Developing students’ academic language is crucial for success at KS3 and 4 – and every teacher should be doing it, insists Amy Forrester.

This PowerPoint resource uses William Shakespeare’s Macbeth to help students ensure their academic writing skills properly showcase their understanding of the play.

This resource was created to accompany Amy’s feature on using academic language in schools, which you can read here.

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