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Working with corpus linguistics: 'Star Wars'New!

Activities for students to learn and practise new linguistics  … read more

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KS5 | Language Investigation | Published: 11/02/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Investigation principles and practices

Using corpus linguistics in your own investigationNew!

A useful summary of the capability of both 'Antconc' and 'Sketch  … read more

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KS5 | Language Investigation | Published: 04/02/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Investigation principles and practices

Approaching AQA Paper 1 Section A: RepresentationsNew!

A series of supporting tips and prompt questions to prepare students  … read more

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KS5  | Published: 04/02/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Textual variations and representations | Lexis and semantics

The mystery bag New!

Students create a character and their story from items in a mystery  … read more

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KS3 | Writing | Published: 04/02/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Transition | Imaginative writing

'Echo' by Christina RossettiNew!

A copy of the poem, a summary of key features and an exam style  … read more

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KS5 | Poetry | Published: 04/02/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Rossetti, Christina

The new planetNew!

A great resource to encourage the imagination! Students imagine  … read more

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KS3 | Writing | Published: 04/02/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Descriptive writing | Imaginative writing | Story writing

Key themes New!

A revision resource focusing on key themes. Students answer questions  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 29/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Othello

Language investigation: an introduction to corpus linguisticsNew!

A resource that introduces students to using corpus linguistics,  … read more

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KS5 | Language Investigation | Published: 28/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Investigation principles and practices

Language acquisition bingoNew!

A bingo revision activity for reinforcing child language acquisition  … read more

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KS5 | Language Acquisition | Published: 28/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Spoken acquisition

Exam style questions New!

Exam style questions for the conflict cluster of the Edexcel  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 28/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Conflict

Gender naming experimentNew!

An interactive resource allowing students to test gender bias  … read more

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KS5  | Published: 28/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Language diversity | Language and gender

Exploring attitudes and ideologies in a Brexit corpus using Sketch EngineNew!

A step-by-step guide for students to explore attitudes and ideologies  … read more

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KS5 | Language Investigation | Published: 28/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Investigation principles and practices

Why did Wordsworth write 'The Prelude'? New!

Students are given a number of statements made by students who  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 21/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict | Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Conflict | Wordsworth, William ('Extract from The Prelude')

My first impressions of secondary school New!

A year 6 to 7 transition resource. Students write a letter to  … read more

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KS3 | Writing | Published: 21/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Transition | Writing for purpose and audience

Language level framesNew!

Encourage students to use terms from different language levels  … read more

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KS5 | Introduction to language study | Published: 21/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Descriptions of language

Join the dots revision New!

Students are encouraged to consider quotations, style, titles  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 21/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Relationships

Gender representation in the mediaNew!

Students consider how messaging is used to convey stereotyping  … read more

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KS5  | Published: 21/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Language diversity | Language and gender

English language revision matNew!

Designed for students following the AQA GCSE English Language  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Published: 21/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Assessment and revision

Introductory activities: Act 1 Scene 1

A selection of pre-reading tasks focusing on the introduction  … read more

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KS5 | Plays | Published: 16/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Othello

Exploring imagery: 'Bayonet Charge' by Ted Hughes

A worksheet which gives useful prompts to help pupils explore  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 16/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict | Hughes, Ted ('Bayonet Charge')

'Macbeth' exam style question - Cambridge IGCSE literature

Exam style question for Macbeth, paper 3 of the Cambridge IGCSE.  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Reading | Published: 14/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Macbeth

Colour connotations in 'The Time Machine' by H.G. Wells

An activity to focus students on one aspect of language choice.  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Published: 14/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading

Revision quiz on education

A quiz for students revising the theme of education. Incorporates  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 14/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Vocabulary building

Quick activities to build vocabulary. Answers provided.  … read more

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KS3 | Grammar and vocabulary | Published: 14/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Developing vocabulary

Tips for the reading sections of Edexcel GCSE English Language papers

Focused on the reading sections of the Edexcel English Language  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Published: 09/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Fiction texts | Non-fiction texts

Structure analysis toolkit

Students use a list of structural features to analyse a fictional  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Published: 09/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Fiction texts | Form and structure

How well do you know 'A Christmas Carol'?

20 questions for students to answer after they have read the  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Prose | Published: 09/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Activities for Sonnet 18 'Shall I compare thee...?'

A varied series of short activities for Sonnet 18, including  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Poetry | Published: 09/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Elizabethan poetry | Shakespeare, William

'A Christmas Carol' starter activities

A series of 20 short starters for 'A Christmas Carol'. A mixture  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Prose | Published: 09/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Chapter Five: quotation analysis

Students analyse key quotations from this chapter and comment  … read more

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KS5 | Prose | Published: 09/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

20 ideas to improve teacher wellbeing in schools

A fantastic list of ideas to improve teacher wellbeing, from  … read more

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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Published: 20/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): 20 teaching ideas for ...

