I hope my resources simplify your planning, give you the much needed extra hours for an improved work-life balance and take your teaching to the heights you want it to go.
I hope my resources simplify your planning, give you the much needed extra hours for an improved work-life balance and take your teaching to the heights you want it to go.
Aim: to turn reluctant readers into independent readers in any curriculum area using these 6 different strategies
Who is it for?
All teachers in all curriculum areas
KS2-KS4
Classrooms that don’t have a Teaching Assistant, but needs one
** What’s included?**
A break down of the 6 strategies, including resources for use ‘during’ the reading of a key classroom text and ‘after’ the reading process
**Why is it useful? **
It enables all pupils - including those with low literacy skills- to engage with the curriculum of any subject area
**Differentiation opportunities? **
The document is in essence about ‘differentiation’ and contains numerous ideas on how to engage reluctant readers
Links to curricula?
All curriculum areas
Whole School Literacy
** Practical tips ?**
The document is in essence about the ‘practical’ nature of reading and therefore is based on practical advice
What is this resource?
It is a bundle of three “Creative Writing” powerpoints that shows students how to achieve higher marks in creative writing tasks in a variety of ways
By using more advanced stylistic features such as:
using a connective to start your paragraph, using dialogue/ speech to initiate a paragraph, starting a paragraph with an adverbial clause , beginning your paragraph with an adverb, starting your paragraph with a statement etc; Using a question at the start of a paragraph
A set a resources for KS3 that are equally benficial for low ability English Language groups at KS4 and that can also be used with SEN or EAL classes and Literacy Suport Sessions. The resources uses sounds, visual images and writing models to support the teacher and the students
Who is it for?
KS3
KS4 (lower ability groups)
Literacy Lessons
EAL
SEN
What’s included?
Starters
A variety of activities with teaching models and guidance notes on each slide
Opportunities to write independently and work in groups and self assess to improve
Plenaries
Curriculum links?
English Language
Whole School Literacy Programmes
Literacy Support Sessions
EAL units
Practical Tips?
Notes are provided on each slide
These colour sheets can be glued into the front of students’ exercise books at the start of the year and revisited each new term when new, updated versions, can be glued into the exercise books. This is a method for tracking a student’s progress.
They’re linked to the new 2 year linear GCSE English Language and Literature courses.
It has suggested topics (i.e. programmes of study) on each IEP too if you’re a new HOD and need some guidance.
This is suitable for all KS3 and KS4 reading assessments for Language and Literature programmes or study. It is designed to enable students to work independently when they’re marking a peer’s work without the teacher’s assistance. It includes a SPaG grid of common SPaG errors.
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of the new linear GCSE English Course. This long term plan reflects the new GCSE Linear Exam Assessment Objectives.
Students will be assessed on:
Responding to GCSE fiction and non-fiction text extracts exploring creative writing based upon GCSE literary non-fiction text extracts
Exploring Shakespearean tragedy: the study ofeither Macbeth or Merchant of Venice
Exploring contemporary poetry: contemporary poetry (AQA Anthology)
The study of the 19th century novel - the teacher’s choice
Exploring and developing a viewpoint
A mock GCSE summer exams
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
links to AQA’s GCSE exam frame and criteria
It is ideal for new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of the new linear GCSE English Course. This long term plan reflects the new GCSE Assessment Objectives.
Students will be assessed on:
Responding to GCSE fiction and non-fiction text extracts exploring creative writing based upon GCSE literary non-fiction text extracts
Exploring Shakespearean tragedy: the study of the rise and fall of Othello
Exploring contemporary poetry: contemporary poetry
The study of the 19th century novel: Alice in Wonderland
Exploring and developing a viewpoint
A mock GCSE summer exams
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
Exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
links to AQA’s GCSE exam frame and criteria
It is ideal for new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
This resource is for a KS4 or a KS3 class.
The ppt contains:
A starter
A plenary
All learning activities
A HW task
Please note you will need to google a copy of the poem.
You can use this former AQA poem ‘Brothers’ as an unseen poem. The ppt includes all the resources and tasks needed for the whole lesson.
This lesson can be used with KS3 or KS4 as its premise requires students to dig deeper into a poem, identify and analyse the impact of poetic devices etc.
The resource includes:
starter
plenary
all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis and writing tasks that could lead to essay writing)
Please note: you will need to download a copy of the poem off the internet for the lesson
This is a good poem to teach to a low set GCSE group or a KS3 class.
The resource includes:
A starter and a Plenary
Lesson activities
A HW task
Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem
This is a good poem to teach to a GCSE group or an advanced KS3 class.
The resource includes:
A starter and a plenary
Lesson activities
2 HW tasks
Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem
This resource is for GCSE students or an advanced KS3 group
The ppt contains:
A starter
All activities - including differentiated tasks
A plenary and a fun post lesson game
Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem.
This resource is for KS4 or an advanced KS3 class as this ppt contains some challenging ideas.
The resource includes:
starter
plenary
all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis sheet and questions)
HW task
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of :
Gothic Fiction
Creative Writing
Poetry
Romeo & Juliet
Non-Fiction
Revision & End of Year Exam
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
Exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
lnks to AQA’s GCSE exam frames and criteria
It is ideal for new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
This is 2 lessons - one for learning and preparation and one for writing practice using the genre.
The lesson is for KS3 or KS4.
It’s differentiated and features annotated deconstructions of the genre and persuasive techniques.
The lesson includes:
a starter (bingo)
a plenary
2 models from travel agents
writing criteria
a HW task
This ppt is 1 1/2 to 2 lessons. 2 full lesson if you’re teaching a lower set because it includes a writing in practice task.
It introduces the genre ‘writing to inform’ by engaging students in tasks that see them deconstruct and evaluate language, presentational layout and presentational features. This lesson leaves plenty of room to build upon this genre and is purely meant as an introduction only.
The lesson includes group work, paired work and individual tasks.
Also included is a:
starter
plenary
HW task
Model PEE
For the post Mocks period.
This sheet can be used as an in-class self assessment after a mock of AQA’s “Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing” or as a HW task after a mock of AQA’s “Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing”.
This sheet can be used as an in-class self assessment after a mock of AQA’s “Paper 2: Writer’s Viewpoints and Perspectives” or as a HW task after the Mocks.