The extract is a non-fiction account of the events leading up to the Titanic disaster. The lesson includes: an eyewitness account, a description of the ship, information on the different classes of passenger, and the different reasons passengers had for traveling. This important contextual information helps students understand the “Unsinkable” comment made by Arthur Birling in Act 1. There are comprehension questions, along side some activities which allow students to look at the features of non-fiction texts. This resource would also suit History topics, such as Social History. It can easily be amended to suit KS3 or even able KS2 students

This lesson allows KS3 students to consider the themes, language and structure of a text of an autobigraphical text. The extract is approached on a step-by-step basis, making the resource suitable for KS3 students beginning GCSE style studies or weaker KS4 students who find Language Paper 1 texts challenging. This resource is also suitable as practice material for SATS or 11+ reading and writing tasks The subject matter is popular and allows students to apply prior knowledge and context to the text. There is also an original / creative writing task, which allows students to develop ideas they have considered in the extract

This extract gives weaker students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a fiction text. The extract is from the Carnegie Prize winning Children’s novel ‘Whispers in the Graveyard’. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. The second part gives questions which follow the style of Language Paper 1 for AQA - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. This lesson can easily be edited for the Edexcel exam specification, or any other exam board. This extract considers supernatural themes, and is a suitable resource for a scheme with introduces the Gothic theme to students. This lesson is suitable for KS4 students, but it can easily be adapted to suit KS3 students as an introduction to GCSE English Language Paper 1 The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract.

This non-fiction extract is taken from ‘The Uncommercial Traveller’. In this extract, Dickens writes about his experience visiting a workhouse. This resource has been created for Victorian England themed lessons. This text gives students a simplified and broken-down way of accessing non fiction text. The lesson includes vocabulary building, comprehension and analysing language features. There are opportunities for students to share their prior knowledge and incorporate this into their understanding of the text. This lesson would be suited to lessons based around ‘A Christmas Carol’, particularly Stave 1 - “Are there no workhouses?” Also a general introduction to Victorian literature. In addition, this would be of interest to students studying Victorian Social history.

The first part of this lesson consists of a reading comprehension task with contextual information about workhouses, the Poor Law, and the use of treadmills in prisons. The contextual information gives pupils an insight into the motivation behind Scrooges comments to the portly gentlemen in Stave 1. “Are there no prisons?” etc. Then the resource contains an extract from Stave 1 of the novel ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens, taken from the moment when the Portly Gentlemen visit Scrooge, and ask for a charitable contribution. There are basic comprehension questions, language analysis questions, vocabulary questions and a theme question looking at Poverty. This resource is based on skills needed for Literature Paper 1 (all exam boards) but it is modified to make it accessible for pupils of all abilities.

This is an extract based activity on a popular novel - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This lesson is suitable for GCSE students preparing for Literature exams, or for KS3 students who are looking at the work of Dickens for the first time. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this extract. This extract gives students a simplified and broken down way of accessing the text. The lesson poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. This lesson can easily be edited for the AQA or Edexcel exam specification.

This resource has been created for Victorian England Christmas themed lessons. This lesson gives students a simplified and broken-down way of accessing a non fiction text. There are opportunities for students to share their prior knowledge and incorporate this into their understanding of the text. Included is a writing task and a creative activity which allows students to imagine they are living in the Victorian world. This lesson is suitable for KS2 / KS3 students, but it can easily be adapted to suit KS4 students, particularly those who are less able. As the focus is on Victorian themes, this lesson can be used as pre-reading material for Victorian texts such as ‘A Christmas Carol’. This resource could also be used as part of a History scheme, looking at Traditions in Victorian Britain

This is an extract based activity on a popular novel - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This lesson is suitable for GCSE students preparing for Literature exams, or for KS3 students who are looking at the work of Dickens for the first time. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this extract. This extract gives students a simplified and broken down way of accessing the text. The lesson poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. This lesson can easily be edited for the AQA or Edexcel exam specification.

This is an extract based activity on a GCSE style Language Paper 1 exam text. The extract is taken from ‘The Book Thief’ by Marcus Zusak. The novel is set during WW2, which is a popular subject. Pupils can bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about the text. This extract gives students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a full GCSE exan extract. This resource allows students to access the text in a step by step way, building up to full exam style questions. The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract. Suited for KS4 students as practice for GCSE or for KS3 students building up to exam style studies.

This resource has been created for Victorian England themed lessons. This lesson gives students a simplified and broken-down way of accessing non fiction text. The lesson includes both comprehension and writing tasks. There are opportunities for students to share their prior knowledge and incorporate this into their understanding of the text. . This lesson is suitable for KS2 or KS3 students, but it can easily be adapted to suit KS4 students, particularly those who are less able. As the focus is on Victorian themes, this lesson can be used as pre-reading material for an introduction to Charles Dickens or as contextual information for Victorian texts such as ‘A Christmas Carol’.

