A comprehensive unit using a variety of Science Fiction (short) stories, focusing on reading for meaning and locating information in a text. Topics covered include: Exploring the genre of science fiction; scripting and performing a short play; and designing and marketing a ‘new world’ and ‘housebot’. The short stories covered are- The prologue to ‘The Illustrated Man’, ‘The Veld’, ‘The Rocket’, ‘Examination Day’, ‘Compassion Circuit’, and ‘A Sound of Thunder’.

A mini scheme of work that leads to the writing of a short narrative. The powerpoint is broken down into a series of lessons and contained within this folder are all the supporting resources. I created this as exam preparation with the intention that once the class had written a narrative they could then see how their story could be adapted to fit a number of exam style questions (with a little tweaking.) It could also be used to help prepare for a controlled assignment.

A series of exam based resources that focus specifically on the Cambridge IGCSE Reading Paper, Question 3. You will require the relevant exam papers to go with these. These can usually be found on the Cambridge Exam board site or from ExtremePapers.com.

Series of lesson powerpoints aimed at key stage 3 based on the book 'Street Child.' Further lessons and resources can be found in additional collections.

Further lesson powerpoints and supporting resources on the book 'Street Child' aimed at key stage 3.

A series of powerpoints to support the analysis and discussion of science fiction tropes and genres. I wrote the scheme of work and it has been adapted for different ability classes. These powerpoints therefore do not necessarily tie in with the exact lessons as outlined on the scheme. Invariably as it has been taught I have changed it quite a lot for the different classes. I have uploaded these becuase they might be useful.

The Romeo and Juliet Coursework workbook (there is one aimed at lower ability syudents as well) deals with Juliets relationship with her parents and how it changes. The essay question is 'Examine act 1 scene 3, and act 3 scene 5 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. What impression do you receive of Juliet’s parents? Do you sympathise with the way they treat their daughter?&' The workbook is broken down into sections with the idea that each section should be written up to form a different section of the essay. Homeworks and some powerpoints are included to support the coursework pack.

Adapted from the Point Evidence Explanation mobile idea from teachit, a structured introduction to using PEE using The Specked Band . Instructions / lesson plan on using PEE and making PEE mobiles. A series of examples modelled and 2 templates for class to create own PEE chains. Also including short extracts of text about Dr Roylott leading to an assessed piece of writing using PEE. Thanks teachit for giving me the idea! These have helped enormously with a lower ability year 8 class, hope they will benefit others.

A coursework pack for 'A Christmas Carol&' The students complete the different sections which will become the sections of the coursework essay. All other resorces are to support the coursework pack. The catchup task is a condensed version of the coursework pack used when you need to squeeze that missing piece of coursework out of a student very quickly! Highly structured. Suitable for low to mid ability groups.

A series of lessons based on an article called ' I see a Killer Die.' That culminate in a piece of coursework being completed. These series of lessons are geared specifically towards the Cambridge IGCSE though I am quite sure that they could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Final series of lesson powerpoints and supporting resources on the book 'Street Child'. This section also contains the scheme of work as a whole.

A series of exam based resources that focus specifically on the Cambridge IGCSE Reading Paper, Question 1. You will require the relevant exam papers to go with these. These can usually be found on the Cambridge Exam board site or from ExtremePapers.com.

The My character literacy plus scheme of work broken down into lesson by lesson powerpoints and adapted slightly. The class it was used for was relatively low ability so there is a lot of repetition and reinforcement over the slides. The unit focuses on sentence construction and accurate punctuation. The scheme of work and slides are not my own work they have been taken directly from the DfeS site. However, the powerpoints have then broken this down a little bit more. I hope it helps.

A series of exam based resources that focus specifically on the Cambridge IGCSE Reading Paper, Question 2. You will require the relevant exam papers to go with these. These can usually be found on the Cambridge Exam board site or from ExtremePapers.com.

A series of powerpoints and activities on the poems from The Songs Of Ourselves collection for Cambridge IGCSE.

Worksheets, and other resources to go with the uploaded lessons on Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror.

A series of lessons on powerpoint covering cluster 2 poetry. Admittedly some of these have been adapted from what other people have done, however I have tried to cover different aspects and link it all together. (I have used someone else 'Britishness', a lot of &'Not my Business&'; and some of the 'Hurricane Hits England&' are from elsewhere so thank you to whoever I got those from - like I say just putting them all together) , There is a strong focus on the assessment objectives and these link to each of the lessons. Hope they will be of benefit to others.

A selection of powerpoints based on the book Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror. Each powerpoint will be a complete 4 part lesson. Tasks cover reading and writing. Resources to go with powerpoints uploaded separately.

: A comprehensive unit using a variety of Science Fiction (short) stories, focusing on reading for meaning and locating information in a text. This unit also encompasses a drama speaking and listening assessment and includes a number of topics to be discussed informally throughout the lessons. Topics covered include: Exploring the genre of science fiction; scripting and performing a short play; and designing and marketing a ‘new world’ and ‘housebot’. The short stories covered are- The prologue to ‘The Illustrated Man’, ‘The Veld’, ‘The Rocket’, ‘Examination Day’, ‘Compassion Circuit’, and ‘A Sound of Thunder’. Teachers can choose the ones they think best suited to their own class. There are accompanying tasks for all of the texts. The last lessons / tasks of the unit are very creative and the work created and produced by the classes should be used for display. This is the second set of resources uploaded to go with year 8 science fiction scheme part 1

A series of lessons and activities based on the book The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury. This is one of my favourite books of all time, so my Head of Department bought a set and allowed me to teach exam skills through it. All of the tasks are geared towards the Cambridge IGCSE English exam syllabus. While it is not a set text, it is a fabulous book that lent itself to teaching skills required for the reading papers (mostly the core paper.) The lessons all have a specific exam focus in mind. There are a selection of packs uploaded to cover a number of lessons.

A series of PowerPoint lessons about the Tempest aimed at students studying the Cambridge IGCSE Literature syllabus. They could also be used for other exam boards.