Lesson 4 in a 5 lesson sequence to help improve descriptive writing techniques. Used with low ability KS4 but can be easily adapted up or down as required.

A selection of fully prepared powerpoint lessons to teach the fantastic book by Morris Gleitzman. Each powerpoint is split into sensible and workable sections of the book with activities to suit a range of learners. There are 14 individual lessons but a couple of the powerpoint slideshows have been further split to 2 or more lessons depending on the level of learners, there is also an extra lesson using the media suite (if you have access) to create character profile poster - great for classroom displays. Included are a practice and 'for real' reading assessment based on a character in the book. So all in all about 17 complete and fully resourced lessons. I have taught this book a number of times and some of the students really get involved and enjoy the story, characters and activities. Please leave a review if you purchase this - it will help others decide if the work is useful.

Worksheet to help analysis of an Unseen Poem - You Being Born. Can be used for cover work, independent learning lesson and homework too. This document is a PDF doc with text boxes for students to type directly in to. Perfect for homework. Saves printing at home and means document won’t reformat incorrectly on various computer versions of Word that students might have - typical problem I have found! Highlighting and drawing students attention to language and structural devices and the effect on the reader before answering an exam question.

A two week (7 lesson) scheme of work introducing students to Paper 1, (Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing) of the new AQA English Language GCSE. The aim is to introduce students to the format of the exam and teach them the skills needed to analyse unseen prose extracts. The scheme of work focuses on an extract from the opening the short story 'Propping Up The Line' by Ian Beck - I have not been able to upload this due to copyright restrictions but it is available online. Originally for KS3 (Yr9) working towards their end of term assessment but can be used with mid/low ability KS4 or very easily adapted for more able. All slides are editable and can be easily changed if you want to use a different text. Each question is separated into a lesson with starter activities, opportunities for self and peer assessment, homework and time allocated for redrafting based on analysis of the mark scheme too.

A3 Worksheet for Tissue Perfect for KS4 studying AQA Power and Conflict Useful for revision, cover lessons, homework, independent learning, working from home. Saves you time and effort putting this together yourself.

A3 Worksheet for War Photographer Perfect for KS4 studying AQA Power and Conflict Useful for revision, cover lessons, homework, independent learning, working from home. Saves you time and effort putting this together yourself.

A creative and differentiated homework menu for Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Creative and written tasks devised to foster independent learning and an autonomous approach to homework. 2 tasks to be completed over the week - 1 main and 1 starter or dessert. Hotness rating signifies level of task complexity or skill. I have added a time factor to the tasks as I found that they were rushing all of them regardless of hotness rating.

A creative and differentiated homework menu for Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Creative and written tasks devised to foster independent learning and an autonomous approach to homework. 2 tasks to be completed over the week - 1 main and 1 starter or dessert. Hotness rating signifies level of task complexity or skill. I have added a time factor to the tasks as I found that they were rushing all of them regardless of hotness rating.

A3 Worksheet for Checking Out Me History. Perfect for KS4 studying AQA Power and Conflict Useful for revision, cover lessons, homework, independent learning, working from home. Saves you time and effort putting this together yourself.

A creative and differentiated homework menu for Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Creative and written tasks devised to foster independent learning and an autonomous approach to homework. 3 tasks to be completed over the week - 1 starter, 1 main and 1 dessert. Hotness rating signifies level of task complexity or skill. On this one I actually added a time factor to the tasks as I found that they were rushing all of them regardless of hotness rating.

Worksheet to help analysis of an Unseen Poem - A Gull. This sheet has an example paragraph to support students in beginning their extended written response. Can be used for cover work, independent learning lesson and homework too. This document is a PDF doc with text boxes for students to type directly in to. Perfect for homework. Saves printing at home and means document won’t reformat incorrectly on various computer versions of Word that students might have - typical problem I have found! Highlighting and drawing students attention to language and structural devices and the effect on the reader before answering an exam question.

A3 Worksheet for The Emigree Perfect for KS4 studying AQA Power and Conflict Useful for revision, cover lessons, homework, independent learning, working from home. Saves you time and effort putting this together yourself.

A creative and differentiated homework menu for Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Creative and written tasks devised to foster independent learning and an autonomous approach to homework. 2 tasks to be completed over the week - 1 main and 1 starter or dessert. Hotness rating signifies level of task complexity or skill. I have added a time factor to the tasks as I found that they were rushing all of them regardless of hotness rating.

A great activity, getting students to consciously craft an effective description in only 11 sentences. 3 x documents included - each one could be a lesson each, or a perfect homework activity. Using the 11 sentence framework, they are able to think about the language choices they choose and ensure they include a variety of different discourse markers, punctuation and descriptive techniques - all needed for top level responses. Used for AQA Language paper 1, section B - but will work well with KS3 too. I have got some fantastic descriptions from my classes (top and bottom sets) using these, leave me some feedback if it works well for you!

Included is a week-long unit (4 lessons) introducing students to Shakespearean Context, in relation to Macbeth. Supernatural, Witches and Witchcraft Divine Right of Kings Gender in C17th Extract analysis on LMB Act1s7 Worksheets/booklets are ready to be sent out to students via email for them to complete at home. I have designed this for our Yr10 students to work through at home, introducing new content but not focusing too heavily on the actual text - something we will do afterwards. I have included PDF and Word versions so it is fully editable for you to add/adapt as required. Aimed at mid to low ability with more short answer responses but can easily be adapted to suit more able students. This is split into 4 hour long lessons with a range of tasks and contextual information to help with their understanding of Gender, Divine Right of Kings and Supernatural elements and an extract with exam question for them to practice applying that contextual knowledge.

A3 Worksheet for Extract from The Prelude Perfect for KS4 studying AQA Power and Conflict Useful for revision, cover lessons, homework, independent learning, working from home. Saves you time and effort putting this together yourself.

A3 worksheet for Charge of the Light Brigade Perfect for KS4 studying AQA Power and Conflict Useful for revision, cover lessons, homework, independent learning, working from home. Saves you time and effort putting this together yourself.

Sherlock Holmes - ‘The Speckled Band’ 10 lesson booklet. Full booklet of 10 lessons to be completed alongside the story (available to download as a PDF from https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/). I made this booklet of lessons for my low ability Yr9 class as I was due to be off work for 2 weeks for elective surgery but will be perfect for 2 weeks of home learning or cover work. My class managed to keep up and enjoyed the activities and the story in general. Each lesson has a learning objective and a range of tasks, such as reading, summarizing, extended writing, literacy tasks, creative tasks etc. so will be good for any ability. Most lessons have extension tasks too. Can be used for KS3 and lower ability KS4. I printed the story and booklet into A5 booklets for each pupil but could be printed A4 or even emailed to pupils directly to save paper.

Worksheet to help analysis of an extract from Sherlock Holmes, A Study in Scarlet. The sheet fits nicely with AQA Lang Paper 1 as the tasks are linked to Paper1 Q1-3 Highlighting and drawing students attention to particular words, phrases and structural techniques to help them understand how to effectively analyse C19th literature. Can be used for cover work, independent learning lesson and homework too. This document is a PDF doc with text boxes for students to type directly in to. Perfect for homework. Saves printing at home and means document won’t reformat incorrectly on various computer versions of Word that students might have - typical problem I have found!

A3 Worksheet for Remains Perfect for KS4 studying AQA Power and Conflict Useful for revision, cover lessons, homework, independent learning, working from home. Saves you time and effort putting this together yourself.

Power and Conflict Poetry Worksheet to help lower ability understand how to plan and begin an essay using the two poems, War Photographer and Remains. Perfect for Yr10 and Yr11.