KS3 Whole-Class Reading: Horror & Atmosphere (Spring 1)

KS3 Whole-Class Reading: Horror & Atmosphere (Spring 1)

Lessons 1–6 + Medium-Term Plan + Reading Strategy Bookmarks
Suitable for Year 7 and Year 8

This comprehensive Spring 1 KS3 Whole-Class Reading bundle provides six fully resourced, engaging and curriculum-aligned lessons exploring how writers use language, setting and atmosphere in horror and supernatural fiction. Designed with busy teachers in mind, this resource offers a significant time-saving solution for planning and delivering high-quality whole-class reading lessons across Years 7 and 8.

Pupils study a range of modern and classic horror texts, developing their understanding of figurative language, vocabulary choice and inference, while building confidence in discussion, summarising and interpretation.

Core Texts Covered:

1. The Last Chance Hotel – Nicki Thornton (Lessons 1–2)
2. The Castle Ghost – Joseph Delaney (Lesson 3)
3. Haunted: Ghost Stories – Berlie Doherty (Lesson 4)
4. The Bewitching of Aveline Jones – Phil Hickes (Lessons 5–6)

Each lesson is aligned with KS3 National Curriculum Reading objectives, focusing on:

1. Language and vocabulary choice
2. Figurative language (similes, metaphors and personification)
3. Retrieval and inference
4. Authorial intent and context
5. Oracy and collaborative discussion
6. Clear and concise summarising

What’s Included in the Bundle?

1. Six Complete PowerPoint Lessons (Lessons 1–6)
2. Fully planned and ready to teach
3. Designed for whole-class reading
4. Clear learning objectives and success criteria
5. Retrieval, inference and reasoning tasks embedded throughout
6. Tier 2 vocabulary instruction with contextual support
7. Structured oracy tasks for pair, group and whole-class discussion
8. Opportunities for prediction, summarising and text analysis

Medium-Term Plan (Spring 1)
A clear and practical MTP outlining:

1. Texts and extracts
2. Lesson learning objectives
3. Vocabulary focus
4. Key reading skills
5. Assessment opportunities
6. Progression across the unit

Ideal for curriculum documentation and departmental planning.

Reading Strategy Bookmarks (x4)
Designed to support metacognition during reading:

1. The Predictor
2. The Clarifier
3. The Questioner
4. The Summariser

Why This Bundle Saves You Hours of Planning:

1. Instantly teachable PowerPoints — no additional preparation needed
2. Consistent lesson structure supports smooth delivery
3. Vocabulary, inference and discussion tasks already sequenced
4. All extracts, questions and activities included
5. MTP and bookmarks provide a fully coherent unit