Engaging and ready to teach one hour lesson to cover chapter thirteen of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. This lesson requires students to consider how John Boyne creates tension in the dinner party scene and to compare how this is shown in the book and the movie. Students will then devise their own drama scene to put into practice tension-building devices. Learning Objective: Analyse how writers and directors create tension. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Understand which techniques can be used by writers and directors to create tension. Silver: Explain clearly how these techniques create tension. Gold: Use some of these techniques yourself to construct a dramatic performance. Lesson Outline: Do It Now: How might a movie director create tension? Starter: Reading focus – how does John Boyne create tension? Activity 1: Students complete an analysis table based on quotes from this chapter with teacher support. Activity 2: How is tension created in the film? Activity 3: Devising their own scene in groups and performing. Plenary: What do you think happened to Pavel? What do you think will be the consequences for Lieutenant Kotler? Freebies: Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here. If you find this lesson useful, please consider purchasing this ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Bundle or have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

Fully resourced and differentiated 1 hour lesson in which students compare and contrast the features of poetry and prose. They then move on to considering the effect of poetry by looking at three examples. This lesson is aimed at KS3 and would be suitable for the beginning of an introduction to poetry unit - but it could easily be adapted to younger or older students. This lesson includes: Full explanantion of poetry and prose Differentiated learning outcomes Worksheet available as word (for easy editing) and as a pdf (for easy printing) All teaching and printing instructions. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A detailed knowledge organiser about Curley’s wife accompanied with a revision activity whereby students make their own knowledge organiser about one of the characters in the text. The knowledge organiser includes the following sections: Key vocabulary How Curley’s wife links to the theme of dreams How she links to the theme of loneliness Historical context about treatment of women Overview Explanation of key quotes Leave a review and choose any other resource, of up to the same value, for free from the LikeAnExpert shop. I have a whole range of Of Mice and Men revision resources available in the shop and a range of revision videos on my YouTube channel (this is linked to in my shop).

A detailed and engaging one hour lesson to support students in their analysis of Judy in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play by Simon Stephens) for Edexcel English Literature IGCSE 4ET1. This lesson supports students in considering how Judy changes throughout the play and how this affects her relationship with Christopher. This resource contains a ready-to-teach Powerpoint with all teacher and printing instructions included. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my shop.

A detailed and engaging one hour lesson to support students in their analysis of Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play by Simon Stephens) for Edexcel English Literature IGCSE 4ET1. This lesson supports students to analyse the scene in the train station with many competing voices with the focus of considering how the writer creates a feeling of empathy for him. This resources contains a slide which has the text from this scene moving and zooming around to create an immersive effect of how it would feel to be Christopher. This resource contains a ready-to-teach Powerpoint with all teacher instructions included. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my shop.

An engaging and detailed quiz Powerpoint containing 30 questions and answers to question students on their general knowledge about books - both classic and modern! There are four rounds in total over 41 PowerPoint slides: three question rounds and one round in which students make up their own riddles. This is ideal for World Book Day. This is aimed at secondary age students both in key stage 3 and key stage 4. There is a range of difficulty of questions covering books from Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Harry Potter to Sophie’s World and Animal Farm. The Powerpoint and is editable so that you can remove and alter questions to suit your students. The Rounds Round One: Book titles (these questions have various levels of scaffolding so that there is a range of difficulty). Round Two: Characters and Settings Round Three: Book Covers This lesson works well for Book Day or for an end of term English or form time lesson. Leave a review and choose any other resource, of up to the same value, for free from the Like An Expert shop.

Engaging and ready to teach one hour lesson to cover chapter six of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. This lesson helps students to consider why John Boyne portrays Bruno’s Father - a Nazi - as a complex and sometimes likeable character in this chapter. They then complete a discussion in role as characters from the book. This could be used as an assessment: assessment criteria for marking and self-assessment are included. Students make notes before the discussion and then peer assess themselves afterwards to reflect on the task. Learning Objective: Effectively speak in role as a character from the book. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: You will stay in role and make clear points in the discussion. Silver: You will portray your character using verbal and non-verbal characteristics. You help to move the discussion forward. Gold: You will be convincing in role and lead the discussion forward. You listen carefully and respond to others’ points. Lesson Outline: Do It Now: What descriptive words come into your head when you think about the Nazis? Starter: Read chapter 6. Activity 1: Write notes for discussion Activity 2: Discuss which skills we are practicing/complete discussion Self-assessment Plenary: How did it feel to argue for something that you don’t necessarily believe in yourself? Freebies: Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here. If you find this lesson useful, please consider purchasing this ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Bundle or have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

A detailed and comprehensive knowledge organiser/revision mat for the unseen poetry and poetry anthology questions for Edexcel English Literature IGCSE 4ET1. This is comprised of two A3 pages of information. This knowledge organiser contains the following sections: Form and structural terms Language terms An overview table with all the poems, their themes and the poetic form of each. I have included it as a Powerpoint (for easy editing) and a PDF (for easy printing). If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my shop.

