November was National Novel Writing Month in the USA- this is a ‘How-To’ guide for NaNoWrMo, taking students through the process of writing a long story/ novel. Included is the opening to a Sci-fi story which the students are asked to think about and expand on. There are several other titles for them to practise with later. (US spelling here of colour and behaviour )

This resource has worksheets on: Setting Writing a fable Writing to persuade It includes examples, templates and two mini tests. Suitable for KS2 ( assessment, homework, study pack, test or exam).

Adjectives, Nouns, verbs and Adverbs with the monsters. A colourful PowerPoint to revise word types and additional worksheets + bookmark template. (25 slides)

10 pictures ( by the author ) to be used as prompts for story writing. These also include the introductory paragraph for the story. Fiction.

A resource intended for students to write about their opinion- in this pack they are writing about the theatre, texting and also writing a review and a play script.

World War One Poetry Pack for secondary.This resource contains 40 pages comparing ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke and ‘Futility’ by Wilfred Owen. It has both poems, a short bio on each poet, analytical questions, worksheets and activities, flashcard keywords and research topics.

A look at British Values and the multiculturalism of Britain today. This resource has quotes, a poem, pictures for discussion, word work and questions. The resource has the pdf file to print as activity cards, two PowerPoint presentations and some images that define what it is to be 'British' .

This GCSE English study pack contains 20 pages with : Synopsis- overview of Venice of the day Shakespearisms- phrases we get from Shakespeare Character list Match the character with the description Plot summary 15 question quiz Character study templates – Antonio, Shylock, Portia Two notable speeches- analysis and questions to make you think. Themes Staging the play- questions and plans Make a poster template

This resource looks at Silas Marner and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It contains 25 slides: Background details for discussion /biography/synopsis writing Character matching activity/analysis Literary device discussion Writing/ Drama activities Passage analysis example questions Word searches

This resource takes a look at literary devices in English. Great for IGCSE and GCSE English Literature. Included in the pack are 2 word searches , 1 crossword puzzle, 2 sets of matching card definition games, 1 worksheet , a poem analysis of Wilfred Owen’s ‘Arms and the Boy’, one World War poster and two literary devices posters.

(Updated)Teach your students how to create a character for their stories who is more than one dimensional. There are endless possibilities with this resource- take Voyagio on his travels through time and the universe and link the journey with Science (Planets), Maths ( 3D Shapes).

A collection of word searches covering : TRAVEL, GEOGRAPHY, SCHOOL, PLANETS, HALLOWEEN, THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, GRADUATION, HISTORY, MATHS, SCIENCE, WRITING. Excellent for a fun homework activity or even for literacy corners.

Great resource for a literacy corner, for fast finishers, as a project in mainstream classroom or for ESL/SEN/ELL/ELA. this resource can be used for students of literally any age!

A teaching resource to help students with spelling, by showing them different ways of learning new words.

This is a mixed bag of writing and grammar worksheets- ideal for pop quiz, homework, filers, brain break or pre- exam revision pack. ESL, ELA , IELTS, IGCSE English as a Second Language. Contents are : Worksheets Subject spelling words context sentences Descriptive paragraph gap fill Continue the story descriptive writing practice Complete the 5 SENSES descriptive table Write the irregular verb Complete the sentences with an irregular verb Power Adjectives- use one Word Search Creative writing Templates Descriptive paragraph Journal Entry Simple Past Tense – day out Daily Routine Interview with a famous star

A worksheet based resource to accompany William Wordsworth's poem- allowing students to reflect on the poem and their own memories.

This Christmas Poetry pack contains original poetry for kids, one Shakespearean 'poem' taken from Hamlet and five templates for acrostic Christmas themed poems. It is suitable for English Language class / ESL / SEN in KS2/3

This is a non verbal communication pack. It contains teacher communication cards, help, question and feeling cards for the non verbal student ( SEN / ESL ) to enable them to communicate with the teacher and other students. There are worksheets for creative writing, facial expression identification, describing feelings and a 'My Feelings and Thoughts' book cover template. This resource is suitable for all ages and would be appropriate for SEN and ESL/ELL classes.

Combined fun activities for the last two weeks of term: Christmas Poetry Pack Board Games Christmas Mega Pack

This 30 slide resource looks at the poetry of Thomas Hardy. It focuses on three poems: I Look Into my Glass, The Darkling Thrush and The Voice. There is a bio, poetry and word analysis of devices, questions for discussion, poem writing templates, vocabulary worksheets and three poem quotation posters for display- several lessons of work included here! This resource may be used at KS3 and is ideal for IGCSE Literature and GCSE Literature practice. There is also a file with a preview attached.