A complete scheme of work following the story of autistic Christopher as told in the charming novel by Mark Haddon.
The scheme comprises 16 lessons which accompany approx 15 pages of the novel each. Following each section, pupils have a selection of close reading and creative writing tasks including diary entries, class debates and a book review.
Everything you need to accompany this wonderful book is included in one resource!
A scheme of learning (31 hour long lessons) using Animal Farm to explore social power. Following the 10 chapters of this Orwell classic, this scheme mixes close reading skills with debates and topical discussion points. In addition to the exploits of tyrannical pig Napoleon, this scheme also examines real world events in communist Russia, modern Russia and women in Afghanistan. Assessments on how Napoleon is presented and how power can corrupt world leaders are included.
A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry.
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A complete unit of work comprising 24 individual lessons and included assessment points. Beginning with The Charge of the Light Brigade and moving chronologically forwards to explore poems of WWI, WWII and the Cold War, this unit is designed for KS3 students and includes a variety of poems from classics by Wilfred Owen to modern poets. Themes covered include the Holocaust and the threat of Nuclear War.
Everything you need to teach this unit is included. The scheme has been taught to a number of Year 8 classes and is ready to go!
A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry.
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Run little Seamus- run before those frogs eat you!
A full resource exploring how Heaney uses sound and language to show the loss of innocence in a small boy collecting frog spawn. Contextual details about the poet, a matching activity on structure and a full annotation of the poem are included. Everything you need to prepare your class to answer exam questions on this EDUQAS poem.
A full unit of work exploring the popular play by Willy Russell. Complete units for BOTH the play and musical versions are included. 16 full lessons are included for the musical version (14 for the script version) and three introductory lessons exploring the context and script writing are included.
All lessons have warm up challenges and have differentiated activities/ outcomes.
Designed for KS3 with a mixture of PEE analysis and creative writing lessons, this resource can easily be adapted to match your classes.
Want to give your KS4 students a meaningful home study task? This simple power point and planning sheet allows pupils to prepare their EDUQAS Spoken Language Endorsement speech at home during lockdown. No teaching or other input required. Links to examplar material are included. It might be pointless but they have to pass it. this resource makes it simples!
A mini-unit comprising five poems with the theme of school:
First day at school by Roger McGough
Coming late by Barrie Wade
Timetable by Kate Clanchy
The school in August by Philip Larkin
Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg
Ideal for Year 7 students settling into high school or Year 6 pupils preparing to make the big leap.
Copies of all poems are included.
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A complete script for Macbeth but with a Sik twist. Every scene and every act are included in this modern script which is designed for KS3 students who “don’t get” all the old words. The key quotes and witches lines are kept as original however the majority of the text has been modernised with some humour thrown in. My bottom set Year 9 loved reading this and a group of reluctant readers began volunteering for parts!
An example of the changed script:
MACBETH: (Aside) Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor! Those bearded women were right!
(To Ross and Angus)Thanks for telling me.
(To Banquo) Well if they were right about this Cawdor thing maybe they were right about your children becoming kings!
BANQUO: I dunno mate. But 'tis strange:
And sometimes, to win us to our harm,
The instruments of darkness tell us truths,
In order to trick us later on.
MACBETH: (Aside) Two truths are told, what if they were right about me being King?
I could have a new castle, get the best horses and I’d look dope in a crown.
BANQUO: Snap out of it worthy Macbeth, let’s get to that pub.
MACBETH: Sounds like a good plan. Banquo, we’ll talk more about those women we met later on.
An enlightening and thought-provoking story of a young boy coping with his mother’s cancer treatment. This scheme of work, designed for Year 7 classes (but easily tweaked for Years 6 or 8), supports the story with a selection of close reading analysis and creative writing tasks to enhance your pupils’ understanding of this fascinating book. Split into 13 lessons (with either 2 or 3 chapters per lesson) this resource has everything you need to accompany your delivery of this book in one place.
A complete scheme of work for anyone studying this fantastic John Boyne novel. 14 lessons are designed to link in with the 14 chapters of the book plus a summative assessment on language effects. The scheme focusses on Pierrot’s character as he transforms from an innocent boy into a prisoner of war. With historical context and examplar answers, this resource has everything you need to accompany this wonderful class reader.
A complete scheme of work to accompany John Boyne’s WWI novel. A selection of comprehension, analytical and creative writing tasks accompany each of the 14 chapters of this novel. Designed for a high flying Year 7 class, this scheme could easily be adapted for either Year 6 or 8 pupils studying this story of a young boy’s mission to rescue his shell-shocked father.
A complete scheme of fully resourced lessons for this heart warming novel about a young boy forced to give away his beloved pet fox. Focusing on language analysis, this resource has everything you need to teach Pax as a class reader. Tracking the novel chapter by chapter, the scheme covers language analysis, structural features and character development with a selection of activities for your pupils. The scheme has been designed for Year 7 classes and includes multiple options for reading journal entries to accompany the more skills-based lessons. A summative assessment is also included with this resource.
Everything your GCSE students need to know on handy sheets.
Full details of key events and quotes for the following characters:
Mrs Lyons
Mrs Johnstone
Edward
Mickey
The narrator
An excellent revision resource for pupils to prepare with.
A complete scheme of work following the emotional story of Deo and Innocent. Developed for a high flying Year 7 class, but easily adapted for Year 8 and 9, this scheme has plenty of background context for both Zimbabwean and South African cultural issues that are explored in this story. The chapters have a selection of comprehension questions, discussion points and writing stimuli to support your reading of this wonderful novel. This resource was deigned with pupils reading two chapters per lesson so additional material may be added if you prefer to take it one chapter at a time (28 chapters in the book).
A complete scheme of work exploring a selection of poems dealing with themes of love, loss and longing. Designed for Year 8, this unit includes 10 poems and all the resources needed to deliver them. Containing a mixture of the humour of Agard and the heartbreak of WH Auden, this unit includes a comparative essay as a reading assessment. A complete half-term of lessons ready to go!
A collection of the very best persuasive speeches. Perfect for Year 9/KS4 classes studying rhetoric or Aristotle’s Triad.
Includes Tilbury, Gettysburg, We shall fight on the beaches and many others.
Speeches only- no lesson specific resources.
All the kids in school are singing “football’s coming home” so here’s an AQA style exam paper to give you an easy, fun end of year lesson that still looks good if the Head pops in! Two video links are used as starters before the pupils read, and respond to exam questions on, an article about how Gareth Southgate went from penalty zero in 1996 to hero in 2018.