Aligned with my 33-week First Year English plan

This First Year English Summer Exam Revision resource is designed to help students revise the key skills and texts covered across the year in a clear, structured and student-friendly way. It works as a final revision pack before the summer exam and directly supports the learning covered in my 33-week First Year English plan.

The resource includes 16 colourful revision slides covering all major exam sections: poetry, prose/film, functional writing and creative writing. The slides are designed to be accessible for mixed-ability First Year students, with clear explanations, simple examples and practical exam tips.

Included in this resource:

• Exam overview with section breakdown and marks
• Poetry revision overview
• Key poetry techniques: rhyme, rhythm, imagery, tone, simile, metaphor and repetition
• Revision slides on The Crocodile by Roald Dahl
• Revision slides on Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
• Unseen poetry guidance
• Prose/film overview
• Revision support for Once by Morris Gleitzman
• Film/play revision for Coraline or Matilda the Musical
• Functional writing overview: diary entry, speech and letter
• Functional writing skills: layout, persuasive language, personal voice, paragraphs and using examples
• Creative writing overview
• Creative writing skills: beginning, middle and end, sensory detail, suspense and sentence variety
• Exam tips
• Final “Before the Exam I Can…” checklist

This resource is ideal for end-of-year revision lessons, exam preparation, homework support or a structured recap before the summer test. It helps students revise what they need to know without overwhelming them, making it especially useful for First Year classes with a range of abilities.