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Literacy Coordinator and Second in department
Camera Angles. Analysing Movie Trailers.
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Camera Angles. Analysing Movie Trailers.

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A lesson to introduce and analyse camera angles. The lesson aims to provide a format for pupils to analyse camera angles. Pupils will learn the basic camera angles and then independently identify a series of camera angles and analyse their effect. A fast-paced pupil-led lesson which will engage learners in the world of Media Studies.
GCSE Original Writing Course (Non-Fiction). Featuring lessons on: Articles, Leaflets, Letters, Speeches, Reviews and Report writing
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GCSE Original Writing Course (Non-Fiction). Featuring lessons on: Articles, Leaflets, Letters, Speeches, Reviews and Report writing

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Contains 5 observed 'Outstanding' lessons designed to revise how to analyse and create both Non-Fiction texts. All lessons vary the activities throughout to engage pupils with a mixture of individual, paired and group tasks. All lessons contain peer or self assessment, with 1-9 marking criteria provided. Take the hassle out of revision with this series of pupil led lessons. Visit my shop for more useful resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PhilippaBrooks
NQT GCSE English Language Essentials
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NQT GCSE English Language Essentials

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Make you’re NQT year as easy as possible with this pack of ‘Outstanding’ lessons. All lessons are taken from Ofsted observed lessons receiving excellent reviews. Cover the main language analysis frameworks and familiarise your students with the main styles of writing. All lessons comprise of peer or self assessed tasks to make you’re marking a little lighter and avoid teacher-talk time. The A3 assessment grid is a clear lesson to lesson way to show progress and keep you organised with course coverage and marking.
GCSE Non-Fiction (creating independent, reflective learners)
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GCSE Non-Fiction (creating independent, reflective learners)

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A series if lessons all designed to promote pupils understanding of GCSE assessment objectives and engage in reflective learning. My department found these resources hugely successful in empowering students to take ownership of their learning and progress effectively.
Entry Level Reading Assessments - Bundle
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Entry Level Reading Assessments - Bundle

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This resource comprises 5 Entry Level Assessments. It contains extracts from 5 novels/novellas in which pupils have to identify and analyse the text according to Entry Level (Reading Paper) requirements. This gives pupils a taste of what may be to come at GCSE level without being intimidating. Each assessment tests the pupils on similar skills, therefore they can be used to attempt to build upon skills and show continual progress.
Romeo and Juliet: A Character Study (Introduction and Revision included)
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Romeo and Juliet: A Character Study (Introduction and Revision included)

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Romeo and Juliet AQA English Literature Paper 1 exam style questions, using lively and creative speaking and listening activities to scaffold learning. Unlike other resources, this includes indicative content for each AO for EVERY question Student-friendly AOs are provided so students can actually access assessment objectives, and a self-reflection sheet is included that allows students to meaningfully reflect on their work. The Shakesbook (mock facebook) can be added as a homework task.
Inference: Reading for implied meaning. Edexcel 1-9 English Language GCSE A01/ A02
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Inference: Reading for implied meaning. Edexcel 1-9 English Language GCSE A01/ A02

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A full lesson outlining how to investigate the denotation and connotation of imagery and structure. The lesson involves a group starter task identifying the connotations of colours. They then complete a series of individual comprehension questions which aim to promote pupils' confidence and ability identifying the connotation or the writer's choice of words, before a peer assessment task.Pupils have GCSE 1-9 criteria to assess their work. There is also a homework task (or extension task) to encourage further development. A punchy, well paced lesson which gets pupils doing the work not you!
Literacy Activities. A huge collection of form time activities or starters. Contains modules on: Speaking and listening, reading skills, spelling and writing skills
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Literacy Activities. A huge collection of form time activities or starters. Contains modules on: Speaking and listening, reading skills, spelling and writing skills

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A huge collection of literacy activities. These are designed to be used as form time activities, but can be used as lesson starters. Fun and engaging games and activities, designed to get pupils interested in literacy and actively improving their literacy. Get organised in form-time with the whole bundle. Bundle includes 2 full terms worth of literacy form time activities! Visit my shop for more useful resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PhilippaBrooks
Writing to describe. A full descriptive writing lesson focusing on sensory imagery.  GCSE 1-9.
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Writing to describe. A full descriptive writing lesson focusing on sensory imagery. GCSE 1-9.

