New key stage 4 resources

Looking for inspiration or substantial teaching materials for your key stage 4 class? Browse our latest resources for exercises, activities and lesson ideas.

Fiction structure analysis tableNew!

A prompt table for students, to focus them on commenting on different  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Published: 18/11/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading

Love and relationships quiz cardsNew!

These cards are designed for students to work in groups as part  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 04/11/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Love and relationships

Comparing power in 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess'New!

A comparison grid to support students when planning a response  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 04/11/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict | Browning, Robert ('My Last Duchess') | Shelley, Percy Bysshe ('Ozymandias')

Changing the mood of a 19th century extractNew!

This resource is designed to encourage students to rewrite a  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Reading | Writing | Published: 04/11/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Comprehension | Descriptive writing | Fiction texts | Imaginative writing

AQA style practice exam questionsNew!

Extract based questions for 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 28/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (The Strange Case of) by Robert Louis Stevenson

How to write and deliver a speechNew!

Detailed advice on how to develop a convincing line of argument,  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Spoken English | Writing | Published: 28/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Planning speeches | Speeches and presentations

Writing non-fiction: words to dazzleNew!

A glossary matching task to develop students' vocabulary for  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Grammar and vocabulary | Writing | Published: 28/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Developing vocabulary

Genre, age, race and gender

This resource focuses on the relationship between Othello and  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Plays | Published: 21/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Othello

Theme of leadership in 'Lord of the Flies'

This powerpoint introduces the theme of leadership in Lord of  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 14/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Quick style hacks - making writing more formal

Tips for students on how to make choices about vocabulary, punctuation  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Grammar and vocabulary | Published: 14/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Punctuation | Sentence construction

Fiction analysis questions and re-creation task

Using a fictional extract from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Reading | Writing | Published: 07/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading | Descriptive writing | Fiction texts

Different types of love in 'Othello'

Explore different types of love in Othello with a matching task.  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Plays | Published: 07/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Othello

Comparing anger in 'London' and 'Checking Out Me History'

A structured series of tasks to support an exam style question  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 07/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Agard, John ('Checking Out Me History') | Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict | Blake, William ('London')

Key quotations about urban environments - Time and place

Focused on the 'Time and place' cluster of the GCSE Edexcel poetry  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Poetry | Published: 30/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Time and Place

Judging Lady Macbeth

Students make notes about Lady Macbeth under victim/villain headings  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 30/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Macbeth

Key quotations about dislike of a place - Time and place

Focused on the 'Time and place' cluster of the GCSE Edexcel poetry  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Poetry | Published: 30/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Time and Place

Female characters in 'Frankenstein'

Discussion and note-taking activities designed to encourage students  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Prose | Published: 30/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Words to describe a writer's tone

This resource provides students with a bank of words to describe  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Reading | Published: 24/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading

Comparing texts about tigers

This resource includes three texts about tigers, including a  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Reading | Writing | Published: 24/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Comparing texts | Descriptive writing | Fiction texts | Imaginative writing | Non-fiction texts

Answer the previous question: poetry features

Students have to answer the previous question, not the one on  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 24/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Poetry basics