A full scheme of work for travel writing. Ideal for Years 6-8, this resource includes 10 hour long lessons, many of which can be developed into two full lessons, and covers all of the main areas of travel writing. The unit includes analysis of travel brochures, rhetorical devices, drama activities, formal letters of complaint and exemplar travel writing from Bill Bryson. An assessment (plus planning grid) is also included.

A comprehensive resource with everything you need to prepare your students for this GCSE poem. Carol Ann Duffy's poem, about a war photographer developing his images, explores how the British public react to the horrors of war. Featured on AQA's 'War and Conflict' cluster, this poem shows how the photographer, editor and readers respond to foreign tragedies. Beginning with background reading about the life of a war photographer, this resource includes iconic war photographs for class discussion and a full annotation of the poem.

Four creative writing resources to help prepare KS3/4 students for the AQA Language writing section. Four incredible pictures introduced with literacy correction starter exercises that provide the background to each inspirational and thought provoking image.

A full analysis of Carol Rumen's poem about a woman who has fled her homeland but can only remember the positives of growing up there. This resource has everything you need to prepare your students for their AQA exam including a full annotation and a guided marketplace lesson exploring structure, meaning, imagery, language and the effect on the reader.

Everything your GCSE students need to know on handy sheets. Full details of key events and quotes for the following characters: Scrooge Ghosts Bob Fred Tiny Tim Plus notes on the Fezziwigs, Belle and the charity collectors. An excellent revision resource for pupils to prepare with.

A creative writing planning mat that helps both KS3 and KS4 pupils prepare for the AQA exam question: Write a story or a description based on this picture. This resource has three versions of the same template and can be adapted in seconds by simply changing the picture and tweaking the first box. The worksheet is a planning grid to focus pupils on their structure, vocabulary, punctuation and sentence variety prior to producing their piece of extended writing.

A fully resourced scheme of learning to support Private Peaceful as a class reader. 15 hour long lessons are included tracking the action of Michael Morpurgo’s WWI novel. The lessons explore the themes and characters with a variety of reading, writing and discussion tasks. The scheme builds up to a reading question: Did Charlie deserve to be killed for cowardice?

A scheme of learning (31 hour long lessons) using Animal Farm to explore social power. Following the 10 chapters of this Orwell classic, this scheme mixes close reading skills with debates and topical discussion points. In addition to the exploits of tyrannical pig Napoleon, this scheme also examines real world events in communist Russia, modern Russia and women in Afghanistan. Assessments on how Napoleon is presented and how power can corrupt world leaders are included.

Three different quiz challenges for use in form times or across school. A Geography theme quiz tests pupils on all 32 qualifying flags whilst a 32 team word search gets your class familiar with the competing teams. For real football enthusiasts, a World Cup History Quiz has 30 questions which test the knowledge of previous tournaments with questions on incredible matches, legendary players and bizarre facts from 1930 to 2018. Three great resources in one bundle!

Five quote hunting comprehension exercises (one for each stave) from ACC. A great revision/ exam prep hw.

Two schemes of work on this Shakespeare classic: one for KS3 and one for GCSE . The KS3 scheme comprises 14 lessons tracking key themes and characters before concluding with assessments on how either Tybalt or Romeo’s characters are presented. The GCSE SOW is aimed at EDUQAS but can easily be tweaked for other exam boards. It has plenty of language analysis as pupils are guided in their reading/ analysis of key scenes throughout the play.

The whole play adapted for teenagers who want a fun alternative to the original language. We keep the key quotes as they are but make the rest accessible and fun. Check out how we rewrite 1.5 when Tybalt spots Romeo eating all the Pringles: TYBALT: Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, A villain that is here come in spite, To ruin our party and ruin this night. CAPULET: Young Romeo is it? TYBALT: 'Tis he, that villain Romeo. CAPULET: Leave him alone; I’ve heard he’s quite a nice guy really. What’s the worst that could happen? TYBALT: I’m gonna kill him, that’s what’s gonna happen When such a villain is a guest: I’ll not endure him. CAPULET: He shall be endured: Am I the master here, or you? Shut your face. You’ll not endure him? You’ll ruin my party if you fight! TYBALT: Please uncle, what if he eats all the Pringles? CAPULET: You are a saucy boy: Be quiet, or I’ll make you quiet. TYBALT: OK Uncle, I’ll leave it for now. I will withdraw: but this intrusion shall Now seeming sweet convert to bitter gall. Want to order this script as a class set of books? Search SIK Shakespeare at Amazon.