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I am a Secondary English Teacher on a mission - to produce the highest quality lessons I possibly can with the intention of saving precious time for teachers!
Lesson 5 Imaginative Writing: Unreliable Narrators - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
This lesson is part of an Imaginative Writing Scheme of Work focused on Science-Fiction and Dystopian short stories.
This particular lesson introduces students to the idea of Unreliable Narrators, using extracts from 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest' and 'American Psycho'.
PLEASE NOTE:
You will need to download my FREE short story anthology for use with this lesson.
Falling Leaves - Margaret Postgate Cole
A whole PowerPoint lesson on Falling Leaves by Margaret Postgate Cole, focusing on background, language analysis and context.
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Lord of the Flies Activity Bundle
This bundle is chock-full of my bestselling Lord of the Flies activities, including graphic organisers, homework menus, vocabulary quizzes and fun activities.
Use it to consolidate knowledge or build research skills outside of class. Great for teaching boys!
Shakespeare's Macbeth Key Scene Worksheets - 13 Pages of Rigorous Questions!
Study Shakespeare's Macbeth using these high-interest, rigorous worksheets on key scenes! Packed full of tasks to inspire and engage both creatively and analytically, focusing on characters, plot, language and themes.
The sheets include focus on the following sections:
-The Witches
-Act 1 Scene 2
-Act 1 Scene 3-5 (two pages)
-Act 1 Scene 7
-Act 2 Scene 2 (two pages)
-Act 3 Scene 4
-Act 4 Scene 3
-Act 5 Scene 1
-Act 5 Scene 8 and 9
PLUS
Two pages of literary terminology and questions relating to their use in the play.
Enjoy using these resources for grabbing your students attention when studying the remarkable Scottish Play!
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Word Birds Word of the Week Vocabulary Builder: 6th-12th Grade GROWING BUNDLE!
Welcome to Word Birds, a weekly lesson and resources to build higher-level vocabulary in your students.
These weekly lessons include the following:
• a single word plus definition as a PDF designed to be printed as a poster and displayed in your room
• a PowerPoint slide to accompany the poster, with an example of how to use the word in a sentence
• 6 entertaining task cards to get your students using the word in a variety of ways including my trademark comic strip!
• a Word Bird helpsheet explaining the differences between verbs, adjectives, nouns and adverbs.
• a record sheet to go in student exercise books to help them keep track of the words they have learned.
Most school years run for 38 weeks, but I’ve included 40 words in case you don’t fancy using any of them or you want to use them on other occasions too.
Each grade package includes:
40 slides in PowerPoint in both US and British English (80 slides total)
40-page PDF of words plus definitions for student handouts or posters (again in both US and British English)
6 mini task cards
1 record sheet
1 help sheet to be used as a student handout.
Take a closer look by clicking the “Preview” button above.
NOTE: This set will shortly include Word Birds for Year 11 and 12.
This product is for personal and classroom use. It is NOT for resale or any other commercial purposes.
Word Birds Word of the Week Year 6 High-Level Vocabulary Builder: 40 Lessons!
Welcome to Word Birds, a weekly lesson and resources to build higher-level vocabulary in your Year 6 students.
These weekly lessons include the following:
• a single word plus definition as a PDF designed to be printed as a poster and displayed in your room
• a PowerPoint slide to accompany the poster, with an example of how to use the word in a sentence
• 6 entertaining task cards to get your students using the word in a variety of ways including my trademark comic strip!
• a Word Bird helpsheet explaining the differences between verbs, adjectives, nouns and adverbs.
• a record sheet to go in student exercise books to help them keep track of the words they have learnt.
Most school years run for 38 weeks, but I’ve included 40 words in case you don’t fancy using any of them or you want to use them on other occasions too.
Package includes:
40 slides PowerPoint
40-page PDF of words plus definitions for student handouts or posters
6 mini task cards
1 record sheet
1 help sheet to be used as a student handout.
ALL RESOURCES ARE INCLUDED WITH US AND UK SPELLINGS.
Lesson 3 Imaginative Writing: Character Contrast and Subversion - Miss Havisham
The third lesson in my imaginative writing SOW focuses on how Dickens subverts reader expectations through the character of Miss Havisham.
There is an extended descriptive piece of writing for students to complete.
Please note: You will need to download my free short story anthology from my store to use with this lesson.
