Top 10 quotes to revise for Macbeth. Y11 GCSE dual coding activity. 10 slides, 10 images, 10 quotes. Designed to boost student quote recall. Every student will be engaged!
Test them after 3 lessons and see how much they retained!
Top 10 quotes for students to revise for:
Macbeth
A Christmas Carol
An Inspector Calls
Power and Conflict Poetry (1 - 4 quotes per poem)
Space for students to identify techniques and themes for AIC and P&C.
Students can convert this into flashcards or use them in essays.
Top 10 quotes to revise for A Christmas Carol. Y11 GCSE dual coding activity. 10 slides, 10 images, 10 quotes. Designed to boost student quote recall. Every student will be engaged!
Test them after 3 lessons and see how much they retained!
This 8-lesson scheme of work includes carefully selected extracts, comprehension questions, and a range of scaffolded tasks to support learning.
It is suitable for all abilities, with model answers provided throughout to guide students. The lessons are fully adaptable, giving you the flexibility to tailor activities to your classes.
A3 Printable essay plans for ‘An Inspector Calls’.
Includes:
Introduction with three prompt questions and double lined space to answer.
Paragraph 1, 2 and 3 with WHAT-HOW-WHY (authorial intentions) prompt questions and space to answer.
Conclusion with a prompt question and space to answer.
Essay questions in this downloadable ppt.:
Explore how Priestley presents the character of Mr Birling in ‘An Inspector Calls’. (30 marks)
Explore how Priestley presents attitudes towards the poor in ‘An Inspector Calls’. (30 marks)
Explore how Priestley presents attitudes towards women in ‘An Inspector Calls’. (30 marks)
How does Priestley use Inspector Goole to explore ideas about equality and injustice in ‘An Inspector Calls’? (30 marks)
How does Priestley use Gerald Croft to explore ideas about the conflict between an individual’s public and private lives in ‘An Inspector Calls’? (30 marks)
Printable student friendly mark scheme and lined paper at end of PPT.
Perfect for Year 10 and Year 11 students who need help understanding how to structure an essay and what to include. Perfect for independent revision or live modelling with a class under a visualiser.
This 8-lesson scheme of work is a KS3-friendly introduction to the skills needed for GCSE Language Paper 1, Questions 1–4. Each lesson includes carefully chosen extracts, comprehension questions, and scaffolded tasks to build confidence and develop analytical skills.
Model answers are provided throughout to support all abilities.
Fully adaptable resources, giving you flexibility to tailor lessons to your classes.
Includes a bonus ‘101 Dalmatians’ task in the final lesson for an engaging extension activity.
A free Lesson 1 download is available so you can preview the structure and style of the unit.
Perfect for KS3 students preparing for KS4, this scheme bridges the gap between comprehension and deeper textual analysis in an accessible, engaging way.
KS3 Year 8 English – Horror & Mystery Scheme of Work (16 Lessons + Bonus Assessment Feedback Lessons)
This comprehensive 16-lesson scheme of work is designed to engage Year 8 students with the themes of horror and mystery, while developing their reading and writing skills. Perfect for busy teachers, it includes everything you need to deliver a full half-term’s worth of lessons with clear progression, variety, and challenge.
What’s included:
A fully planned 16-lesson scheme of work exploring horror and mystery texts.
Reading assessment with resources and mark scheme.
Writing assessment with resources and mark scheme.
2 bonus lessons designed to provide structured assessment feedback, helping students reflect and make progress.
A balance of engaging activities that build analytical reading skills and imaginative writing skills.
Clear opportunities for assessment, feedback, and differentiation.
Why teachers will love it:
Ready-to-teach lessons save valuable planning time.
Flexible structure – can be adapted for different abilities and school contexts.
Builds key skills for KS3 while preparing students for KS4 demands.
Engages learners with the ever-popular themes of horror and mystery.
Ideal for English teachers looking for a high-quality, ready-made scheme to deliver in Year 8, this resource ensures both staff and students get the most out of a creative and skills-focused unit.
KS3 English – Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay (24-Lesson Scheme of Work + Reading Assessment)
This 24-lesson scheme of work is a complete, ready-to-teach unit based on Candy Gourlay’s novel Bone Talk. Designed for KS3 English (ideal for Year 8 or 9), it offers a rich blend of context, reading skills, and analysis, while supporting students through a carefully structured journey with differentiated resources.
What’s included:
24 fully planned lessons covering the novel in depth.
A reading assessment with supporting resources and mark scheme.
Comprehensive context lessons to deepen students’ understanding of the historical, cultural, and social background of the text.
Differentiated tasks with RAG coding, supporting accessibility and stretch for a wide range of learners.
Model answers to guide students towards success and provide clear exemplars for analysis and extended responses.
A wide variety of activities to develop reading, inference, analysis, and evaluative skills.
Why teachers will value this resource:
A complete half-term+ scheme (24 lessons = around 8–10 weeks of teaching).
Thoughtfully differentiated with RAG-coded tasks, reducing planning workload.
Builds key skills in line with KS3 and KS4 assessment objectives.
Model answers save teachers time while giving students a clear standard to aim for.
Flexible structure – easily adaptable for mixed-ability groups.
This resource is perfect for English teachers looking to teach Bone Talk in a way that is both engaging and rigorous, with everything you need to deliver high-quality lessons already prepared.
This 16-lesson KS3 scheme of work on Gothic Literature introduces students to the dark and dramatic world of the Gothic genre through a range of classic texts and extracts, including Wuthering Heights, Dracula, The Woman in Black, and Frankenstein.
Each lesson is fully resourced with:
Engaging starters, main tasks, and plenaries to structure learning effectively.
Visual slides and images to bring the Gothic atmosphere to life.
Spaced repetition of key concepts such as Gothic tropes and conventions, helping students embed knowledge over time.
Carefully chosen key extracts for close reading, analysis, and discussion.
This unit is designed to be both engaging and rigorous, making challenging texts accessible while building key reading and analytical skills. Flexible and adaptable, it works well across mixed-ability KS3 classes.