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For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.

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For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.
Philip Larkin The Whitsun Weddings - Revision Booklet - Contextual Detail and Revision Plans
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Philip Larkin The Whitsun Weddings - Revision Booklet - Contextual Detail and Revision Plans

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A 36 page revision booklet designed to help students prepare for AS English Literature. Each poem in Philip Larkin's The Whitsun Weddings is considered and contextual details are explained in reference to the text. The poems are not analysed but the contextual issues are highlighted - Helping students gain AO3 marks. After the context are a list of themes with relevant poems selected from The Whitsun Weddings and Carol Ann Duffy's Mean Time. There are 9 created practice exam questions for Section B of the exam, along with an example essay to help model good quality answers.
Homophones worksheet - Where, were, wear and are and our - Literacy
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Homophones worksheet - Where, were, wear and are and our - Literacy

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A worksheet to help teach the difference between homophones. On the first side, the difference between were, where and wear is taught and on the second, are and our are taught. Definitions on each word are given as well as tasks to test understanding. An extension task is included where students have to identify other homophones. Great for English KS3, 2 and Literacy lessons.
English Entry Level Formal Letter Writing Booklet -WJEC -Should Mobile Phones Be Banned From School?
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English Entry Level Formal Letter Writing Booklet -WJEC -Should Mobile Phones Be Banned From School?

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A 6 page booklet booklet for WJEC Entry Level English students or lower ability students helping to introduce the idea of banning mobile phones, planning a formal letter to the headteacher, recapping persuasive techniques and tasks to spot them, example introductions and the formal letter layout. Perfect to allow students to work towards their first written piece of coursework. Ideal for KS3 as well.
Philip Larkin - The Whitsun Weddings - Revision PowerPoint - WJEC AS English Literature
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Philip Larkin - The Whitsun Weddings - Revision PowerPoint - WJEC AS English Literature

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A 28 slide presentation with revision notes on Philip Larkin's The Whitsun Weddings. It is split up into sections focusing on A01 - Terminology to apply, AO2 - Language and Structure Analysis, A03 - Historical and autobiographical details that can be used, A04 - How the poems may link together under certain themes and A05 - How other interpretations can be seen. The PowerPoint is designed as a revision session for Year 12 English Literature AS exams.
Compare Questions - New WJEC English Language GCSE
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Compare Questions - New WJEC English Language GCSE

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A PPT that shows how to answer 'compare and contrast' questions in line with new WJEC English Language GCSE expectations. The questions are made very simple to answer, short texts are supplied for students to practise on, comparison words are explained and a good example is included.
Comma - How to use them - Masterclass
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Comma - How to use them - Masterclass

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A master class on how to use commas in all their variations. From lists and multiple adjective usage to splitting up the subordinate clause from the main clause in complex sentences. Designed to make commas as clear and simple as possible. Great to remind GCSE English students before an exam or to improve the literacy of KS3 students. Contains examples, definitions, tasks and answers.
A Christmas Carol - Stave 3 - Time Line - Cutout Activity - The Ghost of Christmas Present
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A Christmas Carol - Stave 3 - Time Line - Cutout Activity - The Ghost of Christmas Present

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A cut-out activity that creates a timeline of key points from Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol. The points explain the important details and makes inferences for the students. Students cut out the boxes, place them in the order they appear in Stave 3, stick them onto a timeline as a revision resource then add any key quotes to the boxes. Ideal for Year 11 GCSE students, especially those stdyin WJEC English Literature.
The Ghost of Christmas Present PEE Grid - A Christmas Carol - WJEC English Literature
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The Ghost of Christmas Present PEE Grid - A Christmas Carol - WJEC English Literature

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The Ghost of Christmas Present - A Christmas Carol. A Point, Evidence and Explanation grid used to help students identify points to make in the WJEC English Literature exam. The 'Point' column is filled, page numbers given so students can find evidence and an explanation column to allow pupils to analyse details. The resource can be used in lessons or as a high quality homework.
Ghost of Christmas Past - A Christmas Carol - PEE grid for WJEC English Literature
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Ghost of Christmas Past - A Christmas Carol - PEE grid for WJEC English Literature

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The Ghost of Christmas Past - A Christmas Carol. A Point, Evidence and Explanation grid used to help students identify points to make in the WJEC English Literature exam. The 'Point' column is filled, page numbers given so students can find evidence and an explanation column to allow pupils to analyse details. The resource can be used in lessons or as a high quality homework.
Review Writing
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Review Writing

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A PowerPoint designed to teach how to plan and write a review for the WJEC English Language Unit 2 Section B exam. It shows lots of places and items that are reviewed, from films to hairbrushes and shows the layout of a review. It also explains how to plan a review and an example of a review of Skyfall split into paragraphs. Designed for C/D borderline KS4 but would also be useful to KS3 classes.
Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences - Grammar, structure and technical accuracy
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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences - Grammar, structure and technical accuracy

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This is a PowerPoint design to make simple, compound and complex sentences as simple as possible. It begins simply with what makes up a simple sentence (Subject and verb phrase), then looks at creating compound sentences from two main clauses and a connective, then shows what a subordinate clause is and how to use commas to separate the main clause from the subordinate clause. Perfect to use with KS3 or KS4 classes. Can even be used at KS2. Fits into English language lessons or Literacy lessons.
Gangsta Granny Review Template, Differentiated Template and Learning Objectives Sheet
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Gangsta Granny Review Template, Differentiated Template and Learning Objectives Sheet

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3 documents to help students write a review of David Walliams' Gangsta Granny. The first sheet is a learning objectives or WILF sheet to show what is expected of the task. The second is a paragraph plan to help students write their review. The third sheet is a differentiated version of the template with sentences to help. Excellent for KS2 and KS3 classes to help prepare for KS4 review writing. Can also be used with low ability KS4 classes.