These are a series of PPT slides charting a journey across the slave route from Liverpool, via Benin and the Caribbean and ultimately to the United States of America. A lot of the activities use first person accounts and images from the period to stimulate written responses.

These units have been designed to guide pupils in elements of Narrative and Genre (Week 1 and 2), Character types (Week 2), Camera conventions (Week 3), Comic conventions and layout (Week 4), Reading Trail (Week 5). There are some associated word files that can be used with the digital resources. The PPTs are interactive. Although these units appear in chronological order, they can be used as stand-alone elements for other aspects of English.

A resource based around different reading resources which explores the conventions of each text type. These activities are developed primarily as reading resources although there are opportunities to develop written work using these text types as model exemplar. The activities are based on Literacy Strategy text types and they contain key questions which encourage pupils to explore language and write more open responses to reading. These resources could be used to meet Key Skills criteria for Communication (Reading)

A resource based on identity and belonging and how clothes can be used to establish that identity. These activities are developed primarily as a speaking and listening resource but there are many opportunities for reading and writing also. All of the activities are based on the models outlined in the new Welsh Assembly Document ‘Developing Thinking’ with lots of opportunity for group work and fit with the new skills framework.

A resource based around the issue of sexuality and what makes a family unit. These activities are developed primarily as a speaking and listening resource but there are many opportunities for reading and writing also. All of the activities are based on the models outlined in the new Welsh Assembly Document ‘Developing Thinking’ with lots of opportunity for group work and fit with the new skills framework.

A resource providing a web guide to teaching a unit based on religious issues conflicting with school policy. These contain activities which are developed primarily as a speaking and listening resource but there are many opportunities for reading and writing also.

A resource based around the issue of ‘hoodie culture’ prevalent in many towns throughout the country. These activities are developed primarily as a speaking and listening resource but there are many opportunities for reading and writing also. All of the activities are based on the models outlined in the new Welsh Assembly Document ‘Developing Thinking’ with lots of opportunity for group work and fit with the new skills framework. Teachers are advised to view the content of the lesson and lesson-plans prior to teaching in class.

Essay writing template.

Ideas and activities that help promote discussion about the poem ‘Ailgylchu’ which is a part of the AS Welsh Second Language specification. The resource contains animations, audio, video and is suitable for use on an interactive whiteboard or with a digital projector.

This resource provides a guide for several aspects of English teaching, utilising ACTIVStudio software and a web browser. It looks at * Poetry : The Eve of St. Agnes * Literary Fiction : Novel openings * Creative writing * Literary Fiction: Shakespeare's Macbeth * Literary Non fiction: Persuasive writing using Senator Robert Byrd&'s speech to the US Senate in the run up to war with Iraq.

A resource with a series of powerpoint presentation lessons and website guide. It encourages pupils to assess and create stimulating descriptive writing pieces. The units focusing on ‘buttons’ also provides useful stimuli to create stories. These units can be used to produce coursework and exam practice and are very useful in terms of AFL practice.

This resource helps develop an overview of the play and analyses Shakespeare’s dramatic and poetic techniques. By the end of this lesson students should have: * read and understood sections of Henry V by William Shakespeare * developed an overview of the play and some of its intentions * analysed Shakespeare’s dramatic and poetic technique through writing and discussion * written an essay in response to the play

This unit revises the English GCSE play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It includes interactive activities revising characterisation, themes and key events, in preparation for the exam and coursework questions. Pupils will become familiar with dramatic techniques, analyse language and imagery and will collect evidence and form judgements on who is to blame for the death of a main character. The unit also includes teachers’ notes with suggestions on how to use each resource.

This resource introduces the concept of war and provides a framework on how to respond to 5 war themed poems using Content, Attitude, Techniques, Sucess. The poets and poems examined are:- * Wilfred Owen - Anthem for Doomed Youth * Robert Graves - Dead Boche * Edward Thomas - As the Team's Head Brass * Henry Read - Naming of Parts * Rupert Brooke - The Soldier This also includes guidance on how to draft coursework.

A resource that helps students to look at images and how they can portray moods, information etc. By the end of this lesson students should have: * explored how we read images * explored how text affects the way we read images * manipulated images to test impact * written an analysis of a real world image

This unit revises the English GCSE novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. It includes interactive activities revising characterisation, important quotations, themes and key events, in preparation for the GCSE literature exam questions. Pupils will become familiar with American terminology to increase understanding of the novel and analyse the ending and its affect on the reader. The unit also includes teachers’ notes with suggestions on how to use each resource.

Created to facilitate pupils' acquisition of vocabulary through digital flashcards and interactive multimedia activities (in Welsh).

These activities have been made to support all areas of the curriculum from Early Years to Year 6. The activities can stand alone or used as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached.

A study of minibeasts, using Powerpoint and Smart notebook and worksheets. Other topics covered: Living things; Living things and their environment

An interactive resource where pupils drag onsets and rimes into the Wordmaker machine to make words.