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Hi! Engaging, challenging and representative resources. I hope these save you a lot of time and your kids enjoy them as much as mine do. I' was an English teacher for twelve years and worked in a variety of schools including a chain of outstanding academies which I made resources for. I taught KS 3 - 5 until 2018 and have taught for the AQA, WJEC and CIE exam boards. I have taught SEN students, mixed ability classes, set groups and G&T.

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Hi! Engaging, challenging and representative resources. I hope these save you a lot of time and your kids enjoy them as much as mine do. I' was an English teacher for twelve years and worked in a variety of schools including a chain of outstanding academies which I made resources for. I taught KS 3 - 5 until 2018 and have taught for the AQA, WJEC and CIE exam boards. I have taught SEN students, mixed ability classes, set groups and G&T.
The MASSIVE Secret River Revision Bundle!
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The MASSIVE Secret River Revision Bundle!

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All of the resources sold for revising The Secret River in one bundle. This is everything you need. Games, puzzles, quizzes, essay structure and support for attaining top grades. Answers are provided to all quizzes. Just add students! Best of luck to all of you supporting students through their English Literature GCSE or A level. You are doing a great job. I hope buying this lets you take a well earned break!
The Secret River Resource Pack 4
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The Secret River Resource Pack 4

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This resource pack is aimed at helping students analyse the text in close detail for a passage question and to structure that kind of response, and at students who will tackle a whole-book essay question. There are some activities which focus on Grenville herself and the information is provided for students along with some active reading challenges. This background information then links into a lesson helping students develop an empathetic response and a question on where our sympathies as readers lie. It succinctly takes them through the steps of structuring sentences, paragraphs and the whole response. There are clear objectives for each task, breaking down the C grade descriptors and A grade descriptors and helping students push themselves to the next grade. Best of luck to all of you guiding students through iGCSEs! I'm sure they will be a credit to you!
Spies - Michael Frayn Revision Resources
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Spies - Michael Frayn Revision Resources

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Several lessons which help students recap on the characters and plot of Spies by Michael Frayn and then some engaging activities to help students think more deeply about the text. There are slides to help with paragraph structure to ensure students are getting the level of detail required for an A grade and to help them self- or peer-assess their essay writing. As well as this there are some quizzes on spying and on memory to link in with another essay topic (available online). Best of luck to all the iGCSE students out there and to those tackling Spies for A level! Well done to all the teachers too! I hope this saves you some time and energy!
Poetry KS3 KS4 Songs of Ourselves: For Heidi With the Blue Hair - Fleur Adcock
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Poetry KS3 KS4 Songs of Ourselves: For Heidi With the Blue Hair - Fleur Adcock

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An all-in-one poetry lesson on the poem For Heidi With the Blue Hair by Fleur Adcock. A fantastic poem for KS3 and 4, dealing with themes of teenage life: friendship, rules and rebellion at school, and bereavement as well as hair! It is simple enough for any class to understand and enjoy. The resource focuses largely on understanding the events of the poem and how the personas feel, but also asks a range of questions about language and structure and guides students through annotating the poem. There is a peer- or self-assessment checklist to help students gain higher grades and a message ranking activity at the end. This is a set text for the CIE Songs of Ourselves iGCSE English Literature. It's a lovely poem to study and students understand its relevance to them and their lives. Enjoy!
Ozymandias - Percy Shelley: Romantic  Poetry Analysis Lesson
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Ozymandias - Percy Shelley: Romantic Poetry Analysis Lesson

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This all-in-one PowerPoint has everything you could need for an excellent lesson: just add YOU! I usually spend two lessons analysing the poem in some depth, but you could use this as a taster lesson for KS3 or 4 with great success as well. The activities are varied and include activities relevant to every student from EAL year 7s to KS4: just pick the ones that are right for your class. There is little to no preparation or photocopying required, but I have included some photocopiable activities which will add some extra kinaesthetic options. The lessons focus on the vocabulary, themes and background which lead students to an understanding of the poem. There are a range of outcomes and differentiated tasks to show clear progress. I have taught it in units of work on conflict, power and authority, poems about art and Egyptians. I hope you enjoy teaching this beautiful and thought-provoking poem.
Songs of Ourselves. KS3 and KS4 Poetry Lesson: One Art - Elizabeth Bishop
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Songs of Ourselves. KS3 and KS4 Poetry Lesson: One Art - Elizabeth Bishop

