Offering 18 years of English Language and Literature experience with: AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas.
Currently, teaching A Level English Language and GCSE English Language and Literature in an FE setting - providing lessons and training documents aimed at updating pedagogy.
Private tutor and Education Consultant, working with schools and colleges, delivering teaching and learning development sessions.
Lessons created for: Entrance Exams, SATs, GCSE, FS and A Level.
Previous PGCE Mentor.
Offering 18 years of English Language and Literature experience with: AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas.
Currently, teaching A Level English Language and GCSE English Language and Literature in an FE setting - providing lessons and training documents aimed at updating pedagogy.
Private tutor and Education Consultant, working with schools and colleges, delivering teaching and learning development sessions.
Lessons created for: Entrance Exams, SATs, GCSE, FS and A Level.
Previous PGCE Mentor.
A fab 32 page interactive quiz that I created to aid with the knowledge and understanding of language features. Each quiz question has embedded timers attached to promote engagement in the class room.
The quiz can be used as a form of formative assessment, to address misconceptions or to simply just have some fun in he classroom at the end of term.
Answers are included.
The quiz covers:
hyperbole
rule of three
irony
emotive language
imperatives and many others.
A great buy to take you through a full 1 hour lesson.
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are modes of persuasion used to convince audiences. They are also referred to as the three artistic proofs (Aristotle coined the terms), and are all represented by Greek words.
A highly engaging and interesting lesson that focuses on the art of persuasive language by using the terms above, incorporating ‘The Art of Rhetoric.’ - Aristotle.
Additionally, it addresses the various ways to appeal to an audience, using: ethos, pathos and logos.
Lesson pack contains:
A 27 page PowerPoint
A video link to make notes from
A variety of examples of: ethos, pathos and logos with visual aids
Dual coding ideas for each of the persuasive writing techniques
A plenary task.
A great way to introduce both psychology and philosophy into a creative English session
Functional Skills Speaking and Listening PowerPoint and Question and Answer Session.
Full presentation that looks at both tasks required for speaking and listening FS Level 1/2 .
Includes non-verbal communication clip.
resource, non-verbal communication frame
marking scheme slide
full PowerPoint with examples
A great starting point lesson to help students understand the expectations of the assessments.
This lesson covers: Entry Level 3,Level 1 and Level 2 FS English Language and prepares learners for the formal speaking, listening and communicating assessment.
Pack Includes:
Informative 12 page PowerPoint
Think, discuss and share activity
Feedback, discuss and share activity
Discussion task on what makes effective speakers and listeners
Group work activity: what not to do during a discussion
Group work activity : what are the barriers to a good discussion
Share findings activity
Video link with questions about effective S+L
Group discussion task with prompts
A great introduction to S+L for all levels of FS English Language
A very informative 19 page guide that includes:
Thematic links grid to aid with comparing poems (Power and Conflict)
A full page of comparison discourse markers, demonstrating: similarities, differences, point development and alternative views.
Ozymandias: 7 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
London: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
Extract from The Prelude: 7 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
My Last Duchess: 8 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
The Charge of the Light Brigade, 8 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
Exposure: 7 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
Storm on The Island: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
Bayonet Charge: 7 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
Remains: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
Poppies: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
War Photography: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
Tissue: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
The Emigree: 6 quotes: including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
Checking Out Me History: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
Kamikaze: 6 quotes: including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.
A session that can be used either as an introductory to Q5 on Paper 2 or as a reflection/revision lesson. Suitable for both KS3 and KS4 learners.
Lesson addresses:
development of writing skills using CDAFOREST techniques
upgrading vocabulary, using Thesaurus tasks
PAFL (purpose, audience, form and language)
an example exam question focusing on letter form
make your viewpoint clear - includes planning and organising grid to support learners.
Six effective dual coding marking and feedback grids to use for English Language and Literature - can also be used for peer assessment and self-assessment.
A nine page PowerPoint introducing some of the characters from Romeo and Juliet. The lesson explores symbolism and metaphor of key characters in the play. Can be used in Year 6 or Year 7 to help understand the characters and personalities.
The PowerPoint addresses:
the significance of names
what is in a name: Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio
big question ‘who is Romeo and what role does he have in the play as a whole?’
who is Mercutio and what role does he play?
who is Tybalt and what does his name symbolise.
making predictions
A 45 page interactive quiz that can be used at both KS3 and KS4 level.
The quiz aims to inject a bit of fun and team spirit when teaching about language devices (which we all know can be onerous for some students)
The quiz also identifies the effect on the audience.
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Instructions:
Students pick a number on the grid which will then take them to a language device question.
If the answer is given successfully - brilliant, if not an answer is provided.
This quiz is great for: an introduction to language devices, revision purposes, to address any misconceptions or for end of term fun.
A very engaging and interesting lesson with resources- ideally suitable for KS4 English GCSE learners. Can be used for both AQA or EDUQAS as skills focused as opposed to question specific.
Pack includes:
FIRST PART: READING SKILLS
A 20 page PowerPoint
Reflection tasks on progress required for GCSE (language and inference)
Spotlight activities on’Arthur ;‘The Joker.’
Inference activities on character and relationships.
Two visual clips from ‘The Joker’ identifying positive and negative relationships between mother and son.
‘The Joker’ Script extract.
Quotation explosion examples and grid resource.
Key learning question ‘How does the writer use language to…?’ Accompanying example response.
SECOND PART: WRITING SKILLS
What is defamiliarization?
Example of clown description - ‘The art of making strange.’
Describing objects using the defamiliarization technique with a teacher example response - very entertaining, great for creaive and descriptive writing.
Mini peer assessment activity.
Two David Attenborough clips with descriptions - making the familiar unfamiliar.
Flash fiction 200 word challenge task - ‘The Joker’s’ Journal entry.
