This resource includes 4 x worksheets. Each worksheet contains an extract describing a famous fictional character. Here, these are Dr No (James Bond_, Gollum, Mrs Pratchett and a witch from the Witches. Pupils are asked to identify a range of tasks using colours and symbols. Then, they are given another picture linked by the theme of the first extract. They can plan their description using the planning boxes provided. Once they have described their own character, using the image, they can then self assess which skills they have used from the reading task. Easily adaptable and easy to set for independent learning. Easier for pupils to print out and then complete the tasks. Please see my other describing character tasks (booklet).

Students have a drawing starter activity to consider the importance of precise description. Then students look at short examples of beach descriptions and consider the most effective. Following this, there is a guided question task, where pupils write down answers to some questions designed to get them thinking about beaches. After this, a mind map encourages pupils to visualise their ideas for the final task which would be to describe a beach. Extension tasks include asking students to identify where there is potential to use the senses to describe, and also to consider vocabulary choices.

Around 15 lessons on a range of women's poetry of the First World War. A wide selection of poems taken from the anthology 'Scars Upon My Heart' - lessons and poems included. Aimed at A Level English Literature students but could stretch able pupils at GCSE.

A resource to consider some pros and cons of zoos and an opportunity to create a speech that includes a range of persuasive writing skills. Could be a useful revision lesson. Self Assessment opportunity.

AIMED AT HA KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON LOOKS AT STRUCTURE, ENJAMBMENT AND EXTENDED METAPHOR. POEM INCLUDED IN PPT.

A group work based project which could be useful for the end of term. This is a series of activities requiring students to research an animal charity of their choice and create an advertising campaign to promote awareness and funds for it. There are four main tasks: create a poster, a radio advert, a leaflet and a presentation. Supporting resources are included. Should last a couple of weeks or so.

A copy of the poem with some questions for students to answer. Teacher copy with answers provided.

AIMED AT HA KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON EXPLORES THE EFFECTS OF IMAGERY AND STRUCTURE. INCLUDES POEM.

LESSON 1 LOOKS AT TWO EXAMPLE STORIES AND ASKS PUPILS TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS EFFECTIVE AND WHAT REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT. INCLUDES A SIMPLIFIED MARK SCHEME TO ALLOW PUPILS TO ASSESS. TIPS ON PLANNING AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAN IS BUILT IN. A TSUNAMI HOMEWORK IS PROVIDED AS HOMEWORK FOLLOWING THIS LESSON, PROVIDING A WRITING FRAME FOR PUPILS TO CREATE THEIR OWN STORY USING A GIVEN PICTURE. NARRATIVE WRITING LESSON 2 FOLLOWS UP ON THIS HOMEWORK, WITH A FURTHER EXAMPLE STORY TO LOOK AT. A NARRATIVE WRITING ASSESSMENT IS INCLUDED, FOR PUPILS TO APPLY SKILLS LEARNED. THIS COULD BE TEACHER OR PUPIL ASSESSED.

This lesson looks at how to approach English Language Paper 1 Q4, step by step, using an extract from the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (where Lucy discovers Narnia for the first time). Students examine the wording of the question, work to find evidence to use in their response and discuss why the writer has used particular methods. Final task is to have a go at responding to the extract. Perfect for revision activities.

