20 question quiz on Literary techniques in English - linguistic and strutural techniques (year7) KS3 appropriate.

A lesson based on Roald Dahl’s descriptive passage on Mrs Pratchett from his autobiography ‘Boy’. Activities on identifying descriptive techniques in the passage, writing about them and then also employing descriptive devices in your own writing. KS3 Year 7/8

A 17 slide lesson analysing Blake’s ‘London’ - its structure, attitudes and annotation of the poem. Includes a task at the end of students to create a written response to the poem and a checklist for how to approach analysing a poem. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS3/4!

50 unusual and interesting facts with images to blow your students' minds!

A 12 slide PowerPoint exploring the ingredients of a solid speech and tips for writing and presenting your own speech with model speech examples for analysis. Attached: sample mark scheme Suitable for all ages.

A 10 minute assembly on Easter, includes fun facts about the holiday and brief definition of Lent. Fun and engaging for all!

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students describe a journey into space. Includes snippets of other writing to analyse for linguistic/structural techniques used for effect and to engage a reader. Includes interesting adjectives list and model written piece with questions for students to analyse. Suitable for KS2-KS3!

A 15 slide analysis lesson for Auden’s ‘Funeral Blues’, better known as ‘Stop all the Clocks’. Suitable for KS3/KS4/KS5 and easily amended for different abilities.

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students describe a storm. Includes snippets of other writing to analyse for linguistic/structural techniques used for effect and to engage a reader. Includes interesting adjectives list and model written piece with questions for students to analyse. Suitable for KS2-KS3!

A 30 slide PowerPoint on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet summarising the plot and central characters with the intention that they will create a storyboard for the play. Engaging images to aid students’ memory and for revision purposes!

198 slide Unit of Work on John Boyne's novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'. This pack includes 17 lessons and 1 bonus lesson analysing book covers! Lessons are also colour coordinated with Hyperlink Contents Page for ease of access! Includes: Bonus Lesson – Analysing Book Covers Lesson 1 – Context Lesson 2 – John Boyne – Getting to know the Author Lesson 3 – Key Characters Lesson 4 – Setting Lesson 5 – Through the Window Lesson 6 – Clothing as a theme Lesson 7 – The relationship between Bruno & Shmuel Lesson 8 – Division and Distance (The Fence Imagery and Symbolism) Lesson 9 – Storyboarding Lesson Lesson 10 – Key Scenes Roleplay Lesson Lesson 11 - Key Quotes Revision Lesson 12 – PEA practice Lesson 13 - Understanding an essay question and Planning Response Lesson 14 – Writing an essay Lesson 15 – Peer assessment & Understanding the Success Criteria Lesson 16 – The Importance of Redrafting Lesson 17 – Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Quiz All lessons help students to deduce, infer and analyse language in depth. Also includes how to structure an essay and advice with redrafting. Engaging, easily adaptable and educational for KS3 and KS4!

A 13 slide PowerPoint lesson aiding students in writing mystery stories. With key mystery writing vocabulary and success criteria as well as examples of famous ‘real-life’ mysteries for students to discuss, this is an engaging lesson for KS3 or can be easily amended for other abilities!

A beautiful 10-15 minute (17 slide) assembly on Winter, its holidays and natural events. It is a fun and engaging Winter assembly with thought provoking questions and is easily adaptable for tutor-time. Suitable for all ages!

Based on Katherine Braun Mankin’s ‘Gorilla Track’, this lesson advises students on how to approach a question on a non-fiction text requiring you to explain thoughts and feelings of the writer. This 12 slide PowerPoint analyses the text line by line and includes thought-provoking question to promote independent thought. Students then approach the question by themselves with a success criteria checklist.

A beautiful 10-15 minute (17 slide) assembly on Summer, its holidays and natural events. It is a fun and engaging Summer assembly with thought provoking questions and is easily adaptable for tutor-time. Suitable for all ages!

An 18 slide fully differentiated PowerPoint on Duffy’s ‘Medusa’ with annotation and analysis. Includes unseen poetry analysis checklist and question for students to respond to. Engaging and suitable for KS3/KS4.

A 10-15 minute assembly on Peer Pressure, definitions of positive and negative peer pressure, scenarios for students to assess and includes a more specific model scenario for students to give advice on. Also includes advice on how to deal with peer pressure and to say no. Easily adaptable for tutor time! Suitable for all ages!

A beautiful and inspiring 10-15 minute assembly on digital dependency and the need to appreciate and engage with our natural surroundings. Includes facts and statistics on our digital reliance and an engaging video to help support this. Promotes the 'Look Up' initiative to encourage students to spend time face-to-face with friends and to take in and appreciate the beauty of our natural planet. Easily adaptable for tutor-time! Suitable for all ages!

This is an 18 slide PowerPoint lesson on W.H. Auden’s poem ‘Refugee Blues’ including contextual information, full annotations, information regarding structure, and differentiated tasks for students to complete in response to the poem in preparation for GCSE. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS3/KS4!

An 11 slide PowerPoint on Moniza Alvi’s poem ‘An Unknown Girl’, it explores the poet’s background, includes full annotation and differentiated questions for students to respond to the poem. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS3 and KS4!