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I have been a Teacher of English since 2014 and am currently a Lead Practitioner and examiner. I currently teach English Language and English Literature GCSE and IB. I am starting to develop resources for IB's MYP.

I have been a Teacher of English since 2014 and am currently a Lead Practitioner and examiner. I currently teach English Language and English Literature GCSE and IB. I am starting to develop resources for IB's MYP.
Poetry Hitcher Analysis Lesson
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Poetry Hitcher Analysis Lesson

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Lesson objectives: To investigate the poet’s intended message to the reader. To consider the connotations of form, structure and language in ‘Hitcher’. To reflect upon emergent themes in the poem. Powerpoint for the lesson, with worksheets for pupils.
Media lessons analysis and creating a short film project.
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Media lessons analysis and creating a short film project.

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Three lessons for introducing media studies. Analysis of a short film and consideration of media tools. The final lesson requires students to story board thier own short film, using the script provided. This set of lessons was wonderful to teach and I have differentiated it for year 6, up to KS4, although this incarnation was for a low ability year 7 class. These lessons act as a great introduction to considering the use of speech, consideration of props and setting but showcases perspective and camera angles very well. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Reading Monopoly-style inference and retrieval game with assessment
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Reading Monopoly-style inference and retrieval game with assessment

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This selection contains retrieval and inference questions based on the extract from P. L. Travers’ Mary Poppins. Inference and retrieval questions can be cut out and slipped under a Monopoly Junior-style board, to engage the children in reading skills, prior to giving them the assessment. My year 6 intervention group love this activity and don’t notice that they are working! No Mark scheme provided.
SATs Reading Monopoly-style game
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SATs Reading Monopoly-style game

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This selection contains retrieval and inference questions based on the extract from Barrie’s Peter Pan. Inference and retrieval questions can be cut out and slipped under a Monopoly Junior-style board, to engage the children in reading skills, prior to giving them the assessment. My year 6 intervention group love this activity and don’t notice that they are working!
Introduction to The Map Woman Lesson
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Introduction to The Map Woman Lesson

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This lesson is for mixed ability AS Level. It begins to examine Duffy’s The Map Woman, with tasks considering emerging theme, employment of poetic techniques and language analysis. The lesson encourages co-operative learning and group discussion. I also used a roll of wallpaper, with a silhouette of ‘the map woman’ for students to label.
SATs Style Fiction Reading Paper The Coral Island
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SATs Style Fiction Reading Paper The Coral Island

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SATs-style fiction reading paper, with comprehension questions that assess inference, definition, prediction and retrieval skills. The extract is chapter 3 of The Coral Island. This is a challenging paper and ideal for students performing at above expected standard.
The Hero Analysis Lesson
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The Hero Analysis Lesson

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A lesson for mixed ability GCSE poetry, viewing The Hero as an unseen poem. This lesson would work well as an introduction to WW1 poetry, unseen poetry or as a poetry analysis lesson. The lesson takes the context of the poem into consideration.
Stormbreaker SOW fully resourced
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Stormbreaker SOW fully resourced

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Fully resourced SOW for the entire novel. Lessons work alongside the chapters of the novel to work with developing reading and writing skills. There is a writing task for each chapter, with peer and self assessment opportunities for each writing element.
AQA Language Papers 1 and 2
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AQA Language Papers 1 and 2

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AQA style paper 1 and paper 2 question papers with inserts from Great Expectations and an article examining the changing attitudes to marriage. I have used this as a revision tool, taking the extract from Paper 1 and using it as Source A in Paper 2 (despite it being fiction) to cut down on reading time and to focus on developing the skills in the responses of candidates. This set is ideal for bite-size revision sessions, where students need to develop examination techniques and familiarity with the paper as a whole. These papers do not include question 1 on either paper. Papers are printable, with space for candidates to write their answers underneath the questions, to give them a sense of assessment conditions; it should also make whole-class employment for this resource easier.