A pack of 5 practice examination papers that follow the plot line and stylistic analysis structure of the OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 3 (Reading as a writer, writing as a reader) Section A and B (specification number H474). The practice exam papers consist of both parts of the OCR Language and Literature A Level Paper 3, narrative writing and prose analysis. Both sections have a choice of two questions, as is the case the OCR examination paper. The creative writing section contains a choice of two plot line options. Each option contains six bullet points to allow students to write a 500 opening to a narrative. Students are also asked to write a short reflection on their own writing. The narrative writing presents a stylistic question that is appropriate to any question on the OCR English Language and Literature paper 3 syllabus: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, Atonement by Ian McEwan and The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald. Each question contains different plot lines and stylistic questions and asks students to complete a creative opening and a detailed analysis. In the prose analysis, students are required to engage with the stylistic approach and apply it to their understanding of the text. This is an open text exam and students are expected to draw specific examples and analysis of the text.

A series of engaging creative writing prompts with a differentiated set of worksheets. A powerpoint with 20 creative writing prompts providing a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing. A set of worksheets provide support for five of the creative writing prompts. The worksheets act as handouts for students at three levels of ability: Expert level: students are provided with a picture for inspiration and an opening line. Advanced: in addition to the picture for inspiration and an opening line, Advanced worksheets also contain idea generating questions. Foundation: in addition to a picture for inspiration, an opening line and idea generating questions, Foundation worksheets also contain sentences starts to ensure variety of sentences and wow words to add variety to student writing. In additional to 20 prompt images with questions on the powerpoint to motivate student creative writing, there is a set of reflection questions on the powerpoint. Reflection questions are differentiated between dialogue, description and perspective writing to get students to think about their own writing. A revision slide will allow students to consider way of changing their writing. A final slide with ten opening lines provide a final opportunity for creative writing and a set of work that could be set as homework. This is the first series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts. A sample worksheet and second series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts are also available: Free Sample Creative Writing Fiction Prompt Worksheet Second Series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts (Powerpoint only)

Creative writing fiction prompt with a differentiated set of worksheets. A creative writing prompt providing a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing. A set of worksheets provide support for a creative writing prompt. The worksheets act as handouts for students at three levels of ability: Expert level: students are provided with a picture for inspiration and an opening line. Advanced: in addition to the picture for inspiration and an opening line, Advanced worksheets also contain idea generating questions. Foundation: in addition to a picture for inspiration, an opening line and idea generating questions, Foundation worksheets also contain sentences starts to ensure variety of sentences and wow words to add variety to student writing. A series of 3 worksheets at the three levels of Expert, Advanced and Foundation are available with a Powerpoint of 20 Creative Writing Fiction Prompts. Creative Writing Fiction Prompts: Series 1 Worksheets and Powerpoint Creative Writing Fiction Prompts: Series 2 Powerpoint

A series of multiple choice comprehension quizzes in PowerPoint. Each quiz has 10 to 15 questions with an answer section. Perfect for students to write down their answers and then mark their own (or each other’s answers). The pack of quizzes include: 9 separate chapter specific quizzes each with 15 questions (135 questions in total) What happens when quiz: testing students on what happens in what chapters across the novel Which party quiz: testing students on what happens in the parties in the first three chapters Car motif quiz: testing students on how effectively they noticed references to cars across the novel PowerPoints are separate and can be run one after another or individually depending on your students’ progress through the novel. Answers are included in the second half of the quiz with teacher controlled animated answer reveals. Quizzes are controlled by the teacher and can take anything from 10 minutes to 20 minutes to complete in class. Try out a free The Great Gatsby Quiz

A powerpoint with a series of 20 engaging creative writing prompts. Provides a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing. In additional to 20 prompt images with questions on the powerpoint to motivate student creative writing, there is a set of reflection questions on the powerpoint. Reflection questions are differentiated between dialogue, description and perspective writing to get students to think about their own writing. A revision slide will allow students to consider way of changing their writing. A final slide with ten opening lines provide a final opportunity for creative writing and a set of work that could be set as homework. This is the second series of creative writing prompts available. The first series is available: Creative Writing Fiction Prompts Powerpoint and Worksheets

A 15 question multiple choice comprehension quiz in PowerPoint with an answer section. Perfect for students to write down their answers and then mark their own (or each other’s answers). The quiz covers 15 question from across the novel including locations, character and quotations. Answers are included in the second half of the quiz with teacher controlled animated answer reveals. The Quiz is controlled by the teacher and can take anything from 5 minutes to 15 minutes to complete in class. Check out the complete series of quizzes with quizzes on all 9 chapters (totalling 135 questions) and quizzes on locations, chapter knowledge and the car motif. Check out The Great Gatsby Mega Quiz with nine rounds and 75 interactive questions, great for revision or an end of unit quiz.

