The following is a basic introduction to movie media for 6th-7th grade. It requires the use of the DVDs of Stormbreaker and the 2005 version of Beowulf (the age appropriate one). It also makes use of Oxford University Press 'Beowulf' text (Keeping and Crossely-Holland). Students start by looking at how heroes and villians are typically represented in movie and television, then study conventions of DVD covers, and finally focus on review writing.

The last 7 lessons for a unit on Private Peaceful. I found the SOW online,adapted it slightly, and created PPTs to accompany the scheme, so I cannot take full credit for each individual lesson. Final assessment for my group was a Speaking and Listening task, but it could easily be adapted to include a writing assessment, or you could create your own. There is one electronic resource missing here, as I did not scan the second text. All you'd need is a copy of 'All Quiet on the Western Front'

The following resources were created as part of a transition unit at the end of KS3. It is meant to revise skills for reading, annotating and analyzing poetry in preparation for the new WJEC English spec. Skills studied in this unit are meant to aid in critical analysis and essay writing. There is also a Speaking and Listening task, which should be assessed using GCSE specifications.

Adapted a scheme of work to create the resource. Include Speaking and Listening assessment tasks. Handout is a pre-reading research activity.

<p>Lessons based around a whole class reading of Louis Sachar’s novel ‘Small Steps’. This is only ‘part one’ of the complete unit; going from an introduction where students watch the film HOLES and discuss (Can do a S&L assessment); and then introduce the novel and read Chapters 1 - 7; with comprehension questions and empathetic writing tasks. I will continue to upload as I create the unit.</p>

<p>I didn’t create the idea; but I’ve reviewd it a bit and created a PowerPoint presentation that you can use with the handouts that I’ve borrowed from another user.