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Mat to support students with language or literature analysis for English GCSE. Offers sentence starters, key vocabulary, prompts and key skills reminders. Supports differentiation of tasks and effectiveness increases as students become familiar with the resource. Works well laminated on student desks, available to collect when needed, or as part of a display. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

A 4 lesson crash course in strategies for imaginative and creative writing for GCSE English Language. (Suitable to AQA and Edexcel exam boards, and easily adaptable to others.) I originally taught this with a higher ability year 11 class (target grade 6/7/8) as a 1 week crash course to raise the standard of their writing and lift their ambition and sophistication. IncludedCovers strategies for planning, lots of potential exam prompts, strategies for structuring the narrative/imaginative response, manipulating sentence structures for effect, zooming in on details to write a lot about a little, effective use of dialogue and creating the narrative voice of a character.

Quotation Bingo game for revising A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Ideal for GCSE English Literature revision. Draw up your bingo grid filled with character names and cross them off as their key quotations appear. Powerpoint presentation containing instructions and 49 slides of questions. Students are presented with key quotations and asked to identify which character they describe or who said them. (Answers in the comments box of each slide for teachers). Updated April 2025 - Now with more quotations and answers include stave numbers. If you enjoy, please review :-) Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: /teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: Romeo and Juliet Quotation Bingo Revision /teaching-resource/resource-12682861 Love & Relationships Poetry Quotation Bingo: /teaching-resource/-13030113 A Christmas Carol Revision - /teaching-resource/resource-12168720 A Christmas Carol Essay Workbook - Family: /teaching-resource/resource-12970258 A Christmas Carol Model Essays: /teaching-resource/resource-12970270 A Christmas Carol Whoosh! Drama activity - /teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Romeo and Juliet Revision - /teaching-resource/resource-12168723 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12168722 Romeo and Juliet Whoosh /teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12625174 English Language GCSE Intervention Scheme - /teaching-resource/resource-12168717

Support mat for creative writing in English and Literacy. Also great for use during DIRT/ improvement/ acknowledgement tasks and for developing literacy skills. Includes support for varying sentence structures and vocabulary, reminders of imagery techniques, senses, ‘show don’t tell’ and story structure. (Aristotle’s model / freitag’s pyramid / story mountain.) Suitable for Primary and Secondary students. Works well laminated on student desks, available to collect when needed, or as part of a display. I find effectiveness increases as students become familiar with the resource and after time students will be keen to ask for it during written tasks. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

3 full model essays on the importance of the Narrator in Blood Brothers by Willy Russell demonstrating quality and essay structure at level 4, 5 and 6 of the markscheme, covering grades 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (including full marks.) Based on a real past exam question. Great for revision, independent study or home school. Each essay is accompanied by a short commentary highlighting the characteristics of an essay at that grade/level. Relevant to all GCSE English specifications. I have taught for both AQA and Edexcel exams. If you enjoy, please review :-) Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: /teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy These also feature as part of the bigger Essay Workbook which guides you through planning, writing and evaluating your Literature essay: /teaching-resource/resource-13205355 One essay available as a free sample: /teaching-resource/resource-13205344 Model Paragraphs at levels 3, 4 and 5-6 also available: /teaching-resource/resource-13172536 You might also like: Blood Brothers Whoosh! Drama activity - /teaching-resource/resource-12198382 Blood Brothers Top Quotation List: /teaching-resource/resource-13172483 A Christmas Carol Model Essays: /teaching-resource/resource-12970270 A Christmas Carol Essay Workbook: /teaching-resource/resource-12970258 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12168722 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12625174

Question activity sheets designed for students watching the Zefirelli 1968 film of Romeo and Juliet. AND Teacher’s answer copy. Questions keep students focused and attentive, direct their attention to key events and themes, include some key quotations and prompt evaluation of characters. Chapter numbers and time stamps are given for the clicview copy of the film, but the questions will work with the Zefirelli film on whatever format you are using (DVD, youtube etc) If you enjoy, please leave a review!

Lesson resources for studying Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet at GCSE level, featuring prompt questions to guide students to examine key details of each scene, recall and retrieval activities and analytical writing practice. This is part of my full Romeo & Juliet scheme. /teaching-resource/resource-13025768 6 powerpoint presentations clearly structuring 11 lessons for detailed study of all of Act 1, and accompanying resources. Includes: Recall, retrieval, recap activities. Model analysis. Peer/Self assessment and improvement. Dyslexia friendly pastel colours. Suitable for study of GCSE English Literature with any exam board. Model analysis and references to assessement objectives were written with AQA specification in mind. Targeted at students aiming for the higher grades: model analysis targets high quality writing, scene study looks at a detailed level and activities are structured to prompt students to formulate ideas independently before then discussing with classmates and teacher. Try before your buy: Act 1 available as a free sample: /teaching-resource/resource-13025741 If you enjoy, please review :-) Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: /teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: R&J Act 3 Lessons: /teaching-resource/-13025858 R&J Act 4&5 Lessons: /teaching-resource/-13025863 Romeo and Juliet Revision - /teaching-resource/resource-12168723 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12168722 Romeo and Juliet Quotation Bingo Revision /teaching-resource/resource-12682861 Romeo and Juliet Script Abdiged 1 Hr /teaching-resource/resource-12703770 Romeo and Juliet Whoosh /teaching-resource/resource-12375674 A Christmas Carol Revision - /teaching-resource/resource-12168720 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12625174 English Language GCSE Intervention Scheme - /teaching-resource/resource-12168717