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A surprisingly light-hearted poem on the subject of loss and how we can "master" the art! The biographical information should help students make links between her personal life and this poem. One Art is one of the poems for study on the Cambridge International Exam iGCSE English Literature Spec. I will be uploading a lesson on every poem, so please subscribe if you want to see more. There is a biography of Elizabeth Bishop to read and then a presentation to guide students through their reading. There are starters, outcomes, activities and plenaries so this is a complete lesson. No prep needed: walk in, teach, walk out!
Songs of Ourselves. Poetry Introduction Lesson
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Songs of Ourselves. Poetry Introduction Lesson

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I've designed this lesson to introduce poetry to KS4 students at GCSE, but it would work as well for KS3 too. It is an overview of what poetry is, building on what they already know. There are several games and activities which are linked to Songs of Ourselves, but easily adapted to any poetry you want to tackle with them. There is a poetry carousel as the main activity, so simply print the poems they will be studying or some poems about poetry for them to analyse. Enjoy!
Elegy For My Father's Father Poetry Lesson
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Elegy For My Father's Father Poetry Lesson

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Everything you need in one place! A four-part lesson with a range of visual, auditory and kinesthetic activities to keep the students engaged and connect with the themes and language of this beautiful poem. The development lesson guides students through the analysis of the poem in detail before setting an essay question on the characters and relationships. There are differentiated activities to match points, evidence and language features in a table to scaffold student answers. I have provided the CIE mark scheme for students before they write the full essay and I have also written and provided an example essay. The students could be given this essay in cut out paragraphs which they have to reorder, they could use different colour highlighters to work out how to structure their paragraphs and embed quotations, and they should read the essay, mark it and provide feedback. This is a lovely poem , excellent for Masculinist studies, on the themes of death, regret, emotions, communication and nature. One of the set texts from Songs of Ourselves in the CIE iGCSE, a mark scheme and outcomes have been provided for this course. These slides can simply be swapped for your own mark scheme if it is different. Enjoy!
End of Term Quiz English: Characters and Characterisation
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End of Term Quiz English: Characters and Characterisation

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THE ONLY END OF TERM QUIZ YOU WILL NEED! There are celebrity names, cropped pictures, cartoon silhouettes, lateral thinking puzzles and an English Literature round and a music intros round just for fun! This goes well with the Speech and Characters video also available in my shop. This multiple round team quiz will keep every student interested. Some rounds could be printed out (I would recommend that for the first picture round so students can keep working on it) but the rest can just be put up on screen for three to five minutes each. Prizes for winners always go down well! After the quiz there are some extra activities to get students thinking about how authors (and real life humans!) create characters and why we do this, comparing quotations from Shakespeare, Russell Brand and Eminem on creating your personal character and place in the world. High ability groups would gain a lot from comparing and contrasting these ideas. Enjoy!
Romantic Poetry Reading SOW G&T High Ability
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Romantic Poetry Reading SOW G&T High Ability

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This scheme of work was created for my high ability KS3 group, but this would make a great introduction to the Romantics at any age. This scheme of work was taken on by my whole department and to a chain of academies which we led. There are several Romantic poets covered here: Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Blake, Coleridge, Keats, of course, but also fantastic female poets Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Charlotte Turner Smith who wrote passionately against slavery through the narrative voice of an angel. There are 9 packed lessons, all with starters, developments, analysis, outcomes, plenaries, homework....the lot! No preparation needed, no effort; just happy kids who learn a huge amount! Please rate and review this resource pack. I think you'll love it!
Reservist - Boey Kim Cheung (From Songs of Ourselves Poetry)
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Reservist - Boey Kim Cheung (From Songs of Ourselves Poetry)

