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Preparing resources and planning creative lessons is something I enjoy doing and always endeavour to deliver for my classes. The resources in this shop are resources I've created for and taught to my classes. As teachers, we all know time is scarce, if these resources can save other people a little bit of prep time - then more to the good. There are both free and premium resources for your perusal - I hope you find them useful and your classes enjoy them!

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Preparing resources and planning creative lessons is something I enjoy doing and always endeavour to deliver for my classes. The resources in this shop are resources I've created for and taught to my classes. As teachers, we all know time is scarce, if these resources can save other people a little bit of prep time - then more to the good. There are both free and premium resources for your perusal - I hope you find them useful and your classes enjoy them!
Writing a Speech or Talk
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Writing a Speech or Talk

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I used this to prepare my students for a mock exam. I got students to plan and write their talk, then some to model their ideas on the IWB and as a class we gave feedback on structure and language.
Follower - Seamus Heaney
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Follower - Seamus Heaney

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I created this powerpoint to support the teaching of 'Follower&' for use in a controlled assessment for WJEC. Feel free to use and adapt. Please leave feedback - I find it useful! :)
Informal Letter Writing
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Informal Letter Writing

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Used to prepare KS4 classes for exam style tasks. There are tasks, options for paired planning and individual writing - model answers also included. Please leave feedback if you find it useful.
Speech Writing - Transactional Writing - Exam Preparation
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Speech Writing - Transactional Writing - Exam Preparation

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This resource contains enough content for at least 2 lessons, depending on the speed of your learners. There are opportunities for paired and independent work; peer assessment against the (included) criteria and model paragraphs demonstrating excellent paragraphs, that include a range of technical aspects. It has also been updated with the mark scheme for the new Eduqas specification (teaching from 2017).
Gothic Fiction & The Signalman - Dickens - Responding to 19th Century Fiction (multiple lessons)
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Gothic Fiction & The Signalman - Dickens - Responding to 19th Century Fiction (multiple lessons)

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This resource is created with Y9 students in mind, as an introduction to reading and engaging with 19th Century fiction. There are a few introductory slides to introduce students to Gothic Fiction and connotations. Activities included: - introduction to the Gothic genre & connotations; - mixed up statements of the story for students to put into the correct order prior to reading (these can be edited to fewer than I have listed to suit your group). The correct version is also included; -A group drama activity - choosing 5 key points from the timeline activity to freeze-frame; - Class reading activities (differentiated); - Demonstration and consolidation of ideas about 'setting' based on their reading; - Analysis of an extract from the story - 'How does Dickens create tension and drama in this extract?' - Focus on word-level language analysis and techniques used by Dickens; -Opportunities for peer assessment at the end. I've used this with a middle ability group and would suggest 5-6 lessons worth of content. With a more able group, perhaps 4 or 5 lessons. I hope this resource will be useful to you and please feedback if you choose to download. Thanks!
Mini Scheme: Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning - WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Scheme: Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning - WJEC/Eduqas

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This 33 slide PPT contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing ‘Sonnet 43’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015. It would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards, especially for how to approach the ‘unseen’ element of an exam. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, form, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and a timed essay response towards the end, with student-friendly banded marking criteria for self-assessment/peer-assessment. At the start of each lesson, there is a breakdown of the three AO’s to serve as a reminder to both students and us! I will be uploading resources for all of the poems included in the new Eduqas anthology, as I've produced them. I hope you find this one useful. If you purchase this complete resource, please take the time to leave feedback! Thank you. The TES system doesn't allow authors to choose the slides they want in their preview - admittedly the slides in this preview don't really show you what you are buying; with that in mind, I've selected a few slides out of the 33 that show you more of what you would be purchasing. Link below should take you to that FREE SAMPLE resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sonnet-43-elizabeth-barrett-browning-free-sample-11187550
Mini Poetry Scheme - 'Ozymandias' - Percy Bysshe Shelley - WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Poetry Scheme - 'Ozymandias' - Percy Bysshe Shelley - WJEC/Eduqas

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This 30+ slide PPT contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing ‘Ozymandias' by Shelley. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015, although it would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards, especially for the ‘unseen’ element of the exam. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. One of the activities on structure, makes comparisons between this poem and 'Hawk Roosting' by Ted Hughes. Each activity is linked to the AO’s (of which there is a student-friendly version) and there is a set of grade criteria/banding towards the end of the PPT, for peer/self-assessment. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and an opportunity to respond to an exam question at the end, with some hints about how to structure a response. Check out my other resources for use with the Eduqas Poetry Anthology. All images hold the Creative Commons License and have been attributed.
Romeo & Juliet - Eduqas/WJEC GCSE English Literature: Extract Preparation - Mercutio and Romeo
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Romeo & Juliet - Eduqas/WJEC GCSE English Literature: Extract Preparation - Mercutio and Romeo

