Secondary English resources

Directions for use: The aim of this activity is for children to cut the pictures along the dotted lines, and then to order them correctly to spell a word. Children glue the pictures on the recording page provided and then write the word that they have built.

Directions for use: The aim of this activity is for children to cut the pictures along the dotted lines, and then to order them correctly to spell a word. Children glue the pictures on the recording page provided and then write the word that they have built.

A PowerPoint lesson based on addressing the poetry comparison question in Section B of the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature paper 1. It includes a brief overview of the paper, a discussion on the requirements of the mark scheme plus a guide to planning and structuring the answer.

This scheme of work is from an old AQA A level specification. It specifically explores McEwan’s method (old AO2) chapter by chapter, and offers questions for debate (AO3). Although not current, it might be useful for wider reading or other specifications in which McEwan is still current. The scheme of work is most useful at A level 16-18.

This 16-page resource booklet contains a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Edward Kamau Brathwaite’s poem 'Limbo.’ They are perfect for aiding the progress of students learning poetry either in KS3 and KS4 in preparation for poetry/unseen poetry at GCSE, as the tasks draw on English Literature assessment objectives - suitable for all examining bodies - it is clearly highlighted within each task regarding which assessment strands the task is designed to demonstrate. The booklet is provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers). Activities within the booklet include (amongst many others): ‘Analysing Context’ - helping students to ‘Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.’ ‘Analysing Subject Matter, Language and Structure’ - to help students to ‘Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.’ ‘Diary Entry’ - to help students to ‘Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. Make an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these.’ ‘The Speaker’ - to help students to ‘Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.’

A great bundle. Year 5 Literacy planning. And half a million Fractions questions plus equivalent fractions worksheets. This is a zip file containing Literacy planning for a year 5 class (Autumn term). It consists of 14 short term plans I designed. There is one Literacy lesson per day. You will get 14 Microsoft Word documents. They are based on the Greek myths. I’ve also included for free some extra teaching materials that you can use. I’ve included too 3 medium term plans , one for each term). These cover plans and ideas not just for Literacy, but other subjects as well. I’ve also included an extra week from the next term. Feel free to use it to plug any gaps. This will help you do your own planning. Feel free to cut and paste into your own school’s plans. Ideal for someone who had to do a term’s supply like I had to do. Please bear in mind: every school is different. My plans assume you have the aide of a TA, but this is not essential. There is no differentiation in the planning. Everyone does the same thing to the best of their ability. you may want to add your own detail. These are short term plans remember. I have used walts and wilts. Your school may do something different. A very few number of weeks have a small gaps for things like tests and inset days. Use the extra week one planning for the next term (included for free) if you wish.

A bundle of work loosely themed around superheroes. You can easily adapt the wording an images to suit the interests of your students. covers creative writing, persuasive writing and using speech.

A lesson based on puzzling openers in books.

A series of six planning sheets where students can consider possible questions that they could get in their AQA English Literature Paper 1 exam. Students are provided with exam-style questions, extracts and spaces to plan that will ensure students meet the needs of AO1, AO2 and AO3.

7 lessons based around narrative writing, including 200 word challenges, grammar and writing techniques.

AQA Lit Paper 2, unseen poetry question based on Pie Corbett’s ‘City Jungle’. Includes exemplar response.

This A4 document contains all of the key information for studying ‘Romeo and Juliet’. This includes: Key characters with a brief description Key words/ phrases with a brief description Context Themes Summary/ overview Much more! This is perfect for lower ability/ SEN/EAL students. It can be used as a introduction/ summary document, laminated and put on desks for students to refer to, as a differentiated resource or as a revision document.