Ten poems read by famous people to explore and simply listen to. This is just meant to relax students but you could create questions.

Pastoral slides for a year 7 but can be adapted . A quick reminder that it’s really simple to make resolutions. They should already form part of who we are and what we do. Good for assembly/tutor time.

Lesson explores the answer to this question and includes an extract from The Great Gatsby to test the students' interpretation skills.

An intro to English at secondary school. Recap of vocabulary and punctuation. Ready to go !

Intro to the classic short story. Story and questions attached. Keep the light on.

Students discuss the possible answers to this question and identify how to overcome the fear of getting things wrong.

Lesson stresses the need to check through work before submitting it. Includes worksheet and BLOOMS questions. Answers also !

Revision aid and/or activity for the novel. adaptable template.Print on A3 for best results.

Lesson invites students to choose real jobs for famous fictional characters. There are 14 here, but if inspired ,you can adapt for your own students. Insist on full answers. Can be used for discussion prior to exams etc or plenaries to lessons.

An updated version with answers in the notes section of the slide show. Merry Christmas !

Lesson consolidates information and questions how this marked the end of Feudalism. Lower level but adaptable. See part two.

Lesson give pairs of students 15 quotations about Life etc and ask them to explain their meaning. Encourages expression and paraphrase.

Slide show offers students a challenge to do something about being fed up. Adaptable and contains 10 options.

A whole form activity. Will need adapting for other countries as Anglo-Centric. Students were fully engaged and really took up the challenge. Designed as part of a tutoring week, so some slides will need editing. Feedback pls...

Brief background on Margaret Mitchell's novel and its significance in The Outsiders. Includes tasks and clips from the films.

lesson continues the ballad and explores various language devices.

Students assess the qualities of a good Travel Agent and then use their skills to decide appropriate holidays for selected people. They take notes, watch clips and decide.

Students use a real news story to create a series of diary entries. Basic format here but will need additional input.

Lesson involves the first appearance of the PP and asks students some deeper questions about the language.

Student's imagine that Pip goes to the barber after his first visit to Satis house. They write the conversation between the two. Empathy needed. Lesson includes prompts.