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English, Drama and Dance resources from Key Stage 3-5. Covering GCSE and A Level specifications.

English, Drama and Dance resources from Key Stage 3-5. Covering GCSE and A Level specifications.
Mid-Term Planner
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Mid-Term Planner

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Editable planner for all subjects. 8 weeks of planning space, including a weekly focus and space for 3 separate topic/lesson outlines as well as a homework set column. Perfect for ECTs, trainee teachers and experienced practitioners alike.
Research Task- The Wiki Challenge
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Research Task- The Wiki Challenge

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This might be familiar to some- it’s the wikipedia game! Students start with the wiki page for their own name, and through following links, aim to arrive at the wiki page for chocolate! They can’t go back; only forwards. (If some are really struggling they can have 1 backwards pass!) This is a bit of fun, and I have used it with KS3 students as I’ve found they really don’t know how to find the answers they need when asked to ‘research’ something. This helps teach them to really read the information in front of them, and to think more about how to find what they are looking for. More of a starter activity than a lesson!
The Coronation- Creative Writing
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The Coronation- Creative Writing

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A one-off creative writing lesson to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III. Designed for KS3/4 students but could potentially be used with older or younger students too. Could be used in conjunction with a longer lesson after the coronation, or perhaps split into two, with students filling in the table for homework after watching the coronation and then completing the writing task in lesson.
Christmas Persuasive Writing- Prompts
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Christmas Persuasive Writing- Prompts

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List of 10 topics for persuasive writing/debate with a Christmas theme. Could be used for class debates, written classwork or homework, research tasks or group projects at the end of the term! Suitable for KS2 or KS3 primarily, although could be used with older students too. Also includes worksheets to help students structure their ideas.
Twisted Christmas- Creative Writing Activity
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Twisted Christmas- Creative Writing Activity

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This is Twistmas Tales. Students are challenged to pick a well-known Christmas title and create their own new stories- but with a twist! This is a great Christmas end-of-term task for year10+, but could potentially work for younger children too. Scary stories can be encouraged- or not!
Reports-  comment bank
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Reports- comment bank

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An invaluable resource for both new and veteran teachers in report-writing season. Comment bank with over 70 comments split into 5 sections. This comment bank also provides a skeleton outline for reports, designed to significantly reduce the time spent writing reports, without compromising on quality. The sections are: 1- individual comment 2- performance-based comment 3- specific example 4- target 5- final comment
Persuasive Writing Intro Lesson & Resources
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Persuasive Writing Intro Lesson & Resources

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Complete lesson and resources introducing the topic of persuasive/transactional writing. Used with an upper KS3 class, but could easily be used with KS4 as well to introduce the Language Paper 2 writing task. Lesson looks at key elements of persuasive writing and allows students to try and incorporate the techniques into their own writing within the scope of one lesson.
Macbeth- text guide
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Macbeth- text guide

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A breakdown of significant contextual information and each character’s role in the tragedy, including key quotes. Could be used as revision, or to introduce the play to GCSE students. Designed for the AQA KS4 English Literature study.
Creative Writing SOW AQA GCSE Language Section B
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Creative Writing SOW AQA GCSE Language Section B

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10 lessons plus exam practice, designed to support the AQA GCSE English Language specification. Students will develop their ability in areas including: sensory descriptions varied sentence starters Exciting and engaging openings Using different perspectives Showing, not telling Writing in different genres Being the examiner All lessons are combined on one PowerPoint presentation. There are 5 slides at the end with example exam-style questions to be used as revision
Descriptive Writing Workbook
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Descriptive Writing Workbook

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5 lessons and homework designed to improve students’ descritive writing skills through a range of varied, creative tasks. Includes describing from a picture, building better vocab, use of simile and figurative language, and more! Used for Key Stage 3, but could easily be adapted for other year groups and abilities.