A fully-resourced and differentiated lesson to teach students what an infographic is and the purpose of one. I have used this lesson both in teaching English (looking at purposes of texts or for a way to present student research) or as part of teaching GCSE Media Studies. I have included it as one-lesson but it could easily be split into multiple lessons in which students research a chosen topic and then create a final version of their own infographic. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

2 hours of engaging activities and discussion to introduce students to gender roles and gender equality. This could easily be split into 2 or 3 one-hour lessons. It is suitable for students in key stages 3 and 4. These resources are in-depth but made accessible by the different and fun activities. This resource includes: A detailed powerpoint with 2 hours of activities (22 slides). All preparation instructions (these resources are ready-to-teach, but some preparation is required). A worksheet in ppt and pdf form. The session covers three main questions. This could be split into three lessons each addressing one of the questions with very little adaptation required: What is gender and what are gender roles? What is the impact of gender roles and why does it matter? What can we do to reduce gender inequality? Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A weekly planning template that has been very effective in helping me to use my time more efficiently. I used to use the Eisenhower Matrix as a tool for working towards my goals, but I found that as a teacher so many unexpected tasks can crop up in a day (some important - many of them urgent) that it didn’t work for me, and I found it too confusing when trying to prioritise what to work on next. I find this tool far more helpful for time management. Every day, I first complete all the items in the ‘today’ column, I then move on to the ‘this week’ column and when this is done I can move on to the ‘long term goals’. Using this, I have found that I tend to have completed all my weekly tasks by around Wednesday, which means that Thursday and Friday’s limited spare time can be put towards long term goals. I have attached it as a pdf for easy printing, but it is also included as a ppt in case you would like to edit it so that it works better for you. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my shop.

Comprehensive and differentiated 1 hour lesson in which students independently analyse the beginning of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' considering the indirect characterisation of the narrator. Students will complete a graphic organiser in detail, which could then be used as a plan to write an analytical paragraph or essay. A differentiation support sheet is provided, which could be provided to select students who need additional support. This is easily adaptable to key stages 3 and 4. It is suited to mixed or higher ability classes but could easily be adapted to lower ability and spread over multiple lessons. This could be used as part of a unit on gothic horror, a unit on short stories or just as a one-off lesson to examine and respond to a text. This resource includes: * Full Powerpoint including 'do it now', differentiated learning outcomes all tasks and teacher instructions (including example teacher answers in the notes section). * Full text of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' with page numbers. * Graphic organiser. * Support sheet as a prompt for students. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

1 hour resourced and differentiated lesson which clearly outlines to students how they should write a strong point, evidence, explain answer with an example provided and then gives them the opportunity to write an answer as a pair and then individually. All teacher instructions provided including printing instructions (although printing is minimal). This lesson includes: *Do it now task *Explanation of PEE (point evidence explain) including a model answer) *Dracula extract *Peer assessment slide including the differentiated learning outcomes. This lesson is immediately ready to teach! It would be suitable for lower ability learners in key stage 3 or key stage 4. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

Fully resourced and differentiated 2 x 1 hour PSHE lessons in which students consider the causes of food insecurity and consider possible solutions to it. Easily adaptable. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

1 hour lesson presentation to create a social contract between the students and teacher. This lesson has been successfully used for Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. Creating a social contract can be a very powerful behaviour management tool. Please leave a review to let me know how it worked for you. Like An Expert shop - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/LikeAnExpert Twitter - @Like_An_Expert

A detailed knowledge organiser to support students studying ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare. It includes the following: A brief section on William Shakespeare Key quotes and explanation of their importance Overview of all the important characters Important literary terms for studying the play This is suitable for any age group studying the play. It is an excellent resource to be used for setting homework, quizzing in classes or as a support mat. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/LikeAnExpert ">LikeAnExpert</a> shop.

Fully resourced 1 hour lesson in which students learn how to punctuate dialogue correctly, edit a piece of dialogue and then construct their own.  Easily adaptable for KS3 and KS4. This lesson includes: - Full Powerpoint including teacher instructions - Worksheet with extension work - All activities including 'do it now' and plenary. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

Fully resourced and differentiated 1 hour lesson in which students close read an example horror extract and then write their own description of a setting. Easily adaptable. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

Fully resourced and differentiated 1 hour lesson in which students close read in groups three classic gothic horror extracts (Frankenstein, Dracula and the Exorcist). Easily adaptable. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A simple worksheet with questions to help you to get to know your students at the start of a new academic year. This one page sheet helps you to get background on your students and is easy to refer back to mid-year - especially if you have students who are not engaging. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive, and have a look at other resources available in my shop.