English, literature and language

English isn’t a subject that’s typically associated with retrieval practice, but English teachers are discovering that it’s a great way to embed core subject knowledge.

✔ English language is included in school packages for Y7-11 and private subscriptions for Y3-11.

✔ English language is exam-board specific at Key Stage 4.

✔ English literature is available at Key Stage 4 (for schools and private subscribers) and covers a diverse range of texts.

Tassomai covers English and other subjects
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Explore our English content

Look through some multiple choice quiz questions for English literature and English language, and see how students are supported by Mai, our AI tutor.

See how tools like the Tree are used to identify learning gaps and show a learner’s knowledge growing.

  • Tassomai’s GCSE English language content tests students on and reinforces their knowledge of a range of literary techniques, giving them a framework for analysis.

    At KS4, the content has been tailored to suit the main exam boards and, where relevant, we have included topics on exam scoring to ensure that students know how many marks are available for each question.

    ✔ AQA
    ✔ EDEXCEL
    ✔ OCR
    ✔ EDUQAS
    ✔ CCEA
    ✔ WJEC

  • For KS4 English literature we cover texts that are commonly studied at GCSE and some less well known contemporary works. Course content covers: Form, Characters, Plot, Themes, Context, Structure and Language.

    • Macbeth

    • Romeo & Juliet

    • Jekyll & Hyde

    • A Christmas Carol

    • Anita and Me

    • An Inspector Calls

    • Blood Brothers

    • Animal Farm

    • Othello

    • The Tempest

    • Never Let Me Go

    • Lord of the Flies

    • Refugee Boy

    • The Empress

    • DNA

    • Great Expectations

    • Boys Don't Cry

    • The Merchant of Venice

    • Frankenstein

    • Much Ado About Nothing

    • Of Mice and Men

  • Tassomai covers the poetry clusters for AQA, EDX and OCR.

    We currently offer clusters covering the themes of ‘Power and Conflict’ as well as ‘Love and Relationships’ for each exam board.

    These courses contain questions on form, literary devices, themes and context, as well as comparison questions, which help students to understand and reinforce the links between poems in each anthology.

    Unseen Poetry Skills Course

    All UK exam boards have an unseen poetry element to their GCSE English literature exams - a topic that is notoriously hard to revise for.

    Tassomai helps students to be as prepared as possible when faced with poems they have never seen before.

    Our content tests students on and reinforces their knowledge of a range of poetic and literary techniques, giving them a framework for analysis.

  • Key Stage 3 English language content covers:

    Spelling: Prefixes & Suffixes, Common Mistakes, Bronze, Silver & Gold

    Language: Punctuation, Grammar, Syntax & Terminology

    Words & Meanings: Descriptive Language, People & Character, Useful Terminology, Homophones

  • Teachers have detailed oversight on their students’ activity and the ability to set homework and manage settings and topics through their Teacher Dashboards.

    The Understanding Grid, a self-populating Personal Learning Checklist, uses the same data set as The Tree. At a glance, teachers can spot knowledge gaps at an individual or whole class level, saving valuable teaching time and enabling them to rapidly target interventions.

    Learn about Tassomai in schools.

  • Parents and guardians get a weekly email report and access to their own Parent Dashboard where they can follow their child’s progress and view their Trees.

    The Parent Dashboard shows how many Daily Goals have been completed and in which subjects. Parents can also view learning resources (videos or articles) recommended specifically for their child to aid progress.

    Learn more about Tassomai for families who have access through schools and for private subscribers.

 

Watch a Tassomai tutorial video

Students using Tassomai for Key Stage 4 English literature and English language are invited to watch short videos when our algorithm sees that they need help with a particular topic.

Each tutorial is short (usually 1 to 2 minutes) and directly related to the content the learner is about to be quizzed on next.

All videos are on our YouTube channel.

Tassomai’s English literature videos focus on Shakespeare texts including Othello, Macbeth, The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing and The Merchant of Venice.

English language videos focus on language and grammar, covering common problem areas like the use of apostrophes.

Try Tassomai for English

The best way to get to know Tassomai’s English content is to try it for yourself. Schools and families can both trial our award-winning content for FREE!

Meet our users

Don’t just take our word for it, hear from the people who use Tassomai for English.

 
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