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London - William Blake GCSE KS4 Poetry
Full Lesson PowerPoint
-Annotations of the poem
Language, form, and structure analysis
Focus on using terminology
Great for revision too
A Christmas Carol Stave 3 The Cratchit Christmas - Language Analysis and Themes
Activity covering the key ideas the Cratchits represent and the way Dickens uses language to achieve this.
Fully differentiated resource.
Haiku Poetry Writing
Students explore the features of a Haiku and write their own. Fully resourced and differentiated.
Greek Mythology Creative Imaginative Writing
A short scheme of work exploring and analysing Greek mythology. Students will read and engag with a range of Greek myths, ending the unit writing their own piece inspired by the features and structure of the stories they’ve read.
GCSE English Language Paper 2 - Question 7a and 7b
Fully resourced, differentiated lesson which can be used to both introduce and revise questions 1, 2 and 3 of the EDEXCEL GCSE English Language Paper 2.
Includes:
PowerPoint
1 x worksheets/activities
1 x extract (from EDEXCEL Eng Lang Paper 2 2015)
Skills developed:
Language analysis
Analytical writing
Making comparisons
Explaining language and structural choices
Using subject terminology
Exam preparation
GCSE English Language Paper 2 - Question 1 2 3
Fully resourced, differentiated lesson which can be used to both introduce and revise questions 1, 2 and 3 of the EDEXCEL GCSE English Language Paper 2.
Includes:
PowerPoint
1 x worksheets/activities
1 x extract (from EDEXCEL Eng Lang Paper 2 2015)
Skills developed:
Language analysis
Making inferences
Explaining language and structural choices
Using subject terminology
Exam preparation
A Christmas Carol Intro to Victorian England Context History
Lesson to be used at the start of an A Christmas Carol Unit
Introduces and reflects on the social attitude and landscape of Victorian England thinking about the key themes and ideas of A Christmas Carol
Informative and interactive lesson
Romeo and Juliet Scene Tracker
An interactive resource to aid the reading, watching, and study of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Based on Luhrmann’s film adaption, students can track the key scenes, reading the scene summary and ticking off the key themes as they watch.
Playwriting Drama Scheme of Work
A scheme of work expoloring the art of playwriting, with an aim for students to write, produce, and perform their own original ‘mini’ play.
Bundle
Creative Writing Bundle - KS3 English
Bundle of resources that can be used for both KS3 and KS4 classes (depending on ability) to support creative writing.
Skills covered:
-Careful language selection
-Sophisticated sentence types
-Imagination
-Using a variety of language features for effect
Visually engaging resources. Supportive, differentiated activities.
Can be embedded into an existing scheme of work or could be used ad-hoc.
Themes of lessons include:
-The Greatest Showman
-Villains
-Dystopian fiction
Descriptive writing- Dystopian Fiction
Fully resourced and differentiated lesson aimed at key stage 3 but could also be used for KS4.
Interesting Characters- Villains on film
KS3 Year 7 lesson focusing on PEEL paragraph writing
Video based lesson with worksheet
Bundle
GCSE English Language Paper 2 - Question 1, 2, 3, and 7a + 7b
A bundle of two lessons covering Question 1, 2, 3 and 7a+b of EDEXCEL English Language Paper 2.
Texts cover the exciting and relevant topic of live music events, work well to demonstrate writer’s tone and perspective in non-fiction texts.
Can be used to introduce the exam paper OR as a revision session.
Coraline Scheme of Work - KS3
Scheme of work exploring the novel Coraline by Neil Gaiman.
Focusing on:
*** Language analysis
Word class identification
Structural analysis
Sentence types
Creative writing
Analytical writing (PEE and PETER paragraphs)
Characterisation
Evaluation writer’s choices**
A series of lessons working up to a reading assessment
Dystopian Fiction Scheme of Work
Scheme of work of around 17 fully resourced lesson exploring Dystopian Fiction- ending with a final assessment with students writing their own piece of original Dystopian fiction.
Scheme of work covers:
Language Analysis
Genre Analysis
Word Class Identification
Creative/Imaginative Writing
Exploration of existing dystopian writing and film builds up to a final piece of original creative writing at the end of the scheme of work.
Blood Brothers Resources
A range of worksheets and lessons designed for the teaching of Blood Brothers to range of ability Year 9s.