The first part of a poetic investigation using all those old copies of the AQA anthology from yesteryear. The assessment is designed to focuse on RAF2,3,5 and 7. Each poem is split into two lessons; the first focusing on the cultural aspects and the second on the language. ALL of these power points are rendered in pink to allow Dyslexic students to read them without the text glaring. Second part to follow....

Collection of three worksheets on the desert habitats, adaption and man's role in environmental change. One looking at the environments, one looking at adaption of camels and scorpions and another looking at the Human Impact on the environment.

I shall add to this as i create my power points. They will all follow the AQA Working with the Anthology Achieve a C textbook. Hope they prove useful to some.

Shows lessons building up to a reading assessment looking at RAF 2,3,4 and 5. These lessons are targeted at a top set Year 8 class with levels ranging from 5 - 7.

Collection of three worksheets on the ocean habitats, adaption and man's role in environmental change. One looking at the environments, one looking at adaption of sharks and whales and another looking human impact on the environment.

I am vexed (greatly vexed) at the generally poor quality of creative writing with students these days - they do tend to have a lot of their thinking done for them. Sadly, it seems to be something that is leeched out of them by a combination of an aggressive curriculum and teenage priorities. So, this is my answer - DUNGEONS and DRAGONS (Or D6 Dungeons and Dragons as I am now calling it). Simply put, it's a very simplified version of the original Dungeon's and Dragons - you need only a D6 (One dice), pens, paper and this power point to play. Try it out - I had some huge success with year 8, 9 and 11 classes instead of playing DVDs in the build up to the Christmas Break - it would work just as well for Easter, Summer and stand alone lessons where you have an awkward space to fill. Use this lesson when you are trying to answer this question - how can I teach kids to be more creative? There is some initial effort required on your part though - you will have to be the Dungeon Master in the example - but once you've got past this part, I am willing to bet you could leave the room and the kids won't have noticed. Additionally, I will be creating a series of themed "mission packs" for Christmas, Easter and Summer - you'll have to buy these (they take a while to make), but the start point is yours for free!!! LINK to Christmas Mission Pack - THE CASTLE OF TERROR! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/d6-dungeons-and-dragons-christmas-mission-pack-the-castle-of-terror-11462671

Collection of three worksheets on the freshwater streams and rivers, adaption and mans' role in environmental change. One looking at the environments, one looking at adaption of otters and frogs and another looking at the human impact on the environment. Information handout on otters and rivers.

Hopefully this will spare some of you the torture of having to create your own mock exam papers within the IGCSE English format.

A simple starter task getting students to compare cars across history and focusing on the recently redeveloped S-Type Jaguar.

17 lessons worth of resources targeted at children with minor to major EBD. These resources are also Dyslexic friendly. They are focused around the town of Leamington Spa, but this can easily be modified. The worksheets take the student through the beginning of a settlement to it’s modern day level of development.

Using the PEE format I've made user friendly sheets specifically relating to Spoken Language to help students plan and structure their responses. These are useful if the students are familiar with the terminology first.

I've taught this to top set year 8 and year 9 - had more success with the year 9s to be honest, but I think this would work with year 8s further in to the year. This was a series of lessons taught over the enormous 8 week half term. Hope the resources are useful to you!

Here you will find the reading lessons for my Lord of the Flies SoW for the low to mid ability (Learning outcomes measured against Levels 3 - 5). \nIMPORTANT: Lessons 6 and 7 use sound-clips which I couldn't upload - you will have to find suitable sound effects yourself.\nPlease feel free to add feedback and any suggestions.

Have had major success with this activity with a low ability group. Concept is centered around "A Tavern in Verona" and deals with events after the finish of the play. Students create and develop their own character. I have had un-confident and uncooperative students sustain their identified roles for 20 minutes with a video camera in their faces. Give it a whirl...

Contained within this pack is all the resources i used with a bottom set 9th Grade group. I had mixed success but i felt my teaching got stronger as i went through this topic. A starting point for those wondering where to start perhaps, or another way of looking at a topic thoroughly done.

I did this as an end of year task with my Year 7's. Essentially it is putting on a puppet show of Pyramus and Thisbe, the idea being that the students tell a modern version but using elements of Shakespearean language. Set up for SLAF 3 but easy enough to alter for SLAF 1 and 2.

OK, taught this for the first time to a bottom set year 9 class and they all got Band 3s and above for this (save one or two) so I'm calling it a success. I claim no credit for the speeches, I&'m just putting them on here for you to use. I found that it was necessary to make the students aware about politics and political terms BEFORE launching into spoken language study. The last resource is a useful revision booklet which I use throughout KS4 as a HW booklet. Hope it is useful for you.

Series of powerpoints designed to help students write their own Gothic Short Story.

As described - a poem, play and prose piece from the Renaissance era. The play and prose are summarized with a synopsis. Each sheet has comprehension questions that lead the students towards understanding.

To be taught following the completion of the speaking and listening side of this unit. A selection of resources geared very specifically towards the creation and improvement of a mystery story.