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Hi everyone! One of my favourite poems from the Songs of Ourselves anthology! I have included a collapsed version of the text for students to create their own poems out of as well as answer some guided questions on. The PowerPoint guides the students through their reading of the poem and analysis, gives some background information on the poet's life and contextualises the poem. There are objectives, a four part lesson and then an essay question with scaffolding to differentiate and an example of a war poetry essay which students can analyse too. In short, plenty of resources and activities to suit every secondary group. Good luck in the exams, everyone! x
Meeting At Night - Robert Browning Poetry Songs of Ourselves
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Meeting At Night - Robert Browning Poetry Songs of Ourselves

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A lesson on the poem Meeting At Night by Robert Browning. The lesson opens with a game, then there is guided analysis and a creative project for students to tackle. Objectives, an essay question, potential ideas and a mark scheme are provided for students to practice their essay writing skills. This is a relatively simple poem for students to understand and the language features are fairly obvious. This should free up some time for an exciting creative project which could be completed for homework and seen the next lesson. Why not record them and put them up on your school's website or on YouTube? Tag me in if you do!
The Trees - Philip Larkin (Poetry Lesson, Songs of Ourselves)
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The Trees - Philip Larkin (Poetry Lesson, Songs of Ourselves)

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Hi! This is a compilation of resources to help students read and closely analyse the meaning, language and tone of Larkin's poem 'The Trees'. My students are reading this as part of the Songs of Ourselves anthology at iGCSE, but it could be an unseen poem for your students or part of a study of Larkin or of modern pastoral poetry. Everything you need is included including critical opinions of the poet and this poem, games, questions, language feature recognition, group work and paired work, all leading to differentiated outcomes by the end of the lesson.
The Road KS3 or KS4 Prose Reading and Writing Assessment Lessons
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The Road KS3 or KS4 Prose Reading and Writing Assessment Lessons

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A mini-scheme of work, taking three or four lessons, focused on The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Students develop their skills for GCSE by finding quotations, developing their ability to comment on the environment, characters, relationships and then tackle questions in timed conditions. Each lesson has a starter and self- or peer-assessment plenary. My students loved the plenary for the environment question where they had to make a mask (outline provided) which would protect them from the dystopian world The Road is set in. Their creativity and ingenuity, putting their learning into practice was wonderful to behold. Please don't miss out on it. I found that this lesson was highly accessible for middle ability students and wonderful for high achievers or G&T learners, giving them the range of language and intrigue to explore possibilities and methods. My less able students (predicted 2 or below) achieved expected results and understood what was happening. With them we watched the trailer for the movie first before we read the first chapter together (popcorn!) and then slowly tackled the straightforward questions. I have included answers to the quotation finding exercises and an extra lesson on writing stories associated with dystopian or apocalypse fiction . This was the end of term assessment for reading and writing dystopian fiction. If you want to see more, check out my huge Dystopian Futures SOW at my shop.
The Chimney Sweeper - William Blake -  Innocence and Experience KS3 Romantic Victorian Poetry
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The Chimney Sweeper - William Blake - Innocence and Experience KS3 Romantic Victorian Poetry

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A complete lesson with a range of activities to engage students with learning about Romantic poetry, introduce Victorian Literature or focus on Blake. There is a substantial amount of context and varied activities from videos, drawing, mind-mapping and, of course, analysis and annotation. This was designed as part of a year 8 scheme of work, but would be suitable for any study of this poem. Starters, objectives, plenaries and differentiated activities are all included.
The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde Reading Comprehension and Fairytale Structure
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The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde Reading Comprehension and Fairytale Structure

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My favourite fairytale of all time! Read it with the students (or watch the animated version here on YouTube which uses the words from the text) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Aank8bDtcE and then let them answer the comprehension questions. I find this is a great story to tackle before Christmas as it deals with themes of charity, poverty and the value of our lives in service to others. It creates really interesting critical discussion with more able students on the didactic nature of fairytales and how they express morals. The PowerPoint then asks students to organise the traditional structure of a fairytale and then plan their own fairy tale with a moral element.