Using the novel Stone Cold as a prompt, students complete the self assessment quiz to help them determine which task they should complete next in order to improve their analytical responses. This resource is aimed at mixed ability Year 9 students, though could be used with low ability KS4 students to help them improve their reading and analysis skills.

This is an extract from chapter 3 of the novel 'Great Expectations' in which Pip has his second encounter with the convict Magwitch. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. A list of key evaluative and analytical vocabulary has also been added to support this. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS4, though could be used to push the more able to achieve a grade 9 response through the use of the analytical and evaluative vocabulary on the resource.

A list of key terms and their definitions linked to gender bias in written texts. Each definition has a short application task attached in order to check student understanding.

A list of key terms linked to the context of reception and production. A printable card sort version has also been included. An activity grid has also been included so that students can apply their understanding of the key terms to a series of texts/extracts selected by the teacher. This has been designed for A Level English Language students who need to be reminded about the importance of linking ideas and analysis to the notion of context.

A set of 9 differentiated activities for use with the play 'Macbeth' with a focus on Act 3. This is a good review task to use after you have read up to Act 3 of Macbeth with your class. Students choose any three activities to complete within a time limit set by the teacher.

A differentiated worksheet with scaffolded tasks which helps students to analyse an extract at language and word level. This has been designed for the language question for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1.

A step by step guide that helps students to structure the writing of a climax for a short narrative. Model examples and sentence starts are included. This has been designed for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B question.

A model example a resolution for a short narrative along with a sort task to help students deconstruct the conventions of the resolution itself. A copy of the lesson has been included so you can see how the resources work in context. This has been designed for the AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B exam.

A sort task and planning grid that helps students to structure and order the writing of a short narrative. A differentiated version has also been included. This has been designed for AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B

Top tips for perfect paragraphing followed by a planning grid that helps students to structure a descriptive writing response

A worksheet which enables students to gather descriptive writing ideas at sentence level. The lesson is also included so that you can see how the worksheet works in context and deconstruct the model descriptive writing response. This has been designed for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B task

A set of 9 differentiated tasks linked to 'A Christmas Carol' staves 1 and 2. This could be used as a way to review stave 1 and 2 or as a revision task at the end of the whole unit. Tasks vary from exam questions with a model paragraph to simple comparison grids. An additional file with relevant extracts and resources to complete the tasks has been included.

A simple quotation quest task for use with the novel 'Stone Cold' which encourages students to find two quotations to support the same point. Finding two quotations to support the same point will help students to create a more developed and thorough analysis.

A set of 13 'mock up' exam questions for use with the new AQA English Language AS paper 2 exam. Each question includes a set of data for students to analyse alongside the 'mock' question.

A simple grahic organiser that takes students through the step by step process of planning and writing a creative writing narrative.

A fully comprehensive annotated analysis of the poem 'Belfast Confetti'. Each annotation has an additional space for students to create their own interpretation for the same quotation which will help them to achieve a deeper analysis. This could be used for the AQA GCSE Literature Poetry (Power and Conflict) exam, or could be used as an unseen poetry resource.

A visual memory mat which helps students to understand the difference between simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences. This has been designed for A Level English Language students who need to understand the basics of grammar and syntax.

A set of genius question prompt cards to help students develop their discussions and ideas when considering new information or texts.

A simple grid with prompt questions that helps A Level English Language students to investigate the linguistic features of a range of emails.

A set of 9 differentiated tasks that helps students tpconsolidate their understanding of the play 'Romeo and Juliet'. This is a good review task to use at the end of reading the play.