A medium term plan (scheme of work) for Of Mice and Men to be taught at KS3. This medium term plan signposts opportunities to embed skills for the new specification GCSE 9-1 skills. The scheme lasts 7 weeks and within each week is an assessment. Each week's assessment is either a literature or language paper based assessment.

This medium term plan covers Jekyll and Hyde for teaching at GCSE for the new 9-1 specification. In addition to embedding the skills for the literature GCSE examination, the scheme also prepares students for the language examinations by sign posting opportunities for developing English language reading and writing skills. All power points to accompany this scheme are also available and are meticulously planned and fully differentiated.

A well planned lesson that results in students writing a formal argument for a broadsheet newspaper. Students will consider a range of statements and determine whether they are for or against and will justify their opinions. Students will have an example argument modelled to them and will unpick the success criteria within the example. Students will then use this as a basis for their own argument.

A differentiated lesson that results in students writing their own speech as class president. Students will explore the legacy left by Barack Obama and discuss how effective he was as a leader. Students will also explore the attributes of a leader that they are familiar with through people they know or admire. Students will watch President Trump's inauguration speech and consider its effectiveness through analysis of language used. Students will consider propagandist techniques and identify them within Trump's speech., The final assessment requires students to agree a class success criteria before the writing task using their understanding of the mark scheme and essential ingredients for good speeches.

Differentiated resources to support the teaching of chapter 5 and chapter 6 of 'Of Mice and Men.' Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - develop synthesis skills for language paper 2 - explore character and theme - write analytically

2 differentiated lessons on the ballad of homeless Jack. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher

A wide range of ideas and resources for speaking and listening assessments at KS2/KS3. Speaking and listening lessons included based around: - Man V food - Arguing that cats are better than dogs - Deserted house - selling houses - Murder mystery - Banning Christmas - 50 things to do before you die - persuasive speeches Teacher and peer/self assessment proformas also included

This resource begins by getting students to explore the poem as an unseen poem. It then guides them through how to answer a language analysis question.

Resources to introduce KS2 and KS3 students to poetry forms. Students will explore the following forms: - haiku - limerick - shape - sonnet Students will explore the rules of these forms and form their own poetry. Group work opportunities.

Two differentiated (by colour) lessons that cover chapter 5 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification. All lessons are fully differentiated by colour Purple = lower ability Blue = middle ability Yellow = higher ability Red = most able interleaving: plot devices in the novella and in An Inspector Calls

Resources to support the teaching of Our Day Out.

Fully differentiated lesson to support the teaching of 'Belfast Confetti.' Includes pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Two differentiated (by colour) lessons that cover chapter 3 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification. Lessons are numbered for ease of use with activities included. Download and teach right away. All lessons are fully differentiated by colour Purple = lower ability Blue = middle ability Yellow = higher ability Red = most able

Differentiated resources to support the teaching of chapter 4 of 'Of Mice and Men.' Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - write to argue (200 word challenge) - explore context of segregation - explore the characterisation of Crooks - Analyse writer's methods - work as a group and give presentations on contextual information - read actively

Resources on the theme of performance poetry Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities for: - exploring performance poetry - creating performance poetry - speaking and listening assessment

A selection of engaging classroom resources including: - 2 minute timer - 5 minute timer - Name spin - randomly selects a student in the class to participate - brain gym power of activities to get student brains working ahead of a lesson - optical illusion starters to get the brain woken up

Card sort activity for the 6 part structure for speech writing with templates for students to use to plan speech writing. Exordium, narration, refutation etc.

After hearing how useful chanting quotations was, from a colleague, for students in remembering key quotes, I led a session for year 11 that guided them through ways of remembering quotes for their literature exams. By the end of this session students will know 3 quotations relating to the inspector by heart. This is achieved through linking the quote to an image and possibly an action and then by repeatedly chanting the quotes. The resource also walks through the mark scheme with students and highlights how crucial quotations are in achieving marks. Students will also explore writer's methods used within the quotes Students are also exposed to an example question paper so they can see the lack of support they will receive and refers to the other literature questions. The final activity requires students to use the quotations they have learned to plan a response to an exam question about the inspector.

This document was written to outline the vision for the English department and is built around the skill areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening.

A lesson to support the comparison of 2 war poems in line with the new specification success criteria for 9-1.