My Polish Teacher's Tie - Unit of Work (61-slide PowerPoint, 5 worksheets and unit of work overview) English Teaching Resources: My Polish Teacher's Tie (Helen Dunmore) is a 61-slide, fully editable PowerPoint presentation designed to teach Helen Dunmore's popular short story. My Polish Teacher's Tie is included in the AQA GCSE English Anthology Sunlight on the Grass and is the first story in the collection. Resources include a variety of lessons and activities ideal for helping pupils understand the plot, characters, themes, and the author's use of language. My Polish Teacher's Tie also contains 5 worksheets that can be used alongside the PowerPoint presentation. Activities include: Group discussion work about plot, character and themes. Comprehension and consolidation - Speaking & Listening and written tasks. Exploring characters - archetypes Analyzing the changing character of Carla Carter in detail - extended writing. Exploring how characters develop. Helen Dunmore's use of symbolism in My Polish Teacher's Tie. Hot seating the main characters. Discussing themes - identity and immigration. 61-slide PowerPoint presentation. 5 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint. Unit of work overview To preview English Teaching Resources: My Polish Teacher's Tie click on the PowerPoint lessons.

Billionaire Boy by David Walliams is a complete 13 lesson unit of work with a 120-slide editable PowerPoint presentation, a 29-page booklet of worksheets and a step by step unit overview. The resource contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language and themes of the novel. It can be used at either UKS2 or lower KS3 - depending on the ability of the class. Activities include: Analysis of the characters of Joe, Mr Spud, Bob and Lauren A variety of starter and plenary activities Discussion of key themes: bullying, family, friendship, wealth Developing inference and deduction skills Empathetic writing – Joe and Bob’s diary Speaking and Listening - Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding Studying David Walliams’s use of language, symbolism and structure Writing a book review for Billionaire Boy Studying and producing a newspaper article