Lesson on simple, compound and complex sentences. Involves various activities and opportunities for AfL. Full lesson including detailed plan, PowerPoint and resources. Awarded "outstanding" in lesson observation. A total of 7 resources.

What should students be able to do in each year group to be able to tackle a new era of more scholastic English GCSE? This is a document which shows how skills should progress over years 7-11.

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LO: How do I analyse language and structure? Includes: -Discussion activity on Jacob Marley to refresh learning -Active reading activity -Extended individual task with focus on Marley and theme of redemption -Self assessment

A reading scheme of work for Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Comprises of 43 lessons and three assessments. Scheme includes a total of 69 resources. Averages out at 30p per lesson. Uses bronze, silver, gold differentiation. Each lesson has a learning question and outcomes. Lessons include Keagan/Collaborative learning activities. Lesson 1: How do writers create tension? Lesson 2: How does a writer create tension? Lesson 3: Can I create tension in my writing? Lesson 4: Can I create tension in my writing? Lesson 5: Can I infer information from a text? Lesson 6: Can I infer information from a text? Lesson 7: Can I use evidence to support my answers? Lesson 8: Can I comment on Meyer’s choice of language? Lesson 9: Can I comment on Meyer’s choice of language? Lesson 10: What is pathetic fallacy? Lesson 11: Can I boost my sentence skills? Lesson 12: Can I pick out and discuss key words? Lesson 13: Can I read at length and with concentration? Lesson 14: Can I use subordinate clauses? Lesson 15: Can I make my vocabulary engaging? Lesson 16: Can I use semi-colons accurately? Lesson 17: Can I use a narrative hook to engage the reader? Lesson 18: Can I use ambitious vocabulary to engage the reader? Lesson 19: Can I use different types of sentences? Lesson 20: What are the rules of paragraphing? Lesson 21: Can I read with focus and concentration? Lesson 22: Can I read with focus and concentration? Lesson 23: Can I read with focus and concentration? Lesson 24: Can I explain the evidence that I select to back up my ideas? Lesson 25: Can I explain the evidence that I select to back up my ideas? Lesson 26: Can I explain the evidence that I select to back up my ideas? Lesson 27: How do I explain the evidence that I select to back up my ideas? Lesson 28: Can I explain the evidence that I select to back up my ideas? Lesson 29: How do I analyse language? Lesson 30: Assessment: Language analysis Lesson 31: Can I read with focus and concentration for enjoyment? Lesson 32: Can I read with focus and concentration for enjoyment? Lesson 33: How do I analyse language? Lesson 34: How do I analyse language? Lesson 35: What strategies can I use to read with focus, concentration and understanding? Lesson 36: What strategies can I use to read with focus, concentration and understanding? Lesson 37: How do I analyse language? Lesson 38: How do I analyse language? Lesson 39: How do I analyse language? Lesson 40: How do I analyse language? Lesson 41: How do I analyse language? Lesson 42: How do I analyse language? Lesson 43: How do I analyse language? Assessment: reading Assessment: writing

Full lesson on subordinate clauses. Designed as recap for bottom set year 11 but could be used for any age. Includes, placement of clause, drop-in clauses, main clauses. 20 slides. Differentiated Includes learning objective and outcomes Include peer assessment Updated 23.01.22

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EDUQAS style GCSE English Language Component 1 paper Includes reading insert, reading questions and prose tasks

Used with year 8 literacy support class of disengaged boys to reengage with English over month period. Includes lots of discussion, reading skills and some writing tasks. Led to boys being reintegrated into class to start study on Macbeth's witches, hence last few lessons leaning towards comparison of witches in Spirited Away and Macbeth. Unit engaged boys through animation, anime and media activities. Includes 57 resources, including PowerPoints and unit of work which outlines what is involved in every lesson.

I made this for high ability year 9s with the purpose to expose them to a range of difficult texts. The lessons focus on close reading techniques so students show independent understanding of what they have read compared to the gist when usually studying non-fiction. There are 15 lessons/powerpoints (some will take more than 1 lesson) Topics: Boys reading Strictly scandal Plastic waste Travel writing x 2 A guide on sleep A piece on unhealthy high streets Veganism Film review- The Meg Article on American politics Further education Extracts from This is Going to Hurt Iceland Christmas Advert Organ donation David Attenborough

Lesson created for students to be introduced to language analysis question in GCSE exam. Created for use with EDUQAS exam board but could easily be adapted for other exam boards. Aim is to remind student of devices and begin discussion on effect. Ability wise- middle ability PowerPoint lesson includes: -Learning objective -Differentiated learning outcomes -Differentiated starter on devices -exam information question A2 -name the device show the leader activity -introduction to RED ROPES acronym -gather and share activity to test knowledge of devices -activity on EDUQAS exemplar material- Humphrys waste article -writing to persuade writing activity -peer reflection -self assessment -

A scheme of learning which was created for low ability year 7 students, made up of very reluctant readers who had just finished the Read Write Inc. Fresh Start programme and seen once week for catch up literacy. 17 lessons which includes PowerPoints and resources. Every lesson includes outcomes and objectives and differentiated tasks. Reading of the novel and taught alongside silent reading blocks, persuasive letter writing, descriptive writing, and reading skills.

A Christmas Carol game created as a year 11 revision tool for the last lesson before Christmas. Students will need a dice and counters- pennies will work. A3 sheet- print on card, paper or laminate for re-use. Questions on A Christmas Carol, including context, plot, character and theme. Students roll, move and land on questions/tasks. Answer correctly to be able to take your next turn. Mint squares- miss a go. Lime squares- everyone in challenge- task for all players Differentiation- squares/tasks are coloured bronze, silver and gold. If students play in teams, questions can be targeted to ability (Bronze- easiest, gold- hardest). Can also be played individually and with students gaining 1 point for bronze, 2 points for silver, 3 points for gold. Can also be played without attention to BSG colours and the winner being the first player to reach the end.

Woman in Black Susan Hill lesson on analysing language. Graded "outstanding" . Includes full lesson plan with differentiation. 7 resources including PowerPoint.

Used with lowest ability year 7 intervention class. 15 resources in total. Resources include: 4 x worksheets for filling in forms 1 x sheet showing examples of form 2 x newspaper terminology match up activities 2 x activities on writing a report 1 x template showing students how to layout a newspaper front page 1 x PowerPoint on topic audience and purpose 2 x topic audience activities (1 differentiated version) 1 x photo activity to introduce manipulating reader reaction 1 x non-fiction word find

Created as introduction lesson for year 11s to essay question on EDUQAS GCSE Lit Component 1 section a question 1b. Makes use of EDUQAs sample materials. PowerPoint includes: Lesson objective differentiated outcomes starter activity with language and structure analysis information slides key quotations sheet exempalr question (from sample materials) Exemplar student responses Advice on how to structure responses writing task self assessment activity

Complete C1 practice paper for use with students studying EDUQAS English Language. Insert is from The Outsiders by SE Hinton.

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List of language devices with examples