A great resource to aid students, parents and tutors with revision for any 11Plus exam. This PowerPoint focuses on the skills required to enable students to be successful with verbal reasoning skills which can sometimes appear on the exam. Can also be utilised as a revision tool to aid with understanding. PowerPoint includes 9 pages of different questions that have been used in past 11Plus Literacy exam papers.

A fun packed and interactive lesson for the all time favourite: ‘Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh.’ Lesson pack includes: A 15 page PowerPoint containing activities to support Chapter 1 and 2 of Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. Predictions crystal ball resource Cloze activities Chapter summaries A successful lesson that aids engagement and focuses on guided reading.

A 48 slide PowerPoint packed with engaging ideas and tasks for creative/descriptive writing. Includes: Two sensory writing clips to aid with engagement A range of descriptive examples (grade 4 upwards) Sensory writing scaffolding grid Language feature re-cap with definitions and examples Sentence structure and effect activities Three seperate resources included to support with differentiation.

Roll up, roll up … Full PowerPoint lesson based on the historical context of carnivals and freak shows - looking at: A Vampires Assistant and The Greatest Showman and other non-fictional characters. Creating word banks and up-skilling vocabulary tasks. Looking at forming an opinion and writing to persuade - leading on to writing a full formal letter of complaint. Resources include: PowerPoint Entrance Ticket to the Carnival with historical literature. Example WAGOLL of a formal letter. Word Bank Cloud. Reading Resource. CDAFOREST Frame.

This fun and interactive lesson can be used to support descriptive/creative writing at many different levels from KS2 right up to KS4. The lesson can be used either as a great starting point, introducing descriptive/creative writing or as a filler lesson to support. This 9 page PowerPoint is a great way to engage young learners when asking to describe settings and locations - " could you draw a picture without seeing it?" the lesson will encourage students to work in pairs. the lesson will display four images for students to describe and draw. Partner A will start off facing the white board and describing the picture for Partner B. Partner B will then be drawing. Includes images and clues. Final task to demonstrate new skills taught . Includes plenary.

A great little starter activity that can be adapted across other curriculum areas: Dominoes word association task. Includes a full worksheet with starter point, allows for discussion and effective communication when discussing themes and linked ideas.

An exciting GCSE lesson that can be used regardless of exam spec followed. This lesson focuses on the skills required as opposed to direct exam spec questions. This pack could easily last for two, one hour lessons. The lesson focuses around the notion of horror films and ‘should they be banned in the UK,’ allowing students to form their opinion - allows for great discussion work and could also be linked to speaking and listening skills, if preparing for assessment. Pack includes: 14 page PowerPoint A full starter activity (Rewriting for audience and purpose) Core, Extension and Challenge Thinking Activity linked to horror genre. Outcome and Expectations slide Synonym Task ( upgrading vocab exercises) Writing to argue task Choice of two non-fiction articles to read with class ‘The Lasting Effects of Horror Movies on Teens and Young Children.’ Planning for Success Grids Example teacher written article. Counter arguments task Self - assessment task Outcomes slide.

An informative lesson with plentiful activities that can be used for both Level 1 and Level 2 Functional Skills English. Includes: four separate documents An in-depth 17 page PowerPoint with a Level 1 City and Guilds Sample Paper 4 and Mark Scheme. Level 1 and 2 QR code for more information on the requirements of the course Spelling worksheet with answer sheet Progress Tracker Key Questions Starter activity with instructions List of all formats and structures for L1 and L2 FS English Writing email poster with instructions -Writing formal letter poster with instructions Writing article poster with instructions Writing report poster with instructions. Purpose of text info slide Reflection task.

This lesson looks at how to write an effective review covering both L1/L2 Functional Skills English Language. Addresses: PAFL: purpose, audience,form and language. Highlights the structure and purpose of a review Includes a written assessment piece. Peer assessment activity Example written review for students to read and mark

PowerPoint and resources aimed at ‘How to Write a Newspaper Article.’ Can be used for both GCSE and FS Level 1/2. Core - Extension - Challenge activities provided. Mix and match activities Video clip provided Summative writing task provided with Success Criteria and Self Assessment activity. Seperate resources included for mix and match activities.

