Entire Scheme of Work! Ready to use! Worksheets and powerpoints to accompany Coraline Book to film SOW. Takes the students through reading the book and watching the film, with two written and one Speaking & Listening assessment- a persuasive speech, an informative presentation and a film review. I made this in my NQT year and it is the first resource I've uploaded to the site, so please comment!

This is a lesson examining the Princes speech in Act 1 Scene 1, looking at the issue of his power-or lack of it. It was made for my very low ability year 10 group, mostly predicted Ds and Es, with a few C grades, so there is an extension task too.

This is just a quick lesson that looks at the links between the last ghost and death. Focus here is on the fear factor of the ghost, which could easily be linked to the fear of death but also the fear of an uncertain future. Please review and comment on how it could be improved if needed

A lesson for lower ability year 10 students to introduce them to Human Interest.

This lesson looks at Boudicca’s speech to her army as reported by the Romans. It focuses on the use of emotional language and what the purpose of using this language is. Space is left for teachers to include their own starter. I have created this lesson as part of a wider scheme of work about the speeches of powerful women through history, but this could work as a stand alone lesson, although learning objectives would need to be altered.

This resource focuses on the first stanza of the Raven. It looks at the rhyming pattern as well as the use of punctuation in the stanza. This lesson is part of a personal SOW, which eventually works towards students comparing two poems: The presentation of the Raven and The Tiger in William Blakes Tyger Tyger.

Suited to KS2 or low ability Year 7. Looks at the conventions of a fairy tale, using Baba Yaga stories. Includes link to animated version of Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Fair. I used this as a build up to an assessment where students had to complete a fairy tale having been given an opening

This resource is an introduction to the idea of monsters. It could be used as an introduction to either the novel or play adaption. It links to the theme of what makes evil, and how we judge evil.

Opening lesson for The Windsinger by William Nicolson. Focus on what a dystopian is and comparison to other YA texts students may have read. Links to history where students consider real life examples of dystopians.

A lesson to try and get students to think about the dangers of credit cards. You will need internet access for the students to go on their fake shopping spree, or you can get some argos catalogues instead.

For some reason this didn't upload last time so have re uploaded. This takes the class from reading the book to comparing it to the film version. Handouts and PowerPoint are available here: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Coraline-Book-to-Film-Handouts-6066062/

An alternative approah to Chapter three, focusing on the practice of Foot binding.

This is the orginal lesson plan http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/teen-pregnancy.cfm I have made it into a PowerPoint which focuses on making students think about the impact of pregnancy. You may wish to change the slide about where to go to for support to reflect your local area-mine is for Birmingham

This is a simple resource looking at the Lit question for Christmas Carol. The focus is on how to tackle the first bullet point, referring back to the extract provided. First students start with an example to work through together, using the description of the Ghost of Christmas Present, picking out key word. Then they read through the description of the dance The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to, Finally there is a market place activity leading up to the writing of an essay. Teachers may wish to extend this over two lessons.

A Woosh for the Christmas Carol, with a few key quotes identified. Wrote this with GCSE students in mind.

SOW and the first lesson in a short SOW on the Necklace. Should last about two weeks. First lesson looks at the background and introduces the students to the Historical and Social Context

The Second Lesson in the series for Teacher's Dead. Focuses on types of openings. All Resources included, except target cards, as these would be specific to the class you are teaching. Aimed at Low ability Year 9

The first lesson for Chinese Cinderella, looking at Autobiographies.

Opportunities to work on Speaking and Listening skills, looking at how Newspapers use opinions that sound like fact etc. Aimed at Low ability Year 9

Introductory Lesson for before reading Teacher's Dead, aimed at low ability Year 9. Unfortunately, the video was unable to upload onto the TES, but I was able to upload it to Youtube and the link is included.

A lesson looking at the first few paragraphs of a Christmas Carol, focusing on how Dickens describes Scrooge