I have worked within secondary education for the last twelve years. I upload a lot of lessons for KS3-KS4 students. I try to make sure all of my lessons are differentiated to help students in the best way possible.
For more lessons and videos please visit my youtube page
I have worked within secondary education for the last twelve years. I upload a lot of lessons for KS3-KS4 students. I try to make sure all of my lessons are differentiated to help students in the best way possible.
For more lessons and videos please visit my youtube page
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at key questions of the paper 2 exam, Writer’s Viewpoints and Perspectives. The 16-slide lesson looks at the theme of education and has many opportunities for AFL.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson; then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at paper one Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. The lesson helps learners to gain a firm understanding of the key questions and how to develop their response to get high marks. The lesson includes model answers and many opportunities for AFL. This lesson also helps learners to improve their creative writing skills and improve on their response for question five.
This lesson works well both online and face-to-face and it requires no additional printing. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at paper one: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. The lesson helps learners gain a comprehensive understanding of language and structure as well as a step-by-step guide to approaching question five- creative writing using a stimulus.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught both online and face-to-face.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the key questions for paper one of English language. The lesson helps learners to recap their understanding of both language and structural techniques. The lesson can be taught over two hours and also has an opportunity to develop learner’s understanding of creative writing.
This lesson works well both on-line and face-to-face. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Eva Smith and how she is described by other characters within the play. The lesson also looks at the theme of responsibility and how this is presented in the play. The lesson has may opportunities for AFL and also has an exam-style question.
This lesson can be taught both online and face-to-face and requires no additional resources or printing. All of my lessons have been tried and tested, if you liked this lesson then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at some of the key questions of the paper one exam-explorations in creative reading and writing. The lesson helps students to gain a strong understanding of key language and structural techniques and how to apply these to their exam responses.
The lesson also helps learners to develop their creative writing skills, with a four-step guide to writing their response. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL as well as model examples.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught both online and face-to-face.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem, “War Photographer” by Carole Satyamurti. The poem looks in-depth at the role and risks of being a War Photographer and how this could affect our interpretation of the poem.
The lesson takes learners through each stanza to help them gain a good understanding to then apply to an exam-style question. In addition, there is a model response to help learners to craft their own response.
This seventeen-slide lesson has been designed to be delivered both online and face-to-face. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups; if you liked this lesson then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Bob Cratchit from a Christmas Carol. The lesson helps learners to understand the key themes within the novella. The lesson also explores the importance of the key characters and helps learners to attempt an exam-style question.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the characters of Benvolio and Tybalt in Act One of Romeo and Juliet. The lesson helps learners to understand how Shakespeare has created a contrast between the different characters.
The lesson includes a key scene from the play and helps learners approach an exam-style question.
This Lesson can be taught either online or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for more lessons.
This is a fully differentiated lesson helping learners understand how writers craft language to create vivid descriptions for their readers. The lesson looks at a key extract from the novel, Matilda and includes a model response to an exam-style question.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested by my own groups and can be taught either face-to-face or remotely.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Lady Capulet in the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson looks at the contextual factors that influence her character and her relationship with her daughter Juliet.
The lesson includes annotated extracts of the play to help students to analyse the character in detail. In addition, there are many opportunities for AFL.
This lesson has been designed to be taught either remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners.
If you liked this lesson, then please check out my YouTube channel for free video lessons to help support students with all things English.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the characters of Joe and Mrs Joe from the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson explores the contextual factors surrounding the novel and their impact on the characters in the story.
The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has been tried and tested with my own groups. The lesson has been designed to be delivered either remotely or face-to-face and works well for learners from KS4-KS4.
If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for free video lessons and guidance on all things English.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Mr Jaggers from the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson explores the contextual factors surrounding the novel and their impact on the characters in the story.
The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has been tried and tested with my own groups. The lesson has been designed to be delivered either remotely or face-to-face and works well for learners from KS4-KS4.
If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for free video lessons and guidance on all things English.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of wealth and power in the novel Great Expectations. The lesson focuses on an extract from chapter 49 from the novel and the development of the relationship between Pip and Miss Havisham. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and also includes links to additional learning material.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own learners and can be taught both remotely and face-to-face.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of guilt in the novel Great Expectations. The lesson helps learners to understand key moments within the novel, quotations and how to plan a response to a key exam question.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own learners and can be taught both remotely and face-to-face.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at Act One, Scene Five of the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson focuses around the theme of love and its importance in the play and the initial interaction between Romeo and Juliet at the ball. The lesson helps learners understand a key extract from the play and has annotations and guidance to help with comprehension. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and includes a model response.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of punishment in the novella, A Christmas Carol. The lesson looks at a key extract within the text and helps learners analyse if effectively to respond to an exam-style question. This lesson has many opportunities for AFL and also comes with a sample student response.
This lesson can be taught both remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the key skills needed for reading and writing on all levels of Functional Skills. The lesson helps learners understand the importance of word class and the impact this has on their assessments.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and this lesson can be taught either face-to-face or remotely.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at question five for paper one: Explorations in Creative Reading and writing. The lesson uses sensory language to help learners understand how important it is in establishing a setting for the reader.
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This lesson has been designed for learners studying KS4 or KS3 English. The lesson looks at improving creative writing skills while using the film Home Alone as a stimulus. The lesson uses a range of different scenarios to help learners craft their own creative response. An online dice or spinner would be helpful when helping learners pick each task.
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