Creative Writing: A fun worksheet for KS3 where they need to design their own villain/antagonist!

Creative Writing: A fun worksheet for KS3 where they need to design their own Greek hero or heroine!

This contains: A beautiful handout on how to correctly paragraph :) A paragraphing activity/worksheet on page 2. A poster on paragraphing, using the acronym TiP ToP

A fun worksheet for students to design their own monsters!

This is a clear, simplified handout on AQA’s English AOs for KS3 and KS4. The handout explains each of the AOs (with helpful definitions and tips). Students can stick these in the front of their books and even print them off as revision posters! If you mark noting AOs, students can refer back to these in their books! This endeavours to help famililarise pupils with the GCSE mark scheme. VERY USEFUL FOR KS4 STUDENTS!

A fun and engaging lesson on sibilance! Lesson includes: A starter activity. A plenary. Analysing poetry slide activities. A Creative writing activity. An extra activity just in case!

Save time on making your own tutor board with this PowerPoint slide! Easy to edit. Neatly organised. Easy on cognitive load. *Fun graphics and ideas.

AQA Paper 1, Q2: Language Analysis Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.

AQA Paper 1, Q2: Language Analysis Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.

The question this lesson contains is: ‘How does the Alice Walker use language to describe the setting?’ Q2 Language Analysis. Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.

7 PowerPoint slides with reading facts! DEAR activities (drop everything and read). Health & Wellbeing Facts about reading. Attainment facts about reading. Real-world statistics about reading.

Recommended Year 7s books they’ll love by genre! 9 page document. A comprehensive set of book genres and recommendations appropriate for Year 7. KS3 Reading Suggestions. Very convenient for library lessons when students don’t know what to read and you want to give them recommendations.

AQA Paper 1, Q2: Language Analysis Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.

AQA Paper 1, Q2: Language Analysis Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.

This resources comprises: A list of 285 adjectives to describe a face. An example of AQA’s Paper 1 Question 5. The plenary asks students to write down their favourite words to describe each aspect of the face.

Recommended Year 9s books they’ll love by genre! 8 page document. A comprehensive set of book genres and recommendations appropriate for Year 9. KS3 Reading Suggestions. Very convenient for library lessons when students don’t know what to read and you want to give them recommendations.

This document contains: 4 pages of practical solutions for supporting dyslexic students in English lessons. A list of dyslexia friendly fonts. A facts page on Dyslexia.

This is a handout for KS3/KS4 Students & Teachers. I made this because my Year 11s were begging me for a handout that clearly shows them multiple ways of explaining the effects of language. They struggle with variety in their answers and many found this helpful! The handout also clearly explains how to properly analyse ‘imagery’ (often poorly understood) and ‘connotations.’

A KS3 handout explaining the different sentence types: declarative, exclamatory, interrogative and Imperative. Students must correctly identify the sentence type and punctuate accordingly.

This is a handout for students, teachers and parents to use! It comprises a researched collection of ideas for how to improve key English skills: vocabulary, spelling, reading, reading comprehension and handwriting. I often send these out to parents on parents evenings.