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This resource is for use when preparing students for the English Literature Component 1, Section A (extract question) section of the exam. I have used this with my Y10 set 4 (of 6) and it covered 3 lessons. This may vary depending on your class. The section for analysis is from Act 3, Scene 1 (lines 85-116) and the question asks students to explore the way Mercutio and Romeo speak and behave in these lines. The resource includes: - starter activity matching scientific facts about Mercury to Mercutio; - a list of adjectives linked with the adjective mercurial - students to find where Mercutio has displayed these traits in the play; - watching the Zeffirelli version of Act 3 Scene 1 (you'll need to source the clip: youtube or DVD) - assessment objectives and a breakdown of how to achieve them; - question and how to approach answering it; -PEA grids filled out with quotations (edible); -how to write up an extract question response; -exam tips and hints; -model paragraph. I hope it's useful to you. I'll be adding more of this type of resource as I've used them. Please leave feedback if you choose to purchase, thanks!
WJEC/Eduqas - Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Sc 2 - Literature Extract Preparation
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WJEC/Eduqas - Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Sc 2 - Literature Extract Preparation

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This resource is for use when preparing students for the English Literature Component 1, Section A (extract question) section of the exam. I have used this with my Y10 set 2 (of 6) and it covered 3 lessons. This may vary depending on your class and their pace. The section for analysis is from Act 2, Scene 2 (lines 1 - 48) and the question asks students to explore the way Juliet and Romeo speak and behave in these lines. The resource includes: - starter activity - acting out the specified lines; - assessment objectives and a breakdown of how to achieve them; - question and how to approach answering it; -PEA grids filled out with some quotations (editable to suit your needs/differentiation); -how to write up an extract question response; -opportunities for getting to grips with the AO's through peer marking; -exam tips and hints; -model paragraph. I hope it's useful to you. I'll be adding more of this type of resource as I've used them. Find similar resources and more suited to the new Eduqas syllabus in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/cate_h If you choose to download, I'd appreciate your feedback.
Formal Letter Writing: Preparation Tasks and Assessment
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Formal Letter Writing: Preparation Tasks and Assessment

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Aimed at KS3 (equally could be used for revision for KS4), this complete resource includes the following: - identifying the formality of different text types - discussion of how language choices are determined heavily by audience and purpose - correction exercise, identifying why the example letter is a poor example - discussion of what features a successful formal letter will include - paired response to the task: 'A local skate park is being closed down due to financial reasons. Write a letter to the local council, giving your opinions.' - peer feedback against a checklist - a choice of 3 assessment tasks - lots of support materials: punctuation starters/settlers, checklists of technical elements to include in each of their paragraphs, revision of how to format a formal letter, revision of the different sentence types, challenge cards for differentiation (writing using a different persona). - teacher notes at the beginning and ideas of how activities can be used in the notes sections. All images are for use with the Creative Commons Licence and have been attributed.
Romeo & Juliet - WJEC/Eduqas - Mercutio and Nurse - Act 2 Sc 4 - Extract Preparation
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Romeo & Juliet - WJEC/Eduqas - Mercutio and Nurse - Act 2 Sc 4 - Extract Preparation

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This resource is for use when preparing students for the English Literature Component 1, Section A (extract question) section of the exam. I have used this with my Y10 set 2 (of 6) and it covered 3 lessons. This may vary depending on your class and their pace. The section for analysis is from Act 2, Scene 4; the question asks students to explore the way Mercutio and the Nurse speak and behave in these lines. The resource includes: - starter activity - acting out the specified lines; - comprehension to demonstrate knowledge/understanding of the scene; - assessment objectives and a breakdown of how to achieve them; - question and how to approach answering it; -PEA grids filled out with some quotations (editable to suit your needs/differentiation); -how to write up an extract question response; -opportunities for getting to grips with the AO's through peer marking; -exam tips and hints; -model paragraph. I hope it's useful to you. I'll be adding more of this type of resource as I've used them. Find similar resources and more suited to the new Eduqas syllabus in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/cate_h If you choose to download, I'd appreciate your feedback.
Mini Scheme: 'She Walks in Beauty' - Lord Byron - WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Scheme: 'She Walks in Beauty' - Lord Byron - WJEC/Eduqas

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This 34 slide PPT contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing ‘She Walks in Beauty’ by Lord Byron. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015, although it would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards, especially for the ‘unseen’ element of the exam. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. Each activity is linked to the AO’s (of which there is a student-friendly version) and there is a set of grade criteria/banding towards the end of the PPT. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and an opportunity to respond to an exam question at the end. A sample of a few more of the slides included in this resources can be found here: Please find the link to the sample slides below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-she-walks-in-beauty-lord-byron-sample-11281699 I hope you find it useful.
Mini Scheme: ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats - WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Scheme: ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats - WJEC/Eduqas

