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English, Drama and Dance resources from Key Stage 3-5. Covering GCSE and A Level specifications.

English, Drama and Dance resources from Key Stage 3-5. Covering GCSE and A Level specifications.
Mid-Term Planner
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Mid-Term Planner

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Editable planner for all subjects. 8 weeks of planning space, including a weekly focus and space for 3 separate topic/lesson outlines as well as a homework set column. Perfect for ECTs, trainee teachers and experienced practitioners alike.
Descriptive Writing Workbook
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Descriptive Writing Workbook

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5 lessons and homework designed to improve students’ descritive writing skills through a range of varied, creative tasks. Includes describing from a picture, building better vocab, use of simile and figurative language, and more! Used for Key Stage 3, but could easily be adapted for other year groups and abilities.
Q5 Creative Writing Revision + Practice
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Q5 Creative Writing Revision + Practice

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6 sets of example questions for revision of the AQA GCSE Language Paper 1 scetion B. 12 questions in total. For use with KS4 students, but could also be used to introduce the exam structure/format to upper KS3 classes.
The Hunger Games- Dystopian Lit SOW KS3
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The Hunger Games- Dystopian Lit SOW KS3

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12 lesson unit of work on Dystopian fiction, focusing on chapter one of the ‘Hunger Games’ series by Suzanne Collins. Designed for Key Stage 3 students preparing to study AQA GCSE English Literature and Language specifications. Develops skills in analysing texts and creative writing.
FULL SOW- An Inspector Calls
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FULL SOW- An Inspector Calls

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12 full lessons on An Inspector Calls to support teaching the play to KS4 students studying it for the AQA English Literature GCSE. The play can be read alongside the lessons. Lessons include exam practice, contextual research and challenging perspectives, as well as character studies and quote explorations.
Macbeth- text guide
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Macbeth- text guide

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A breakdown of significant contextual information and each character’s role in the tragedy, including key quotes. Could be used as revision, or to introduce the play to GCSE students. Designed for the AQA KS4 English Literature study.
A Level Literature CRIME FICTION Introduction
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A Level Literature CRIME FICTION Introduction

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A 20-slide PowerPoint presentation on the history and development of Crime Fiction from the Old Testament to the present day. Includes example extracts to be studied and fun tasks to engage students with the genre. Suitable for KS5 students studying AQA English Literature B A-Level. Could be one long lesson, or split into a few. Created by a teacher and writer with an MA in Creative Writing with a focus on crime novels, and a micro-qualification from the University of Cambridge ICE in Writing Engaging Crime Fiction.
Revision Booket- The Sign of the Four
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Revision Booket- The Sign of the Four

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Full revision booklet for the Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle. Includes plot summaries for each chapter, character summaries, key quotations, contextual revision and past questions. For use with KS4 students studying The Sign of the Four for the AQA Literature specification.
Persuasive Writing Intro Lesson & Resources
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Persuasive Writing Intro Lesson & Resources

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Complete lesson and resources introducing the topic of persuasive/transactional writing. Used with an upper KS3 class, but could easily be used with KS4 as well to introduce the Language Paper 2 writing task. Lesson looks at key elements of persuasive writing and allows students to try and incorporate the techniques into their own writing within the scope of one lesson.
Research Task- The Wiki Challenge
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Research Task- The Wiki Challenge

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This might be familiar to some- it’s the wikipedia game! Students start with the wiki page for their own name, and through following links, aim to arrive at the wiki page for chocolate! They can’t go back; only forwards. (If some are really struggling they can have 1 backwards pass!) This is a bit of fun, and I have used it with KS3 students as I’ve found they really don’t know how to find the answers they need when asked to ‘research’ something. This helps teach them to really read the information in front of them, and to think more about how to find what they are looking for. More of a starter activity than a lesson!
The Coronation- Creative Writing
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The Coronation- Creative Writing

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A one-off creative writing lesson to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III. Designed for KS3/4 students but could potentially be used with older or younger students too. Could be used in conjunction with a longer lesson after the coronation, or perhaps split into two, with students filling in the table for homework after watching the coronation and then completing the writing task in lesson.
Christmas Persuasive Writing- Prompts
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Christmas Persuasive Writing- Prompts

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List of 10 topics for persuasive writing/debate with a Christmas theme. Could be used for class debates, written classwork or homework, research tasks or group projects at the end of the term! Suitable for KS2 or KS3 primarily, although could be used with older students too. Also includes worksheets to help students structure their ideas.
Creative Writing SOW AQA GCSE Language Section B
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Creative Writing SOW AQA GCSE Language Section B

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10 lessons plus exam practice, designed to support the AQA GCSE English Language specification. Students will develop their ability in areas including: sensory descriptions varied sentence starters Exciting and engaging openings Using different perspectives Showing, not telling Writing in different genres Being the examiner All lessons are combined on one PowerPoint presentation. There are 5 slides at the end with example exam-style questions to be used as revision