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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!

Dice revision game New!

Students roll the dice and answer the relevant question. An excellent  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 17/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (The Strange Case of) by Robert Louis Stevenson

Understanding of context New!

A challenging revision resource compelling students to connect  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 17/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Macbeth

Structuring your response New!

Structuring and planning tips for students, focusing on the  … read more

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KS4 | Writing | Published: 17/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Argument and persuasive writing

Writing tasks: letters and leaflets AQA GCSE Paper 2 revision letter and leafletNew!

A detailed resource guiding students through the different language  … read more

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KS4 | Writing | Published: 17/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Writing for purpose and audience

Exploring the role of a more knowledgeable other (MKO)New!

Using an example of children's writing, students analyse the  … read more

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KS5 | Language Acquisition | Published: 17/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Written acquisition

Analysing the impact of environmental print on children's written acquisitionNew!

Using an example of children's writing, students consider the  … read more

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KS5 | Language Acquisition | Published: 17/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Written acquisition

Romeo and Juliet mastermindNew!

A fun card game in which students identify key quotations and  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 09/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Romeo and Juliet

Themes and motifs New!

A useful table with themes and motifs for students to analyse  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 09/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Revision workbookNew!

A selection of tasks to support students nearing a closed-book  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 09/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Macbeth

Phonology: terminology test New!

A quick quiz to test students' knowledge of key terms. Suggested  … read more

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KS5 | Introduction to language studyPublished: 09/10/2018 | 

Comparing 'To Autumn' with 'Home Thoughts from Abroad'New!

A comparison grid looking at the structure, ideas and language  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 09/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Time and Place

19th century unseen fiction practice tasksNew!

A comprehensive resource taking students through the key learning  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Published: 09/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading

The human cost of warNew!

Reflect on the human cost of war by considering some statistics  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 04/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Weir, Jane ('Poppies')

Which character?New!

Students identify which character is being described from the  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 03/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

The presentation of Jack New!

A number of activities for students to complete, focusing on  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 03/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Progress reflection New!

Reflection prompts to encourage students to explore their feelings  … read more

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KS3 | Planning and assessment | Published: 03/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Transition | Assessment and targets | Self-assessment

English language activities New!

Designed to prepare KS3 students for the English Language GCSE,  … read more

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KS3 | Reading | Writing | Published: 03/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading | Imaginative writing

Chapter summaries and questions New!

Detailed notes of each chapter's events with analytical questions  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 03/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

'The Eve of St Agnes': stanza by stanza analysis New!

Students work in groups to analyse the opening 21 stanzas of  … read more

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KS5 | Poetry | Published: 03/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Keats, John

Pictures into wordsNew!

A bank of images taken from the poem, with a creative writing  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 28/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Weir, Jane ('Poppies')

WordscapesNew!

A pre-reading activity in which students explore the core vocabulary  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 28/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Wordsworth, William ('Extract from The Prelude')

Word sortNew!

A pre-reading activity in which students uncover patterns of  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 28/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Nagra, Daljit ('Singh Song!')

Word patterns and groupingsNew!

An analysis task to help students explore word choices. There  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 27/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Barrett Browning, Elizabeth ('Sonnet 43')

Word patterns New!

Pairs of students take a task each and investigate patterns of  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 27/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Clarke, Gillian ('Cold Knap Lake')

Venn diagram comparisonNew!

An activity for comparing poems using a Venn diagram format,  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 27/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Agard, John ('Checking Out Me History') | Shelley, Percy Bysshe ('Ozymandias')

How is Paris represented in 'French Milk'?New!

Comprehensive range of activities exploring the impact of first-person  … read more

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KS5 | Language and Literature | Published: 25/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): AQA Anthology: Paris

Sheila and the representation of women New!

Quotation and analysis table exploring Sheila and Mrs Birling's  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 25/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

Act two quotation bingo New!

Students choose from key quotations then tick them off as the  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 25/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

Was I really there…?