A very informative pack that can easily span over two or even three, one hour lessons. Looks at both reading and writing aspects.
A 22 page PowerPoint that thoroughly explores evaluation skills.These resources underpin the skills required across Q4 and Q5 on the GCSE Eduqas English Language exams. However, these resources can also be used as stand alone lessons, exploring the theme of evaluation skills.
Pack Includes:
-22 page PowerPoint
-x2 silent starter tasks
-Reflect -Recap - Revise tasks
-Progress tracker
-Overview of evaluation skills
-Top Tips on exam questions
Example exam questions
Lennie James ‘Knife Crime’ extract
Example evaluation answer
Speech writing regarding the dangers of knife crime
Example speech plan for students
Examples of speech engaging openers
Plenary task and self-assessment grid.
A comprehensive 22 page PowerPoint that can easily be used over two, one hour sessions.Suitabe for all GCSE exam boards when addressing ‘writing to argue,’ can also be used as a preparation lesson for speaking and listening ideas.
Pack Includes the following:
Do now task, four questions
Stretch and challenge tasks based on energy drinks.
Skills recap table that can be adapted, accordingly.
Discussion hooks and facts about health and energy drinks
Pros and cons table with lots of example ideas
Examples of structuring writing to argue answers
Writing conclusion examples
Speech writing
Identifying: purpose, audience, form and language task
Writing speech plan with imagery
I do, we do,yuo do activity- step by step guide to answering ‘a writing to argue’ question.
An informative lesson with plentiful activities that can be used for both Level 1 and Level 2 Functional Skills English.
Includes: four separate documents
An in-depth 17 page PowerPoint with a Level 1 City and Guilds Sample Paper 4 and Mark Scheme.
Level 1 and 2 QR code for more information on the requirements of the course
Spelling worksheet with answer sheet
Progress Tracker
Key Questions
Starter activity with instructions
List of all formats and structures for L1 and L2 FS English
Writing email poster with instructions
-Writing formal letter poster with instructions
Writing article poster with instructions
Writing report poster with instructions.
Purpose of text info slide
Reflection task.
An engaging PowerPoint, identifying the skills required for comparing writers’ attitudes and methods, using a controversial extract from Katie Hopkins- sure to get debates going in the classroom.
Key Elements:
Silent starter task - identifying attitude and methods from image.
Guided reading and annotation of text ‘Rescue Boats, Id Use Gunships to Stop Illegal Migrants.’ - Katie Hopkins.
Guided reading of second extract, demonstrating an opposing attitude toward migrants.
Writers’ attitude grids provided to aid with identifying attitudes demonstrated in both texts (lower ability resource)
Exemplar response to exam style question
Extension task, comparing how two different writers convey their attitude toward London - extracts provided on PowerPoint.
A great lesson to really enthuse and engage learners.
KS4 EDUQAS English Language GCSE .
A full and comprehensive 20 page PowerPoint that can easily span over two, one hour lessons.
The lesson includes the following:
Do now task
A fabulous knowledge organiser for both Paper 1 and Paper 2
Recap and reflect activity on evaluation skills
Core/Extension/Challenge task based on XFactor video clip
Reflect and recap questions
Paper 1 Q5 evaluation exam question
Paper 1 Q5 evaluation answer
Examples of both Component 1 and Component 2 evaluation questions.
Source A non fiction reading piece
Evaluation Success Criteria
Component 2 Writing Homework Challenge Task
Recap of PAFL
Can be used a s a great introduction to inference and deduction skills.
A fun and informative package (equivalent of two 1 hr sessions) that aids with the understanding of inference and deduction skills - the lesson also focuses on the differences between explicit and implicit language and structure ideas and how they can be recognised and explored further.
Package includes:
A 20 page PowerPoint with a variety of tasks.
Two reading extracts with both core, extension and challenge activities
Information retrieval resource ’ What Can You Remember?’ Plenary Grid.
A great 10 page lesson that explores key themes and motifs in the poem. A great introduction for Year 9/10 into poetry and annotations.
Lesson includes:
a thorough introduction to ‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker.
a 10 page PowerPoint
the poem and summary tasks to explore
clear annotations and questions that address key ideas in the poem.
a key learning question that addresses the themes of poverty.
an example answer to explore in class.
A informative PowerPoint with resources that underpin comparison skills required for the exam. Teaching learners how to demonstrate understanding of a text and select a range of relevant quotations to support findings.
Key Elements:
Summary starter task to compare and contrast images.
Skills re-cap - true or false task based on a number of statements.
Comparison between a 19th and a 21st century extract.
Addressing point of view.
Addressing status, roles and housework between the two sources.
Example comparison response.
Resources Included:
Images for comparison.
Summary grids for comparison (differentiated chart for lower ability groups)
Extract A and B (19th and 21st Century
Example response
10 page PowerPoint
A 32 page PowerPoint guide to answering Q4 on Language Paper 2 Viewpoints and Perspectives. Furthermore, identifying subject specific learning outcomes, using exam marking criteria.
Includes Key Elements and Resources:
Learning steps
Comparison connectives
Paper 2 overview
What Q4 is about
Examples of the question
Example answers
Comparison revision
Source A and Source B ‘Londoners’ and ‘Inside Supermarkets Dark Stores.’
Comparison grids - can be used for differentiation.
A flexible lesson that can be used for either KS3 or KS4. Features an introduction to Marley’s Ghost and the Ghost of Christmas Past
The lesson includes:
a sixteen page PowerPoint
quizzlet links, allowing studentsto match up words with their definitions or synonyms.
Key vocabulary tasks: pairing up synonyms with answers.
cloze activity
extract from A Christmas Carol
finding evidence tasks - four questions
synonym tasks
comprehension questions on both ghosts.