A comprehensive collection of posters to immerse students in thematic and topical extracts across non-fiction and fiction. Each month has a collection of extracts linked to the day/event. Designed to be spread across the school, especially in canteens and common areas in menu holders, hence the name of ‘Snack Bite Reading’.
A sequence of lessons testing LP2 Q3 and Q5 skills through the darts speech in Apple TV show, Ted Lasso, and building up into a methodical construction of an inspiring speech.
A sequence exploring the role of Jacobean women, linking this to ‘Macbeth’, and exploring the wider theme of masculinity in society and the play as a whole.
Weekly reading lessons to complement an adventure non-fiction scheme of learning. 5 MA - HA non-fiction texts followed by space for comprehension activities selected by the teacher.
A comprehensive full term’s collection of weekly reading texts. Once a week, students read aloud a selected text/extract and then complete carefully selected active reading tasks based on their individual needs (predominantly identified by Accelerated Reader, but easily adapted to suit needs of your cohort).
A trio of engaging lessons on Carol Ann Duffy poetry (Valentine, Human Interest and Medusa).
Includes a whole-class feedback template sheet for a poetry assessment at the end of the week.
A booklet comprising of response tasks and exam strategies tackling the exam question: How does Priestley present Mr. Birling as self-centered in ‘An Inspector Calls’?
A unit of work exploring ‘Ghost Stories’ and tackling reading skills for individual classes/students. This booklet has room to develop ideas, challenge, and differentiate tasks (we do this based on Accelerated Reader data). Through these lessons, students develop: annotation skills, comprehension skills, decoding, tackling tier-2 language, and many other skills.
The final task is a competition where students create and perform their own ghost story based on the extracts and short stories they have read each week.