Students view slides and decide how poor literacy impacts on the public. They correct the errors and decide if being literate and accurate has an impact on how they are perceived by others. ALL ERRORS ON THE SLIDES ARE DELIBERATE ! See also PART TWO.

Ten ready to use ideas on ensuring you cover a Literacy aspect in your lesson. No effort required at all. All spelling errors etc are deliberate and form part of the challenge for students.

The old problem of the farmer/goat/cabbage and wolf brought to you in technicolour. Students work in teams or pairs to solve the problem and work out the best way to present their solution to the class. Works well as a starter for lots of objectives.

illustrated slide-show of the sonnet with italics to help understanding. Do give feedback if useful !

For Year 8 (can be adapted upwards). Lesson deals with theodicy and give students practice at creating mind maps as well as adding details to create more interest. All content needed is on the slides. No photocopying needed.

8th lesson in the series aimed at year 7 remote learners who cannot manage a whole hour of focus. Who can ?

Number 9 lesson which deals with vocabulary and the beginning of Chapter 3. Aimed at year 7s who find a whole hour of focus too much. I do too.

Number 10 in this series of lessons for years 7, 8 OR 9. Students have asked for shorter/more interactive material so this includes alternative media as well.

Illustrated slideshow of the poem.

Part two leads the student to Shakespeare and the reasons behind writing.

A set of slides providing creative writing/speaking/drama based stimuli. Can be used over KS3 and 4.

Lesson A in a series which will analyse language themes and character.

Selection from BBC website all in one place. Designed to get students thinking.

Illustrated slide show of the poem.Useful as revision tool or introduction to the poem.

Students reflect on chapters 14 & 15 and read chapters 16 & 17

' A little Learning is a dangerous thing..' Students assess their colleagues' ability to answer some basic questions.....urban myths. Answers provided and plenty to do. Could stretch over many lessons. Why not involve research ?

OMAM. This is a context lesson and also contains the pdf text of the novel.

The O. Henry classic. Just a half hour’s worth. Questions and story on pdf but also link to story on line.

Students read first hand account of Black Death in Italy. Students answer questions. Answers on slides and photocopy.

Learning template for proposed remote learning. Format is simple and requires minimum adaptation by teacher. Have included introduction slides by way of explanation. Only good for internet connected places.