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 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 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.

An ALL NEW and varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute Easter 2024 fun end of term 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? Game Board Edition Round Four: Name the Song Round Five: Rank and File Round Six: Name the Object Round Seven: First and Last Movie Lines Round Eight: Name the Number Round Nine: International Sweets Two 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 and 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 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 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 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 series of seven PowerPoints breaking The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood into sections. The sections are: Chapter 1 to 6 Chapter 7 to 12 Chapter 13 to 17 Chapter 18 to 23 Chapter 24 to 29 Chapter 30 to 40 Chapter 41 to 46 with Historical Notes Each section has its own PowerPoint with three to ten slides containing questions on the novel. Questions cover characters, events, narrative perspective and specific quotations. Activities are appropriate for an upper GCSE, A Level or college level student. In total, the PowerPoints contain 32 pages of slides with questions for students to answer. A summary sheet is included to provide students with a way of remembering what happens in each chapter.

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).

A great 30 minute quiz for any subject lesson, form, class or group. Five different rounds of five questions. Appropriate for teams or individuals. A student answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. • Round One: Celebrities in Disguise • Round Two: Song Lyrics • Round Three: Rank and File • Round Four: Actor Anagrams • Round Five: General Knowledge Multiple Choice • Tie Breaker Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering five 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 and Actor Anagrams are included to make instructions clear and accessible. Once the quiz had been completed, students mark each other’s answers, working through a range of questions that can create further discussion. Questions are appropriate for a high school/secondary school and college aged students. The five rounds of questions last for between 25 and 30 minutes (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Song Lyrics) and Round Four (Actor Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. It is 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 about 10 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons. Whole quiz time: 30 to 45 minutes. The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students. Try out the Christmas 2023 Quiz [Or the Easter 2024 Quiz] Or the Summer 2024 Quiz [Or the Olympic Games Quiz] (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/olympic-games-quiz-2024-13002373)

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

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 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)

Nine extract analysis worksheets for The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. After a one page extract from the play, The Importance of Being Earnest, the worksheet contains three sections: Literary and linguistic technique spotting Three short answer question on the extract Three essay questions on the play Nine worksheets are included with three worksheets from each Act of the three acts of The Importance of Being Earnest. The worksheets contain space for annotation of the extract and answers to the short answer questions on the extract. The essay questions can provide an excellent opportunity for further study and homework beyond the extract.

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.

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.