Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson. Suitable for Y6-Y8 . PowerPoint and resources for 12 lessons, plus assessment opportunity. Individual, paired and group actvities, guided reading, discussion questions, suitable for aud/vis/kin learners, lesson objectives clearly marked with adaptable tasks. Easily adaptable for different abilities. Each lesson is clearly marked with on screen explanations for each task. Separate resources and support materials available. Guidance for an assessment using an extract, of your choice, from Chapter 16 included.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH LITERATURE RESOURCE - This resource is aimed at KS3 students (in particular Years 7 and 8). The PowerPoint contains three lessons exploring the short story, The Comet by W.E.B Dubois. There is background information on the author and references to Black History Month. Lessons exploring language techniques and structure (tension graph). I have included the extract along with crossword resource, with answers. All the skills in these lessons directly relate to GCSE English Language AQA Paper 1 Creative Reading but can be used for other boards.

Two lessons looking at Victorian poetry: London by William Blake and A March Day in London by Amy Levy. Gives students the chance to study a GCSE poem alonsgide a lesser known poem. Lessons include: poems, PowerPoint, self/peer assessment, GCSE mark scheme (AQA) and worksheet. These resources have worked well with Year 9 to prepare them for GCSE poetry study, especially focussing on comparison. The peer and self assessment aspect helps students draw on where they are and what they need to do, to make improvements to their own analysis.