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This 38 slide PPT contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015, although it would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards, especially for the ‘unseen’ element of the exam. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. Each activity is linked to the AO’s (of which there is a student-friendly version) and there is a set of grade criteria/banding towards the end of the PPT. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and a timed essay response towards the end. I've added previews of a few more slides from this PPT, so you can see a bit more of what you're purchasing: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/to-autumn-john-keats-sample-11226797 I hope you find it useful.
Eduqas/WJEC English Literature - Romeo and Juliet - Exam Extract Preparation
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Eduqas/WJEC English Literature - Romeo and Juliet - Exam Extract Preparation

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This resource is for use when preparing students for the English Literature Component 1, Section A (extract question) section of the exam. I have used this with my Y10 set 4 (of 6) and it covered 2 lessons. This may vary depending on your class. The section for analysis is from Act 4, Scene 1 (lines 18-43) and covers the conversation between Juliet and Paris. The resource covers how to approach an extract, putting it into context, annotations (whole class and paired) then completing a table of analysis, before writing their answer up in 20 minutes. I've included model examples in the table and another as a paragraph of analysis. There is a slide with exam reminders at the end. You will need to source the extract. Hope it's useful! I'll be adding more of this type of resource as I've used them.
Review Writing: Exam Preparation
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Review Writing: Exam Preparation

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Aimed at KS4 this resource contains work for 1-2 lessons, based on writing a review of a film, book, CD, TV programme or gadget. The Powerpoint contains model paragraphs which have a focus on showcasing how to improve technical accuracy within students’ writing e.g. ambitious vocabulary, higher level punctuation and sentence structures. It also contains a mark scheme which identifies the ‘Content and Organisation’ and ‘Sentence Structure, Punctuation and Spelling’ of students’ work; it could be used for self or peer marking. There is also an editable worksheet included, which enables to give their response to the exam question.
Mini Poetry Scheme: 'Mametz Wood' by Owen Sheers WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Poetry Scheme: 'Mametz Wood' by Owen Sheers WJEC/Eduqas

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This 34 slide PowerPoint contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace), analysing ‘Mametz Wood’ by Owen Sheers. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015, although it would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. An exam style question is included. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and a whole class debate towards the end. If you purchase this complete resource, please take the time to leave feedback! Thank you.
Formal Letter Exam Preparation: Arguing For or Against a Fox Cull
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Formal Letter Exam Preparation: Arguing For or Against a Fox Cull

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This resource contains work for a whole lesson based on writing a formal letter - aimed at KS4 students. It provides model paragraphs, which have a clear focus on improving technical accuracy with regards to showcasing how to use ambitious vocabulary, higher level punctuation and sentence structures within their own writing. An editable worksheet has also been included to allow students to write their own response to the task. The PowerPoint also contains a mark scheme for 'Content and Organisation' and 'Sentences Structure, Punctuation and Spelling' which could be used to self or peer mark.
Mini Poetry Scheme: 'The Manhunt' Simon Armitage WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Poetry Scheme: 'The Manhunt' Simon Armitage WJEC/Eduqas

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This 27 slide PPT contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing 'The Manhunt' by Simon Armitage. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015, but would be cover requirements for most exam boards. It examines first impressions, there are opportunities for detailed language and poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and a whole class debate towards the end. If you purchase this complete resource, please take the time to leave feedback! Thank you.
Romeo and Juliet: Eduqas/WJEC - Extract Preparation: Act 4 Sc 1 - Juliet and Friar Lawrence
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Romeo and Juliet: Eduqas/WJEC - Extract Preparation: Act 4 Sc 1 - Juliet and Friar Lawrence

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This resource is for use when preparing students for the English Literature Component 1, Section A (extract question) section of the exam. The section for analysis is from Act 4, Scene 1; the question asks students to demonstrate what they learn about the way Juliet and Friar Lawrence speak and behave. The resource includes: - starter activity; - scene re-read; - assessment objectives and a breakdown of how to achieve them; - question and how to approach answering it; -for the most able in the group, a discussion/jigsaw/annotation activity(some teaching suggestions/ideas in the 'notes' section); -PEA grids filled out with some quotations (editable to suit your needs/differentiation); -how to write up an extract question response; -opportunities for getting to grips with the AO's through peer marking; -exam tips and hints; - homework asking students to compare two quotations showing how Juliet has changed; this would work equally well as a replacement to the starter. Other Romeo and Juliet extract preparation resources are available in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/cate_h Happy exam prep!
Mini Poetry Scheme: 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy - WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Poetry Scheme: 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy - WJEC/Eduqas

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This 36 slide PowerPoint contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing ‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015, although it would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and whole class discussions towards the end. If you purchase this complete resource, please take the time to leave feedback! Thank you.