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Unseen 19th-century fiction: tasks and exam-style questions New!

Tasks and activities to help students develop their ability to  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Writing | Published: 23/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading | Imaginative writing

Representations of love New!

Using the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy as a prompt, students analyse  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Poetry | Published: 23/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Duffy, Carol Ann

Reading and writing tasks New!

A selection of reading and writing tasks based on extracts from  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Prose | Published: 23/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Colour in creative writing New!

Students explore the synonyms for colours and practise using  … read more

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KS3 | Writing | Published: 23/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Descriptive writing

What is the significance of the hunt in Chapter 8?New!

A practice essay on the hunt in Chapter 8, with a structure strip  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 16/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Supporting learners with EALNew!

A resource written for us by Sue Cowley. Five tips for working  … read more

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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Published: 16/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Observation, advice and teaching tips

Getting to know your learners New!

A resource written for us by Sue Cowley. Five top tips for getting  … read more

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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Planning and assessment | Published: 16/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Observation, advice and teaching tips

Chapter 8: class boundaries New!

A number of detailed questions that focus on class boundaries  … read more

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KS5 | Prose | Published: 16/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 revision tipsNew!

A summary of each question in the exam paper, with tips for how  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Writing | Published: 16/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Non-fiction texts | Writing for purpose and audience

A sense of mystery New!

Students analyse chapters 3 and 4, focusing on the sense of mystery  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 16/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

Supernatural atmosphere New!

Focusing on Chapter 5, students explore the author's techniques  … read more

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KS5 | Prose | Published: 09/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

First impressions New!

Students take an image and explore their first impressions of  … read more

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KS4 | Writing | Published: 09/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Imaginative writing

Chapter 5: Roderick's room New!

A number of questions to encourage close analysis of this chapter.  … read more

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KS5 | Prose | Published: 09/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

Chapter 2 recap quizNew!

11 questions to test students' knowledge and understanding of  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 09/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Lord of the Flies by William Golding

AQA exam style questions: Power and conflict cluster New!

15 practice questions on the 'Power and conflict' poetry cluster.  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 09/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict

Chapter 4 recap quiz New!

12 questions to test students' knowledge and understanding of  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 09/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Lord of the Flies by William Golding

What is patriarchy?New!

A detailed informative PowerPoint presentation covering patriarchy  … read more

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KS5 | Plays | Poetry | Prose | Published: 03/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Approaches to literature

OCR style practice exam questionsNew!

Two exam papers in the style of the OCR GCSE based on man's arrogance  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 03/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

Fiction and imaginative writing practice tasksNew!

Using an extract from 'Stone Cold' and with imaginative writing  … read more

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KS3 | Reading | Writing | Published: 03/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading | Imaginative writing

Juxtaposed descriptionsNew!

A selection of mini plots for students who struggle with ideas  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Writing | Published: 03/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Descriptive writing

Edexcel style practice exam questionsNew!

Five exam style extract questions, based on the themes of reputation,  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 03/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (The Strange Case of) by Robert Louis Stevenson

'Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon' group activityNew!

A group task featuring a range of extracts from this chapter  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 03/04/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (The Strange Case of) by Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrative terms mix up New!

Students match narrative terms with examples. Answers are included.  … read more

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KS5 | Prose | Reading | Published: 26/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Reading novels | The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

Preparing for the Edexcel A-level English Language and Literature exam New!

A useful revision guide for students taking the Edexcel A-level  … read more

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KS5 | Plays | Published: 26/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): All My Sons by Arthur Miller

Edexcel practice exam questionsNew!

Two practice exam questions in the style of the Edexcel GCSE,  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 26/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Chapter by chapter questions New!

Detailed questions and analytical tasks for each chapter of this  … read more

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KS5 | Prose | Published: 26/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

Act 5 workbookNew!

A series of comprehension tasks to help students understand the  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 26/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Merchant of Venice

'The Search for Mr Hyde' group activityNew!

