This pack contains eight worksheets for chapters 1-8 of J. K. Rowling’s The Ickabog. The skill focused upon is reading. Each worksheet focuses on one chapter. The chapters are split into sections. I have included part of the first and last sentence of each part. I cannot include the whole text for copyright reasons. Each section is followed by several multiple-choice questions relating to that section. I also have the worksheets for chapters 9-17 as a separate document. Check out my profile for them.

This pack contains ten worksheets for chapters 9-17 of J. K. Rowling’s The Ickabog. The skill focused upon is reading, particularly comprehension and vocabulary. Nine of the worksheets focus on one chapter. One of the worksheets tests students on their character knowledge. The chapter worksheets split the reading into small sections. For copyright reasons, I cannot include the full chapter’s text. Instead, I include the first and last sentence from each section. This is followed by several multiple-choice questions relating to that section. The worksheets for chapters 1-8 are also available on my profile for free. If you spot any errors, please comment below and I will correct them ASAP.

This PPT reviews some of the most common poetic devices used on the “unseen poetry” section of the GCSE English Literature exam paper. This PPT includes devices such as: assonance, alliteration, and so on. Please note, some of the slides were sourced from other PPTs I found on this site.

This PPT presents the students with an unseen poem (“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou). This was made to help the students choose a poem for their “theory and independence” unit, so it includes a discussion of the critical theories that the students need to study. The lesson is as follows: Retrieval task: Match the lines (all from “Still I Rise”) to their devices (enjambement, alliteration, and so on) Task 1: Read the poem (without the author and context), and then answer the questions (You will need to print the poem for this task) Input: An overview of Angelou’s life and work, including additional context such as the Jim Crow Laws (Please note: this section references the sexual abuse Angelou suffered as a child) Task 2: Watch Angelou recite the poem herself Task 3: Apply the poem to the AQA critical theories (feminism, Marxism, and so on) This lesson should last an hour.

This is a game of Taboo that I made for a high-ability year 10 GCSE class. It includes a mix of authors, books, plays, characters, and so on. Some of the texts included are: Animal Farm, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, An inspector Calls, and Harry Potter. This game works well as an end task.

This PPT presents the students with an unseen poem (“Daddy” by Sylvia Plath). This was made to help the students choose a poem for their “theory and independence” unit, so it includes a discussion of the critical theories that the students need to study. The lesson is as follows: Retrieval task: Match the lines (all from “Daddy”) to their devices Task 1: Read the poem (without the author and context), and then answer the questions Task 2: What do we already know about Plath? Input: An overview of Plath’s life and work Task 3: How did Plath’s life affect her work discussion Task 4: Listen to Plath recite the poem herself Task 5: Apply the poem to the AQA critical theories (feminism, Marxism, and so on) This lesson should last an hour.

This PPT presents the students with an unseen poem (“No Problem” by Benjamin Zephaniah). This was made to help the students choose a poem for their “theory and independence” unit, so it includes a discussion of the critical theories (Marxism, eco-criticism) that the students need to study. The lesson is as follows: Retrieval task: Match the words/ poetic devices (all of which are evident in “No Problem”) to their meaning (dialect, dub poet, and so on) Task 1: Read the poem (without the author and context), and then answer the questions (You will need to print the poem “No Problem” for this task) Input: An overview of Zephaniah’s life and work, including additional context such as an explanation of dub poetry and the significance of Timbuktu. Task 2: Watch Zephaniah recite the poem himself Task 3: Apply the poem to the AQA critical theories (feminism, Marxism, and so on) End Task: What did you like/ dislike about the poem? This lesson should last an hour.

This taboo game uses vocabulary from dystopian fiction, such as texts (Divergent, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep), concepts (censorship, destruction), and vocab (android, slacks). It also has several slides on punctuation (full stop, comma, etc.). This was made for a year 9 class that were studying dystopian fiction. It works well as an end task.

This is a game of Taboo designed for GCSE English Literature and Language students. It tests students on: Romeo & Juliet, An Inspector Calls, persuasive writing (superlatives, hyperbole, etc.), punctuation, and a few texts from year 9 (Of Mice and Men, Macbeth, etc.). This works well as an end task.

This is a PPT that teaches the five senses, such as smell, touch, and so on. It was made for ESL students, grades 4-6 (age 7-9)

This is a game of “taboo” based on poetic devices (alliteration, assonance, etc.) and punctuation (question mark, semi-colon, etc.). The students have to describe the word to one team member without using the taboo words. This is a great game to end a poetry lesson/ unit with. It was designed for higher-ability GCSE poetry students. It was used to help teach the “unseen poetry” unit in the AQA English Literature exam. This could also be used with A-level poetry students.

This is a PPT that teaches jobs, such as farmer, bus driver, and so on. It was made for ESL students, grades 4-5 (age 7-9)

This is a PPT that teaches vocabulary relating to countries, such as currency, continent, and so on. It was made for ESL students, grades 5-6 (age 9-11).

This is a PPT that teaches animals, such as cat, rabbit, and so on. It was made for ESL students, grades 1-2 (age 4-7)

This PPT is a lesson on the positive and negatives of the visual media. It could be used for an English or media lesson. It was designed for EAL students, but it could be used with native-English speakers too. I think it would work best with KS3 or low-level KS4. The PPT was designed for an online class. The PPT contains is broken down into the following stages: Warm-up (5 minutes) Ice-breaker (5 minutes) New vocabulary (5 minutes) Reading 1 (5 minutes) Reading comprehension questions (5 minutes) Reading 2 (7 minutes) Reading comprehension questions (7 minutes) Questions, feedback, and homework (5 minutes) If there are any typos/ errors, please comment below so that I can fix them.