Lesson 4 Imaginative Writing: Subversion using The Hypnotist
This lesson focuses on subversion as a literary device and uses an extract from the brilliant Young Adult novel 'The Hypnotist'.
There is a descriptive writing task and a peer assessment opportunity.
Please note: You will need to download a copy of my free short story anthology to use with this lesson.
Edgar Allan Poe Paper Doll - Cut Out & Keep Everyone's Favourite Gothic Writer!
Why is a raven like a writing desk?
Because Poe wrote on both!
This is a cut-out-and-keep traditional paper doll of Edgar Allan Poe. See Poe in his pants, then dress him in his sombre suit.
Poe comes with a selection of accessories, including:
-A raven
-The Black Cat
-A realistic heart
-A skull
-A jester's hat
-A stack of his most popular books
-A speech bubble proclaiming 'Nevermore'.
The options with this product are limited only by your imagination. Have some fun with it while learning all about the strange and mysterious Poe.
Lesson 20 Imaginative Writing: Supertoys Last All Summer Long by Brian Aldiss
This lesson is part of an Imaginative Writing Scheme of Work focused on Science-Fiction and Dystopian short stories.
This lesson guides students through a reading of Supertoys Last All Summer Long by Brian Aldiss. I usually complete this unit with a viewing of A.I. by Steven Spielberg.
PLEASE NOTE:
You will need to download my FREE short story anthology for use with this lesson.
Lesson 14 Imaginative Writing: Tension and Sentence Types
This lesson is part of an Imaginative Writing Scheme of Work focused on Science-Fiction and Dystopian short stories.
This lesson guides students through the seven types of tension with examples and video clips to spark their interest.
PLEASE NOTE:
You will need to download my FREE short story anthology for use with this lesson.
Lesson 9 Imaginative Writing: The Home of the Future
This lesson is part of an Imaginative Writing Scheme of Work focused on Science-Fiction and Dystopian short stories.
This lesson explores the notion of future technology and students design their own perfect home of the future to be used in future writing assignments. It looks at the idea of personification and how to apply it to their own work.
PLEASE NOTE:
You will need to download my FREE short story anthology for use with this lesson.
Lesson 12 Imaginative Writing: Tension and Conan Doyle's 'The Brazilian Cat'
This lesson is part of an Imaginative Writing Scheme of Work focused on Science-Fiction and Dystopian short stories.
This lesson explores tension and how it is created in Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant short story 'The Brazilian Cat'.
PLEASE NOTE:
You will need to download my FREE short story anthology for use with this lesson.
Lesson 15 Imaginative Writing: Marionettes Inc. - Ray Bradbury
This lesson is part of an Imaginative Writing Scheme of Work focused on Science-Fiction and Dystopian short stories.
This lesson guides students through a piece of imaginative writing based on their reading of Bradbury's 'Marionettes Inc.' There is an interactive element where students are presented with recent scientific discoveries and discuss the moral and ethical implications of them.
PLEASE NOTE:
You will need to download my FREE short story anthology for use with this lesson.
Holocaust Introduction Lesson - Night by Elie Wiesel
This is a lesson that I used to introduce the Holocaust to my Year 9 students. This was the first lesson in my scheme of work studying 'Night' by Elie Wiesel. It contains graphic organisers, a Pyramid of Hate and a short story by Ira Sher 'The Man in the Well'.
This lesson is likely to take approx. two hours to complete.
EDEXCEL Conflict Poetry Revision - Learn Key Quotations Fun Challenge!
This is a set of progressively more challenging gap-fill sheets to help students learn key quotations for the Edexcel Conflict poetry cluster.
Begin by giving students the completed quotations to learn. I then give them a week to practise them and give them the next sheet to complete either independently or in groups.
This has had tremendous results for my students, all of whom are now feeling much more confident about sitting the poetry exam!
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Imaginative Writing SOW - The Supernatural, Sinister and the Downright Scary Unit - 20 Lessons!
This is a 20-lesson unit on imaginative writing, originally designed for Year 9 students.
It contains a full Scheme of Work, plus homework menu and accompanying anthology of short stories.
Each lesson is complete with PowerPoint and any necessary resources.
This is a highly differentiated and organised resource with focus on extending the links between reading and writing.
There are two assessment points (baseline and final) plus various extended writing opportunities throughout.
This has been incredibly successful at my school and has achieved fantastic results in improving students' writing.
I hope you enjoy teaching it as much as I enjoyed making it!