A clear, detailed and ready-to-teach lesson on CIE 0500 Language Paper 1 Question 3 which assesses how students can find implicit meanings in a text and synthesise these into the writing of a creative response. In this resource is an original exam script with Text C as well as answers with explanations adapted from the mark scheme. Learning Objective: Write an effective creative response for question 3 of Language Paper 1. Learning Outcomes: -Students will understand the assessment objectives and the mark scheme for Q3. Students will be guided through a three-step approach of how to answer this question. -Students will write an independent answer and self-assess their work against the mark scheme. Lesson Outline: Do it now: Think – Pair – Share: If an old lady was writing a letter to a friend, what tone/register would she use? Starter: Overview of question requirements and mark scheme. Task one: Modelling of how to approach the question with exam hints and a model answer. Task two: Students independently write the end of the answer. Plenary: Students self-assess their work against the mark scheme and write themselves a target for next time. Freebies: A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper One here. A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper Two here. Free marking templates for CIE 0500 here. If you find this lesson helpful, have a look at my CIE 0500 Language Paper 1 bundle here or the Language Paper 2 bundle here. If you’re interested in both, there is a combined bundle here which is cheaper than buying them separately. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive, and have a look at other resources available in my shop. **

A detailed scheme of work for three lessons preparing year 6 students for their transition to secondary school. This scheme of work includes: A lesson preparing students for the challenges of secondary school: the resources for this lesson are available for free here. A lesson to help students develop their organisation skills for secondary skills. The resources are available here. A lesson to prepare students for how their friendships might change in year 7 and strategies they can use to protect their mental health. The resources are available here. If you find this lesson useful, have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive.

A fun, detailed and ready-to-teach lesson which prepares students for the changes in friendships they will most likely encounter when moving to secondary school. Students will roleplay different scenarios using scrips provided to act out how they could have healthy conversations with friends. They will then complete a table with ideas for strategies they could use when they are feeling certain emotions. I really value all the feedback I receive. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

A fun, detailed and ready-to-teach lesson in which year 6 students will reflect upon their organisational strengths and areas for improvement. They will then discuss strategies for improving their organisation and then complete a planner quiz which prompts them to problem-solve when using a planner. This is designed to last an hour but could be spread out over two one-hour lessons if more discussion time is given. This includes: A 27 slide PowerPoint with all teacher instructions and two different quizzes for students to complete. I really value all the feedback I receive. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

A detailed year 6 lesson to prepare them for the transition to secondary school. Students will consider what they already know and what questions they have. They will then watch a video from a Year 7 form tutor and work together to consider how they could prepare for secondary school. Lesson overview, printing instructions and worksheets are all included. If you find this lesson useful, have a look at other resources available in my shop.

Two engaging and ready to teach lessons to introduce students to context to prepare them to study the main themes in ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. Lesson overviews, printing instructions and worksheets are all included. This resource includes a Powerpoint presentation for 2 one-hour lessons (although in the past I have spread this over more lessons if required). For research, students can either use devices to access the Internet, but if this is not available I have included a pdf document which includes 16 sources that students can use for their research in class. The topics included in this lesson are: Auschwitz The Jewish ghettos The Final Solution Hitler and anti-Semitism The night of broken glass LESSON ONE Learning Objective: Identify strong sources of information to complete research about the Holocaust. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Identify a reliable source of information about my topic. Silver: Write down my research in my own words. Gold: Find multiple reliable sources of information. Teaching activities: Do it now: Students complete first column of KWL grid about the Holocaust Starter: Think, pair, share: discussion of what makes a reliable source. Activity 1: How do we take effective notes? Activity 2: Research and completing scaffolding notes sheet. Peer assessment Plenary: Students complete the L section of their KWL grid. LESSON TWO Learning Objective: Identify the most important points in your research and present these to your classmates. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Identify the key vocabulary in the research I have completed. Silver: Take brief and clear notes on other topics of information. Gold: Make links between different knowledge and ideas. Teaching activities: Do it now: Recall – what are reliable and unreliable sources of information? Starter: Review and summarise your research from last lesson. Activity 1: Use your research to create an informative poster with only 10 words on it. Activity 2: Carousel activity for students to share their information with each other. Plenary: Highlight the three most important facts that you learned this lesson. More Freebies: A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here. If you find this lesson useful, please consider purchasing this ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Bundle or have a look at other resources available in my shop.