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A fast paced and engaging full lesson providing GCSE 1-9 grades for pupils to self-assess their own work. The lesson begins with a recap of descriptive techniques with a worksheet which pupils can complete individually or in pairs. Pupils then assess exemplar pieces of writing according to the 1-9 framework. The main task pupils will produce their own piece of descriptive writing (describing a chocolate bar) using the example provided. The final task is a structured peer assessment task, where pupils provide feedback for their pairs.
Descriptive writing. A series of lessons. Focus: Travel Writing.
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Descriptive writing. A series of lessons. Focus: Travel Writing.

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A series of 5 lessons focusing on improving pupils descriptive writing. Lesson 1 focuses on increasing pupils use of adjectives. Lesson 2-3 focus on increasing pupils use of sensory imagery. Lesson 4 focuses on figurative language. Lesson 5 focuses on using effective punctuation and sentence structures. All lessons vary tasks and activities to create fun, engaging and well-paced lessons. All lessons use the 1-9 criteria and focus on A05 and A06.
Denotation and Connotation. Promoting inference and deduction.
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Denotation and Connotation. Promoting inference and deduction.

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A full lesson outlining the definition of denotation and connotation, right to pupils investigating image and structure for connotation. The lesson starts a group starter task identifying the connotations of colours. They then complete a series of individual comprehension questions which aim to promote pupils' confidence and ability identifying the connotation or the writer's choice of words, before a peer assessment task. Pupils have GCSE 1-9 criteria to assess their work. There is also a homework task (or extension task) to encourage further development. A punchy, well paced lesson which gets pupils doing the work not you!
A Level English Language. An Introduction: text analysis.
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A Level English Language. An Introduction: text analysis.

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Designed to fit the new AQA syllabus - this full lesson gives and introduction to the course and a lesson in the basic frameworks of textual analysis. All activities are fast paced, varied, pupil led and promote independent analysis. There is a lesson plan provided for ease and an accompanying worksheet.
Articles. Identifying the features of articles. Non-fiction. GCSE English Language.
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Articles. Identifying the features of articles. Non-fiction. GCSE English Language.

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A full lesson and marking criteria (suitable for students) with 1-9 scale. Lesson aimed at 3-7 range, but could very easily be adapted. The lesson introduces the features of a newspaper article and contains paired and group activities encouraging pupils to investigate structural and linguistic features of articles. There is then a creative writing activity and the grade boundaries for peer (or self) assessment. Designed to cover A05 :Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.
A Level English Language Introducion. Functions of sentences.
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A Level English Language Introducion. Functions of sentences.

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Designed to fit the new AQA syllabus - this full lesson gives and introduction to the course and a lesson in one of the basic frameworks of textual analysis: the function of sentences. All activities are fast paced, varied, pupil led and promote independent analysis. There is a lesson plan provided for ease and an accompanying worksheet.
Animal Farm SOW
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Animal Farm SOW

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A series of 12 Lessons (13 including time for assessment) KS3 (and LA KS4). Lessons comprise of starter, main and plenary. There are set homework tasks and varied activities throughout to promote fiction and non-fiction writing skills.
Battery Hens. Writing a persuasive (yet balanced) speech on animal welfare.
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Battery Hens. Writing a persuasive (yet balanced) speech on animal welfare.

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Lesson 1 in a series of lessons aimed to promote reading a writing skills (focusing on Non-Fiction and Media Texts). The presentation features a series of thought provoking images where pupils are guided to discuss their thoughts as a class (or in groups) to develop an understanding of the issues facing animal welfare. The final task is to create a speech to state whether the pupil is for or against battery hen farming to be banned in the U.K. This can then be peer assessed with the worksheet provided the material provided is not intended to influence pupils opinions rather develop confidence to voice their own.