This resource has a presentation that looks in detail at the Thomas Hardy's poem The Man He Killed, which is annotated. Notes poems to compare it to and then looks at how you might plan for an essay. Sample essay extract included which identifies criteria for assessment.
Use these cards to help with differentiation. Pictures and explanations are included for EAL learners. Where possible I have added a link to more information (extension tasks/homework?)
Cards can be given to individuals or groups or can be used for revision purposes. Can also be used for AfL (get pupils to peer assess how successful a character/form has been by using the cards as a guide/tick list and using the drama specific terminology.
A PowerPoint which can be used as an introductory lesson to learn something about your new class whilst teaching them the skills of summarising and appealing to an audience. Great for use at the start of a year if wanting work for displays. Includes option of peer assessment.
Can also be used as an independent cover lesson.
For use with KS3 or even year 5&6.
Thorough level descriptors for KS3 drama which are a combination of suggestions from the Arts Council as well as other sources.
Broken down into Making, Performing and Evaluating with some cross-over.
Self Assessment sheet is a condensed version with 'doubles' taken out.
Very handy for when Ofsted visit as criteria are easily adapted to Learning Objectives.
An editable revision mat/knowledge organizer for the novel Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman with plot overview, key quotes, language and structure techniques, context all on one side of A4. Great reference tool or revision sheet. Created for the GCSE AQA English Literature paper.
The first lesson in a whole scheme of work. This lesson focuses on the conventions of Pantomime and can be used as a stand alone lesson. Has example video clip and fairytale summaries. This scheme refers to Levelled Objectives that can be found in my KS3 Drama Level Descriptors Resource also available in my shop.
Lesson/unit of work can be used with KS3 and also Year 6 classes. Best done before Christmas as it leads to a short Pantomime performance which can be shown to parents in a live performance or pre-recorded and played to parents for a Christmas show.
Created for AQA GCSE Drama (New Spec) this lesson introduces the students to the different roles available within Theatre and their responsibilities. The activity aims to get them to decide which role is the most important by having them argue it out in the context of a balloon debate. Obviously, as it’s drama, students will be in role.
The Activity cards can later be used as revision cards for the written element of the exam or can be used to consider a different angle in a given scene eg, what might the costume designer think about this scene?
The third lesson in a Unit of work on Pantomime. In this lesson, pupils work in groups and focus on creating 9 still images to tell the story of their pantomime.
Levelled Objectives are taken from the KS3 Drama Level Descriptors Resource also available for download.
Fancy a bit of detective work?
An original twist which makes analysing poetry a little bit more fun.
The first lesson in a scheme of work looking at Carol Ann Duffy's poems. This lesson focuses on making links between the titles and introduces the idea of 'childhood' as a focus for a controlled assessment essay.
A powerpoint with notes for the teacher to help with delivery.
Use as a starter activity, during Registration/Form Time or as a quick homework.
Key words linked to Christmas - great to check spelling. Good to use as an introduction to further work/talk about Christmas.
Suitable for KS2/3
A great 'introductory' lesson for Grades 6-10 that can serve as a 'getting to know you' task and finished work can also be used for display.
A one-off lesson that looks at books covers and blurbs with an outcome that pupils will create their own book covers about themselves using some of the techniques they have identified.
Includes an art aspect (and encourages thinking about intended audience)
The first lesson in a unit of work on the novel 'Two Weeks with the Queen' by Morris Gleitzman.
This lesson focuses on reading strategies and looks at the first chapter of the novel.
A fun but focused revision tool in the form of an advent calendar for A-Level pupils studying Hamlet.
Revision tasks are colour coded to focus on key areas: Form and Structure; Language; Context; Themes and Literary Criticism.
Pupils will open a window each morning and complete the said task of which there are a wide variety such as listening to podcasts, making flash cards, considering essay questions and looking in depth and soliloquys to name a few.
The slides can be printed on to card, they may be a little fiddly to put together (the boxes should be cut to create the windows and then the frames stuck together) but worth it for a bit of (educational) fun.
It should put a stop to the ‘I don’t know how to revise for English Literature’ argument.