Write a poem, prose poem or piece of prose based on a retrieved  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 18/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Clarke, Gillian ('Cold Knap Lake')

Revising Ralph

A differentiated revision task for students to reflect on Ralph's  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 18/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Questions for Act 1 Scenes 1 and 2

Five questions focusing on plot development and character re  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 18/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Merchant of Venice

Practice exam questions using extracts

Two practice exam questions using extracts from the text. The  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 18/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Close analysis of the poem: 'Stewart Island' by Fleur Adcock

A structured table with prompts to help students closely analyse  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 18/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Time and Place

Chapter 10: the haunting of Mrs Ayres

Detailed questions focusing on key events of Chapter 10. Suggested  … read more

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KS5 | Prose | Published: 18/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

Act 3 Scene 2: questions on Portia

Questions focusing on Portia, and Bassanio choosing a casket.  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 18/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Merchant of Venice

Themes and issues

Activities for exploring some of the key themes of the poem and  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 14/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Blake, William ('London')

Teaching ideas

A series of suggestions for exploring 'Cold Knap Lake' with your  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 14/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Clarke, Gillian ('Cold Knap Lake')

Teaching ideas

A series of suggestions for exploring 'Singh Song!' with your  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 14/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Nagra, Daljit ('Singh Song!')

Speaking and listening activities

An interesting range of speaking and listening activities inspired  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 14/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Blake, William ('London')

Matching metaphors

Encourage students to think about the imagery in the poem as  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 14/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Armitage, Simon ('The Manhunt')

Form and structure

Students re-order a jumbled version of the poem and create snapshot  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 14/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Blake, William ('London')

Poetry into prose

A creative writing option: use the words of the poem as the framework  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 13/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Armitage, Simon ('The Manhunt')

Teaching ideas

A series of suggestions for exploring 'London' with your students.  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Blake, William ('London')

Word sort

A pre-reading activity in which students categorise words from  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Hughes, Ted ('Hawk Roosting')

Teaching ideas

A series of suggestions for exploring 'Ozymandias' with your  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Shelley, Percy Bysshe ('Ozymandias')

Tweet it!

A creative response, using 'tweets' as the method of communication.  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Barrett Browning, Elizabeth ('Sonnet 43')

Themes and issues

Three approaches to help students get to the heart of the poem.  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Hughes, Ted ('Hawk Roosting')

Teaching ideas

A series of suggestions for exploring the poem Sonnet 43 with  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Barrett Browning, Elizabeth ('Sonnet 43')

Transforming the journey

Preparatory work to support a creative response in which students  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Wordsworth, William ('Extract from The Prelude')

The hunter and the hunted

A pre-reading task exploring our expectations of the poem based  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Armitage, Simon ('The Manhunt')

Teaching ideas

A series of suggestions for exploring 'The Manhunt' with your  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Armitage, Simon ('The Manhunt')

Strip the poem down

Add line breaks, stanza breaks and punctuation to the bare bones  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Armitage, Simon ('The Manhunt')

Teaching ideas

A series of suggestions for exploring 'The Prelude' with your  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Wordsworth, William ('Extract from The Prelude')

Sights and sounds of the mountain

Explore how Wordsworth uses the senses and personifies the mountain.  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Wordsworth, William ('Extract from The Prelude')

Imagery and language

Prompt questions to support students' analysis of the poem, stanza  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Hughes, Ted ('Bayonet Charge')

Teaching ideas for National Poetry Day 2018: Change

KS2-5 suggestions for getting students to explore language and  … read more

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KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 | Poetry | Published: 11/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Writing poetry

Chapter 19: character analysis

After reading Chapter 19, students complete a table analysing  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 11/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Quiz time

A fun quiz covering all five staves of the text.  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 11/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Practice exam questions for OCR A-level

A bumper set of ten practice exam papers based on extracts from  … read more

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KS5 | Plays | Published: 11/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Tempest

Language techniques and effects: how to analyse language

A detailed resource to support students in their analysis of  … read more

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KS4 | Grammar and vocabulary | Reading | Published: 11/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading | Linguistic and literary terminology