For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.
For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.
A 25 page revision booklet on the theme of 'Video Games' for Section A of the WJEC *New* English Language GCSE covering key high-mark questions. The booklet contains two 'What impressions...' questions, two 'How does the Writer ...' questions, one 'Compare' question, one 'synthesise' question, and two 'Summarise' questions. The texts are included and are of excellent quality. This would be perfect to help build confidence in answering key questions and could be used perfectly in lessons, as homework, or in intervention sessions. Considering the lack of resources handed out by the WJEC, this revision workbook allows pupils to prepare effectively for each question type.
A National Reading Test Practice Paper based on an extract from Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Tests lots of comprehension questions which also helps prepare for the new WJEC GCSE reading sections. Perfect for KS3.
An A3 annotated copy of 'Pluto' by Carol Ann Duffy. It covers all comments on the writer's techniques and comments as well as a comprehensive overview of the poem. This is very useful to help cover all poems in the anthologies without taking too much time, revision materials or to help students catch up with poems missed in class.
A 6 page booklet booklet for WJEC Entry Level English students or lower ability students helping to introduce the idea of banning mobile phones, planning a formal letter to the headteacher, recapping persuasive techniques and tasks to spot them, example introductions and the formal letter layout. Perfect to allow students to work towards their first written piece of coursework. Ideal for KS3 as well.
A 'Point, Evidence, Explanation' grid for students completing a poetry analysis of 'From Father to Son' by Emyr Humphreys. The sheet contains a range of points students could make in the poetry comparison and also give the direct quotes to support. The sheet begins to show students how quotations may be embedded. Students complete their analysis of the details on the sheet. It is designed as an A3 sheet.
3 documents. The first is a writing frame to allow students to write a war speech rallying their class to fight in an imminent war. The speech would then be performed as an S+L activity in front of the class. The second document is a learning objectives (WILF) sheet that show what is expected of them in the task. The third is a simple marking sheet to help the marking of the S+L task. Excellent for KS3 English.
A 23 page revision booklet to help students write effective non-fiction pieces in preparation for the new WJEC English Language Unit 3 exam. The booklet helps students understand how to plan, structure and write seven key types of non-fiction writing. Some examples of different writing types are also included to help model the desired form of writing. The booklet teaches how to write formal letters, informal letters, leaflets/guides, speeches/talks, formal reports, articles and reviews. 12 example questions are listed in the booklet to allow students to practise writing each text type. This resource is excellent revision.
A worksheet teaching the difference between there, their and they're. On the back of the sheet, are and our are taught. The sheet contains the definitions, task to check understanding and an extension activity.
A recap of persuasive techniques and a lesson on using persuasive language. The PowerPoint begins with a code breaker exercise to reveal the lesson's lesson objectives (WALT and WILF). The pupils are given a series of useless items then asked to discuss possible uses in groups. They decide what the item is and write a persuasive speech using techniques to sell the item to the class. A modelled example is given and an opportunity for peer assessment. Great for KS3 English lessons.
An A3 annotated copy of 'First Love' by Carol Ann Duffy. It covers all comments on the writer's techniques and comments as well as a comprehensive overview of the poem. This is very useful to help cover all poems in the anthologies without taking too much time, revision materials or to help students catch up with poems missed in class.
An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Small Female Skull' by Carol Ann Duffy. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
A PowerPoint designed to teach how to plan and write a review for the WJEC English Language Unit 2 Section B exam. It shows lots of places and items that are reviewed, from films to hairbrushes and shows the layout of a review. It also explains how to plan a review and an example of a review of Skyfall split into paragraphs. Designed for C/D borderline KS4 but would also be useful to KS3 classes.
A revision sheet on The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It contains key quotes from Stave 4 and explains the impact of this Ghost on Scrooge. Perfect for WJEC English Literature GCSE.
A NRT on the Hillsborough Disaster. There is a challenging piece of reading, a question sheet and also an answer sheet to show where marks can be given in accordance with NRT mark scheme. The question types also help build reading skills needed for New GCSE English Literature. They must use search and retrieve skills, words in context, sequencing, definition and comprehension skills.
A PEE grid showing students points that can be made an how to embed the quotations. Students then explain the points made. Designed to build the fluency of poetry analysis. Made for Year 9.
An A3 annotated copy of 'Mr Bleaney' by Philip Larkin. It covers all comments on the writer's techniques and comments as well as a comprehensive overview of the poem. This is very useful to help cover all poems in the anthologies without taking too much time, revision materials or to help students catch up with poems missed in class.
A 36 page revision booklet designed to help students prepare for AS English Literature. Each poem in Philip Larkin's The Whitsun Weddings is considered and contextual details are explained in reference to the text. The poems are not analysed but the contextual issues are highlighted - Helping students gain AO3 marks. After the context are a list of themes with relevant poems selected from The Whitsun Weddings and Carol Ann Duffy's Mean Time. There are 9 created practice exam questions for Section B of the exam, along with an example essay to help model good quality answers.
A PowerPoint with two contrasting videos of dolphins - one in captivity and one in the wild. The PowerPoint contains the videos, the poem ready to annotate and some links with other poems. Used to teach AS English Literature with the WJEC.
