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Literacy Coordinator and Second in department
Mise en Scene. Analysing Movie Trailers.
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Mise en Scene. Analysing Movie Trailers.

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A lesson to introduce and analyse Mise en Scene in two contrasting movie trailers. The lesson aims to provide a format for pupils to work though to analyse each section of Mise en Scene. A fast-paced pupil-led lesson which will engage learners in the world of Media Studies.
English Language MEGA bundle
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English Language MEGA bundle

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11 Double Lessons (22 Hours) of 1-9 resources to prep your students for Paper 1 & Paper 2. The individual lessons on offer have mainly 5 star reviews. Although a broad range of skills are focused on within the lessons, the overall objective of the lessons is to improve extended writing. This is achieved using a creative variety of task, focusing on the fine line between giving students confidence by scaffolding and creating independent thinkers.
A Level English Language Introducion. Functions of sentences.
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A Level English Language Introducion. Functions of sentences.

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Designed to fit the new AQA syllabus - this full lesson gives and introduction to the course and a lesson in one of the basic frameworks of textual analysis: the function of sentences. All activities are fast paced, varied, pupil led and promote independent analysis. There is a lesson plan provided for ease and an accompanying worksheet.
Semantics and Pragmatics
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Semantics and Pragmatics

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Three full lessons introducing or revising pragmatics and semantics. Suitable for High ability KS4, but intended for A Level English Language (AQA new spec). Fast paced and engaging activities that promote independent learners.
A Level English Language. An Introduction: Graphology
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A Level English Language. An Introduction: Graphology

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Designed to fit the new AQA syllabus - this full lesson gives and introduction to the course and a lesson in one of the basic frameworks of textual analysis: Graphology. All activities are fast paced, varied, pupil led and promote independent analysis. There is a lesson plan provided for ease and an accompanying worksheet.
Animal Farm SOW
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Animal Farm SOW

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A series of 12 Lessons (13 including time for assessment) KS3 (and LA KS4). Lessons comprise of starter, main and plenary. There are set homework tasks and varied activities throughout to promote fiction and non-fiction writing skills.
Romeo and Juliet Plot activity
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Romeo and Juliet Plot activity

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Romeo and Juliet student-friendly activity, so students can actually access assessment objectives, and a self-reflection sheet is included that allows students to meaningfully reflect on their work. Pupils use the storyboard and card sort to solidify their knowledge of the main plot points of Romeo and Juliet.
Animal Welfare: Design a leaflet for an animal park. Identifying the format and content of leaflets.
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Animal Welfare: Design a leaflet for an animal park. Identifying the format and content of leaflets.

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(Lesson 7 in a SOW on animal Welfare) A full lesson detailing to pupils how to identify the features of a leaflet (linguistic and format) and recreate these in a writing task, based on the Edexcel English Language exam. Suitable for KS3 classes and KS4. A recently observed Ofsted 'Outstanding' lesson, with a clear presentation. Suitable for all exam boards but designed for Edexcel English Language Specification (also attached) and grade boundaries from 3-6, which can be altered easily to accommodate HA or LA pupils. The lesson contains a think, pair, share starter. The main activity consists of a pupil led analysis of a leaflets (designed to cover a range of language and structural features) and finally the plenary consists of a peer assessment task (worksheet for this is attached). The entire lesson is very pupil-led, containing fast-paced, engaging tasks. Learning objectives. A05: LO1: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. LO2: Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.
William Blake's 'Tyger' analysis. Comprehension activities.
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William Blake's 'Tyger' analysis. Comprehension activities.

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The third in a SOW focusing on animals. This full lesson encourages pupils to investigate the poem 'Tyger' and get to grips with a text from a different time. The detailed lesson plan depicts the differentiation and activities include a jigsaw group task, individual P.E.E analysis and peer assessment. fast-paced and pupil-led, this takes the effort out of teaching.
Animal Testing: Newspapers Articles. Investigating persuasive features and the format of an article.
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Animal Testing: Newspapers Articles. Investigating persuasive features and the format of an article.

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A full lesson (lesson 6 in SOW) investigating the format of a newspaper article and persuasive features. There is an initial comprehension activity (looking at two different articles) which is done in pairs or small groups and then a creative writing task whereby pupils are provided with a worksheet to promote the organisation of their articles. Fast-paced and pupil-led activities.
Animal welfare: SOW focusing on persuasive writing skills and Identifying the format and content of non-fiction texts.
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Animal welfare: SOW focusing on persuasive writing skills and Identifying the format and content of non-fiction texts.

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A series of 8 lessons (Plus one assessment lesson) focusing on the topic of Animal rights and animal welfare. The SOW encourages pupils to develop their own opinions on the topic through a series of comprehension and speaking and listening activities. Pupils then apply their knowledge of persuasive techniques through a series of writing tasks, which also encourages pupils to investigate and recreate the format of a range of non-fiction texts. Lesson order: An introduction to Fables: Comprehension An introduction to Fables: Writing William Blake's Tyger Battery Hens: Speech writing Animal testing: Newspaper articles Animal Testing: Write a persuasive argument (2 lessons) Animal Welfare: Design a leaflet