This lesson allows KS3 students to consider the themes, language and structure of a text set in the Victorian England. The extract is approached on a step by step basis, making the resource suitable for KS3 students beginning GCSE style studies or weaker KS4 students who find Language Paper 1 texts challenging. This resource is also suitable as practice material for SATS or 11+ reading and writing tasks The subject matter is popular and allows students to apply prior knowledge and context to the text. This lesson can be used as a resource for an Introdution to Dickens lesson, a stand alone lesson for Great Expectations, or a resource which considers Gothic themes There is also an original / creative writing task, which allows students to develop ideas they have considered in the extract

This extract gives weaker students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a fiction text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. This is an extract-based activity on a popular novel. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. The second part gives questions which follow the style of GCSE Language Paper 1 suited to any exam board - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. The subject matter is popular, and the the extract allows students to look at suspense, sensory language, omniscience, characterisation and structural devices The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract.

This extract gives weaker students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a fiction text. The extract is from the beginning of The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. The second part gives questions which follow the style of Language Paper 1 - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. This lesson can easily be edited for the any exam specification. This extract can also be used for KS3 students working towards GCSE style questions The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract.

Oliver Twist This lesson allows KS3 students to consider the themes, language and structure of a text set in Victorian England. The extract focuses on the use of sensory language. The extract is approached on a step by step basis, making the resource suitable for KS3 students beginning GCSE style studies or weaker KS4 students who find Language Paper 1 texts challenging. This resource is also suitable as practice material for SATS or 11+ reading and writing tasks. The lesson can also be used as a general introduction to the work of Charles Dickens, or as a cross curricular resource looking at the social history of the Victorian era. The subject matter is popular and allows students to apply prior knowledge and context to the text. There is also an original / creative writing task, which allows students to develop ideas they have considered in the extract

The Signalman Charles Dickens This extract gives weaker students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a fiction text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. This is an extract-based activity on a popular ghost story. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. This lesson can easily be edited for any exam specification. The resource can also be used as a text for the study of Gothic fiction. This lesson is suitable for KS3 students, but it can easily be adapted to suit KS4 students, particularly those who are less able or as an introduction to GCSE Language Paper 1 The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract. There are writing activities to include vocabulary building, as well as the usual exam style writing activity, with 2 writing options.

Oliver Twist Charles Dickens This lesson allows KS3 students to consider the themes, language and structure of a text set in Victorian England. The extract is approached on a step by step basis, making the resource suitable for KS3 students beginning GCSE style studies or weaker KS4 students who find Language Paper 1 texts challenging. This resource is also suitable as practice material for SATS or 11+ reading and writing tasks. This lesson can also be used as part of a wider study of the works of Charles Dickens or as a cross curricular text showing poverty and crime in Victorian Britain The subject matter is popular and allows students to apply prior knowledge and context to the text. There is also an original / creative writing task, which allows students to develop ideas they have considered in the extract

Hard Times by Charles Dickens This lesson allows KS3 students to consider the themes, language and structure of a text set in Victorian England. The extract is approached on a step by step basis, making the resource suitable for KS3 students beginning GCSE style studies or weaker KS4 students who find Language Paper 1 texts challenging. This resource is also suitable as practice material for SATS or 11+ reading and writing tasks. The subject matter is popular and allows students to apply prior knowledge and context to the text. This lesson can also be used as a cross curricular History text looking at life / childhood in Victorian Times There is also an original / creative writing task, which allows students to develop ideas they have considered in the extract

This extract gives weaker students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a fiction text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. This is an extract-based activity on a popular novel. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. The second part gives questions which follow the style of Language Paper 1 for AQA - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. This lesson can easily be edited for the Edexcel exam specification. The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract. This lesson can be used as part of an introduction to the genre of Dystopian texts, or as a simplified text for weaker KS3 / KS4 students

This extract gives weaker students a simplified and broken down way of accessing an extract from a fiction text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. The second part gives questions which follow the style of Language Paper 1 for AQA - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. This lesson can easily be edited for the any exam specification. The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract. This lesson can also be used as a cross curricular text looking at Women’s rights around the world

The writing task is approached on a step-by-step basis, making the resource suitable for KS3 students attempting to write in GCSE style or weaker KS4 students who find written tasks challenging. The subject matter is popular and allows students to apply prior knowledge and context to the activities. There are writing activities to include vocabulary building and punctuation as well as the usual exam style writing activity. The skills-based writing activities allow students to build the earlier tasks in the lesson.