3 model analysis paragraphs on the theme of family in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens demonstrating anlysis style and quality at level 3, 4 and 5-6 of the markscheme, covering grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Based on a real past exam question. Great for teaching and improving analysis writing, revision, independent study or home school. Each paragraph is accompanied by a short commentary highlighting the characteristics of analysis at that grade/level. Relevant to all GCSE English specifications. I have taught for both AQA and Edexcel exams. If you enjoy, please review :-) Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: /teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy These also feature as part of the bigger Essay Workbook which guides you through planning, writing and evaluating your Literature essay: /teaching-resource/resource-12970258 One essay available as a free sample: /teaching-resource/resource-12970280 You might also like: A Christmas Carol Whoosh! Drama activity - /teaching-resource/resource-12620412 A Christmas Carol Revision - /teaching-resource/resource-12168720 Romeo and Juliet Revision - /teaching-resource/resource-12168723 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12168722 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12625174

An abridged script of Shakespeare’s Macbeth for a 1 hour student performance. Excellent for supporting study of Macbeth for GCSE English. Maintains Shakespeare’s original language, rhythm/meter and all key scenes and characters. Pages, scenes and lines numbered for ease of reference and rehearsal. I directed a cast of students all the way from year 7-13 (ages 11-18), with SEN and MAGT/GAMA, performing this in one hour, including movement/dance sequencesfor ensemble and it was very successful and well received by students, parents, staff and governors. The students involved really enjoyed themselves and rose to the challenge of Shakespeare’s language. If you’re thinking “my students couldn’t handle the language” - They can and will! If you enjoy, please leave a review! Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: /teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: Romeo and Juliet Script Abridged 1 Hr /teaching-resource/resource-12703770 Hamlet Script Abridged 80 Mins: /teaching-resources/dashboard/resource-management/uploads A Midsummer Night’s Dream Script Abridged 1hr: /teaching-resource/resource-12162822 WHOOSH! English/Drama Activities: Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: /teaching-resource/resource-12375674 A Christmas Carol WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Macbeth WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198377

Quotation Bingo game for revising Love and Relationships Poetry for the AQA English Literature GCSE. Powerpoint presentation containing instructions and 92 slides of questions. Students are presented with key quotations and asked to identify which poem they are from. (Answers in the comments box of each slide for teachers). Plus some slides to identify the poets from a brief description of key information about them or the poem’s context. If you enjoy, please review :-) Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: /teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: A Christmas Carol Quotation Bingo: /teaching-resource/-13030130 Romeo and Juliet Quotation Bingo Revision /teaching-resource/resource-12682861 Romeo and Juliet Whoosh /teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Romeo and Juliet Revision - /teaching-resource/resource-12168723 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12168722 A Christmas Carol Revision - /teaching-resource/resource-12168720 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12625174 English Language GCSE Intervention Scheme - /teaching-resource/resource-12168717

A one-off lesson teaching debating and oracy skills, and discussing the achievements and impacts of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Originally created to support study of ‘Blood Brothers’ by Willy Russell. Easily adapted for a PSHE or Politics lesson. Oracy Debate Speaking and Listening Blood Brothers Politics Includes PPT lesson resource and selected edited research sources.

A WHOOSH! drama activity for “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with the story and proving it’s FUN! Lots of quotations woven into the narration and students’ lines for revision. Great for GCSE students. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: /teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - /teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - /teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - /teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Macbeth - /teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - /teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - /teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - /teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - /teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - /teaching-resource/resource-12198377

Lesson resources for studying Act 4&5 of Romeo and Juliet at GCSE level, featuring prompt questions to guide students to examine key details of each scene, recall and retrieval activities and analytical writing practice. This is part of my full Romeo & Juliet scheme. /teaching-resource/resource-13025768 6 powerpoint presentations clearly structuring 6 lessons for detailed study of all of Act 1, and accompanying resources. Includes: Recall, retrieval, recap activities. Model analysis. Peer/Self assessment and improvement. Dyslexia friendly pastel colours. Suitable for study of GCSE English Literature with any exam board. Model analysis and references to assessement objectives were written with AQA specification in mind. Targeted at students aiming for the higher grades: model analysis targets high quality writing, scene study looks at a detailed level and activities are structured to prompt students to formulate ideas independently before then discussing with classmates and teacher. Try before your buy: Act 1 available as a free sample: /teaching-resource/resource-13025741 If you enjoy, please review :-) Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: /teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: R&J Act 2 Lessons: /teaching-resource/-13025824 R&J Act 3 Lessons: /teaching-resource/-13025858 Romeo and Juliet Revision - /teaching-resource/resource-12168723 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12168722 Romeo and Juliet Quotation Bingo Revision /teaching-resource/resource-12682861 Romeo and Juliet Script Abdiged 1 Hr /teaching-resource/resource-12703770 Romeo and Juliet Whoosh /teaching-resource/resource-12375674 A Christmas Carol Revision - /teaching-resource/resource-12168720 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - /teaching-resource/resource-12625174 English Language GCSE Intervention Scheme - /teaching-resource/resource-12168717

