Welcome. My resources include CPD self-study units for teachers as well as whole units of work specifically designed for the English classroom. Whole units come with detailed teacher notes, teaching PPTs and all student resources. I hope you enjoy using them as much as I have. Questions are very welcome and I can be contacted at roseandmay2@virginmedia.com.
Best wishes, Sam
Welcome. My resources include CPD self-study units for teachers as well as whole units of work specifically designed for the English classroom. Whole units come with detailed teacher notes, teaching PPTs and all student resources. I hope you enjoy using them as much as I have. Questions are very welcome and I can be contacted at roseandmay2@virginmedia.com.
Best wishes, Sam
English Teaching Poetry Unit: Wilfred Owen 'Dulce et Decorum Est’
This highly engaging unit is designed to introduce and explore Wilfred Owen’s poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ as well as develop students’ ability to write analytically using a specific, taught paragraph structure. This unit is collaborative in nature with lots of opportunities for paired, group and class discussion. It includes a very nicely presented 48 slide teaching PPT as well as all 17 student resources and a set of detailed teacher notes explaining how to deliver the unit. Outcomes include an analytical PETAL paragraph which can be extended into a longer essay using the structure provided and a comparative essay as an extension activity. Please note that all resources are in both Word and pdf formats with the teaching Powerpoint in PPT and pdf formats.
You might also like:
William Blake’s ‘London’
Seamus Heaney’s ‘Storm on the Island’
Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’
Ted Hughes’ ‘Hawk Roosting’
English Teaching Poetry Unit: Ted Hughes 'The Jaguar’
This highly engaging unit is designed to introduce and explore Ted Hughes’ poem ‘The Jaguar’ as well as develop students’ ability to write analytically using a specific, taught paragraph structure. This unit is collaborative in nature with lots of opportunities for paired, group and class discussion. It includes a very nicely presented 41 slide teaching PPT as well as all 15 student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes explaining how to deliver the unit. Outcomes include an analytical PETAL paragraph which can be extended into a longer essay using the structure provided and a comparative essay as an extension activity. Please note that all resources are in both Word and pdf formats with the teaching Powerpoint in PPT and pdf formats.
You might also like:
William Blake’s ‘London’
Seamus Heaney’s ‘Storm on the Island’
Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’
Ted Hughes’ ‘Hawk Roosting’
This bundle includes six self-study CPD units which cover major areas of the English secondary curriculum and are ideal for PGCE students, SCITT trainees, NQTs and recently qualified teachers. The units are as follows:
Bringing Shakespeare to Life
How to Teach Imaginative and Descriptive Writing
How to Teach Poetry
How to Teach the Class Novel
How to Teach Non-fiction
How to Improve Boys’ Writing
I have also added a generic unit called ‘Creating the Positive Classroom’ to help you create a positive learning environment from the start of the year.
Each unit is designed for self-study with opportunities for trying out new and practical ideas in your own classroom and reflecting on their success. It introduces a wide variety of active approaches to learning to help engage your pupils. All units are relevant for both Key Stage 3 and 4. Please note these units have also been published by Anspear as a mobile app and on-line via their web portal.
This bundle includes four CPD self-study units which are designed to support early career teachers in creating a positive and engaging learning environment.
The units are:
Creating the Positive Classroom
Assessment for Learning
How to Plan and Design lessons
Developing Active Reading Strategies
Improving Writing Across the Curriculum
Each unit includes tried and tested practical ideas drawn from research and teaching experience which can be taken straight into the classroom.They are generic and aimed at trainee teachers across the secondary curriculum. By working through these units you can build your teaching repertoire helping to develop key skills and increase student engagement. They include opportunities for reflection and suggestions for next steps to help develop your teaching skills beyond these units . Please note that they have also been published on the nimbl platform by Pearsons.
Australian curriculum-aligned resource - Narrative and Descriptive Writing for Years 9-10
This highly engaging and enjoyable unit of work is designed to help students write creatively with a particular focus on narrative and descriptive writing. It supports students in actively exploring and enjoying both descriptive and narrative texts, looking at excellent and varied models and identifying successful features before moving to composing their own imaginative responses. A well-presented 60 slide teaching PPT is included as well as a set of detailed teacher’s notes with suggested approaches and all eleven classroom resources in both Word and PDF formats. I enjoyed teaching this unit and hope you do too.
This bundle includes three self-study CPD units for secondary teaching assistants with a focus on literacy. The units are:
Supporting Reading
Supporting Speaking and Listening
Supporting Spelling
Each unit is packed with information and practical ideas. It is designed to help you develop your expertise in literacy and improve the quality of support you are able to give your pupils, helping them to engage in learning, stay on task during the lesson and develop the literacy skills necessary to become independent learners.
English Teaching Poetry Unit: Carol Ann Duffy 'War Photographer’
Perfect for teaching the AQA Poetry Anthology ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster, this short unit explores Duffy’s ‘War Photographer’ and develops students’ ability to write analytically using a specific, taught paragraph structure. It is collaborative in nature with lots of opportunities for paired, group and class discussion. It includes a well presented 41 slide teaching PPT as well as all 13 student resources and a set of detailed teacher notes explaining how you could deliver the unit. Outcomes include an analytical PETAL paragraph which can be extended into a longer essay using the structure provided and a comparative essay as an extension activity. Please note that all resources are in both Word and pdf formats with the teaching Powerpoint in PPT and pdf formats.
You might also like:
William Blake’s ‘London’
Seamus Heaney’s ‘Storm on the Island’
Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’
Ted Hughes’ ‘Hawk Roosting’
This short sequence of lessons is designed to help GCSE students revise descriptive writing in the run-up to the GCSE Paper 1 exam. After a reminder of AQA’s exam requirements and revising key literary techniques, they will explore two models of good texts (‘Edgar Sawtelle’ and ‘Mosquito Coast’) and identify successful features before moving to composing their own based on a choice of two tasks and using the box planning method. This is an excellent method to help them plan in the exam itself. It comes with a fully editable PPT and all five resources as well as a set of notes for teachers.
This half-termly unit of work is designed to help prepare students for the Edexcel English Language Paper 1 exam with particular focus on narrative and descriptive writing. I have written this for my own mid to high ability GCSE class. It supports students in actively exploring and enjoying both descriptive and narrative writing, looking at excellent and varied models of texts and identifying successful features before moving to students composing their own creative responses. The 63 slide teaching PPT is included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes with suggested teaching approaches and all eleven classroom resources in both Word and PDF formats. I hope you enjoy teaching the unit.
