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Poems of the Decade - comparison essay plan 'To my nine year old self' & 'An Easy Passage'
A detailed essay plan for the comparison of the two poems ('To my nine year old self' & 'An Easy Passage') focusing on the theme of childhood.
A comparison grid is included to use alongside the essay plan to gather appropriate quotations and link them in the two poems. An example is given for students to follow.
Poetry self-assessment. Assess knowledge of poetic terminology
This is a handy resource to assess existing knowledge at the start of a unit. The assessment grids are divided into three sections: poetic devices, structural terms and rhythm/rhyme terms. These can therefore be given individually depending on what is being taught, or all at once.
Purple Hibiscus SOW and resources with answers Part 1
Scheme of work on almost half the novel. Introduces all main characters, context and provides the opportunity for students to engage with the plot.
Includes: PowerPoint and related word document resources with answers for most lessons. The scheme of work is designed to be easy to use, but flexible so it is easily adapted. There are also several homework tasks, which are research or reading based so require little or no marking.
An Inspector Calls - Mrs Birling analysis
Several worksheets with tasks of increasing complexity, examining the character of Mrs. Birling through analysis of quotations.
Differentiated objectives and assessment grid included.
Purple Hibiscus SOW and resources with answers Part 2
Scheme of work, PowerPoint and Word doc resources on the second part of the novel. covering a range of reading skills and activities to engage with the text.
Includes: PowerPoint and related word document resources with answers for most lessons. The scheme of work is designed to be easy to use, but flexible so it is easily adapted. There are also several homework tasks, which are research or reading based so require little or no marking.
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King Lear
A comprehensive workbook filled with activities to help students understand the content, language, themes and characters in the play (Acts 1-3).
Suitable for use in class, as a revision workbook or as a homework book.
IGCSE EDEXCEL poem Unknown Girl ready to print - also good for cover
A set of worksheets including a range of tasks on tone, language, structure , themes and the poet to help students understand the text. Includes differentiated learning objectives, extension tasks and an exam style essay question.
Of Mice & Men - Power Essay plan
Essay plan for students to write about the theme of power in 'Of Mice & Men'.
Describing weather effectively in descriptive and creative writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to describe weather effectively. Includes assessment grids, differentiated objectives and three tasks of increasing difficulty. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Improving sentence structure in writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to write sentences effectively. Includes an explanation and examples of how to vary sentences and their use, a page of description for students to study, a self -assessment task, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and extension tasks. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Gothic genre homework project and research task on contextual information
A project homework sheet outlining details of a presentation on the Gothic genre. This serves as a speaking and listening task as well, and therefore does not require any marking in a formal way, just a speaking and listening grade.
Research task: prompts students to gather contextual information about the genre - a good preparatory exercise before beginning a Gothic text.
Using powerful verbs in descriptive and creative writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use verbs effectively. Includes an explanation and example of verbs and their use, peer assessment, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and vocabulary to aid writing. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
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.
Developing the use of Adjectives, verbs and adverbs
Eight worksheets to revise adjectives, verbs and adverbs and encourage students to use a wider, more ambitious range of vocabulary correctly.
Worksheets include an explanation of each term with examples, differentiation by task and extension tasks.
All work includes an assessment method (peer, self, class etc) for super simple in class marking.
Differentiated objectives are included for each grammatical term and students tick the objective level they feel they have achieved at the end of the lesson.
Shakespeare's King Lear Act 1 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.
Shakespeare's King Lear Act 3 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.
William Blake 'The Tiger/Tyger' poem, tasks and answers
A comprehensive set of tasks for students to understand and analyse the poem. All tasks are differentiated using stars (*-All, **- Most, ***-Some) and extension tasks are provided for more able students/early finishers. Alternatively, they could be set for homework.
A handy copy of the poem is provided, as well as answers to the questions, which could be displayed for self/peer assessment.
Differentiation ideas or reminders for your classroom
A reminder of some techniques for experienced teachers and a helping hand for student teachers and those new to the trade!
Images to inspire creative writing - planning template for an adventure story. Ideal for cover.
A worksheet with four images to help students plan an adventure story. Offers a choice of three titles and bullet points for students to plan. Ideal for a cover lesson or homework.
Revision postcards and quotation/key subject information cards ready to cut and use
Character revision postcards with subheadings and blank revision cards ready to print and cut out. Eight cards are given in four different colours to separate topics, themes, characters etc.