Students begin to DESCRIBE their island and use adjectives effectively. Worksheet included.

The essential stuff -an introduction to the Elizabethan theatre. Ready to go with worksheets attached. Part two on its way.

Seven dilemmas for discussion. Group activities. Sharpens speaking and reasoning. Adaptable. Use as a carousel activity so al groups have a chance to discuss dilemmas and feedback as a whole at the end.

Students use their powers of emotional recognition to discover who is who in a poem about fears and dreams. They then write their own. Simple but very effective. All ready to show.

Thinglink to ALL chapter summaries of The giver + audio chapters + activities. Good for revision and consolidation. Summaries include a " Read it back to me" feature. No subscription or sign up needed. Just click and away you go.

The classic from Kurt Vonnegut.

lesson one in a series based on 'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman. Students envisage their ultimate story. Introductory lesson.

Understudied poem deserving of a wider public audience. Resource asks students to update the poem to their own relevance.

Lesson aims to make students decide if they're ready to answer questions on the novel. Pics included and part two on its way.

Students use a real news story to create a series of diary entries. Basic format here but will need additional input.

Tired of students coming back from holiday having done nothing except play computer games? Send/Give this to them and their parents. Adapt as necessary. Fully parent approved.

Lesson examines Romeo's first speech and explores how it sets the tone for the play. Deals with the OXYMORA and gives tasks...

A variation of HOT SEATING.....students create questions they'd ask Lennie on his run from the barn. They then exchange and answer. Adapt this to any other character in the novella. Clearly adaptable to ANY play/poem/novel.

Lesson looks at how students can tell the difference between the two and earn more marks. You will need about 15 or so small ads from a local shop or simply make up your own.

Lesson examines the nature of the stranger and asks students to imagine.....

My mistress’ eyes are nothing… Lesson on this sonnet. Students draw ideal Jacobean woman and then Shakespeare’s real lady. Fun and useful.

OMAM. This is a context lesson and also contains the pdf text of the novel.

Lesson examines previous knowledge and asks about the nature of duality in the character. Activities included. Lower level but could be adapted.

Last lesson in the series which explores HOT skills for a lower ability year 7 class. worksheet and visual version included.

Slide show of poem -convenient for revision and introduction.