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English Resources by veritymay

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Secondary English specialist creating resources that can be deployed across the curriculum, focusing on how students think, talk, learn, and progress.

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Secondary English specialist creating resources that can be deployed across the curriculum, focusing on how students think, talk, learn, and progress.
Growth Mindset Poster Set
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Growth Mindset Poster Set

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Display resource (and photograph of how I have deployed) to promote Growth Mindset in the classroom. Growth Mindset (see: Carol Dweck) is a popular educational theory that focuses on how students develop skills of reflection and raise their aspirations for their own progress. We all have students that spring to mind as using those "It's too hard", "I can't do it", "It's good enough" phrases about their work - having a display in the classroom that provides the language to help them move past that 'Fixed Mindset' barrier can support them in shifting their approach from "I can't do it" to "I can't do it yet... but I'm working on it."
Exam Wrapper
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Exam Wrapper

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For students of any subject who have just received feedback on one or more mock exams. Flat PDF document (editable Word doc available from author).
A Christmas Carol - Extracts
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A Christmas Carol - Extracts

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Extracts from across the text formatted to fit on one page each. Stave I: - The Knocker - The Arrival of Marley's Ghost - Phantoms Outside the Window Stave II: - The Arrival of the Ghost of Christmas Past - The First Memory - Christmas with Fezziwig Stave III: - Christmas with the Cratchits - Happy Christmases - Ignorance and Want Stave IV: - The Rag and Bone Shop - The Dead Man - The Churchyard Stave V: - Waking Up on Christmas Morning - Excitement on Christmas Day
A Christmas Carol - Establishing the Setting
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A Christmas Carol - Establishing the Setting

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Single lesson with complete lesson plan and resources ready to use. Using two extracts from Stave I of A Christmas Carol to explore in depth how Dickens creates a sense of atmosphere and setting through language and structural choices. Featuring grammatical metalanguage; in depth questioning; easy to differentiate to your group depending on prior learning. Enjoy, and all feedback welcome. Image from PJ Lynch.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Irony
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Irony

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A single lesson to introduce the concept of irony to KS4 readers -- includes Situational, Verbal and Dramatic irony. Includes Powerpoint and worksheet. Teacher will need red/amber/green cards for plenary.
Magical Forest Soundscape
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Magical Forest Soundscape

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Slide with linked sound effects to create a soundscape of a magical or enchanted forest. A babbling brook, chimes, fairy voices, a mysterious flute… Can be used to accompany any drama-based work around A Midsummer Night’s Dream (yes, there is a braying donkey in there!), folk or fairy tales, or creative writing inspiration. You can use it as the teacher to help set a scene, or share with students to create their own soundscapes via iPads or their own tech. All sounds are sourced from www.freesound.org
Leadership cards for group discussions
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Leadership cards for group discussions

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Diamond Cards are a tool to facilitate better, healthier, more even whole-class discussion. Particularly effective with an able GCSE group, these cards are life-savers for the kind of class which is struggling with discussions - either because a few loud voices tend to dominate, or because active group discussion fizzles into silence when you ask for feedback. Just print the PDF off onto coloured card or paper, divide into 4, laminate and you're all set. The idea is that each group gets one Diamond Card. Students in the group take it in turns to hold it. At the end of the group discussion, the Diamond Card holder must amalgamate all the 'glowing embers' of ideas into a 'glittering diamond' and feed back to the rest of the class. You don't need to take 'hands up' feedback, and nobody feels on the spot, as they are aware in advance of the responsibility. I hope it works as well for you as it has for me!
Exam Wrapper (editable)
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Exam Wrapper (editable)

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Editable Word doc to tailor to your class - reflection sheet for any student receiving feedback from mock exam(s). Flat PDF file available FOC from same author.
Blood Brothers - Revision Quiz
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Blood Brothers - Revision Quiz

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Quiz designed for full lesson with team answer sheets and answers at end of quiz -- covers range of general questions; characters; themes; structure and language features. Enjoy!
A Christmas Carol - Revision Quiz
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A Christmas Carol - Revision Quiz

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Revision for a GCSE English Literature class, covering key knowledge, characters, quotes, themes, language and structure. Answer sheet for teams included. Run time around 40-50 mins.
Lord of the Flies - Revision Quiz
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Lord of the Flies - Revision Quiz

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Revision for a GCSE English Literature class, covering key knowledge, characters, quotes, themes, language and structure. Answer sheet for teams included. Run time around 40-50 mins.
Romeo & Juliet - Complete KS3 SOW (Short)
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Romeo & Juliet - Complete KS3 SOW (Short)

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Short SOW for Romeo and Juliet at KS3 - designed for a short half term (10ish lessons). Powerpoint and resources included. Teaching notes in PPT comments but flexible for you to adapt to your class. Students will learn whole plot but close study focuses on: - Conflict (Act 1 Scene 1, Act 3 Scene 1) - Mercutio (Act 1 Scene 4, Act 2 Scene 4, Act 3 Scene 1) - Stagecraft at the Party (Act 1 Scene 5) Homeworks: - Learn the Prologue by heart (getting them familiar with speaking Shakespeare aloud - plus it’s something awesome to know for life!) - Casting Call: Mercutio. Who? Why? Some YouTube content is linked but feel free to use your own R and J videos for key scenes if you prefer, of course…