Stone Cold iGCSE / GCSE English Lesson 2 In this lesson students will explore the context of homelessness and form their own understanding of what it means to be homeless in order to understanding ideas presented throughout the text. This is a whole lesson ready to go!

KS2/KS3/SEND/Intervention English Resources Holes by Lois Sachar Resource Support your students in being able to identify various linguistic devices by exploring the use of sensory imagery in the novel Holes by Louis Sacher. Students can use this worksheet to identify sentences or phrases throughout the book and record them according to the sense that has been used. This is a great way to get students engaged with their own writing and understanding how they can make it more descriptive. Find more awesome Holes resources at www.theponderbox.com for all the key stages!

The start of the new academic year isn’t far away! Use this worksheet to give to your class on the first day and term to get to know who they are, there likes and dislikes. Research shows that students have a higher chance of success if lessons are personalized to their likes and dislikes. Getting to know your students is essential in developing a strong student-teacher rapport. Find more awesome resources for all the key stages and lots of FREE printables at www.theponderbox.com !

Literary Terms for iGCSE / GCSE / A-Level English Literature This PDF contains the most basic to advanced literary terms for students to use when responded to literary texts. Encourage students to use several new words / phrases from the list each time they write about / discuss a literary text. The PDF includes key literary terms, definitions and examples of their usage.

Lesson 1: Understanding the context of the novel To understand the importance of context in a story. To be able to identify the context in a story. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to develop an initial personal response to the author and the novel. In this lesson, learners will be introduced to the novel and start to form an understanding of the context as well as begin making predictions about the book. This is the first lesson as part of a guided reading unit. Great for KS3 students or students with a lower lexile level.

In this lesson, students will start to form an understanding of what context is and how it can shape what the author writes. This lesson is a gentle introduction to the book and complete with fun starter and exit tasks to check for understanding. Students will learn interesting facts about Louis Sachar which will help them to form a personal and informed response about the text as they move throughout the unit. Come back to my author’s dashboard to find the rest of the lessons within this scheme of work. This resource is complete with: PPTX file PDF version