Shakespeare, Creative Writing and TEFL resources.
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Shakespeare, Creative Writing and TEFL resources.
Created by a qualified secondary school teacher who has taught KS3, KS4 and KS5.
Browse my shop to find a variety of affordable resources, full lessons and worksheets related to the study of Language and Literature across the age ranges.
Two worksheets which encourage students to reflect on the plot and main characters.
Useful for revision, recapping or making connections throughout the study of a class novel/play.
I have included both PDF versions of the worksheets as well as word documents that can be altered with ease.
Suitable for KS4 support groups or KS3 learners.
Creative starter question
Banquo’s soliloquy , modern English version plus questions
Analysis of the imagery of the ‘fruitless crown’ before introducing Macbeth’s soliloquy.
Key quotations from the soliloquy and an activity for students to predict the fears he will be addressing
YouTube video clip link plus specific focus criteria for students
Macbeth’s soliloquy , modern English version plus questions (includes extension questions for challenge)
Plenary question (using EXIT CARDS)
Four detailed lessons with clearly explained tasks, starters and plenaries.
Each lesson includes guiding questions,a corresponding worksheet and multiple activities for students to complete.
The final ppt introduces the assessment task, objectives and an example of how to select and analyse quotations.
The assessment question focuses on Lady Macbeth and her descent into madness.
There is also a homework choice slide that includes extension creative writing tasks for students to choose from.
Lesson 1 in the series was observed and rated outstanding
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*Encourage students to analyse different stage productions and interpret costume, lighting and prop decisions. (Video clip included)
*Discussion of Jacobean audiences, the Globe Theatre and the opening of their 2016 production of Macbeth. (Video clip included)
*Planning worksheet for students to decide how they would produce the opening of Macbeth on stage.
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Creative starter question
Analysis of the witches and the opening of the play
Key questions and differentiated (includes extension questions for higher order thinking)
Summary and making predictions for the rest of the play
3 x video clips and different interpretations of the witches plus recording sheet
Creative writing planning sheet
- Imagine you are a stage director. How would you produce this opening scene of Macbeth?
Extension task- using quotations to justify own interpretation and writing a persuasive letter (instead of a PEE paragraph- same skills)
Crafting sensory description
Creating a character
Analysis of how Roald Dahl uses exaggeration and humour
Comprehension questions for two extracts
Planning sheets
Writing an autobiography planning sheets
New updated powerpoint and worksheets 06/11/18
Overview:
Three different activities/worksheets designed for a low ability group studying A Christmas Carol. The tasks help consolidate knowledge of the plot and approach complex language in Stave one. I have also included the powerpoint and instructions. I used these for cover lessons which worked nicely.
Activity 1: cut and stick images and summaries from the plot in the correct order.
Activity 2: Answer 24 (one-word answer) questions about Stave 1 using own knowledge and skimming and scanning the text (could be done in pairs) then find the answers from this section in the following wordsearch.
Activity 3: Decoding the nineteenth century language. Read the quotation from the text and write the correct synonym and definition in the box (creates a glossary resource of difficult words that they can return to).
Includes:
A ppt with guided questions for students to develop their own interpretations about the opening of the play/characters.
A worksheet where students plan how they would stage the scene.
A homework task based on the Prince.
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I am currently working on the following lessons in the series.
Act 1, Scene 2 is available to purchase at:
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In teams students choose two numbers.
Click on the squares to reveal the pictures and quotations.
If they manage to match the quotation to the speakercorrectly they gain 5 points for their team.
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My Reading Journey
Students stick this worksheet in the front of their exercise books or homework diaries.
It can be used to keep a record of their reading and encourage them to reflect on the texts they have read.
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Students fill out the spiderweb diagram to create a handy revision tool for the key quotations and analysis from the play ‘Macbeth’.
I have included amendable files in Word Doc and PDF files for ease of printing.
The worksheets could also be printed as a larger A3 size and used as a group task.
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How to make a scene more vivid and engage a reader through altering adjectives, verbs, nouns and adverbs.
Crafting a unique narrative voice
Powerpoint includes:
*An image prompt and choice of narratives
A poster outlining the steps in the writing process that can be printed as part of a classroom display.
I have included ammendable A3/A4 Word Doc posters as well as PDF files for ease of printing.
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Students use the images and sentence starters to write a short piece of descriptive writing based on christmas/Victorian London.
Includes worksheets and a short powerpoint to introduce the creative writing task.
Suitable for a christmas themed creative writing class or cover lesson .
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Students look at promotional posters for the play Romeo and Juliet to make assumptions about the society and characters.
Then after reading through the prologue students cut and stick the explanations in the right box.
Some guided questions to develop their interpretations.
Exit card question plenary.
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I am currently working on the rest of the lessons in the series.
Act 1, Scene 1 is available to purchase here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-opening-analysis-act-1-scene-1-whole-lesson-and-worksheet-ks4-11525718
Act 1, Scene 2 is available to purchase here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-act-1-scene-2-capulet-and-paris-whole-lesson-and-worksheet-ks3-ks4-11625209
Act 1, Scene 3 is available to purchase here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-act-1-scene-3-lady-capulet-and-the-nurse-ks4-11976732
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Focus: How to craft a vivid setting in creative writing
On the worksheet handout students have an example extract from the opening of the novel ‘Perfume’ which uses sensory description. Students must then answer the questions an explore how imagery which focuses on the sense of smell can be used to create a vivid setting.
Students then complete a creative writing task and write about a modern day setting in the style of Patrick Suskind.
Two full lessons and activities looking at extracts from Act 3, Scene 6 and Act 4, Scene 2 so students develop a personal response and consider whether Macbeth is a tyrant.
Day 2 of my Roald Dahl themed Summer Camp (originally for Korean EFL students)
Includes:
* A short summary of the story- using images from the film and Quentin Blake illustrations
* A board game and counters that I made (the same rules as 'snakes and ladders')
*Team activity 'Egg Drop' where students must construct a contraption using art supplies to protect their egg when it is dropped from a window.
*Instructions to make decorative peach ornaments out of string, paint, balloons and PVA glue (original idea found on pinterest)
*Links to recipes for making cookies, peach trifle, ladybird cracker snacks and peach pancakes.
*Wordsearch and colouring worksheet.
Day 1 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' activities and worksheets are available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-summer-camp-worksheets-cooking-and-fun-activities-ks2-efl-tefl-11818679?theme=1
Activities encouraging students to analyse the characters of Mr Utterson and Mr Einfield from the opening on the novel, based upon contextual understanding of Victorian gentlemen and their own interpretations.
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