T-Rex and velociraptor brainstorm for use when watching selected clips from Jurassic Park for inspiring writing to describe/narrate

A template for creating your own SOL/SOW

Coraline wordsearch

List of language devices with examples

Connotation and denotation activity For use with KS3 or starter for KS4

Willy Wonka questions for use during watching film

Activities to revise punctuation marks including self evaluation

Writing to argue lesson teaching argument and counterargument

Article and accompanying reading activities on bungee jumping.

Comprehension task and article. Lemon sharks.

Sentence stems to create writing about George and Lennie

Of Mice and Men roaring twenties context starter

Used with middle ability KS3. Includes SOL overview document. 35 resources in total. 17 lessons with PowerPoint.

19 lessons to support reading of The History Keepers by Damian Dibben. Used with high ability year 8 students. Includes unit overview/Scheme of learning. Lessons include PowerPoints.

18 lessons (all with PowerPoints) to support teaching EDUQAS GCSE English Language component 1 section A. 50 resources, all using collaborative learning techniques and differentiation. Plus three practice papers for Eduqas English Language Component 1a- Reading 20th Century Literature

Created for non-literacy specialists to map progression of students' literacy across the curriculum. Shows skills in years 7-11.

Adapted from idea from assemblies/org to celebrate 100 years of Roald Dahl. Includes PowerPoint and notes for slides.

Aims: This scheme of work in comprised of 12 lessons which intend to promote both a love of reading and a foundation of skills required to be a successful reader: 1. Setting a purpose for reading 2. Determining the meaning of words and phrases 3. Understanding the main idea 4. Skimming and scanning 5. Identifying the writer's purpose and point of view 6. Make links between ideas in a text 7. Critical reasoning 8. Inference and deduction 9. Visualisation 10. Summarising information 11. Cause and effect 12. Types of language Lessons all follow the same structure: • Learning objective/ outcome • Starter activity • Five minutes to change books etc • 20 minutes silent independent reading • Teacher questioning/review • Task linked to LO (20 mins) • Plenary Use of literacy centre managers: • General support and admin during the lesson • Withdrawal of identified students for 1:1 reading Each lesson has a student help sheet. Each student has their own resource booklet.

Aims: This scheme of work in comprised of 14 lessons which intend to promote both a love or reading and a foundation of skills required to be a successful reader: 1. Dictionary skills 2. thesaurus skills 3. novel openings 4. genre 5. characters 6. themes 7. prediction 8. hot seating 9. marketing a book 10. novel to film 11. plot/sub plot 12. narrative hooks 13. favourite books 14. reading aloud Lessons all follow the same structure: • Learning objective/ outcome • Starter activity • Five minutes to change books etc • 20 minutes silent independent reading • Teacher questioning/review • Task linked to LO (20 mins) • Plenary Use of literacy centre managers: • General support and admin during the lesson • Withdrawal of identified students for 1:1 reading Each lesson has a student help sheet. Each student has their own resource booklet.

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.