A comprehensive guide with strategies on how to answer all five questions on Paper 2 - Non-Fiction.

I have created an extensive 24 page guide, appropriate for both Year 10 and Year 11 who are on the AQA English Language GCSE pathway. This booklet can be utilised in class to support teaching or at home to support extended learning. The pack includes: a 24 page in depth guide to each question three separate extracts: 19th Century/ 21st Century non-fiction. ‘The End of Innocence - Inside British Child Prisons.’ A letter to the Daily Chronicle Newspaper - Oscar Wilde ‘A Game of Thrones’ extract - George R.R Martin. Questions 1 - 4 on Paper 1 and 2 with self-assessment and reflection grids. Section B tasks What Went Well Grids and Next Step Grids for revision. AQA audit- post session reflection for each question in Section A and B on both papers.

At times, students lose track of plot and character with Jekyll and Hyde but fear not, I have created a summary of all ten chapters that can be used alongside the novella to organise key quotes, helping to build whole text links and keep on top of the plot.

A great introduction to the effectiveness of emotive language and other language techniques. This lesson, specifically focuses on AO3 skills: demonstrating understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written. Lesson Includes: 10 slide PowerPoint. Statements task. Modal verbs activity sheet (slide 3) Summary questions: 'what effect is the writer trying to create…? Includes example extract. Identifying language techniques activity - more importantly their purpose and what effect they have on a reader/audience. Teacher model with examples shown (slide7) Explanation on how writers’ techniques achieve a particular effect with examples.

A full lesson that focuses on selecting appropriate details from the opening of the play. Comes with an exam style question and full example response. Key Elements: Starter task, character and image. Quotation explosion grid- who do these quotations belong to? Mr Birling’s predictions. Includes video clip revision of plot and character. Exam style question: ‘How are the Birlings…’ Quotation selections Making links tasks- finding quotations to support inference. A full example answer to exam question. Guidance/framework to craft example response to exam question. Plenary task.

A full esson that focuses on character’s guilt and addresses the welfare system. Key Elements: Core, extension, challenge tasks based on a scene from the paly. Understanding each character’s guilt - grid resource provided. William Beveridge and understanding : poverty, disease, ignorance, squander, idleness. Arthur Birling’s speech analysis with a series of questions. Exam style question " What methods does Priestley use…" Understanding the acronym CAST. Guidance and framework on answering an exam style question.

A full lesson to help secure understanding of the play, including themes and quotations - reference to social class themes. Key Elements: Silent starter: key focus Sheila Birling and quotation explosions to aid understanding. Accompanied by core, extension and challenge tasks. Exam style question: social class system. Quotation hunt activity - identifying: character, action, stage directions and themes. Focus on structural and language methods used by Priestley. Basic example response to exam style question. Help me out slide with key quotations on the social class system to aid lower level ability learner.

A great lesson packed full of ideas and engaging tasks to aid with both descriptive and narrative writing. Addressing key learning outcomes, such as, ‘being able to apply a wide range of effective language techniques’ taking into consideration the importance of SPAG. Key Elements: Overview of Paper 1, Section A and B. Silent Starter (SPAG Focus) Image and sentence starter activities. All Read Round Robin. Examples of descriptive writing with tasks on annotations. Core - Extension - Challenge - Super Challenge tasks. Mix - Pair - Share activity to assess for learning. Self - assessment activities. A Full 13 page PowerPoint.

A fabulous lesson that successfully demonstrates and practises the art of ‘making strange’- a defamiliarisation technique that can be used when writing to describe:characters, locations or settings. Lesson includes: 11 page PowerPoint was or were starter activity explanation of the dfamiliarisation technique and how to apply it, successfully. Check point stop to address misconceptions Defamiliarisation writing tasks x2 visual clips from David Attenborough. Plenary: peer assessment. A really interesting lesson that aids students to think out of the box!

A fully resourced lesson with worksheets attached to aid with guided writing when writing to describe. Includes the following: word association dominoes starter task. reflection on key language features, used for effect. sentence structures re-cap with task. figurative language task with answer sheet. x 2 guided reading activities that focus on: core, extension and challenge skills. final task of completing a story opening. self-assessment plenary activity.