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Thank you for visiting my shop. My aim is to provide high quality teaching resources that reduce the
need for hours of planning and help learners to achieve their potential in English and English Literature.
Please feel free to email me at sdenglish18@gmail.com with any queries, requests or comments.
This resource contains a series of worksheets, one for each Act of ‘Macbeth’. Each worksheet contains a summary of the Act and an AO1-based task. Suggested answers are included.
In this activity, students match up the descriptive techniques A-J to the examples 1-10.
The techniques listed are:
A. Metaphor
B. Repetition
C. Simile
D. Vivid Verbs
E. Alliteration
F. Noun Phrases
G. Sibilance
H. Onomatopoeia
I. Adjectives and Adverbs
J. Personification
They then use these to inspire their own descriptive paragraph or the beginning of a story based on one of the photo prompts provided. Alternatively, ask the students to work in groups to plan a description based on one of the images. In this case, A3 print outs could be provided.
Buy a bundle of lessons on the following writing formats for GCSE English Language:
The text of a leaflet
Broadsheet articles
Discursive essays (PPT included is for higher ability)
Formal letters
The text of a speech
For PowerPoint 3 (Discursive essays), an alternative bundle is available.
All PowerPoints are accompanied by their corresponding paper resources and contain the necessary links to the required texts.
UPDATE: Updated broadsheet article writing lesson now included. The lesson was revised earlier this year and I forgot to update it on the bundle. My apologies!!
This lesson provides an introduction to leaflet writing for GCSE English.
Do Now Task
Students identify the purpose of different pieces of short text, giving reasons for their answers.
Main Task
Students plan and write their own leaflet.
There is a planning sheet which can be used in your own, independent lessons in the future, should you wish to revisit the topic of leaflet writing at a later date.
The exam style question focuses on the idea of parents helping students with revision in Year 11, and a sample answer is provided.
Learning Review
Revisiting the learning objective and checking understanding through questioning.
In this Y11 revision resource, students read a character overview of Lady Macbeth and respond to detailed questions on her role in each act.
You may wish to organise students into groups and ask them to focus on a particular act, presenting their ideas at the end of the lesson.
Suggested answers are included.
This resource could be used as a cover lesson, but in any event, students will need a copy of the play.
This is a simple re-telling of the first three chapters of Dracula, with comprehension and SPaG-based tasks. It could be used as cover work for KS3 lower-ability groups.
This is a simple re-telling of the first three chapters of Dracula, with comprehension and SPaG-based tasks. It could be used as cover work for KS3 middle-ability groups.
Teacher notes provided.
A straightforward comprehension activity on political theory in ‘An Inspector Calls’. Students read and respond to information on Marxism, communism and democratic socialism and its exploration in AIC.
Slides 1 & 2: print back to back on A4
Slide 3: print single sided on A3.
Teacher Notes included.
These resources were created for lower ability KS4 groups looking to study ‘Macbeth’ over the course of around five weeks.
For each act, there is a PPT with the full text translated into modern English. There is also a range of worksheets to develop understanding.
Act One also contains simplified contextual notes with a corresponding worksheet.
