I have worked within secondary education for the last twelve years. I upload a lot of lessons for KS3-KS4 students. I try to make sure all of my lessons are differentiated to help students in the best way possible.
For more lessons and videos please visit my youtube page
I have worked within secondary education for the last twelve years. I upload a lot of lessons for KS3-KS4 students. I try to make sure all of my lessons are differentiated to help students in the best way possible.
For more lessons and videos please visit my youtube page
This is a fully differentiated lesson designed for both face-to-face and online learning for students of GCSE English language. This 19-slide lesson looks at key questions (Q3,4,5) of the paper two exam, Writer’s Viewpoints and Perspectives. The lesson looks at the theme of gender equality and helps guide learners through some of the tricky elements of the exam.
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These are a collocation of differentiated lessons designed for learners studying all levels of th functional skills qualifications in 2022.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this bundle then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.
A collection of lessons for the WJEC Eduquas GCSE poetry anthology. All lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem Valentine Carol Ann Duffy. The lesson has opportunities for ALF and has been developed for learners sitting the GCSE English examinations.
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This is an eleven slide quiz for learners who need to revise the structure question (Q3) of Paper One: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. The quiz uses different methods to help learners recall techniques, apply them to an extract and assess an exam-style response.
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This is a 19 slide PowerPoint quiz for the WJEC Eduqas poetry anthology. The quiz has three separate rounds which help assess learners ability to: Recall key contextual information about the poets, Identify the missing elements from key quotations and assess who has an in-depth understanding of the poems and what they may need to work on in the future.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson designed for both level one and level two learners of functional skills English. The lesson looks at the idea of stereotypes and how they are perceived within our society. The lesson has a strong emphasis on developing reading and writing skills and also comes with an example mini-mock complete with the correct answers.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson on the poem, Cozy Apologoa by Rita Dove. The lesson works well to help learners who have looked at the poem before but may not recall the key details. The lesson helps learners break down the poem, understand the key parts and also has an opportunity for them to write an exam-style response with a student example.
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This is a simple reading test designed for learners studying level one or level two of functional skills English. The resource has been designed around a recent news article about how people have overcome difficulty during the current crisis.
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Full lesson on this topic soon to follow.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at dystopian literature for the paper one language exam.
The question has a strong emphasis on language techniques and helps learners build the skills and be able to respond to question four.
Additionally, the lesson has many opportunities for AFL and also includes a creative writing task based on dystopian literature.
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A collection of lessons covering key elements of the paper one language exam: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. The lessons are ideal for both online and face-to-face teaching and have been tried and tested with my own learners.
All of the lessons are fully differentiated and have been created using a wide range of different texts and authors. Each lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has been designed to build learners skills and confidence as they progress within the course.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson for the language paper one. The lesson uses key elements of Oliver Twist and helps learners gain a good insight into the skills they need to pass the exam.
The lesson is paper-free and is ideal for both face-to-face or online learning. The lesson can be taught over a three-hour period if needed and builds skills in terms of language, structure and creative writing.
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This is a fully differentiated two-three-hour lesson looking at the key questions/skills of the paper one exam: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. Due to the restrictions put in place by Covid, the lesson can be taught without the need for additional printing or resources, making it ideal for either face-to-face or on-line teaching.
The lesson looks at the short story, Lamb to the Slaughter and gives learners the opportunity to come to grips with some of the key aspects of the exam paper.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.
This is a fully differentiated two-three-hour lesson looking at the key questions/skills of the paper one exam: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. Due to the restrictions put in place by Covid, the lesson can be taught without the need for additional printing or resources, making it ideal for either face-to-face or on-line teaching.
The lesson looks at the novel, The Boy In Stripped Pyjamas which is a fantastic text to help introduce learners to the exam paper.
The lesson has a strong focus on both language analysis (question two) and creative writing (question five) which include both learner and teacher examples.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson for learners studying any aspect of the Functional Skills English qualification. The lesson helps to improve both elements of the reading and writing skills and has a sample mock exam for AFL. The lesson looks at the understanding of word class and the importance of adjectives in writing.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson designed to support learners studying GCSE English language. The lesson helps students to understand how to deal with section B of paper A (creative writing) and also uses an extract to help them come to terms with language analysis.
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This is a fully differentiated lessons looking at the character of Sherlock Holmes in the story The Speckled Band. The lesson introduces learners to the key concept of making inferences and how this can be applied to studying English.
The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and helps to develop skills when responding to language questions. The PowerPoint includes a student example that works well to help learners to make a response to an exam-style question.
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This PowerPoint includes a range of fun and engaging icebreakers to help learners get to know each other and break through the tension of coming back to school. This recourse has opportunities for both individual and team games and also helps to develop key English skills such as making inferences and speaking and listening.
All of my resources have been tried and tested and I have found these activities to be a great way to help challenge learners and to facilitate discussion and a sense of unity.
This is a fully differentiated lesson for learners of KS3 and KS4 English. The lesson looks at the origins of the crime genre and uses a key passage from The Sign of The Four. The lesson guides the learners to understand how to identify key language and structural techniques. The lesson also gives learners the opportunity to develop their creative writing skills aided by examples of showing and not telling.
This is a resource created for learners studying the English functional skills qualification. The resource looks at some of the issues facing people during lock-down and allows learners to assess their reading and writing skills.
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