A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of term Easter quiz with nine rounds with 65 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Nine different rounds with a total of 65 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. An response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. Many of the rounds resist Googling the answers with cryptic elements or multiple parts. The quiz is not completely Google proof, but provides sufficient challenge (especially if questions are moved briskly by the teacher). The quiz cannot be won by Googling the answers alone but maintains definitive answers. Round One: Disguised as a Bunny Round Two: Actor Anagrams Round Three: Who am I? Chocolate edition Round Four: Name the Song Round Five: Rank and File Round Six: Name the Object Round Seven: Multiple Choice Round Eight: First and Last Movie Lines Round Nine: Name the Number Three Tie Breaker Questions Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Actor Anagrams, Who am I?, Rank and File, Name the Object and Name the number are included to make instructions clear and accessible. The Name the Song and First an Last rounds have an electronic voice reading. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference. Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons. Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student. Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students. Try out the free end of term quiz.

A pack of resources for a minimum of 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Oval Portrait’ by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is a public domain story that is freely available for use. All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use. The pack includes: • A copy of ‘The Oval Portrait’ in the format of a Word document with an optional glossary. • A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions. • A student worksheet with answers to guide the teacher. • A 35 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation and contains useful links and reference to the creative activities. • A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers. • Four creative writing prompt sheets that encourage students to continue to think about the themes and approaches of the story. • A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson. This resource encourages close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere. Appropriate to GCSE students and A Level students of English. Also available: ‘The Story of an Hour’ Also available the Short Story Bundle which includes ‘The Oval Portrait’ and ‘The Story of an Hour’

A great quiz for any lesson, form term or group. Appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). A range of nine different rounds with a total of 70 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. Appropriate for teams or individuals, but more fun with teams. An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. • Round One: Who is in disguise? • Round Two: Name the Spooky Song • Round Three: Which phobia? • Round Four: Monster Anagrams • Round Five: Multiple Choice: Superstitions • Round Six: First and Last • Round Seven: Halloween Who am I? • Round Eight: Magic Words • Round Nine: How to fight a monster • Tie breakers Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Which phobia?, Monster Anagrams, Halloween Who am I? and How to fight a monster rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible. The Name the Spooky Song, Which phobia? and Magic Words rounds have an electronic voice reading the lyrics or unusual words for comic effect. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference. Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion. Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student. The nine rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Name the Spooky Song) and Round Four (Monster Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. It can be a good idea to give them more than the 60 seconds per anagram in Round Four. You can also give students longer to complete the Halloween Who am I? round. The clues are automatically delivered, but you could leave them on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons. Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students. Try out the free end of term quiz.

A great quiz for any lesson, form term or group. Appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). A range of nine rounds of 60 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficult and level of interest). Will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. Appropriate for teams or individuals. An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. • Round One: Who is in disguise? • Round Two: Name the Christmas Song • Round Three: Rank and File • Round Four: Actor Anagrams • Round Five: Multiple Choice • Round Six: Lost in Translation • Round Seven: What is that object? • Round Eight: First and Last • Round Nine: Name that number • Tie breakers Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round, Actor Anagram, Name the object and Name the number rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible. Once the quiz has been completed, students mark each other’s answers and work through a range of questions that can create further discussion. Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student. The nine rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Name the Christmas Song) and Round Four (Actor Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. It can a good idea to give them about five minutes per anagram in Round Four. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons. Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students. Try out the free end of term quiz. Easter already and you’ve already used the Christmas and Summer Quiz? Try the Easter Quiz. Available in an End of Term Quiz Bundle

A pack of resources for teaching A Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams. The pack includes: • A series of 11 worksheets covering each scene of the play. Each worksheet includes two pages of questions for each scene, an extract from the scene with a number of writer’s methods for the student to find, a research task and three or more essay questions based on the scene, but also enabling students to discuss the rest of the play. • A key quotations worksheet. • A conflict and tension worksheet that identifies specific oppositions and themes for students to study. • A character evolution worksheet with space to identify key scenes and well as directing students towards how the characters start the play and how they are changed by the end of the play. • A scene summary worksheet that prompts students to write short summaries for all of the scenes. This resource encourages close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere. Appropriate to upper GCSE students and A Level students of English. Also Available: A Streetcar Named Desire Mega Quiz (great for end of unit fun or start of revision)

A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of term Christmas quiz. Ten rounds with 70 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). Appropriate for teams or individuals. An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. Round One: Who is in disguise? Round Two: Actor Anagrams Round Three: Rank and File Round Four: Name the Christmas Song Round Five: Multiple Choice Round Six: What is that object? Round Seven: Odd One Out Round Eight: First and Last Christmas Movie Round Nine: Name the Number Round Ten: Who am I? Christmas Edition Tie breakers Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round, Actor Anagram, Name the object, Odd One Out, Name the number and Who am I? rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible. Once the quiz has been completed, students mark each other’s answers and work through a range of questions that can create further discussion. Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged students. The ten rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Name the Christmas Song) and Round Four (Actor Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. A one minute time limit is included in the actor anagrams in Round Four, but students can be given more time. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons. Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students. Try out the free end of term quiz.