Part One of a 17 lesson unit based on an anthology of extracts (included). Staff CPD handbook also included, plus knowledge organiser which links to quizzing in certain lessons. Contains a lesson on the origins of storytelling, an introductory unit lesson plus 7 further one hour lessons based on the following extracts: The Serpent’s Deception - Old Testament Humankind - Ovid, Chaos Frankenstein - Shelley Dracula - Stoker The Divine Comedy - Dante PART TWO is also available. The intention of this unit is to provide students with some knowledge of how stories originated, came to be written down and how some of those same stories have been retold and developed over time, such as Horowitz’s re-telling of a popular Greek myth, in our unit. Students should understand that there does not have to be one single version of a ‘story.’ Some may have originally been made up to explain mysteries about the world and to enable humans to understand their place within it. Stories are constantly evolving and shaped by their social and historical influences. We can see, for example, that the concept of the Underworld has been around for centuries. Students will study the Underworld described in the Renaissance period by Dante, as a way of teaching his readers to live purer lives on Earth, but we can also enjoy its imaginative appearance in Rick Riordan’s modern ‘Percy Jackson’ tales. We can introduce the concept that, historically, the female figure has been presented as temptress and the cause of human suffering, an idea developed in ‘the Serpent’s Deception’ and Homer’s ‘Odyssey’, or later subverted in Le Morte d’Arthur, where the female is weak and in need of a chivalrous male to save her. We can see stories as a reaction to the beliefs and fears of society at the time. Shelley’s Frankenstein can be interpreted as a reaction to society’s distrust of the advancement of scientific experimentation. Running through all these stories is a series of symbols that capture a society’s values, beliefs and fears. Through the identification of symbolism in these stories, such as the snake in Serpent’s Deception, Daphne & Phoebus and Le Morte d’Arthur, it is hoped that our Y7s can learn to become confident in spotting symbols in future stories they read and have the confidence to critically evaluate the significance of them, in relation to their own contextual experience and a knowledge of literature throughout the ages.

Wondering what quotations to suggest your students learn for their exam? Here are fifteen carefully chosen quotations. Some include the ‘obvious’ ones but others are chosen to show the examiner that your students can select more judiciously. They can be edited if you wish and printed out to be stuck on walls for revision or on classroom walls. Each slide comes with an explanation of the quote with key terminology to help students understand its relevance. There are also suggested exam questions which each quotation might be useful for answering. There are similar resources on An Inspector Calls, Macbeth and Blood Brothers available in my shop.

This is a set of revision tasks which takes students through all three acts of the play, looking at characters, the theme of responsibility, younger versus older generation and Priestley’s message. Activities include match up the quotations to the characters, multiple choice answer quiz on Act One, order the plot for ‘Gerald’s bit’ in Act 2, analyse Mrs Birling’s refusal to accept responsibility for her actions and write on her metaphorical wall, highlight an extract for evidence of the difference between the younger and older generation and match up the statements with the evidence to confirm Priestley’s message. Copy of An Inspector Calls needed for the Mrs Birling wall task.

Aimed at middle to higher ability students, this resources gives an overview of the sections, timings and some quick tasks to refresh memories before the exam. Based on Section A: An Inspector Calls, Section B: Power and Conflict Poetry and Unseen Poetry comparative question.

This lesson looks at the context of Emmeline Pankhurst’s speech in Connecticut, 1913, which aimed to persuade the audience to support women’s suffrage. Focuses are on militaristic language, as well as other rhetorical devices and a plenary task comparing her speech for women’s rights with that of Emma Watson. Both speeches are included with this resource.

LA KS3 - GOES THROUGH WHAT A RECIPE IS AND HOW ZEPHANIAH HAS USED METAPHOR IN HIS POEM. INCLUDES A WORD BANK AND A WRITING FRAME FOR A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF METAPHOR. PUPILS THEN ASKED TO WRITE THEIR OWN METAPHOR POEM OF BRITISHNESS.

Starter or plenary activity, aimed at revising the power and conflict anthology. All slides contain three quotes and a picture that represents one of the 15 poems in the collection. The slides should be cut up and spread around the room, so that students can match up the quotations to the correct poem.

Example essay for students to learn from. Could be used as a class marking activity. Island Man by Grace Nichols

SINGLE POWERPOINT SLIDE CONTAINING POSSIBLE QUESTION AND A FEW IDEAS TO GET STUDENTS STARTED. USEFUL TO HAVE ON DISPLAY AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM. TASK IS TO WRITE A LETTER TO A LOCAL MP ARGUING THAT NURSES DESERVE MUCH BETTER PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS.