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Accent & Dialect: Estuary English and MLE
Review activity of theory covered so far.
Introduction to Multicultural London English with discussion activities, videos, two articles which invite students to compare attitudes towards MLE and its replacement of Cockey (articles included with lesson)
Introduction to Estuary English
A look at ‘famous’ speakers of Estuary English
Discussion and question activity surrounding the concept of ‘dialect levelling’
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Macbeth: Plot Card Sort Revision Activity: AQA English Literature
A card sort activity which allows pupils to revise the plot of Macbeth in detail.
The cards are designed to be placed beneath each of the headers for the five acts on page 1 of the document. (Each header specifies how many cards should be placed beneath it)
There are 23 cards included in the revision resource that provide a detailed summary of each Act, with some including key quotations.
The cards are currently colour coded and in chronological order (numbered in brackets) for teacher’s reference, but this can easily be adapted when printing for students.
This would work well as an independent, paired or whole class task for all abilities.
As an extension, pupils could link the cards with key themes and contextual information.
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Introduction to Child Language Acquisition - Early Language Profile & The Key Stages of Development
Introductory discussion activity - child language profile
Pre-birth overview
The stages of language development - table to print
Activities based on the holophrastic stage and holophrastic utterances when a child moves beyond the pre-verbal stage
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War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching War Photographer including:
Starter activity to consider the role of a war photographer with quotations from Duffy to support discussion
Slide to encourage pupils to summarise the poem and identify key themes.
Slide with summary and key themes
Key contextual information about Duffy with quotes from and about her; information on Nick Ut’s ‘Napalm Girl’ and quotations from war photographers to enhance understanding about the nature of the job.
References to language and structural techniques.
Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem.
Homework activity
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Gender Theory Bundle
Bundle SOW for teaching of AQA A Level English Language, Diversity and Change - Gender Theory.
The lessons are structured to be taught through the different ‘models’ of gender theory: Deficit, Difference, Dominance and Diversity and are interspersed with exam style questions to prepare students for the styles of questions presented at both AS and A Level.
Key revision materials for the content are also included, and accompanied with a lesson to introduce the ‘Waves of Feminism’ to support contextualisation of the key areas of theory.
The lessons are structured as follows:
Lesson 1: Introduction to English Language and Gender & Representation
Lesson 2: Deficit Model: Robin Lakoff and Women’s Place
Lesson 3: Difference Model
Lesson 4: Introduction to the Dominance Model and Conversation Terminology
Lesson 5: Review and Exam Style Question
Lesson 6: The Dominance Model Continued
Lesson 7: The Diversity Model
Lesson 8: Exam Question
Additional Lessons: Gender and Interaction Revision & Gender & Representation Revision
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An Inspector Calls: Context and Setting Revision Lesson: AQA English Literature
Applicable to new AQA English Literature Paper 2 Exam: Modern Texts
Revision lesson which contains the following:
References to Assessment Objective 3 using AQA wording
Questions to prompt thinking about society in 1912 and Priestley
Information on social class and how society changed between 1912 (set) and 1945 (first performance)
Information about the police force in 1912
References to ‘fallen women’ and a table activity to generate analytical thought
Information on politics and working life
Activities to encourage pupils to consider key settings, particularly the opening of the play with Priestley’s use of stage directions.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Accent and Dialect Practice Exam Question
Practice exam question lesson based on the following question:
Discuss the idea that some accents and dialects are viewed more favorably than others. (Question with data included as word doc with this lesson)
‘Initial ideas’ support
AO1 and AO2 phrased as questions to supporting thinking
Data from question included in presentation, too
What to include in an introduction with exemplar
Ideas to ‘build response’ with scaffolded questions
Exemplar ideas for how to include theorists in response to the data
Model paragraph for main body of essay on Slide 18
Homework task
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Exposure by Wilfred Owen Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching Exposure including:
Starter activity to introduce the poem and encourage links to abstract meaning. Quotes from Wilfred Owen can also be used to support discussion.
Another starter activity to test knowledge of other poems in the cluster.
Key contextual information with a main focus on Owen’s life.
Detailed summary
Identified language and structural techniques - break down of language techniques in each stanza to aid class annotations.
Twist to fit activity for key themes to encourage students to select one or more key quotes to fit each of the themes.
Review to summarise the deeper meaning of the poem.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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My Last Duchess by Robert Browning Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching My Last Duchess including:
Starter activity to introduce My Last Duchess with a link to a news story to introduce the key themes of the poem. This is accompanied by quotes from Browning to promote thinking.
Key contextual information about Robert Browning and Renaissance Italy.
A poem dictionary.
A clear summary of the poem and its key themes.
Identified language and structural techniques
Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Ozymandias by Percy Shelley Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching Ozymandias including:
Starter activity includes key quotes, images and key themes to invite pupils to infer what the poem may be about and what views Shelley may have had on society.
Extra starter activity (can be used as a review) for pupils to summarise the poem in 10 words or less.
Copy of the poem for annotations and link of reading on YouTube.
Key contextual information.
References to language and structural techniques including match up activity with definitions.
Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem.
Two home learning activities - research and exam style question.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Macbeth: Act One: Revision Grid: AQA English Literature
Grid revision resource to use for KS4 pupils to review and revise Act One of Macbeth.
For each scene, there is an abridged version in the first column to focus pupils and support differentiation.
The remaining columns require pupils to review, revise and make notes on the following areas:
Why the scene is important
Key Themes
Key Characters
Key Quotations
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Bayonet Charge by Ted Hughes Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching Bayonet Charge including:
Starter activity to introduce the poem and encourage links to key themes.
Slides to support summary of each stanza followed by poem summary.
Key contextual information
Identified language and structural techniques
Review activity to encourage students to succinctly summarise the poem
Detailed analysis of structure/language techniques with supporting quotations to model to students.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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A Level English Language Representation Theory Grid
Clear, blank grid for the new A Level English Language Section B.
This grid has been created in response to the AQA 2017 exam, in which students were asked to consider how gender is represented through language.
Great to use whilst studying gender and preparing for Section B or as a revision aid in the lead up to the exam.
The grid allows students to visually display the following information:
Theorist and Date (This column is flood filled with theorists that I have selected, but can be adapted and changed as necessary)
Features of the theory and definitions of any key terms
Studies used to support the theory
Criticisms of the theory
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Nativism: Key Critical Perspective of Child Language Acquisition
Introductory discussion activity
Key ideas associated with Nativism, including video, such as Universal Grammar and Poverty of the Stimulus
Key supporting study: Nicaraguan sign language study
Short transcript activity to apply and consider whether Chomsky’s theory can be applied
Review activity where students are asked to define key terms associated with the theory in their own words
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Power and Conflict Poetry SOW: AQA English Literature
All 15 poems included. High quality SOW for teaching Power and Conflict Poetry (Resources are applicable to AQA English Literature Paper 2 exam 2017 onwards: Grade 9-1 course). Great to use for revision and first teaching of the poems.The materials include:
Precise summaries of each poem
Links to key themes (Assessment Objective 1)
Overviews of the context of each poem (Assessment Objective 3).
Extensive focus on subject terminology for each poem to support students with identifying the language/structure/form of each poem. (AO2)
Homework tasks which are accessible for all pupils with a key focus on independent research and unseen poetry practice (Section C).
Practice exam questions
References to success criteria with a ready-made plan to support all learners.
Final slide on preparing for an exam style question lesson includes a poetry grid to allow pupils to visually present their knowledge as they move through their study of the poems.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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An Inspector Calls Plot, Context, Setting, Form and Genre Bundle
An Inspector Calls Plot Revision Grid:
A blank revision grid designed for revision.
Can be easily adapted for other plays or texts in this unit.
Form and Genre Revision Lesson:
A starter to encourage pupils to consider how An Inspector Calls is a morality/whodunit/well-made play with links to AO2.
Top tips on how to analyse form in relation to the play.
A grid activity with information stations to allow pupils to retrieve information about the three forms of the play, building on the starter activity and space for them to consider the effects of form.
A slide exploring the Three Unities - pupils to consider where these are evidence in the play.
A review comprised of questions to check understanding.
Context and Setting Revision Lesson:
References to Assessment Objective 3 using AQA wording
Questions to prompt thinking about society in 1912 and Priestley
Information on social class and how society changed between 1912 (set) and 1945 (first performance)
Information about the police force in 1912
References to ‘fallen women’ and a table activity to generate analytical thought
Information on politics and working life
Activities to encourage pupils to consider key settings, particularly the opening of the play with Priestley’s use of stage directions.
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Checking Out Me History by John Agard Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching Checking Out Me History including:
Starter activity to introduce the poem through the use of images and a key quotation from John Agard.
Questions to enable students to summarise content of the poem, followed by poem summary.
Key contextual information
Identified language and structural techniques
Twist to fit activity for key themes to encourage students to select one or more key quotes to fit each of the themes.
Review to summarise the deeper meaning of the poem.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching Storm on the Island including:
Starter activity with key images and a quote from Seamus Heaney to promote discussion about the content of the poem and to challenge pupils to consider the hidden metaphorical meanings.
Quiz on language/structural techniques (used in Storm on the Island). Another starter that tests pupils knowledge of other poems in the cluster
Slide to encourage pupils to infer what the poem is about based on key themes.
Clear mind-map slide for annotations for summary
Poem dictionary for unfamiliar words in the poem
Key contextual information about Heaney and Ireland
References to language and structural techniques.
Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem.
Homework tasks for pupils to annotate another Seamus Heaney poem for unseen poetry practice.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching Kamikaze including:
Starter activity to introduce ‘kamikaze’ with a quote from a pilot that allows a route into the poem.
Key contextual information about Kamikaze pilots and Japanese society.
A clear summary of the poem and its key themes
Identified language and structural techniques
A review activity to stretch and challenge pupils about the presentation of the father.
Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Remains by Simon Armitage Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching Remains including:
Starter activity to consider the connotations of the poem’s title and quotes from Armitage to prompt discussion.
Another starter activity that challenges pupils to identify other poems in the cluster through clues.
Link to Channel 4 doc on YouTube
Homework activity (Unseen poetry practice - Section C) for Mother Any Distance (Love and Relationships cluster)
Key contextual information
Poem summary
References to language and structural techniques.
Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.