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Teacher, classicist, poetry nut; Aristotle: 'We are what we repeatedly do".

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Teacher, classicist, poetry nut; Aristotle: 'We are what we repeatedly do".
'Of Mice and Men'
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'Of Mice and Men'

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A series of study maps and essay-plan frames covering the main characters, relationships, and themes in Steinbeck's novel.
KS3 Reading Task - Daedalus and Icarus
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KS3 Reading Task - Daedalus and Icarus

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To practise or assess KS3 key Communication skill Reading, a lesson presentation that can be completed in class time, or printed as a handout for homework, with comprehension questions (and mark scheme) on the story of Daedalus and Icarus (taken from The New Windmill Book of Greek Myths, Geraldine McCaughrean, 1997).
Louis Sachar's Holes: understanding character starter activity
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Louis Sachar's Holes: understanding character starter activity

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KS3 novel - randomly allocate a character from the novel to each pupil (or also works in pairs, depending on ability), then get them to use this worksheet to develop deeper understanding of character. A nice follow-up extension is to work this into a Speaking and Listening class presentation for Key Skill Communication assessment.
Homer's Odyssey, Essay Writing
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Homer's Odyssey, Essay Writing

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A collection of essay-writing resources including guidelines on how to approach answers, structure essays, and numerous exemplars by past pupils (with teacher annotations as well as mark schemes) covering a variety of exam questions.
CCEA AS1 Poetry 1900-present Robert Frost/Seamus Heaney theme of Nature study map
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CCEA AS1 Poetry 1900-present Robert Frost/Seamus Heaney theme of Nature study map

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A study map on the possible CCEA AS1 English Literature examination question theme of Nature, which can be used as a presentation on the board to guide discussion, or adapted as a revision resource to be annotated by pupils. The theme is considered in relation to the poems Postscript' by Seamus Heaney, and 'Gathering Leaves' and 'Going for Water' by Robert Frost.
CCEA AS1 Poetry 1900-present Robert Frost/Seamus Heaney Poetry Comparison Grids
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CCEA AS1 Poetry 1900-present Robert Frost/Seamus Heaney Poetry Comparison Grids

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A 31-page resource containing 14 poem comparison (AO4) grids for the Frost & Heaney anthology, including notes on situation of speaker (AO1), tone and poetic methods (AO2), and context (AO3) for the new CCEA English Literature specification. The grid format can be employed as a basis for first lessons on each of the poems, and should be used to gather quotations and write analysis. Alternatively, pupils may use the resource independently in order to plan an essay framework for practice exam questions. These are also extremely useful at the end of the course for revision purposes, where pupils use the class notes that they have made whilst studying AS1 to complete the grids from memory, as effective exam preparation.
Key Stage 3 Creative Writing
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Key Stage 3 Creative Writing

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Everything needed to teach Creative Writing at KS3: a whole unit in a presentation; a peer evaluation grid; a lesson on similes and metaphors; as well as numerous pupil examples of poetry and prose.
Speaking & Listening tasks
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Speaking & Listening tasks

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Three Role Play activities based upon curriculum texts (Of Mice and Men, An Inspector Calls, and Macbeth) and an exam-board approved Group Discussion activity, with a comprehensive set of pupils' research notes on the specified topic.
The Study of Spoken Language / Language Techniques / Speeches Martin Luther King - I Have a Dream
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The Study of Spoken Language / Language Techniques / Speeches Martin Luther King - I Have a Dream

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A detailed handout on the context of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, for the study of language techniques and spoken language / inspirational speeches. Also included is a hexagon activity, which my GCSE pupils always love - in groups, pupils must debate and defend their reasoning behind matching up and making shapes with the hexagons, displaying different levels of Bloom's taxonomy with regard to which hexagons touch which others. Some shapes and text boxes might need adjusting in other versions of Word. Print out the hexagons and laminate, and enjoy pupils' presentations to the class of their final patterns!
The Study of Spoken Language / Language Techniques / Speeches -Obama's 2008 Victory Speech
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The Study of Spoken Language / Language Techniques / Speeches -Obama's 2008 Victory Speech

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A detailed handout on the context and content of Obama's 2008 presidential victory speech, for the study of language techniques and spoken language / inspirational speeches. Also included is a hexagon activity, which my GCSE pupils always love - in groups, pupils must debate and defend their reasoning behind matching up and making shapes with the hexagons, displaying different levels of Bloom's taxonomy with regard to which hexagons touch which others. I hope the hexagons haven't moved in the documents; some text boxes might need enlarging if Word changes the font. Print out the hexagons and laminate, and enjoy pupils' presentations to the class of their final patterns!