Lesson plan based on SoW from Edexcel

Love’s Dog by Jen Hadfield poem lesson for the Edexcel Relationships poetry anthology. Includes differentiated activities, worksheets, bonus challenges, context and more. Students analyse key sections of the poem and use student notes to improve their annotations. Perfect for KS4 GCSE and KS3 classes

40-slide editable PowerPoint and 4 worksheets Love’s Dog has been produced for the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Poetry Anthology and includes a range of teaching activities: An introduction to the poem and the poet Analysis of Love’s Dog by Jen Hadfield A copy of the poem and consolidation activities Exploring how Hadfield uses structure and form Studying the imagery used in Love’s Dog How and why Hadfield uses certain poetic techniques Language analysis - word choice and vocabulary The key themes of Love’s Dog

Revision Video for GCSE English Lit with EdExcel: Relationships Poetry

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As your class read the book, look at the poems and learn about poetry: structure, imagery, grammar, rhythm, rhyme, onomatopoeia and other conventions.

PPT presentation to aid students in their understanding and annotating of 'Love's Dog' by Jen Hadfield. Created for students using the Relationship cluster of poems for Edexcel English Literature for GCSE.

Lesson to support the teaching of Love’s Dog as part of the Edexcel Relationships Anthology. Find the 15 poem bundle on my TES page.

This 27 page unit includes the following graphic organizers: READING CONTRACT READING LOG Character Traits One Sentence Chapter Summaries for Dexter the Tough Problem and Solution DETAILS, DETAILS Your Chance to Act Like a Teacher Character Study Comparing and Contrasting the Setting to Where I Live Author Study Sequence of Events Cause and Effect Chapter Details A Picture of Your Favorite Event Main Idea Rising and Falling Action Predictions New Vocabulary Comparing and Contrasting My Personality Traits to the Main Character’s Personality Traits Conflict and Resolution About the Book Parts of Speech Details Story Elements

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Jen Hadfield’s poem 'Love’s Dog.’ It contains comprehensive sections on: Context; Line-by-Line Analysis; Poetic Devices/ Language Devices; Themes; Form/Structure; Poems for Comparison; Links to Wider Reading. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).

This 16-page resource booklet contains a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Jen Hadfield’s poem 'Love’s Dog.’ They are perfect for aiding the progress of students learning poetry either in KS3 and KS4 in preparation for poetry/unseen poetry at GCSE, as the tasks draw on English Literature assessment objectives - suitable for all examining bodies - it is clearly highlighted within each task regarding which assessment strands the task is designed to demonstrate. The booklet is provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers). Activities within the booklet include (amongst many others): ‘Analysing Context’ - helping students to ‘Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.’ ‘Analysing Subject Matter, Language and Structure’ - to help students to ‘Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.’ ‘Diary Entry’ - to help students to ‘Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. Make an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these.’ ‘The Speaker’ - to help students to ‘Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.’

a PP with analysis, worksheets and a homework task

Powerpoint exploring context of the poem plus analysis for GCSE Edexcel English Literature.

This PPT is designed to be used for teaching GCSE students the poem 'Love's Dog' by Jen Hatfield. The PPT was created in order to be user-friendly. It could, in theory, be used by an English teacher that has not even read the poem. It has the following main steps: 1] A starter that considers the poem's title. 2] A presentation of the poem itself that provides visuals and explanation of challenging vocabulary and references. 3] Focus on the form and structure of the poem, prompting interpretation - opportunity for short differentiated group work task. 4] A piece of model writing on the poem (188 words) that explores the imagery of one stanza and sets up further written responses from students. 5] A plenary. I am a qualified English teacher working in the UK.

This pack features a comprehensive breakdown of the poem 'Love's Dog'. The poem is broken down, line by line, stanza by stanza into manageable chunks for the students. The completed work packs, once completed, function as excellent revision guides for the students. There are two separate work packs - A is more challenging than B in order to stretch certain learners. I have used these in my SEN school and students who previously struggled with poetry concepts flew through the lessons.

This powerpoint takes you through a step by step analysis of each stanza, the background to the title and a potential comparison with My Last Duchess through a wide range of oral, active, written and thought provoking ideas, questions and images. This is everything you would need to teach this poem. Other poems in this collection are also available in my TES shop as is a bundle including all poems in the collection at a discounted rate.

‘Loves Dog’ by Jen Hadfield is a dynamic poem that explores the gifts and curses of a romantic relationship. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 18 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a glossary of terms, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!

Enjoy this engaging word search puzzle with your students. This puzzles contains lots of words about I Love Dogs. In our classroom, we have found that word search puzzles are great at engaging students. They also fit very well as filler activities and homework. Early finishers also love solving these puzzles. What is all included? ✔ Word search puzzle on I Love Dogs (PDF) ✔ Word search puzzle on I Love Dogs - Black & White (PDF) ✔ Puzzle Solution (PDF) Vocabulary Words Included): Bark, Kennel, Shake, Friend, Growl, Tail, Games, Howl, Training, Leash, Bone, Chew, Woof, Cuddle, Dog, Treats, Love, Companion, Sit, Ball, Joy, Roll, Faithful, Puppy, Collar, Dig, Fight, Bowl, Walks, Wag Get free resources, offers and discounts at PrintableBazaar

A full study guide for the poem ‘Love’s Dog’ by Jane Hadfield. Perfect for teaching and revision! Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the Edexcel GCSE ‘Relationships’ Poetry Collection. This digital + printable pdf resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY + SUMMARY SPEAKER + VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES ATTITUDES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete EDEXCEL GCSE POETRY BUNDLE here! Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

“Love that Dog Choice Board” is aimed at Year 6 or 7 (MYP 1). 12 fun post-reading activities including writing with empathy, acrostic poem, research, finding and explaining key quotations, illustration, letter writing… Each response could be presented for class display. My students used: https://padlet.com http://www.readwritethink.org/search/index.html?page=1&resource_type=16 https://whimsical.com https://www.wordclouds.com/ https://www.sketchboard.io/ I have included a Word version so that teachers can edit the resource.

This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with “Love That Dog” by Sharon Creech. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction – which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or Reader’s Workshop. Here's What You'll Get and Why: My goal was to make it easy to teach readers how to think about “Love That Dog” using a variety of comprehension strategies. That's why I've included page by page lesson plans, guided practice worksheets, and text-specific reader's notebook prompts for the following strategies: - Making Connections - Making Inferences - Visualizing - Understanding Text Structure - Synthesizing I also created an Extension Activity for early finishers. Next, I find that vocabulary instruction works best when it's done within the context of books that students are already reading. That's why I've included the following vocabulary resources: - Vocabulary Word List - Flash Cards (match words to pictures and match words to definitions) - Interactive Vocabulary Notebook Cards - Vocabulary Word Games Printable - Personal Vocabulary Word Bookmark This set of resources also includes the following: - Running Record Assessment - Answer Keys - Common Core State Standard Alignment - Spanish translation of the comprehension strategy practice pages, reader's notebook prompts (complete with Spanish Common Core “I Can” statements), and extension activities for use with “Love That Dog” - BONUS: Surprise Sample Resource I hope that you will enjoy using my resources along with your copy or copies of “Love That Dog” by Sharon Creech. If you have any questions about the resources included in this set please email me at AmyMackenzie@BookPagez.com. It will be my pleasure to reply and help you in any way I can.