Persuasive writing lesson using the topic of the Syrian Refugee crisis. I hope the lesson will teach students how to write persuasively and help them gain an understanding of the current issues going on in Syria. Students will act as 'Save the Children' and research into the current issues affecting the lives of those in Syria due to the war (research pack provided). They will then write a persuasive speech to the Foreign Secretary using the research that they have learnt. This can be taught over a series of lessons. Activities led to really interesting and insightful discussions, and students developed a more insightful understanding of the issues that affect their world :o) Nice idea to extend learning outside the classroom: - letters could be sent to the MP -speaking and listening activities -assembly presentations Please leave a review. I would love to know how the lesson went :o).

Big question: What are the key features of a play? What do we learn about the Birling family though the stage directions? Lesson includes: Retrieval practice (J.B. Priestley brain dump) Students explore the conventions of a play Questions to help students’ analysis of the staging and opening stage directions Revisit the big question. Series of sentence starters to help students answer the question

AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 3 Practice. Lesson includes: Explanation of literary structure and techniques Exploration and analysis tasks of a scene from the film ‘Encanto’. Model example paragraph Success criteria and sentence starters to help students’ written analysis of the scene

Detailed PowerPoint lesson breaking down A01 from English Language Paper 2 (explicit and implicit information). The lesson is centred around the theme of freedom, with students using an extract from Malala’s ‘Fight for Freedom’ and Harriet Jacob’s ‘Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl’. Extracts and Question 1 example provided by Millie Frost (Twitter: @MissMFrost). Thank you :o) For my detailed resources like this, visit Miss Cole’s TES shop.

A lesson focusing on Dickens’ initial description of Scrooge. Lesson includes: Do Now inference task Etymology of Scrooge’s name Questions to help students analyse the opening description of Scrooge Language analysis task Independent writing task with sentence stems

Practice paper and lessons for the reading section of AQA English Language Paper 1. Lessons include: Extract from The Handmaid’s Tale and exam-style questions (Q1-Q4) Breakdown for each question I do, We do, You do Model paragraphs for Q2-24 Sentence stems to help students write their own analysis paragraphs

In this lesson, students will think like a writer and learn to adapt their language to align with various intentions. Lesson includes: *Do Now Activity: Students work in pairs to analyse the intentions of writers in various articles related to a TikTok ban. Understanding Writer’s Intention: Explanation of the concept of writer’s intention. Question 5 Task on AI: Students engage with a Question 5 task related to artificial intelligence. Class Planning: Collaborative planning session for a writing task. Writing Tasks: Students practice identifying intentions in sample paragraphs and adapt model sentences to suit different intentions.

Detailed and relatable assessment preparation lesson focusing on English Language Paper 1: Q5, using 911 as a stimulus for descriptive writing. The lesson includes: 1. quiz to test students' knowledge of writing skills 2. student friendly mark scheme 3. student example 4. independent writing task 5. opportunity for guided self assessment

Instead of a revision timetable, I have created a Reflection Revision Planner. Students: Unlike a timetable, it requires you to reflect on yourself and your studies regularly in order to make sense of what you are studying and why. I hope it will keep you motivated, as you can shape and adapt your revision and have more meaningful study sessions that make a difference. Teachers: Download now for your students!