An abridged script of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet for a 1 hour student performance. Trimmed and structured for fast flowing scenes. Excellent for supporting study of Romeo and Juliet for GCSE/Alevel English or Drama. Maintains Shakespeare’s original language, rhythm/meter and all key scenes and characters. Pages, scenes and lines numbered for ease of reference and rehearsal. Scenes are broken up into sub-scenes to aid rehearsal. Outlines for optional movement/mime/physical theatre sequences are included to fill in ‘offstage’ action and create opportunities for ensemble cast. Also included to help you are a draft rehearsal schedule (11 weeks) and audition materials. I directed a cast of students all the way from year 7-13 (ages 11-18), with SEN and MAGT/GAMA, performing this in 1 hour, including movement/dance sequences for ensemble and it was very successful and well received by students, parents, staff and governors. The students involved really enjoyed themselves and rose to the challenge of Shakespeare’s language. If you’re thinking “my students couldn’t handle the language” - They can and will! If you enjoy, please leave a review! See also my Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH! activity - a great way to introduce the story and characters and get the cast bonding in an early rehearsal. /teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: /teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Script Abridged 1hr: /teaching-resource/resource-12162822 Hamlet Script Abridged 80 Mins: /teaching-resources/dashboard/resource-management/uploads Macbeth Script Abridged 1hr /teaching-resource/resource-12162901 WHOOSH! English/Drama Activities: Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: /teaching-resource/resource-12375674 A Christmas Carol WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Macbeth WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula WHOOSH! - /teaching-resource/resource-12198377

Quotation Bingo game for revising Blood Brothers by Willy Russell. Ideal for GCSE English Literature revision. Draw up your bingo grid filled with character names and cross them off as their key quotations appear. Powerpoint presentation containing instructions and 68 slides of questions. Students are presented with key quotations and asked to identify which character they describe or who said them. (Answers in the comments box of each slide for teachers). If you enjoy, please review :-) Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: /teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: Romeo and Juliet Quotation Bingo Revision /teaching-resource/resource-12682861 Love & Relationships Poetry Quotation Bingo: /teaching-resource/-13030113 A Christmas Carol Quotation Bingo: /teaching-resource/-13030130 Blood Brothers Whoosh! Drama activity - /teaching-resource/resource-12198382 Blood Brothers Top Quotation List: /teaching-resource/resource-13172483 Blood Brothers Model Full Essays: /teaching-resource/resource-13205351 Blood Brothers Essay Workbook: The Narrator - /teaching-resource/resource-13205355 Blood Brothers Model Analysis Paragraphs: /teaching-resource/resource-13172536

A WHOOSH! drama activity for students studying “Dracula” by Bram Stoker. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Excellent for introducing or revising the story. Great for GCSE revision. Teacher script, student lines, character cards and a “Whoosh - How To” included. N/B This whoosh closely matches the Cambridge Playscripts edition. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: /teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - /teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - /teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - /teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - /teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - /teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - /teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - /teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - /teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - /teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - /teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A WHOOSH! drama activity for students studying ‘Stone Cold’ by Robert Swindells. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Great for introducing or reviewing the story with students at KS2 / KS3. This WHOOSH! also features extra moments of drama activity involving the whole class. Teacher script, student lines, character cards and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: /teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - /teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - /teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - /teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - /teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - /teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - /teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - /teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - /teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - /teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - /teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A display/graphic of sophisticated Happy-Sad emotional vocabulary intensity ranked. For developing emotional literacy, empathy, description, effect on the reader etc. Could also be printed as a bookmark. Use the PDF files to preserve fonts as seen. To edit, use PPT files - this will require adapting to fonts present on your PC. (All the fonts used here were free downloads from dafont.com or MSoffice standard) Resolution sufficient for at least 2m tall. If you enjoy, please leave a review and share to help others find this resource.

A poster advising students of safe ways to play the new popular AR game Harry Potter:Wizards Unite. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

14 boggle puzzles centred on Tier 2 vocabulary on the themes of Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck. Great as a settling activity, brain break or literacy pit-stop. In nomadic COVID teaching, I’m going to be printing these on A3 as starters/settlers to stick on the wall as I set the lesson up. If you enjoy, please leave a review to help others find this resource.