Two lessons using the opening of 1984 to introduce students to the features of dystopian fiction with a particular emphasis on Orwell’s use of pathetic fallacy in the introduction. The lesson sequence is as follows: Lesson 1 Starter on what students think makes a perfect world. Explanation of origin of term dystopia. Examples of dystopian fiction for children. Overview of 1984 without spoilers. Analysis of techniques used in opening to establish the dystopian atmosphere of the novel. Zoom in on Orwell’s use of pathetic fallacy. Students identify examples. Answers on slide. Discussion regarding living in this kind of world. Lesson 2 Students return to their original thoughts on what makes a perfect world. Narrative writing in preparation for AQA GCSE English Paper One Narrative Writing. Choice of writing a story about a perfect world or writing a story inspired by a picture of the Earth. Both with focus on using pathetic fallacy and sensory description. Folder includes 24 slide powerpoint and copy of extract of opening. Students are quite rightly fascinated by this amazing novel.

This 76 slide Powerpoint contains everything that you need to explore the key themes within the animal rights debate. Students will learn to: Identify and use persuasive language and images. Write an article about an endagered species. Discuss whether zoos are right or wrong. Write a speech for a debate on an animal rights issue of their choice. Write a leaflet to rehabilitate the image of a maligned animal. Present their work to the class. Reflect on their attitudes to animal rights after the topic. This scheme of work is designed to support students to be creative for a practical audience and encourages them to carry out their own research. As a Powerpoint it is fully adaptable to suit you and your class’s needs.

A six-page information booklet on The History of the English Language with a cloze timeline to help students gain and an overview of the evolution of the language. It covers The Celts, the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, Normans, Middle English, William Caxton and standardisation. Word documents so fully editable.

Do you ever feel frustrated that your students have simply stopped using capital letters? This twenty-seven slide powerpoint reviews the rules in a fun and interactive way, then explains the difference between use of capital letters for common nouns and proper nouns. There are copious amounts of exercises to correct, which can be done on the board as a class or can be printed off for homework. If you want to embed the use of capital letters, this is the lesson for you. To complete all activities would take over one hour.

Designed to last thirty minutes, this editable Powerpoint explains the rule of subject verb singular and plural agreement and contains three sets of exercises to clarify this rule. Firstly students are asked to choose the correct form of the verb “to be” in the present tense; next they have to choose the correct form of the verb “to have” in the present tense and finally the correct form between “was/were”. Students are also reminded about irregular foreign plurals. Help your students to become masters of standard English with this fun activity.

This twenty-two slide powerpoint introduces the poet and her relationship with her husband; focuses on key language features; scaffolds students to write two PEE paragraphs on language and allows them to investigate the sonnet form. It concludes with them considering how love is presented in the poem in preparation for an exam-style question.

Students explore John Agard’s use of irony in this clever poem. They are then supported to write a parody of the poem, rejecting any stereotypes of themselves. A multiple choice quiz worksheet is used as a starter to get students interested in the themes and ideas.

There are eighteen lessons covering the twelve chapters of Neil Gaiman’s horror story for children, “Coraline”. Lessons explore Gaiman’s original use of language as you progress through the book, in particular his description of colours, smell and his use of similes. The scheme of work culminates in students writing their own horror story about “The Other School” that they attend and the “other teachers” who they have to battle to defend their school from. Some lesson folders contain more than one choice of activity. The key theme of bravery is also explored also.

Support your students to write a formal letter with this powerpoint which contains a very letter from a grumpy member of the older generation complaining about teenagers today. Students have to identify the writer’s arguments and then plan how to write a successful letter in response. Perfect for preparing students for GCSE transactional writing.

Using Wes Magee’s simple, yet effective poem “What is the Sun”, students learn how what metaphors are and why writers use them. They are then given a choice of elements from the natural world, such as the Moon, the starts, a waterfall and have to emulate Magee’s poem, using five separate and original metaphors to describe their subject. Students love this lesson and it is very effective in getting them to use metaphors, which are much more difficult than similes. Creates lovely display material also.

Full scheme of work on the graphic novel by Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy. Eight lessons in total aimed at lower ability students with accompanying worksheets. Worksheets focus predominantly on cloze exercise summaries of the chapters, so that students remember the plot. Each lesson contains a powerpoint also.

Learn to spell irregular words ending in -f or -fe that can take -s or -es in a fun way with this powerpoint and worksheet. The rule is explained on the powerpoint and then students are given a look/cover/spell/check worksheet to learn the spellings ready for a test. The powerpoint contains eighteen spellings with graphics for clues, which will help and second language speakers in your class. A further worksheet can be used to consolidate the activity in class or for homework. All answers provided, so students can mark their own work.

Students learn to spell irregular plurals that end in -es with this sixty slide powerpoint. Students decide whether the twenty-five words presented on separate slides end in -s or -es. Cartoon graphics are used as extra clues and to help English as a second language speakers. A further consolidation worksheet is included to embed the learning, which students can fill in at the end of the activity or at home. A fun way to learn irregular plurals.

Did you know that sixty percent of words in English have their roots in Greek and Latin? This fun quiz will not only help your students to fully appreciate the huge influence of these languages, it will also make mathematics more meaningful for them. Students are given several clues to fifteen Latin and Greek number prefixes. No longer will they state, "It's all Greek to me." All answers provided.

This eighteen slide powerpoint begins with an exercise to identify the nouns, followed by explanations and examples of common, proper and abstract nouns. Students are then given twenty-five different nouns which they have to classify into the three different categories. There is an exercise to differentiate between common and proper nouns and whether they need capital letters or not. A short exercise encourages students to use abstract nouns. The plenary is a cloze exercise to embed the learning. All answers provided and fully adaptable.

As a follow on from Nouns (Common, proper, abstract), this twenty slide powerpoint teaches students to extend their vocabularies with a range of exercises and quizzes on collective nouns, all with answers provided. The lesson then covers compound nouns, modifying nouns, countable nouns and uncountable nouns. A final cloze exercise summarises the learning. This could be two thirty minute lessons.

Focusing on four of the seven types of pronouns that are commonly mis-used, this twenty slide powerpoint explains common misconceptions with activities to embed correct usage. All answers are provided and the powerpoint is fully adaptable. The lesson should take thirty to forty-five minutes.

Did you know that sixty percent of words in English come from Greek and Latin? Consolidate your students’ knowledge of the building blocks of the English language with slideshow designed to be delivered as a quiz. Containing several clues to eighteen Greek roots, answers are provided at the end. There is also a final worksheet that can be used for consolidation of the learning.

Help your students to learn their homophones with fun activities. Two worksheets packed full of sentences and activities to help them learn the differences, followed by a powerpoint with varied activities, such as creating a homophones educational poster; a quiz; plus a list of pairs of homophones for students to create a worksheet themselves for their classmates. Over three lessons worth of material.

Teach your students to write effective letters with this example from Dorothy Brooke, an animal welfare campaigner from the 1930s, who rescued World War One war horses which had been sold as working horses in Egypt after the war. Her letter was so successful that it raised £20,000 in today’s money, allowing her to found the charity Brooke, still in existence to this day. Analyse the techniques that Dorothy used to persuade newspaper readers to donate funds and encourage your students to write their own persuasive letters on animal rights or another topic of their choice. Two worksheets - one with background information and the letter and another with an analysis grid and ideas for follow-up activities. Helps prepare students for the letter writing element of GCSE English language.