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Hi, I'm Sarah, and I've been teaching for over a decade. I graduated in 2006 with a degree in Primary Education, but have taught in both Primary, Secondary and FE settings. My resources are primarily aimed at students aged 9-16+, and are mainly resources to be used in English lessons. I try to make resources that can be easily adapted for all types of abilities and ages. I hope you find my resources useful. Please feel free to leave me feedback on my resources - I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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Hi, I'm Sarah, and I've been teaching for over a decade. I graduated in 2006 with a degree in Primary Education, but have taught in both Primary, Secondary and FE settings. My resources are primarily aimed at students aged 9-16+, and are mainly resources to be used in English lessons. I try to make resources that can be easily adapted for all types of abilities and ages. I hope you find my resources useful. Please feel free to leave me feedback on my resources - I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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Creating Characters
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Creating Characters

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An activity designed to introduce the idea of characters being more than just visual people. Used with Year 9 students as a reminder activity before starting a unit on Writing to Enteratin.
GCSE English Language Writing Section Practice 2
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GCSE English Language Writing Section Practice 2

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A Powerpoint exploring the AQA GCSE English Language writing tasks, focussing specifically on the longer of the two tasks given on the exam paper. The Powerpoint runs through how to approach the question, and asks the students to write a letter to a government minister on the topic of abandoned animals.
Planning and Preparing for a Debate
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Planning and Preparing for a Debate

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A set of two PowerPoints, Prompt and Revision Sheet used to help students plan, prepare and perform in a formal debate. These can be easily used or adapted for different questions and issues. The revision sheet is loosely based on an internet-found source.
September Resources
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September Resources

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Resources for the first week of a new school year, or the first couple of lessons with a new group. There are a mixture of 'Getting to Know You' games and more structured tasks and activities for older students or higher ability groups.
Letters & Emails Unit
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Letters & Emails Unit

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A Medium-Term plan and weekly resources for a Unit on Writing Letters and Emails (planning to last 6 weeks - approx. 20 lessons). All student activity sheets and resources are included, along with answers where necessary.
Language Features (Non-Fiction Writing)
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Language Features (Non-Fiction Writing)

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A great resource for teaching students about the common language features used in non-fiction writing, using the acronym ‘DA FORREST’. This resource is designed for students studying Functional Skills English at Level 2, but can be easily adapted for GCSE or KS3 students.
Wallace Hartley Comprehension Activity
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Wallace Hartley Comprehension Activity

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A comprehension practice activity using Wallace Hartley, the bandmaster of the RMS Titanic, as the topic. The information links to the questions and requires the students not only to read carefully, but to read between the lines and pick out alternative information. * The source of the information is indicated on the information sheet*
Reading Skills - Annotating Poetry
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Reading Skills - Annotating Poetry

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A PowerPoint and resources to introduce the idea of annotating poetry to upper KS3 and all KS4. This allows whole-class annotation followed by peer work and answering questions to aid understanding. Both poems are freely available on the internet - just look for 'Mirror' by Sylvia Plath and 'Mid-Term Break' by Seamus Heaney.
FS English Exam-Style Qs (Reading L1/2)
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FS English Exam-Style Qs (Reading L1/2)

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A useful exam practice for anyone sitting the Edexcel Functional Skills English Level 1 or Level 2 qualification. Covers a number of questions that students will get in their Reading exam. Pages 1/2 are the text; 3/4 are L1 questions; and 5/6 are the L2 questions.
Harry Potter Comprehension
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Harry Potter Comprehension

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An activity to revise and test students understanding of a story. Using Harry Potter allows the students to connect to a well known text. ***The extract used is copyright of the author J.K Rowling.
Nettles (Vernon Scannell)
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Nettles (Vernon Scannell)

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A basic powerpoint guiding students through the analysis of the poem Nettles. This also goes on to begin exploring a link with Manhunt by Armitage.
Annotating Texts to Develop Understanding
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Annotating Texts to Develop Understanding

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An activity to help students understand textual extracts by annotating them. It's really interesting to do this with groups that struggle to take the information within the text and develop it further. ***All extracts belong to the authors who wrote them***
The Unseen Poetry Question - How to Start
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The Unseen Poetry Question - How to Start

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A powerpoint explaining an appropriate method for approaching an unseen poetry question in an exam. This shows students a step-by-step simple approach that can be accessed by most students. ***You will need t select a poem for the students to use - possibly one from a previous paper***
Aquila - Understanding the Plot
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Aquila - Understanding the Plot

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This resource is designed to be used alongside the first couple of chapters of 'Aquila' by Andrew Norriss. The PowerPoint and Activity are designed with Lower Ability students in mind, but each can be adapted easily for more able students.
Analysing Magazine & Newspaper Adverts
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Analysing Magazine & Newspaper Adverts

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A sheet of questions designed to prompt students to examine articles in more detail. This activity could be easily adapted for lower ability groups, purely by adding examples and more structure. ***Articles/Adverts not included***
Alternative Christmas Cryptograms
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Alternative Christmas Cryptograms

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The attached cryptograms cover the subject of Christmas from different angles. The first looks at 'The Festive Season around the World'; the second looks at 'Being Homeless or Lonely at Christmas'. They are a great way to prompt student thinking about the not-so-often thought of elements of the season. Answers are also included.
Reading Skills - Visualising Descriptions
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Reading Skills - Visualising Descriptions

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An activity designed to explore how we all read descriptive passages but see them differently. It requires students to read the extracts from the novels and then draw their interpretation of the description. Both extracts are copyright of their authors.