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.

Total number of resources: 37 28 lessons covering reading skills and GCSE AOs Colourful and student-friendly

AQA GCSE English Language style paper 2 created for mock exams for year 10 1 x paper 2 insert 1 x paper 2 style question paper

English intervention record template Keep a record of what intervention is taking place and its impact.

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.

A lesson of games/activities using Kagan/collaborative learning to teach students to start sentences in different ways, add punctuation and proof-read/edit errors.

LO: How do I analyse language and structure? Includes: -Active reading activity and note-taking on various subheadings linked to The Ghost of Christmas Past -Link to revision video -Analysis activity with students acting as coaches to shoulder partners -Extended individual response task on the effect of the GOCP on Scrooge -Self assessment

LO: Can I make contextual links in my analysis? Includes: -Active listening activity on the Poor Law -A link to a clip on workhouses -Information about Dickens' purpose in writing ACC -Info on Dickens the socialist -Gather and share activity on the charity men -Analysis task on Scrooge representing Victorian opinion of the poor Extended analysis task -Peer assessment plenary

EDUQAS style paper- both reading and writing sections, with extract from The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Created for consolidation of reading skills for component 1 of GCSE Language for EDUQAS board. Includes insert and reading questions with new style numbering.

Created to use with my KS3 and year 10 middle ability English classes at the end of the summer term. Ten rounds with sound clips, picture rounds, sports, anagrams, etc. 200 slides in total. Created to be an end of term hour of fun- some challenge but it's not intended to stretch most able. (Thought I should mention that after my Christmas quiz was reviewed and I was told it was not challenging enough- LOL!)

EDUQAS style C1 Eng Language GCSE paper- includes insert and reading questions Also includes section B prose writing questions

Created for intervention session for year 11 students on EDUQAS exam board for GCSE Literature. 10 extracts from Romeo and Juliet and 15 mark questions to support. Plus 10 wider text essay questions.

110 slides in this bumper Christmas Quiz. 8 rounds that range from accessible for all abilities to the more difficult pun solver. Would work well with mixed ability teams. Round 1- Name that tune. Covers popular 2017 pop songs Round 2- Name that TV show Round 3- Name that Christmas film Round 4- Name that character- animated characters Round 5- Spot the difference Round 6- Name the Christmas food- close ups of foods found on a traditional English Christmas dinner Round 7- Solve the Christmas joke (pun solver) Round 8- Christmas anagrams

8 extract questions on theme, character and symbols in the novel. Modelled on EDUQAS Literature component 2 paper but will suit other exam boards very easily.

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

51 resources. 30 lessons and resources used with middle ability year 9 class to introduce A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Also being used with year 11. Teaches reading skills needed for GCSE English Literature. At £25 for the unit, it works out as 83p per lesson. Includes a range of reading activities and some creative writing. Very colourful and student friendly. 30 PowerPoints and 21 resources to support teaching.

LO: Can I make contextual links in my analysis? Includes: -Starter activity on children and family in the Victorian era -extract from text on 'How did families celebrate Christmas? (Georgian and Victorian periods)' -Information about Victorian traditions -Discussion task on Victorian Christmas and Dickens' message in the novel -Recap of the Cratchit Christmas dinner (finding quotes activity) -Teacher modelling -Group writing activity