I have been an English teacher for well over a decade and worked in a number of roles both pastorally, academically and in a leadership capacity. Throughout this time, I have been responsible for the authorship of curriculum and the subsequent SOW.
I have been an English teacher for well over a decade and worked in a number of roles both pastorally, academically and in a leadership capacity. Throughout this time, I have been responsible for the authorship of curriculum and the subsequent SOW.
A comprehensive guide to writing reports which meets the specification requirements of the Eduqas course. Guided activities which encourage independent work, personal reflection and improvement to vocabulary, spelling and punctuation alongside. Could be used as lesson materials or as homework/revision.
A sample of activities is displayed. The following activities are included:
Feature spotting activity;
Working through a task;
First thoughts task;
Reflection task: reflecting on your ratings
Overall views;
Unpicking a model;
Planning your report;
Vocabulary builder: useful synonyms;
Writing your own report;
Pause to proof;
Reflection task: self-assessment
Reflection task: review your knowledge;
Reflection task: defining revision.
Part of a series of resources (6 of 7). Check out my page for more.
The SOW available contains 16 lessons, and all attached resources, looking at the novel Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt. The novel is centred around the story of a 14-year-old boy, Joseph, who is placed into care and the relationships he forms here. The scheme’s intention is to develop understanding of character and includes a number of reading and writing activities (detailed below). Each lesson has an independent activity - timing for this need to be adjusted based on your learners’ abilities.
01 Cover and Blurb Analysis
02 Reading Extract 1
03 Character Mind Maps
04 Making Inferences
05 Rapid Read - Jupiter Fact File
06 Comparing Characters
07 Reading Detectives
08 Setting - Model Writing
09 Setting - Success Criteria
10 Setting - Planning
11 Setting - Writing
12 Joseph’s Character Development
13 Making Inferences
14 Talking Points
15 Model Review
16 Review Writing
The SOW available contains 11 lessons, and all attached resources, looking at the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. The novel follows the gripping tale of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggle to find his place in a divided society while navigating the intense rivalry between his gang, the Greasers, and the affluent Socs. The scheme’s intention is to develop retrieval and inference skills, particularly looking at extract based questions and culminates in then writing a review of the film. Each lesson has an independent activity - timing for this need to be adjusted based on your learners’ abilities. Knowledge organiser also included.
01 Analysing Book Covers
02 Context
03 Reading Lesson
04 Quote Analysis
05 Roles on the Wall
06 Reading Retrieval
07 What Impressions
08 Reading Lesson
09 Creating Graphic Novels
10 Film Reviews (Model)
11 Film Reviews (Writing)
A comprehensive guide to writing formal letters which meets the specification requirements of the Eduqas course. Guided activities which encourage independent work, personal reflection and improvement to vocabulary, spelling and punctuation alongside. Could be used as lesson materials or as homework/revision. Includes an overview of the exam and AOs.
A sample of activities is displayed. The full list of what is included can be found below.
Key concept recall: persuasive headlines;
Reflection activity;
Grammar builder: varying sentences;
Feature spotting;
Working through a task;
Unpicking a model;
Reflection task: reflecting on the model;
Planning your response;
Developing a viewpoint;
The Final Flourish;
Writing your own article;
Pause to proof;
Reflection task: self-assessment;
Reflection task: review your knowledge;
Revision planning.
First in a series of resources (1 of 7). Check out my page for more.
A comprehensive guide to writing leaflet which meets the specification requirements of the Eduqas course. Guided activities which encourage independent work, personal reflection and improvement to vocabulary, spelling and punctuation alongside. Could be used as lesson materials or as homework/revision.
A sample of activities is displayed. The full list of what is included can be found below.
Persuasive device word scramble;
Key concept recall;
Formality rating activity;
Feature sorting activity;
Feature spotting activity;
Vocabulary builder: creative connectives;
Working through a task;
Reading on the topic;
Summarising the article;
Generating further ideas;
Looking at a model;
Reflection task: how successful?;
Reflection task: reflecting on the model;
Planning a leaflet;
Developing your ideas;
Writing your own leaflet;
Pause to proof;
Reflection task: self-assessment;
Reflection task: review your knowledge.
Part of a series of resources (2 of 7). Check out my page for more.
A comprehensive guide to writing articles which meets the specification requirements of the Eduqas course. Guided activities which encourage independent work, personal reflection and improvement to vocabulary, spelling and punctuation alongside. Could be used as lesson materials or as homework/revision.
A sample of activities is displayed. The full list of what is included can be found below.
Key concept recall: persuasive headlines.
Reflection task: why is this effective?
Grammar builder - vary sentences for effect
Feature spotting
Working through a task
Establishing a viewpoint
Unpicking a model
Reflecting on the model
Planning your response
Developing a viewpoint
Writing your own article
Pause to proof
Reflection task: self-assessment
Reflection task: knowledge review and next steps
The SOW available contains 10 lessons, and all attached resources, looking at the author Simon Armitage and two of hsi poems - Give and About His Person. The scheme’s intention is to develop initial understanding of poetry and to deepen understanding of how authros create characters. It includes a number of reading, writing and SPAG activities (detailed below). Each lesson has an independent activity - timing for this need to be adjusted based on your learners’ abilities.
01 Meet the Author First impressions and reading retrieval
02 Give - Title Analysis Defining key concepts and cloze activity
03 Give - Theme (Homelessness) Rapid reading and analysis grid
04 Give - Analysis Carousel analysis of poem
05 Give - Model Writing Analysis of model writing
06 Give - Planning a Description Planing for independent writing
07 Give - Writing a Description Structured writing up lesson
08 About His Person - Predictions Memory games and object analysis
09 About His Person - Drawing Conclusions Critical thinking about evidence
10 About His Person - Creating a Character Creative activity
A comprehensive guide to writing informal letters which meets the specification requirements of the Eduqas course. Guided activities which encourage independent work, personal reflection and improvement to vocabulary, spelling and punctuation alongside. Could be used as lesson materials or as homework/revision.
The following activities are included:
Classifying formal vs. informal tasks;
Key concept recall: persuasive devices;
Key concept recall: format;
A useful acronym for structure;
Working through a task;
Pause to proof;
Reflection task: how successful?;
Brevity is limiting: word count task;
Reflection task: upon further reflection;
Generating ideas;
Vocabulary builder: advisory adverbs;
Developing ideas;
What do you think?;
Reading on the topic;
Retrieval practice (AO1);
Inference practice (AO2);
Planning your response;
Writing your own letter;
Pause to proof;
Reflection task: self-assessment;
Reflection task: review your knowledge.
Part of a series of resources (4 of 7). Check out my page for more.
A comprehensive guide to writing reviews which meets the specification requirements of the Eduqas course. Guided activities which encourage independent work, personal reflection and improvement to vocabulary, spelling and punctuation alongside. Could be used as lesson materials or as homework/revision.
A sample of activities is displayed. The following activities are included:
Expressing opinions as facts;
Reflection task: why is this effective?
Feature spotting;
Working through a task;
What will you review?
Grammar builder: varying sentence structure;
Unpicking a model;
Generating ideas;
Writing your own review;
Pause to proof;
Reflection task: self-assessment;
Reflection task: review your knowledge;
Reflection task: revision planning.
Part of a series of resources (5 of 7). Check out my page for more.