A detailed lesson/series of lessons which show students how to reach the top band of the mark scheme for AO5 when evaluating critic quotes for King Lear. This includes: A 25 slide PPT including the lesson overview and printing instructions A worksheet for students to fill in when practising AO5 A model answer Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

This revision workbook is ideal for any student preparing for an exam and for teachers and parents supporting them. This 12 page guide walks students through how to prioritise revision topics, create an effective revision timetable using spaced learning and how to revise using retrieval practice. The guide contains a revision template so that students can complete a RAG analysis of what they already know. It also contains a revision plan template. This would be ideal for teaching PSHE or Study Skills. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

A thorough revision quiz that covers all 30 of the Gillian Clark poems on the CIE AS level English Literature syllabus (9695). This takes between one and two hours to complete. Round one asks students to identify the poem and the poetic techniques used in quotes from the poems. Round two asks them to identify poems with specific themes. Poems covered: Advent Apples Baby-sitting Blaen Cwrt Burning Nettles Catrin Climbing Cader Idris Cold Knap Lake Death of a Cat Death of a Young Woman February Hare in July Hearthstone Icthyosaur Journey Lunchtime Lecture Miracle on St David’s Day My Box Neighbours Pipistrelle Post Script Ram Scything Seal Stealing Peas Sunday (‘From the mahogany…’) Sunday (‘Getting up early…’) The Lighthouse Times Like These White Roses Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

A detailed 10 page revision guide focusing on how loneliness is presented in Of Mice and Men: this includes a step-by-step guide to writing a grade 9 essay on loneliness for students studying IGCSE English Literature. This contents of this revision guide are: What does the mark scheme say? Context: loneliness in 1930s America George and Lennie Candy Crooks Curly’s Wife Other symbols of loneliness Revision tips and tricks I have an Of Mice and Men resources bundle available here. . I have a whole range of Of Mice and Men revision resources available in the shop and a range of revision videos on my YouTube channel (this is linked to in my shop). Leave a review and choose any other resource, of up to the same value, for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A detailed fully-resourced and ready to teach one hour lesson that supports students to analyse World War 1 propaganda posters using AFOREST devices and direct address. After analysing posters as a class and in groups, students then create their own posters using AFOREST devices and direct address. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A 22 page year 6 to year 7 transition guide containing discussion prompts, creative writing tasks and poetry to help year 6s navigate their journey to secondary school. This can be taken home by families to use with their children or it can be used within a year 6 or year 7 classroom. The first section of this guide should be used as year 6s prepare to leave primary school and the second part should be used once they have started year 7. Part of this guide involves discussion of poems from Steven Camden’s anthology Everything All At Once. This is widely available from bookshops and libraries. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

A GCSE/IGCSE revision quiz on the social and historical context of Of Mice and Men as assessment preparation. The rounds included in the full quiz are: Context Setting, Structure and Symbols Literary Devices Descriptions - Name the Character Animals Character Names and First Lines George and Lennie Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapters Five and Six If you find this useful, please leave a review and consider purchasing the full 100 question quiz with 12 rounds or this Of Mice and Men revision bundle (more free resources in there too!)

A detailed 100 question quiz for GCSE/IGCSE Of Mice and Men revision with all answers included. The quiz includes the following rounds (round one is available for free): 1. Context (free) 2. Setting, Structure and Symbols 3. Literary Devices 4. Descriptions - Name the Character 5. Animals 6. Character Names and First Lines 7. George and Lennie 8. Chapter One 9. Chapter Two 10. Chapter Three 11. Chapter Four 12. Chapters Five and Six I have an Of Mice and Men resources bundle available here. . I have a whole range of Of Mice and Men revision resources available in the shop and a range of revision videos on my YouTube channel (this is linked to in my shop). Leave a review and choose any other resource, of up to the same value, for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

An adapted workbook that covers all of CIE 0500 English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 for home learning or online learning. These 10 lessons are designed to either be taught as part of online lessons or completed independently at home. All of these lessons have been adapted from my original CIE 0500 resources - you can see the positive reviews for them here and here. This resource contains: A Powerpoint workbook with 128 slides that covers ten lessons. Students complete their work directly into the Powerpoint (it also works well as Google Slides). An answers Powerpoint - I have included original example questions for each part of the paper. The answers Powerpoint includes suggested answers for these. A scheme of work overview document for these 10 lessons. This is ideal to use in preparation for mock exams or the end of course IGCSE exams. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A 12 lesson scheme of work overview to support students in their studies of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play by Simon Stephens) for Edexcel English Literature IGCSE 4ET1. All the resources are available on TES. The first lesson can be found for free here. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my shop.

A detailed one hour lesson to support students to explore the theme of curiosity and investigation as preparation for the IGCSE exam for Edexcel English Literature 4ET1 on the question on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play by Simon Stephens) . This lesson explores the term ‘marking the moment’, and also prompts students to consider how the play has conventions of both a murder mystery and an anti-murder mystery. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my shop.