their understanding. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our bundle for more lessons and resources.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at science vs religion in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The lesson helps learners to gain a strong understanding of the context surrounding the novella. The lesson also helps improve students understanding of language techniques and how to apply these to exam-style questions. The lesson works well both online and face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for learners studying all levels of Functional Skills English. The lesson looks at instructional writing and helps learners to plan and write their own response. If you enjoyed this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated workbook that is ideal for large classes or small groups. Each question is linked to the paper one exam-explorations in creative reading and writing. All of my workbooks have been tried and tested and have helped my students to improve.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of homelessness for paper 2 of the English GCSE exam. This is an ideal lesson to introduce students to some of the main questions in the paper and how to respond to them effectively.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at developing students reading and writing skills for functional skills level one and two. The lesson focuses on the Grenfell Tower fire and enables the class to have a firm understanding between the differences of facts and opinions. All of my lessons are tried and tested. Please see my full bundle for more lessons.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Lord Capulet in the play Romeo and Juliet. The play looks at the contextual factors surrounding courtship and how the character develops throughout key moments in the play. The lesson includes an exam-style question and helps learners understand how to break down an extract for meaning and clarity. The lesson has been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught both online and face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week. Alternatively, you can find free video lessons on our YouTube channel by searching Write-On-Resources.

This lesson has been designed for learners studying all aspects of Functional Skill English. The lesson has specifically been designed to support learners with narrative writing for the writing assessment and includes an example response. If you liked this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

A free resource to accompany my lesson on article writing. This resource has tasks to help learners understand other techniques outside of the DAFORREST acronym to help improve their writing. If you liked this resource, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

A lesson that introduces students to the context surrounding An Inspector Calls

This is a fully differentiated lesson helping learners studying either GCSE, Functional Skills or ESOL English. The lesson uses the theme of holidays to help teach skills in reading and writing. The lesson also includes additional resources and a reading assessment. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at question five for paper one: Explorations in Creative Reading and writing. The lesson uses sensory language to help learners understand how important it is in establishing a setting for the reader. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson using the topic of the Cost-of-Living Crisis to help learners apply both Maths and English to real life situations. The lesson focuses on the practical use of maths and understanding interest rates. In addition, it helps to build skills with reading and writing to produce a leaflet giving advice and support for families. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop. We upload new lessons every week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson planned for the new functional skills reform and focuses on the impact vaping is having on us as a society. The lesson looks at two articles to understand how writers use language techniques to get their ideas across. The lesson is fun and engaging with a matching up activity as well as lots of opportunities for AFL.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at interview technique and expressing a letter of interest. The lesson is not only designed to help build skills towards the functional skills exam but also to improve interview and job seeking skills. The lesson has tasks to assess both the reading and writing elements of the exam. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you like this lesson then please see the full bundles and free resources available at my shop.

This is a fully differentiated lesson helping teachers to conduct a diagnostic assessment in class to understand the needs and ability of their students. The lesson focuses on the theme of the weekend and has opportunities to assess reading and writing skills needed from E1-level 2 of the new functional skills specification. If you found this resource helpful then please see my page for more lessons, which are updated each week.