Scheme of work with lesson plans and activities (used with year nine low ability but could suit year 7 upwards)
Series of lessons on reading gothic and gothic fairytale
Lessons on writing a gothic story - scaffold in the style of Alan Pete's boxing clever
A revision guide for pupils - lots of key quotes from each Act. Fully analysed with terminology in bold. Includes a summary of what to do for AQA Literature Paper 1 and a page about the context of the play. Useful if pupils have gaps in knowledge / poor notes.
3 Powerpoints and 3 Booklets - each contains approx 6 lessons
Designed around three short stories from the EMC Iridescent Adolescent collection:
Click Clack the Rattlebag
Foreboding
The Typewriter
Aimed at KS3 literacy support / intervention classes
Includes explicit vocabulary instruction and reading strategies
A sheet which outlines achievements of students across the year. I have used it to scaffold conversations at parents’ evenings and the data is useful for evidence when having difficult discussions!
- Option to copy and paste last official report
- Review of effort, behaviour, organisation and homework
- General comments
- Review of results in each topic/assessment
- Targets to circle/highlight as appropriate
8 Resources.
Prompts for Language Analysis (AQA AO2)
Key quotes from Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. I have used these with sets 8, 6 and 1 so they are quite versatile!
There are also character profile sheets for both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as well as a context card sort.
All worksheets can be edited.
This was an attempt at differentiating a KS4 close reading scheme of work so that it was suitable for Year 7. Year 7 enjoyed it but it could be used with KS3 - 4 or even elements for KS5.
The 111 slide PPT includes
-Jane Eyre
- Pride and Prejudice
- Emily Dickinson poetry
- De Bono
- Plus, Minus, Interesting
- Rally Robin
- Think Pair Shair
- Self/Peer assessment
- Hot Seating
- Word classes
- Irony
- Alan Peat sentences
A series of resources (4 lessons) to ease pupils into Paper 2 teaching.
Includes two articles - one is a recount about the Rio Carnival and the other is an article about the impact of the Rio Olympics. Includes opportunities for Global Learning.
5 example exam questions for the AQA exam and worksheets to help scaffold answers.
I’ve used this with Year 8 mixed ability, very low ability Year 11 and top set Year 11. All engaged with the articles.
A PPT and worksheet to scaffold a debate about Lady Macbeth's role in Duncan's death / Macbeth's downfall. This has worked well with set one and set 8! Links to assessment objectives throughout.
Can be edited.
Two weeks of lessons - PPT and work book. Includes notes and tasks for Scrooge and Marley in Stave 1.
I used these with a lower ability GCSE class but they would suit a variety of classes.
Full scheme also available.
Full scheme of work - PPTs and work books. Includes notes and tasks for all Staves. I used these with a lower ability GCSE class but they would suit a variety of classes.
A lesson to help students think about structuring their responses and creating more imaginative pieces.
Suitable for 11-16 with a focus on the AQA GCSE English Language mark scheme.
A revision guide for pupils - key quotes for each poem from the love and relationships cluster. Fully analysed with terminology in bold. Includes a comment on the structure of each poem to challenge pupils.
Also includes what to do for AQA Literature Paper 2.
Particularly useful if pupils have gaps in knowledge or have made poor notes.
A Powerpoint with several worksheets to scaffold analysis of The Manhunt. Students from Y7 to Y11 have always loved this lesson.
Worksheet on semantic fields
Worksheet based on an article in National Geographic about PTSD and art therapy
Worksheet on selecting relevant evidence from poems
Sentence starters for PETAL paragraphs
WWW EBI sheets
Students write a description of New York using extended metaphors - worksheet to scaffold understanding of this.
Several worksheets on using subordinate clauses, colons and semi colons.
Worksheet for developing a character - we first discussed this as a class and used mini drama tasks to bring the character to life and generate more interesting descriptions (show don’t tell)
Additional story mountain sheet if students need support with planning.