This scheme requires students to create effective character descriptions, analysing characters from Roald Dahl's, The Hitchhiker. It also focuses on the implicit and explicit meaning of language, along with the effects of foreshadowing and pathetic fallacy. Year 7 Top ability would enjoy this scheme, although could also be adapted for less able students.
This resource is excellent for students to establish how writers create tension in their writing. It requires students to analyse how tension is created in film and then look at the difference in tension and writing. This is an excellent lesson if you are being observed and it allows pupils of all abilities to progress at a fast pace.
A Power point that has a range of lesson starters that will assist students with questions 1 in paper 1 and 2 and Section B of paper 1. Very handy for a starter or quick revision exercises.
A set of 3 lessons which explores the language and structure of the ballad and a creative writing lesson which lends itself to the AQA Section B Paper 1.
This is a series of 10 lessons, initially designed for year 8, although could be used for KS3 in general. The lessons cover a different poem each, including Half Caste, This is the Place, Nothing’s Changed, Search for my Tongue and Limbo. The lessons are clear, fun and engaging.
This resource is an excellent way to teach students the concept of the term connotation. Initially it asks students to analyse colours, font and images and eventually students will write a complete analysis on a logo. The full lesson is on a very colourful Powerpoint. Great lesson if you're being observed and the students seem to enjoy it. This lesson will then lead on to looking at the connotations of words and writer's effects. This could also be a handy resource for GCSE Media. I would add an image but I can't seem to be able to. Trust me, you'll not be disappointed.
The is a Power Point which is over 100 slides and breaks down lesson by lesson, with clear objectives and success criteria. The scheme offers opportunity for assessment for reading and writing and mainly focuses on the detective genre. Two of the main story which the scheme focuses on is The Speckled Band and Lamb to the Slaughter. Students love the scheme and can be taught to higher ability groups and differentiated down to lower ability groups.
This is a great Powerpoint that could be used in conjunction with the book Stone Cold or any other novel relating to homelessness. The presentation highlights persuasive language techniques in television advertising and asks students to research a given homeless charity. Once this has been completed, students will then apply what they have learned in a presentation. The students will work in groups, and each are given a task to complete. This lesson develops students persuasive writing skills, along with team working skills and speaking and listening. This is a great lesson to have if you are being observed as the students learn loads and love it. I would put a picture up but I'm having difficulty uploading it.
The lessons explore the ballad of Charlotte Dymond, as well evaluate the key facts surrounding the murder. In the last lesson, students are required to create a ghost story in line with the ballad.
Here are three lessons which explores the ballad, The Lady of Shalott. It looks at the background of the ballad, and makes links with King Arthur and Sir Lancelot. The lessons require students to analyse the poem, along with writing a piece of descriptive writing based on the ballad at the end.
Here are 3 lessons which I prepared during the lockdown, based on the Highwayman ballad. The lessons explore the ballad along with implementing tasks which lend themselves to the language papers in preparation for GCSE. These leesons would be suitable for years 7 or 8.
This Powerpoint encourages students to be creative in using language devices, whilst creating poetry and thinking carefully about their choice of words. Wonderful lesson for an observation, the students absolutely love this. The students are asked to create a wacky headline, by choosing an adjective, a noun, a verb and another noun. These are written on specific coloured paper. The teacher then mixes these up and creates a wacky headline. I.e. Silly Policeman Stamps on Penguin. The students then have to create a poem based in this which incorporates certain language devices. There is an example written by me which can be analysed and modelled before the students commence their writing. For lower ability students, these headlines could be illustrated. Fantastic lesson!!!
3 lessons which explores the language and structure of Homeless Jack, along with a creative writing lesson which lends itself to the AQA Section B Paper 2.
