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Boys Don't Cry: Exploring the Title
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Fully differentiated task for grades 9-1. Students explore the meaning of the novel’s title. Contains links to online articles.
Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.
Boys Don't Cry, worksheets for chapter 36
Two blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapter 36
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content of these worksheets includes:
literary theory
diversity
depiction of the LGBTQ+ community in literature
applying LGBTQ+ theory (queer theory) to a reading of chapter 36
Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.
Boys Don't Cry, worksheets for chapters 32, 33, 34 and 35
Three blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapters 32, 33, 34 and 35.
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content of these worksheets includes:
addresses
form filling (registering Emma at a GP’s surgery)
vocbulary-building (childcare)
Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.
Boys Don't Cry, worksheets for chapter 31
Four blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapter 31
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content of these worksheets includes:
research task: careers working with children
apostrophes for possession
features of a report
writing a report
answer sheet for all tasks
Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.
'Boys Don't Cry', Chapters 29 and 30
Two blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapters 29 and 30.
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content of these worksheets includes:
apostrophes for omission
contractions
synonyms
Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.
'Boys Don't Cry' Chapter 27 and 28 worksheets
Two blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, Chapters 27 and 28.
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content of these worksheets includes:
Structural features
Malorie Blackman video
Writing interview responses as Malorie Blackman
Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.
'Boys Don't Cry' worksheets for chapter 26
Three blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapter 26.
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content includes:
metaphors
extended metaphors
readers’ responses to Aunt Jackie
character roles
Part of my ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ complete GCSE sheme of work, which is all available on my TES shop.
'Boys Don't Cry' worksheets for chapter 25
Three blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapter 25.
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content includes:
vocabulary building: emotions
identifying character emotions in an extract from chapter 25
Dante and Emma’s relationship
structuring an exam response
summarising
Part of my ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ complete GCSE sheme of work, which is all available on my TES shop.
'Boys Don't Cry' worksheets for chapters 23 and 24
Three blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapters 23 and 24.
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content includes:
parenthesis
parenthetic commas
brackets
dashes
an author’s style
writing about Malorie Blackman’s style of writing
Part of my ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ complete GCSE sheme of work, which is all available on my TES shop.
'Boys Don't Cry' chapter 22 worksheets
Three blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapter 22.
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content includes: inference, annotating an extract from chapter 22, IEEL paragraphs,
Part of my ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ complete GCSE sheme of work, which is all available on my TES shop.
'Boys Don't Cry' GCSE Scheme of Work
A 34-lesson scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by Malorie Blackman at GCSE.
This scheme of work uses a ‘blended learning’ approach, covering skills for both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature.
It incorporates whole-class reading of the novel, activities on each chapter, non-fiction writing, narrative writing, literary and linguistic devices, punctuation and grammar. It also incorporates interactive and kinaesthetic revision activities.
All accompanying resources are available in my TES shop: Wordy Witterings.
'Boys Don't Cry' chapters 20 and 21 worksheets
Blended learning worksheets to support the study of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ at GCSE.
These worksheets are for chapters 20 and 21.
Suitbable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content includes: antonyms, allusion, character of Josh.
Part of my ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ complete scheme of work and resource bundle, which may be found on my TES shop.
Boys Don't Cry Vocabulary Slides
This resource has been produced to support the teaching of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by Malorie Blackman at GCSE.
Designed for whole-class teaching, so that the tier 2 and 3 vocabulary and metaphors can be explained to students without you having to keep stopping to explain what it all means. Pictures and diagrams are also included where relevant.
This resource is suitable to support whole-class teaching, homework, revision, pre-teaching and independent reading of the book.
This has been put together to boost the vocabulary of all students at all levels. It is particularly useful as an adaptive resource for students with EAL, ASD and hearing impairments. It is attractively, and simply presented, using a dyslexia-friendly font and background.
This is an editable, 180-slide PowerPoint and a PDF version. Chapter headings and section dividers help you to find the relevant vocabulary quickly.
If you are teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ at GCSE, please check out my other resources in my TES shop: worksheets, complete lessons and practice papers.
Boys Don't Cry Chapter 19 worksheets
Worksheets for Boys Don’t Cry, chapter 19.
Suitable for a teacher-led lesson, cover lesson, homework or independent learning.
Part of a series of blended learning worksheets for this GCSE novel.
Boys Don't Cry Chapter 19
Blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ chapter 19.
This resource may be used for a teacher-led lesson, cover lessons, homework or independent learning.
Boys Don't Cry Chapter 18
Blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ chapter 18.
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, cover lesson, homework or independent learning.
Boys Don't Cry Chapters 14-17
Blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, Chapters 14-17
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Content includes: commas in lists, hyperbole
Boys Don't Cry Chapters 12 & 13 worksheets
Blended teaching worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by Malorie Blackman.
Can be used as a taught lesson, as homework, as a cover lesson, or for independent learning.
Content: Boys Don’t Cry chapters 12 and 13, dialogue, speech punctuation, speech marks, speech tags, direct speech, inverted commas, summarising
Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Paper Tracker
This is a list of all the EDUQAS GCSE English Language exam papers from June 2017 to November 2023.
It’s presented as a table on which you can track which papers you’ve used with each year group. I keep a print out in my planner and update it throughout the year.
It’s also useful for helping you to quickly find the correct paper (or the mark scheme to go with the correct paper).
Fully editable Word document.
Non-Fiction Text Types Scavenger Hunt
Through completing the scavenger hunt, pupils will learn about the features of non-fiction texts. It is suitable for pupils to work on their own, in pairs or in groups, and may be used as either a pre-teaching or revision activity. Put together with KS3 in mind, it would also be great for an injection of fun at KS4.
The lesson in designed to be a high-engagement, independent and challenging activity for pupils, but low-prep and no-marking for teachers.
The premise:
Detective Amanda Lord, a seasoned investigator with a love of stylish accessories, finds herself the victim of a theft… her beloved fedora hat has been stolen. When she finds a ransom note, your class must work hard to solve a series of clues to crack the code and find her missing hat.
What you get with this complete lesson pack:
Engaging narrative premise
Accompanying PowerPoint
Printable resources
Answer sheets
Non-fiction text types covered:
Instructions
Tabloid newspaper articles
Broadsheet newspaper articles
Advice
Reports
Formal letters
Informal letters
Reviews
Speeches
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