A scheme of work comprising 13 complete lessons plus an assessment.
This unit is designed for Year 7-8 pupils and explores a variety of complex issues around social media such as fake news, cyber-bullying and gaming addictions.
One main power point guides you through the scheme whilst all additional handout materials are included. Fear MOMO no more!
The EDUQAS/ edexcel GCSE poem “To Autumn” is one of the finest poems by Romantic poet John Keats. This resource explore all areas of his ode to autumn covering its language, themes and structure. A full annotation of the poem is included. Everything you need to prepare yourself, and your students, for an exam question on this poem!
I don’t think I can make this poem fun or exciting, Dickinson’s poem is probably the most depressing on the syllabus, but this resource has everything you need to bring out the emo in your pupils. Beginning with conceptual questions to get your pupils thinking about the passage of time, this resource includes contextual information about the reclusive writer and a full annotation with plenty of structural and language analysis. Everything you need to teach this EDUQAS poem is included- you may need to provide your own tissues…
A fun KS3 unit exploring persuasive writing skills through Dragons’ Den style pitches, topical issues speeches and chocolate bar designs. Incorporating A FOREST FIRE techniques, this pack includes 14 full lessons, a selection of starter activities and pupil support material as well as links to Karl Pilkington video clips about inventions and persusaive techniques used by auctioneers in Storage Hunters. An end of unit assessment is also included.
A compilation of ten poetry lessons united by the theme of nature. Copies of all the poems are included (either as word documents or within the powerpoints) and feature guided analysis as well as creative writing stimuli.
This resource focuses on classic poems (there is a modern selection available separately) including Evening by Percy Shelley, To Autumn by John Keats, The Badger by John Clare and Daffodils by William Wordsworth.
A focused unit of work ideal for bridging KS3/4.
A complete unit of work exploring Gothic Horror. Beginning with extracts from classic texts such as Frankenstein and Dracula, this unit covers a range of Gothic poetry and Gothic fiction. Modern texts such as Twilight are included and the pupils are provided with a variety of stimuli for creating their own Gothic stories. Designed for a high-flying Year 9 class, a complete unit of work with all supporting resources and an assessment is included in this pack.
A full scheme of work for KS4 pupils studying unseen poetry approaches. Mixing popular modern poetry and pop songs, each resource features steps to successfully breaking down poetry and answering the AQA Literature questions with main poems and comparison pieces included. A range of starter activities also give you discussion points on themes and poetic techniques. These resources can easily adapted for other exam boards.
A full analysis of Carol Rumen's poem about a woman who has fled her homeland but can only remember the positives of growing up there.
This resource has everything you need to prepare your students for their AQA exam including a full annotation and a guided marketplace lesson exploring structure, meaning, imagery, language and the effect on the reader.
An introduction to poetry lesson aimed at KS3 pupils. This lesson features seven poems that were created by teenagers covering a range of teen issues from fitting in to the loss of a friend. Beginning with a class discussion, this lesson focuses on allowing students to identify with poetry and to explore the reasons people read/ write poems. The perfect lesson for any class who say "poems aren't relevant to us"!
The seven poems featured also make great poems for unseen poetry practice for lower ability pupils in KS4.
A classic of high schools across Britain, Buddy tells the story of a teenage boy struggling with parents, school and anxiety. This scheme of work, designed for KS3 classes, follows the novel with a selection of close reading and creative writing tasks such as character diaries, letters and concluding with a book review. Everything you need to accompany this novel in one place!
Everything your GCSE students need to know on handy sheets.
Full details of key events and quotes for the following characters:
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Witches
Banquo
Macduff
An excellent revision resource for pupils to prepare with.
Two schemes of work on this Shakespeare classic: one for KS3 and one for GCSE .
The KS3 scheme comprises 14 lessons tracking key themes and characters before concluding with assessments on how either Tybalt or Romeo’s characters are presented.
The GCSE SOW is aimed at EDUQAS but can easily be tweaked for other exam boards. It has plenty of language analysis as pupils are guided in their reading/ analysis of key scenes throughout the play.
14 lessons making a full scheme of learning around key scenes from Shakespeare’s comedy. Designed for Year 7 mixed ability classes, but easily adapted for years 6 or 8, this unit tracks key scenes in the relationship between Hermia and Lysander. An assessment, writing a letter in character from Hermia to Lysander’s aunt, is included as are all of the extracts which also contain translations of key phrases. A complete scheme of work in one place!
11 fully resourced lessons guiding KS4 pupils through creative writing skills. Designed to support the AQA Language Paper 1 Q5 , each lesson offers descriptive picture prompts as well as narrative writing threads that your pupils can work through. Each lesson typically includes a range of 5+ building block tasks such as: looking at examplar materials, quick tasks on figurative writing, sentence variety and punctuation exercises that help students to plan and prepare for their extended responses. The power points can easily be adapted for other exam boards. Everything you need for a full half-term exploring creative writing skills in one bundle!
A unit of work exploring the lives of a selection of young role models.
two lessons on each of the following are included:
Amanda Gorman
Anne Frank
Marcus Rashford
Malala Yousafzai
Greta Thunberg
Emma Watson
Designed for Year 7 pupils writing about role models. An optional assessment plan is included which can be done as either a written report or a class presentation.
SPaG home work for the year!
Three home work schemes for Years 7,8 and 9. With a mixture of themed spelling tests, punctuation challenges and proof reading exercises, this fortnightly programme sets your home work for you and is easy to assess.
Each year ppt has a home page, calendar dates (that will need updating as per your own school timetable) and approximately 18 SPaG home work challenges. Two ppts are included for each year group: one is to email to all the students in yoru group; the other is for you to quickly test/ peer assess the pupils.
The ppts are easily edited (the spelling tests link in to the schemes of work at our school) and have clear mark schemes for the pupils to peer/ self assess .
Perfect for fortnightly starter tests (approx 15 min’s for pupils to complete-swap-mark-feedback) and you won’t have any parents nagging you for more home work!
No marking, no stress, no complaints. SIK!
Designed for a top set Year 7 class, this unit of work consists of 14 hour long lessons and an assessment. Covering the range of creative writing skills from punctuation to planning and narrative hooks to characterisation, this unit is designed to engage and inspire pupils to develop their own story writing skills. Extracts from Harry Potter, Treasure Island and Boy are included as stimulii for creative young minds. This resource bundle has all you need for a full half term and is easily adapted for Year 6 or 8 pupils.
A complete resource exploring this EDUQAS / edexcel GCSE text in which the famous poet drools over the beauty of a woman he’s just seen. Beginning with a discussion on what love is and how song lyrics can show love/ beauty, this resource moves on to Byron’s background and a full annotation of the poem. By the end, your students will be able to explain that the woman is beautiful in soul as well as in appearance- they’ll just never know if Byron got her number!
Designed for students studying the EDUQAS GCSE, this resource explores Ted Hughes’ iconic poem about a hawk surveying all it could kill. Video links to hawks in action and images of a hawk mid hunt begin the lesson. Background information and a selection of interpretations of this poem are offered along with a full annotation. One resource with everything you need to teach this poem.
A comprehensive resource covering this EDUQAS GCSE poem. Sheers celebrates the memory of a group of WWI soldiers who fought, and died, in Mametz Wood during the Battle of the Somme. Beginning with contextual details about the battle itself, this resource contains background information on the Welsh poet, analysis of his use of sound within the text and a full annotation of his memorial poem. Everything you need to prepare your students for this poem in one resource!