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Thank you for visiting my shop. My aim is to provide high quality teaching resources that reduce the need for hours of planning and help learners to achieve their potential in English and English Literature. Please feel free to email me at sdenglish18@gmail.com with any queries, requests or comments.

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Thank you for visiting my shop. My aim is to provide high quality teaching resources that reduce the need for hours of planning and help learners to achieve their potential in English and English Literature. Please feel free to email me at sdenglish18@gmail.com with any queries, requests or comments.
Romeo and Juliet for KS3 SEN
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Romeo and Juliet for KS3 SEN

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A fully-resourced unit of work for SEN students who need a general understanding of the play before approaching the original text in KS4. The unit includes an adapted script in modern English. The PPT is just over 140 slides long and is intended to provide 8-10 weeks’ worth of work for low ability and SEN students. It guides students through the adapted Acts 1-5 and provides a range of comprehension and vocab exercises. It culminates in an assessment that makes use of both short-answer questions and one long-answer question on Romeo as a tragic hero. Suitable for teachers and non-specialists with a low ability KS3 group. If you would prefer to buy the adapted script separately, it is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-sen-script-11892212 NB. On slide 128, I’ve discovered that the multi-coloured text boxes look slightly out of place on different computers. If this is the case, it is simply a question of adjusting them slightly to put them back over the appropriate squares. UPDATE: Core PPT tweaked and 2 new starters added. Please email me with any queries.
Narrative and Descriptive Writing for GCSE
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Narrative and Descriptive Writing for GCSE

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A 46-slide PowerPoint that provides a short course in narrative and descriptive writing for GCSE. It is aimed at middle-ability KS4 and is oriented towards AQA English Language 8700, Paper 1, Question 5. The PowerPoint covers: The writing AO’s, unpacked and turned into 7 ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions The structures of 8700 Papers 1 & 2 The difference between narrative and descriptive writing Descriptive techniques organised into the acronym MRS VAN SOAPS Descriptive writing success criteria Sample descriptive writing tasks (students choose 1 of 2) A teacher-written response (presented as an extract from a full response) Peer assessment Short story structure (Freytag’s Pyramid) Exploring Freytag’s Pyramid in relation to ‘A Christmas Carol’ Sample narrative writing tasks with planning activity Narrative writing success criteria Showing and telling in fiction 4 showing tasks with sample responses DIRT tasks Narrative choice: 1st or 3rd person with picture prompt activity Self-assessment Final writing tasks (descriptive or narrative) Peer assessment Reflection opportunity. This resource incorporates others that have previously been on sale in my shop, either in their current form or slightly tweaked. If you already have these but wish to purchase this unit of work, please contact me at and we’ll try to work something out. Resources also sold separately: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/descriptive-writing-techniques-match-up-activity-11749389 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/descriptive-writing-techniques-summary-mat-11747011 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/short-story-planning-flow-chart-11747165 These files were last saved in Office 2016.
Unseen Poetry Worksheets
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Unseen Poetry Worksheets

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Four adjustable worksheets that can be printed back-to-back on A3 and used in relation to the study of unseen poetry.
Discursive Essay Writing for GCSE: Revision Sheet
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Discursive Essay Writing for GCSE: Revision Sheet

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A two-page guide to writing a discursive essay. The topics covered are: The purpose and content of the introduction The role of topic sentences Different forms of evidence Concluding sentences The use of counterargument The content and purpose of the conclusion This revision sheet is suitable for upper-ability learners at GCSE.
Short Story Planning Flow Chart 1
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Short Story Planning Flow Chart 1

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A worksheet that encourages students to plan their short stories. Suitable for KS3 and KS4 groups, NB A newer version of this worksheet should be available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/short-story-planning-flow-chart-2-12001454
A Christmas Carol: Context Sheet
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A Christmas Carol: Context Sheet

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A double-sided, detailed context sheet for ‘A Christmas Carol’. As this doesn’t seem to show on the preview, the reverse side of the sheet contains a section on working conditions in the Victorian age and the ideas of Thomas Malthus. There is an accompanying worksheet on which students can write their notes. If preferred, these resources can be purchased as part of a larger unit of work on Stave One: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-stave-one-11996048
Kamikaze for Lower Ability
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Kamikaze for Lower Ability

