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Poems of the Decade - History by John Burnside task/work sheets
A double sided worksheet with five tasks to help students explore and analyse the poem.
IGCSE English Language - A set of tasks and activities to analyse M. Angelou's Poem 'Still I Rise'
A set of five worksheets including a range of tasks on tone, language, structure , themes and the poet, to help students understand the poem.
Includes differentiated learning objectives, glossary, extension tasks, research and homework ideas and a speaking and listening activity.
No planning or preparation needed, just print and distribute or display on screen. Easy cover work!
EDEXCEL IGCSE English Language SOW & Resources for Anthology in Section A
Over 60 PP slides, a SOW, worksheets and revision tests (with answers) to teach the Non- fiction anthology texts in Section A. Includes a range of tasks: cloze, matching, comprehension questions, analysis grids and more (many tasks also with answer sheets for easy marking or self-assessment). There are suggestions and aids for student annotation and most texts come with essay plans. There are lots of images to support visual learners and enhance understanding of context. In addition, there is a variety of extension tasks and homework sheets, which can be applied to all texts.
Poems of the Decade resources. ‘Eat Me’, ‘Chainsaw vs Pampas Grass’, ‘Material’ & ‘History’
• Covers 4 poems: ‘Eat Me’, ‘Chainsaw vs Pampas Grass’, ‘Material’ & ‘History’
• Resources: 23 slide PowerPoint with starter task, notes on structural features, key language features to highlight, questions on each poem (5 simple & 5 extended), lots of images related to the poems for visual learners
• All about the poem template for students to organise notes on structure, form and language
• Essay planning grid (compares different aspects of ‘Eat Me’ & ‘Chainsaw Vs Pampas Grass’) and a blank template
• Sample essay comparing ‘Eat Me’ & ‘Chainsaw Vs Pampas Grass’
• Printable worksheets on each poem for cover, classwork or homework
poem 'Hide & Seek' activity worksheet - unseen or IGCSE poetry preparation
Includes a cloze activity for the starter, differentiated main tasks (using *all, **most, ***some), learning objective and extension tasks.
Separate copy of the poem also provided.
Poetry worksheet for the poem 'Clown Punk'
A worksheet with information and tasks to aid student analysis of the poem 'Clown Punk' by Simon Armitage.
Analysis of articles. Purpose, audience, language, layout. GCSE exam preparation.
A wide range of tasks for students to complete after reading any non-fiction article. Great for preparing students for the GCSE English language paper. Alternatively, this would work well as a cover lesson or even a homework project.
Can be laminated and reused.
Shakespeare's King Lear Act 2 Workbook/Activity Pack
A ready to print workbook, which is differentiated by tasks of increasing complexity. This is handy to use as students study the play in class. Alternatively, it is an easy resource to use for homework or as a revision booklet.
End blends nk, nt, ck, nd
A differentiated resource for children to learn, practise and revise end blends. The activities are varied and engaging and there is plenty to keep more able students challenged and on task.
An introduction to poetry - poetic devices
Several complete lessons for learning about poetic devices complete with worksheets (separated into lessons with clear task instructions). Activities are varied to engage students and differentiated to learning style or ability.
A PowerPoint presentation is provided to display key lesson information. Definitions of devices are given, differentiated learning objectives are provided and activities are outlined as a visual reminder of the lesson structure.
Persuasive Writing Task - Persuade a friend to visit your area GCSE English Exam Preparation
This task is highly differentiated as students are provided with a planning sheet, which reminds them to use persuasive devices and outlines ideas for each paragraph. There is a sample introductory paragraph, reminders, word-bank and sentence starters for less able students, as well as extension tasks for the more able.
There is a matching task for a lesson starter with an 'add your own example' column and extension for more able or early finishers. Teacher answers are also included and can be displayed. The answers are colour-coded for students to self-mark.
A PowerPoint presentation outlines all tasks and includes a peer assessment task for the end and also includes differentiated objectives.
Tone & Structure in the poem 'Blessing'
Good for practising the unseen or general poetry analysis in preparation for the GCSE and IGCSE
Various tasks to help students understand the impact of tone, structure and connotations in the poem. Differentiated objectives and extension task are included.
Answer sheet provided for students to self-mark.
Essay vocabulary helpsheet/bookmark
A range of vocabulary to help students express their ideas in a more sophisticated way. Words have been organised into themes commonly explored in literature. There are also general essay words e.g. other words for 'shows' and helpful phrases.
The resource can be copied and glued into student books for easy reference. Alternatively they can be cut out, glued back to back and laminated to make a selection of bookmark shaped classroom tools.
Analysing sound and poetic devices in the poem 'Blessing'
Good for practising the unseen or general poetry analysis in preparation for the GCSE and IGCSE
Various tasks to help students understand the impact of sound and poetic devices in the poem. Differentiated objectives and extension task are included.
An example of the P.E.E.L structure is also given as a model and colour coded with a sample of how it would look in essay format.
An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling analysis tasks
Worksheets, with tasks of increasing complexity, examining the character of Arthur Birling through analysis of quotations.
Differentiated objectives and assessment grid included.
Poem 'Blessing' with Tasks' activities to understand the poem &prepare for GCSE and IGCSE
GCSE & IGCSE poetry preparation. Worksheets are divided into tasks e.g. cloze activity, True or False, visual/sketching task and annotating the poem.
Differentiated objectives, answers (cloze) and extension task included.
Analysing characters in An Inspector Calls
A starter and main activity based on the main characters in the play. Includes a matching activity and quotations to comment on. Useful phrases and vocabulary provided to support students. Space provided for answers simply photocopy and hand out!
Frankenstein Main Character Analysis through Quotations
Students name the character who speaks the quotation and write a comment explaining what the quotation shows about each person.
Includes differentiation (All, Most, Some), extension tasks and answers.
Frankenstein Analysis tasks on the creature with essay question and guide
Adjectives to describe the creature are listed and students match them to appropriate quotations.
The following task encourages detailed analysis of selected quotes to prepare for essay writing.
An essay guide is given with outline and example of how to plan along with guidance on essay structure with optional starting sentences and concluding paragraph sentences.
Links to AOs also provided.
'Brendon Gallacher' & 'On a Portrait of a Deaf Man' poem comparison tasks and essay
Tasks based on each individual poem and an essay title with mini assessment grid.
Includes differentiated learning objectives, tasks of increasing difficulty and an essay checklist for students.