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I provide resources mainly for English (IGCSE and GCSE content), but also post useful Drama resources. There are also brand new English-with-Media resources to choose from, and many materials such as assemblies and certificates that could prove useful to Head of Years. All resources are differentiated appropriately and labelled with key year groups.

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I provide resources mainly for English (IGCSE and GCSE content), but also post useful Drama resources. There are also brand new English-with-Media resources to choose from, and many materials such as assemblies and certificates that could prove useful to Head of Years. All resources are differentiated appropriately and labelled with key year groups.
Dystopia: The Hunger Games Introduction
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Dystopia: The Hunger Games Introduction

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This lesson will give students an understanding of subjugation as a concept, and will allow students to detect evidence of government subjugation in an extract of ‘The Hunger Games’. After they have completed some analysis questions, students will be writing their own ‘choosing ceremony’ scene, and peer-reviewing each other’s creative efforts at the end.
Storm on the Island Context Lesson
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Storm on the Island Context Lesson

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Lesson includes a word of the week (impregnable) with accompanying questions, context on Heaney, Stormont and The Troubles, a first reading of the poem and group/discussion work activities.
Wind - Ted Hughes Analysis (LA)
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Wind - Ted Hughes Analysis (LA)

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This lesson teaches students to find violent verbs and onomatopoeia in Hughes’ poem ‘Wind’. This was made for my intervention year 7 sets, so would suit a year 5/6 class as well.
Tragedy in Romeo and Juliet
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Tragedy in Romeo and Juliet

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This is the third lesson in a 3 lesson mini-scheme on Tragedy in Shakespeare. However, this can easily be a standalone lesson. This lesson can be taught even if the students don’t have a prior knowledge of Romeo and Juliet.
Weekly Project: Class Newspaper
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Weekly Project: Class Newspaper

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This project allows students to work independently, and is split into instructions for 6 lessons. Lesson one and two will be a planning stage, in which the students will find their topic and research. Lesson three and four will be the writing stage, and a clear success criteria and newspaper template is provided for this. Lesson five and six will be the presentation stage, students are given instructions as to how to offer feedback verbally to each group.
Identity Poetry KS3
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Identity Poetry KS3

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Lessons and Resources for teaching an Identity Poetry SOW. Suitable for both higher and lower ability learners, differentiated to cater to both.
5 lessons on Satire (KS4)
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5 lessons on Satire (KS4)

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5 lesson SOW on satire and modern-world issues. Can fit with Unseen prose or a Non-fiction SOW. Complete with word of the week, resources to print, and a 12 question end-of-week quiz. Lesson one: Word of the week (satire) and satire to caricature. Lesson two: Satire to criticise (focus on privilege and power inbalance) Lesson three: Satire to ridicule (focus on conspiracy) Lesson four: Satire for humour (focus on controversy, scandal and mockumentary) Lesson five: Low stakes quiz, recap of key concepts and creative tasks
3 lessons on Dystopian Fiction
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3 lessons on Dystopian Fiction

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Lesson one: Introduction to the dystopian genre, key concepts and terms Lesson two: Understanding Dystopian character archetypes Lesson three: Context behind dystopian fiction (understanding the link between history and literature)
Reading Display
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Reading Display

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This display is great for encouraging reading in your classroom. The butterflies are also resources that can be completed by students before being stuck on the wall.
Romantic Poetry: Finding Techniques (Low Level)
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Romantic Poetry: Finding Techniques (Low Level)

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Very low-level differentiated lesson. Students will recap simple word types (adjective, verb, etc.), and simple language techniques. They will then try to find these techniques in the poem ‘Daffodils’. This is very scaffolded and should be quite straightforward.
Persuasive Writing: Creating a Travel Brochure
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Persuasive Writing: Creating a Travel Brochure

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This lesson will teach students: •Analysis techniques (on a sample brochure) •How to embed ambitious vocabulary into their persuasive writing •The structuring/planning a persuasive brochure • How to complete a thoughtful reflection
1984 Lesson: Key Concepts
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1984 Lesson: Key Concepts

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This lesson focuses on the key concepts in 1984: The War, Doublethink/speak, and Hate Week. By the end the students will be writing their own polemical pamphlet using doublespeak, promoting hate towards the new enemy (Eastasia) and promoting Eurasia as an ally.
Weekly Project: Time Person of the Year
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Weekly Project: Time Person of the Year

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This project allows students to work independently, and is split into instructions for 6 lessons. They will be writing an article on their ‘Time Person of the Year’, and in the final lessons, presenting it to the class. Lesson one and two will be a planning stage, in which the students will find their topic and research. Lesson three and four will be the writing stage, and a clear success criteria is provided for this. Lesson five and six will be the presentation stage, students are given instructions as to how to offer feedback verbally to each group.
Dystopian Fiction: 1984 Lesson
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Dystopian Fiction: 1984 Lesson

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This lesson explores the concept of totalitarianism, and has the students analyse the opening scene of 1984 in order to detect evidence of totalitarianism in the environment.
Titanic non-fiction analysis lesson
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Titanic non-fiction analysis lesson

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Lesson complete with a word of the week focus (adversity), a real Titanic diary entry, and guided annotation practice. Great for An Inspector Calls context, Non-Fiction analysis or Unseen Prose practice.