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This lesson enables learners to explore ‘Kamikaze’ by Beatrice Garland. It includes: Lesson Starter (see cover image) An image of the sinking US Arizona with the question, ‘When do you think this photograph was taken’? Learners discuss and then feedback. A context sheet contained a simplified explanation of the Pearl Harbour attack and the rise of Kamikaze pilots. There is a corresponding worksheet for this. A link to a BBC interview with a surviving Kamikaze pilot with three questions to answer. A sheet of questions to prompt annotation of the poem. The lesson is aimed at lower ability learners whose primary goal is understanding.
Unseen Poetry Lesson 4
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Unseen Poetry Lesson 4

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Following on from this introduction to unseen poetry: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/unseen-poetry-lesson-1-12130945 This is the fourth lesson in the series. It focuses on Benjamin Zephaniah’s ‘The London Breed’ and is aimed at middle-ability learners. It includes: Do Now Task: A multiple- choice quiz on London Answers slide Revising terms relating to meter in poetry (see list below) Link to Zephaniah reciting his poem Introduction to iambic tetrameter Identifying iambic tetrameter in ‘The London Breed’ paired/group task (teacher answers included) Learning Review Estimated time: 1 hour This lesson can stand alone but assumes some pre-teaching or understanding of the following concepts: vowel syllable stressed syllable foot trochee iamb meter iambic pentameter trochaic tetrameter
Sensory Information Mind Map
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Sensory Information Mind Map

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If you’re teaching narrative or descriptive writing you could use this to help students gather sensory detail from a photograph or other image.
Broadsheet Article Writing: Too Much TV
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Broadsheet Article Writing: Too Much TV

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This is a straightforward lesson that follows on from prior teaching of broadsheet article writing. The question is styled in the form of AQA but could be adapted for other boards. After a true or false Do Now task, the question is introduced and discussed. This is followed by brief coverage of a suggested article structure (heading, introduction, main body and conclusion). Students then work through a series of questions in response to a sample answer/WAGOLL. This sheet could be printed on A3. Staff then take feedback from students. Students write their own responses. The lesson concludes with a learning review composed of five key questions.
Annotated Jekyll and Hyde:  Chapter Ten
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Annotated Jekyll and Hyde: Chapter Ten

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This is an annotated copy of Chapter Ten of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’. The annotations cover some of the more complex terms and historical and biblical references. In order to view the annotations, you will need to ensure that your version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is fully up-to-date. Hover your mouse over the ‘speech bubbles’ to display the annotations. Additionally, ensure that you display the files from Adobe Reader or similar and not your browser.
Jekyll and Hyde: Mind Map Bundle
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Jekyll and Hyde: Mind Map Bundle

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Five mind maps on different aspects of J&H: The presentation of Jekyll The presenetation of Hyde The presentation of Lanyon The presentation of Utterson Women in the novel. NB. This is an updated listing. If you have previously paid for this resource and need a copy, please email me using the address on my store front.
How Poets Create Sound
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How Poets Create Sound

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A quick match-up activity that encourages learners to work with the following terms: Alliteration Assonance Consonance Onomatopoeia Repetition Rhyme
Stanza Length Match Up
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Stanza Length Match Up

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A quick match-up activity that encourages learners to work with terms such as quatrain, cinquain, sestet etc.
AQA Paper 2 Exam Practice
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AQA Paper 2 Exam Practice

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This Paper 2 exam practice is based on two texts on the theme of women in the workplace. There are all five questions in the style of AQA 8700/2. The sample answers to the reading questions are on an Active Inspire flipchart. You should ensure that you have access to this software before downloading.
A Christmas Carol: 3 WAGOLLS
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A Christmas Carol: 3 WAGOLLS

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3 WAGOLLs for the AQA 8702 question on how Dickens uses Marley’s Ghost and the other spirits to change Scrooge’s attitudes and behaviour. I’ve called them Level 3, 5 and 7+.