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Discover our most recently published teaching resources, covering English literature and language for key stage 3-5. We hope you love them as much as we do!

Gothic vocabulary bankNew!

Extend the vocabulary of your students with this gothic creative  … read more

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KS3 | Writing | Published: 18/11/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Descriptive writing | Imaginative writing | Narrative writing | Story writing

A plot limerickNew!

Students create their own limerick to summarise the plot of Oliver  … read more

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KS3 | Prose | Published: 18/11/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

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

Shout out for Shakespeare!New!

Should Shakespeare remain on the curriculum? Students explore  … read more

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KS3 | Writing | Published: 11/11/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Argument and persuasive writing

Revising key charactersNew!

A series of activities focusing on revising the key characters  … read more

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KS5 | Plays | Published: 11/11/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Translations by Brian Friel

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

Using the 'Ten Keys to Happier Living' as a framework for the teaching of emotional wellbeing and happier living skillsNew!

Writers Val Payne and Peter Harper give teaching suggestions  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 29/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Wellbeing - English

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

Using language for effect - a forest at duskNew!

A structured response for students to respond to an image of  … read more

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KS3 | Writing | Published: 28/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Descriptive writing | Imaginative writing

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

Managing attachment behaviours in the classroomNew!

This resource accompanies the article, 'Attachment behaviours  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 23/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): SEND - English

Sensory processing: strategies for the classroomNew!

A teacher-facing resource with strategies for meeting the needs  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 22/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): SEND - English

Introduction to prescriptivism and descriptivism quizNew!

A light-hearted quiz in the style of popular magazines to let  … read more

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KS5 | Introduction to language study | Published: 21/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Descriptions of language

Genre, age, race and genderNew!

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

Analysis questions for 'Lamia' (Parts 1 and 2)New!

A detailed set of analysis questions guide students through 'Lamia'  … read more

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KS5 | Poetry | Published: 21/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Keats, John

Practical strategies to assist students with dyspraxia

A teacher-facing resource giving suggestions of how to support  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 18/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): SEND - English

Mindfulness

A teacher-facing resource which provides three meditation scripts  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 16/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Wellbeing - English

Acts of kindness

Students commit to an act of kindness and then reflect on the  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 16/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Wellbeing - English

Practising gratitude

Students prepare their ideas for writing a letter of gratitude,  … read more

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KS3  | Published: 16/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Wellbeing - English

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

Key word tables - 'Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens

Key vocabulary from the text or about Dickens' life. The tables  … read more

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KS3 | Prose | Published: 14/10/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

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

The island - Cultural capital project

Originally used as a case study at the AQA training hubs, this  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Prose | Reading | Writing | Published: 20/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): AQA | Descriptive writing | Imaginative writing | Lord of the Flies by William Golding

‘The Emigrée’ guided annotation sheet

This guided annotation sheet would work well for students who  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 16/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict

Reaching the higher grades in your 'Romeo and Juliet' essay

Step by step advice for how to reach the higher grades in AQA  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 16/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Romeo and Juliet | Romeo and Juliet - The Banquet Scene (Act 1 Scene 5)

Exam style question comparing unseen Herrick and Yeats poems

Exam style question comparing two unseen poems: Herrick's poem  … read more

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KS5 | Poetry | Published: 16/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): AQA AS and A level anthology: love poetry through the ages | Unseen poetry

Plan comparing power in 'London' and 'Ozymandias'

Students complete a planning template for an exam style question  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 10/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict | Blake, William ('London') | Shelley, Percy Bysshe ('Ozymandias')

Unseen text with analysis questions

Unseen text with analysis questions and suggested answers. Uses  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Prose | Reading | Published: 10/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading | Fiction texts | Short stories

20 ideas for enriching students' cultural capital

20 creative and varied ideas to enrich students' cultural capital,  … read more

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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Reading | Published: 10/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): 20 teaching ideas for ... | Independent reading | Topical and seasonal one-offs

Quick-fire quiz on 'An Inspector Calls'

A quick-fire quiz to check students' basic knowledge of An Inspector  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 04/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

Iago's manipulation of Roderigo - Act 2 Scene 1

Focused on AQA A-level English Language and Literature. Note  … read more

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KS5 | Language and Literature | Plays | Published: 04/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Othello

Exploring types of evidence

A series of tasks to get students thinking about different types  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Published: 04/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Non-fiction texts

Statements to explore

Statements to encourage students to explore Shakespeare's intentions  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 27/08/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Romeo and Juliet

Exam style question on unseen Hardy and Jennings poems

Exam style question using Thomas Hardy's 'Neutral Tones' and  … read more

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KS5 | Poetry | Published: 27/08/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Comparing poems | Unseen poetry

'Door into a magical world' creative writing task

Students write their own story about a door into a magical world,  … read more

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KS3 | Prose | Writing | Published: 27/08/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Descriptive writing | Imaginative writing | Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

Key quotations about the power of the natural world

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

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 19/08/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Time and Place

Rich and poor Victorians - writing in role

Students write two short letters from the perspective of a rich  … read more

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KS3 | Prose | Published: 19/08/2019 | From the resource collection(s): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens | Introducing Dickens | Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Freeze frame 'Othello' moments

Students use prompt cards to create a freeze-frame of some  … read more

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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Plays | Published: 19/08/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Othello

First and last paragraphs - what comes in between? Creative writing

Students are given the first and last paragraphs from pieces  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Writing | Published: 13/08/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Descriptive writing | Narrative writing | Planning | Structure and paragraphs

Dickens' life - writing his childhood diary

Students write three different diary entries, from three moments  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Prose | Published: 13/08/2019 | From the resource collection(s): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens | Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

'Tissue' guided annotation sheet

This guided annotation sheet would work well for students who  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 13/08/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict | Dharker, Imtiaz

Unseen poetry comparison - exam style question

Designed for AQA English Literature Spec A: Paper 1 - Love Through  … read more

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KS5 | Poetry | Published: 23/07/2019 | From the resource collection(s): AQA AS and A level anthology: love poetry through the ages

Prompts for women's virtue essay: Act 4 Scene 2

Prompts for an A-level exam style question, using an extract  … read more

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KS5 | Plays | Published: 23/07/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Othello

Chapter 1 and 2 - key quotation analysis

Students analyse key quotations from chapters 1 and 2. Some suggested  … read more

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KS5 | Prose | Published: 23/07/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

Sentence types and effects

Matching task for sentence types, explanations, examples and  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Grammar and vocabulary | Reading | Writing | Published: 18/07/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Imaginative writing | Sentence construction

Nancy and Dodger - victims or accomplices?

Writing prompts to support students in responding to the characters  … read more

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KS3 | Prose | Published: 18/07/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

20 ideas for using technology for English teaching

A collection of tips for using apps, websites and technology  … read more

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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Published: 18/07/2019 | From the resource collection(s): 20 teaching ideas for ... | Making the most of ICT