World Book Day activities

A range of activities suitable for KS3 including a quick quiz  … read more

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KS3 | Reading | Published: 17/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Independent reading

Word detectives

Designed to help students explore the character of Lady Macbeth,  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 17/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Macbeth

Key words and scenes

Key words and scenes relating to characters and themes from the  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 17/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Macbeth

Evaluating theories of spoken language acquisition

A resource concentrating on how evaluate classical theory for  … read more

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KS5 | Language Acquisition | Published: 17/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Spoken acquisition

Analysing a spoken language acquisition transcript

A number of prompt questions to support students exploring a  … read more

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KS5 | Language Acquisition | Published: 11/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Spoken acquisition

Comparing poems in the Love and relationships cluster

A series of activities supporting students comparing poems in  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 11/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Love and relationships | Comparing poems

Practice exam question with notes - A Christmas Carol

A detailed resource guiding teachers through a sample question.  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 11/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Practice exam question using an extract from 'A Christmas Carol'

An AQA Literature exam style question focusing on Scrooge's attitude  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 11/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Language investigation: hypotheses, research questions and data collection

Students consider the importance of their question and hypothesis  … read more

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KS5 | Language Investigation | Published: 11/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Investigation principles and practices

Getting started with your language investigation: collecting data

A language investigation resource that gets students to consider  … read more

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KS5 | Language Investigation | Published: 11/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Investigation principles and practices

Exam tips - an Oxford University Press video

This short video reveals Oxford's eight top exam tips for exam  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Published: 07/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Oxford University Press | Exam preparation

Revision tips - an Oxford University Press video

Discover Oxford's eight top revision tips in this short video.  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Published: 07/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Oxford University Press | Exam preparation

Weekly revision planner - an Oxford University Press resource

Support students with their revision with this weekly planner.  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Published: 30/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Oxford University Press | Revision templates

Exam tips poster - an Oxford University Press resource

Share these exam tips with your students to encourage them to  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Published: 30/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Oxford University Press | Exam preparation | Revision templates

Revision tips poster - an Oxford University Press resource

Print out, put up on your walls and share Oxford's revision top  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Published: 30/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Oxford University Press | Exam preparation

Tutor time advent calendar

Christmas songs, facts, news, fake news, international customs  … read more

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KS3 KS4  | Published: 27/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Topical and seasonal one-offs

Poetry bracelet

Using seven of the poems they have studied from the GCSE Edexcel  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 13/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Time and Place

Language acquisition matching task

A revision resource aimed at helping students remember the findings  … read more

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KS5 | Language Acquisition | Published: 13/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Spoken acquisition

Identifying form in Shakespeare's plays

An informative explanation of the language forms used by Shakespeare,  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Plays | Published: 13/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Introduction to Shakespeare: language

Act 5: presentation of Macbeth

A resource to encourage students to analyse the imagery used  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 13/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Macbeth - Act 5

Describing a picture

A guide to writing descriptive pieces for the GCSE English Language  … read more

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KS4 | Writing | Published: 07/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Descriptive writing

Christmas fun

A collection of Christmas-themed English activities for the end  … read more

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KS3 KS4  | Published: 07/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Topical and seasonal one-offs

Comparing 'Adlestrop' by Edward Thomas and 'First Flight' by U.A Fanthorpe

A helpful comparison grid, looking at form, structure, language  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 06/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Time and Place

Sorting out sentence structures: narrative writing

Based on narrative writing tasks which begin 'Write about a time  … read more

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KS3 | Grammar and vocabulary | Writing | Published: 06/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Narrative writing | Sentence construction

Sorting out sentence structures: starting a new school

Based on writing about starting a new school, this DIRT (Dedicated  … read more

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KS3 | Grammar and vocabulary | Published: 06/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Transition | Self-assessment | Sentence construction

The presentation of education at the end of the novel

Activities for students exploring the theme of education in the  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 06/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Analysing Iago's speech - Act 1 Scene 1

A series of questions to focus student analysis on this important  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Plays | Published: 30/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Othello

Child language acquisition: cognitive approach

Students consider the impact of cognition on a child’s language  … read more

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KS5 | Language Acquisition | Published: 30/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Spoken acquisition

Getting started with your language investigation: selecting a topic

Get students thinking about suitable and possible topics for  … read more

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KS5 | Language Investigation | Published: 30/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Investigation principles and practices