A pack of 10 Hamlet practice examination questions that follow the extract and proposition structure of the OCR A Level English Literature Component 01 (Drama and Poetry Pre-1900) Section 1: Shakespeare (specification number H472). The materials consist of a two part question with an extract question and a proposition question with an extract from Act 1 of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The questions focus on various issues relevant to the study of Act 1 of Hamlet. The first part of the question provides a specific extract from Hamlet and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of the extract. In the second part of the question, students are provided with a proposition and asked to discuss the topic in relation to the rest of the play Hamlet. Students are required to engage with the statement and apply it to their analysis of the extract and discussion of the rest of the play.

A pack of resources for a minimum of 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Story of an Hour’ by Kate Chopin. The story is a public domain story that is freely available for use. All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use. The pack includes: • A copy of ‘The Story of an Hour’ in the format of a Word document with a glossary. • A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions. • A student worksheet with answers to guide the teacher. • A 28 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation and contains useful links and reference to the creative activities. • A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers. • Four creative writing prompt sheets that encourage students to continue to think about the themes and approaches of the story. • A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson. This resource encourages close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere. Appropriate to GCSE students and A Level students of English.

A pack of 10 practice examination papers that follow the poem and theme structure of the OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 (The Language of Poetry and Plays) Section A (specification number H474). The practice exam questions consist of a theme focused question with a William Blake poem. The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of 10 William Blake’s poems from Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. These are the 10 poems currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam. Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of a different poems followed by a comparison to other poems by William Blake. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the poem included as well as other William Blake poems that they are expected to recall from their study of his poetry.

25 Othello practice exam questions with AQA A-Level Literature Specification A extract structure for Paper 1 (Love through the ages) Section A (specification number 8702). Practice exam papers in the style of A-Level AQA English Literature Specification A The materials consist of twenty-five extract questions each with a one to two page extract from Othello by William Shakespeare. No extracts are repeated over the 25 questions and extracts are drawn from an even spread of acts and scenes. The questions provide an initial proposition in the form of a quotation. The proposition is followed by a question that asks students to discuss a specific aspect of love in the extract and at other points in the play. Each questions provides a different topic within the Love through the ages heading. The question requires students to complete a detailed analysis of the extract followed by a discussion of the topic in the rest of the play. The pack includes: 25 AQA style proposition practice exam papers on different sections and different topics in Othello. An exemplar essay of one of the practice exam questions. An assessment objective marking grid. A PowerPoint with details about the structure of the questions, suggestions about how to approach the question, a structure for writing a response, examining board suggestions, instructions for using the marking grid and a student self-assessment activity. A bundle of ten Act Three practice exam questions are also available (no extracts are repeated)

Would You Rather PowerPoint slides. Get your students out of their chairs and voting with their feet with this Would You Rather PowerPoint. Great for back to school or first meetings with groups. A great icebreaker that gets students walking around, meeting new people, forming friendships based on shared interest and starting to talk to one another. Just project this PowerPoint on the board, get your students on their feet and get them moving. Each of the 15 slides offer two options. There are no right or wrong answers, just different opinions. Students can move to one side of the room or the other to indicate which of the two options they prefer. You can get an immediate insight into your students based on their opinions. This is a ten minutes activity (it could be longer if you want to get students to explain why they have made a decision).

To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell is a detailed set of teaching activities that progress students through an understanding of the poem with a 12 page PowerPoint presentation. The PowerPoint presentation covers: 1. A starter activity focused on the title that frames the approaches of the students. 2. Links to readings of the poems and a short Kahoot quiz. 3. Brief contextual information about Andrew Marvell and Metaphysical Poets. 4. Notes on the structure of the poem to provide students with a way to approach the poem. 5. Questions that focus on a close reading of the three sections of the poem. 6. Broad questions about Marvell’s use of satire and the role of love in the poem. 7. A creative activity to apply their understanding of the structure and get students to think beyond the poem. After working through the PowerPoint presentation and the questions, students should have an awareness of the specific literary elements of the poem and broad understanding of the larger concepts, such as love.