Lesson task for examination prep English Language, or for an assessment Letter to MP writing about needed improvements in local area.

GCSE poetry task. Poem has been used previously in Edexcel and igcse anthologies. Can be used as a stand alone lesson for KS3, or in preparation for unseen poetry examination for AQA and other exam boards. Link to YT clip in the slide, plus questions

A discussion of what sort of person Mr Birling is shaping up to be in Act One of the play. Students have to find evidence to prove the points made. Some new terminology. Two activities, to annotate the picture of Mr B and then complete the letter writing task from a former employee with a focus on students showing through their writing what sort of man Mr B is!

Winter Swans techniques and starter questions

Two new literacy starters featuring adverbs and intensifiers. Suitable for KS2 and KS3

An extract from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with questions on the extract. Frankenstein similes activity Spellings

A short story in which an alien visits a boy called Kevin. Related activities encouraging students to use inference and deduction to read around to discover the meaning of the alien words. Part of my aliens SOW. Could be used with Year 6, and lower sets in Year 7 and 8.

One example for Gerald. Students to fill in the example for Birling. Can be repeated for all of the other characters.

Fun task based on the conventions of Gothic literature, geared towards KS3. Based on Homes under the Hammer, create an advertising display for a creepy, haunted house that will be on display in an estate agent’s window in your local area. Students then write a fuller description of a ghost that haunts the property Examples given for students to design their own advert and to invent a ghost that haunts the property

Whole lesson. Created for an entry level group working on the pscale, but can be used as a shorter activity in English lessons or tutor time for any KS2 or KS3 groups as basis for discussion on hobbies and pastimes. A big list of hobbies is included as a starter. Students have to put in the correct punctuation into the sentences, mind-map their own hobby and write five detailed sentences about it. There is an example of looking at street art. At the end of the lesson, there are prompts for a class discussion and debate on hobbies.

Lesson 2. First part of Act One. Imagery used by Torvald to describe his wife. Comparison between Nora and Mrs Linde.

Vocabulary homework Questions on the chapter Identify the Gothic elements used by Bronte Writing task on Uncle Reed’s final wishes Cut and paste the picture task 7 slides From a Year 7 SOW

Introduction to the poem Questions and discussion tasks Background information PEE paragraph Writing task

Presentation with introduction to the themes and background of Williams' play Geared towards the OCR AS Level, paper two, but can be used for any exam board

How many words can you make from the nonsense word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' from Mary Poppins?

Witches questions and wordsearch

Questions on the poem by writer Wilfred Owen. From my KS3 unit on war poetry

Geared towards a top set Year 9 group. Also suitable for KS4. Explanation of what oxymorons are and some examples. Questions on the opening section of Gormenghast with a focus on Gothic features in the text..

Extract from the Pit and the Pendulum by Poe. Discussion questions and individual questions. Plan for a three paragraph mini assessment on the extract.

Complete the similes and extend them. Discussion of what makes a better simile Similes challenge