A group task where students analyse extracts using a number of  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 26/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (The Strange Case of) by Robert Louis Stevenson

Mapping the heart of Shakespeare

A resource written for us by Ben Crystal. In this teacher-facing  … read more

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KS4 KS5 | Plays | Published: 19/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Hamlet | Introduction to Shakespeare: language | Reading plays

Revision quiz

A series of questions to prompt students' thinking about the  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 19/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

Practice exam question: attitudes to gender roles

A question on gender roles in 'All My Sons' in the style of the  … read more

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KS5 | Language and Literature | Published: 19/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): All My Sons by Arthur Miller

Poppies: analysing the poem

A PowerPoint presentation looking at the poem stanza by stanza.  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 19/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Conflict

Edexcel practice exam questions

A practice exam paper in the style of the Edexcel GCSE, based  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 19/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Romeo and Juliet

Act 4 workbook

A selection of comprehension activities for the whole act, with  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 19/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Merchant of Venice

Analysing comedy in Act 3 Scene 4

Students consider the different types of comedy and then analyse  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 12/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Twelfth Night

Act 5 Scene 1 analysis

A resource exploring the tone of the end of the play. How far  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 12/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Twelfth Night

Child language acquisition – multiple choice quiz

10 multiple choice questions testing students' knowledge of child  … read more

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KS5 | Language Acquisition | Published: 12/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Exam preparation (Language acquisition)

Revision treasure map

Follow the footprints to find information from each chapter and  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 12/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

100 revision questions

100 questions to test students' knowledge of the poems from the  … read more

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KS4 | PoetryPublished: 12/03/2018 | 

Practice exam questions for WJEC Eduqas English Lit GCSE

Two exam-style questions suitable for the WJEC Eduqas specification.  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 06/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Exam-style questions

Twelve practice exam questions on 'Othello', suitable for students  … read more

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KS5 | Language and Literature | Published: 06/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Shakespeare, William

Comparison questions: women's suffering

Comparison questions focusing on 'Wuthering Heights' and 'A Thousand  … read more

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KS5 | Prose | Published: 06/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini | Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

AQA practice exam question: the presentation of time

An extract based question suitable for students following the  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 06/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Exploring the poem: 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke

A PowerPoint featuring a series of prompt questions and suggested  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 26/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Conflict | Clarke, Gillian

Exploring the poem: 'War Photographer' by Carole Satyamurti

A comprehensive PowerPoint presentation with prompts for students'  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 26/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Conflict

Taking responsibility for protecting the environment: a persuasive task

A series of provocative images to prompt students' opinions on  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Writing | Published: 26/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Argument and persuasive writing

Exploring the poem: 'The Class Game' by Mary Casey

A structured PowerPoint presentation to support students' first  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 26/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel (2015 onwards) Conflict

Articles about children's writing

A selection of recent articles about children's written language  … read more

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KS5 | Language Acquisition | Published: 26/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Written acquisition

Pick and mix questions

A selection of high level questions focusing on different elements  … read more

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KS5 | Plays | Published: 19/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Measure for Measure

Exam based dicussion questions

A number of high level questions for students to analyse and  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Published: 19/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

AQA GCSE practice exam question

An exam style question exploring the theme of love.  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 19/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Much Ado About Nothing

Fun ways to memorise Shakespearean quotations

Lots of ideas for students to use when revising.  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 19/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Henry V | Julius Caesar | Macbeth | Much Ado About Nothing | Othello | Romeo and Juliet | The Merchant of Venice | The Tempest | Twelfth Night

Interpreting the ending

Questions and activities to encourage students to think about  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 19/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

Practice exam questions for AQA English Language

Eight extracts from 'A Christmas Carol', each with four exam  … read more

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KS4 | Prose | Reading | Published: 19/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens | Fiction texts

Exploring the poem: 'Bayonet Charge'

A series of analytical questions to support students' understanding  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 12/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for AQA (2015 onwards) Power and conflict | Hughes, Ted

AQA style exam question: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

A practice question for the AQA literature exam using Banquo's  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 12/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Macbeth

AQA practice exam-style question: the supernatural

An extract based question focusing on Macbeth and Banquo's meeting  … read more

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KS4 | Plays | Published: 12/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Macbeth

Analytical verbs placemat

A wordbank to use when analysing texts, to support students in  … read more

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KS4 | Reading | Published: 12/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Critical reading

Comparing how writers present relationships

Students answer an essay question on the presentation of relationships  … read more

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KS4 | Poetry | Published: 05/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Anthology poetry for Edexcel IGCSE English Literature (2016)

Practice exam questions: George and Myrtle Wilson and Gatsby's parties

Two practice exam questions focusing on George and Myrtle Wilson  … read more

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KS5 | Prose | Published: 05/02/2018 | From the resource collection(s): The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald