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Animal Testing: Newspapers Articles. Investigating persuasive features and the format of an article.
A full lesson (lesson 6 in SOW) investigating the format of a newspaper article and persuasive features.
There is an initial comprehension activity (looking at two different articles) which is done in pairs or small groups and then a creative writing task whereby pupils are provided with a worksheet to promote the organisation of their articles.
Fast-paced and pupil-led activities.
Writing Engaging Openings. Imaginative / Creative Writing. Edexcel Paper 2 prep (A01/ A02 / A05).
A05: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences
Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.
Pupils investigate the techniques used in a series of openings to a piece of creative writing, using the worksheet provided. They then analyse this in pairs, before completing the first paragraph of an exam style question. Peer assessment using the attached mark scheme (also on ppt) can be done as a plenary.
Denotation and Connotation. Investigating literal and implied meaning.
A full lesson outlining how to investigate the denotation and connotation of imagery and structure.
The lesson involves a group starter task identifying the connotations of colours. They then complete a series of individual comprehension questions which aim to promote pupils' confidence and ability identifying the connotation or the writer's choice of words, before a peer assessment task. Pupils have GCSE 1-9 criteria to assess their work. There is also a homework task (or extension task) to encourage further development.
A punchy, well paced lesson which gets pupils doing the work not you!
Mise en Scene. Analysing Movie Trailers.
A lesson to introduce and analyse Mise en Scene in two contrasting movie trailers. The lesson aims to provide a format for pupils to work though to analyse each section of Mise en Scene.
A fast-paced pupil-led lesson which will engage learners in the world of Media Studies.
Letter Writing. A lesson in writing formal letters: structure, format and style.
A full lesson (recently observed as 'Outstanding') which depicts how to write a formal letter applying for a job. Based on the Edexcel's English Language (Paper 2) imaginative writing task.
A fast-paced, pupil-led lesson with varied activities and integrated (graded) peer assessment. Worksheets are provided for differentiation of the task and a full lesson plan shows details of all activities (although the PPT is very straightforward anyway).
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Genre. Analysing Movie Trailers.
A lesson to introduce and analyse genre in movie trailers. The lesson aims to provide a format for pupils to work though to analyse each section of genre.
A fast-paced pupil-led lesson which will engage learners in the world of Media Studies.
Writing a Persuasive Speech. 2 Lessons. Edexcel GCSE Language 1-9. A02, A05.
2 full lessons with worksheets and interactive activities detailing how to analyse persuasive writing, identify the features of a speech and create a well structured speech. Ideal for English Language paper 1
Suitable for HA KS3 classes and KS4.
An Ofsted Outstanding lesson (put into practise recently).
Edexcel English Language Specification (also attached) and grade boundaries from 3-7 (on presentation), which can be altered easily to accommodate HA or LA pupils. Objectives as per picture (fits some of AO2/AO4 criteria too).
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NQT A Level English Language essentials
A series of lesson designed to make covering the 7 frameworks of language analysis easy.
All lessons come with self or peer assessed tasks to make marking a bit lighter and promote independent learners.
The commentary assessment sheet is a must to help guide students and your own marking!
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NQT GCSE English Language Essentials
Make you’re NQT year as easy as possible with this pack of ‘Outstanding’ lessons. All lessons are taken from Ofsted observed lessons receiving excellent reviews.
Cover the main language analysis frameworks and familiarise your students with the main styles of writing.
All lessons comprise of peer or self assessed tasks to make you’re marking a little lighter and avoid teacher-talk time.
The A3 assessment grid is a clear lesson to lesson way to show progress and keep you organised with course coverage and marking.
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English Langauge Exam Preperation. Edexcel Paper: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing. 1-9 GCSE
Contains 5 observed 'Outstanding' lessons designed to revise how to analyse and create both Fiction and Non-Fiction texts.
All lessons vary the activities throughout to engage pupils with a mixture of individual, paired and group tasks.
All lessons contain peer or self assessment, with 1-9 marking criteria provided.
Take the hassle out of revision with this series of pupil led lessons.
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A Level English langauge. An introduction: Phonology
Designed to fit the new AQA syllabus - this full lesson gives and introduction to the course and a lesson in one of the basic frameworks of textual analysis: Phonology.
All activities are fast paced, varied, pupil led and promote independent analysis.
There is a lesson plan provided for ease and an accompanying worksheet.
A Level English Language. Original Writing Commentary Support Sheet.
An 8 page hand-out deigned to guide pupils through the process of writing a commentary for their original writing.
This includes: a two page guide on how to structure a commentary (including key questions to promote individual analysis); an assessment task where examples of varying grades have been given and pupils have to allocate grades using the marking criteria and self assessment grid to ensure all of the basic frameworks of language have been covered.
It is ideally given to pupils before writing their original piece to keep the commentary in mind throughout. An excellent tool to improve students grades with independent study.
Battery Hens. Writing a persuasive (yet balanced) speech on animal welfare.
Lesson 1 in a series of lessons aimed to promote reading a writing skills (focusing on Non-Fiction and Media Texts).
The presentation features a series of thought provoking images where pupils are guided to discuss their thoughts as a class (or in groups) to develop an understanding of the issues facing animal welfare. The final task is to create a speech to state whether the pupil is for or against battery hen farming to be banned in the U.K. This can then be peer assessed with the worksheet provided
the material provided is not intended to influence pupils opinions rather develop confidence to voice their own.
William Blake's 'Tyger' analysis. Comprehension activities.
The third in a SOW focusing on animals.
This full lesson encourages pupils to investigate the poem 'Tyger' and get to grips with a text from a different time.
The detailed lesson plan depicts the differentiation and activities include a jigsaw group task, individual P.E.E analysis and peer assessment. fast-paced and pupil-led, this takes the effort out of teaching.
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Animal welfare: SOW focusing on persuasive writing skills and Identifying the format and content of non-fiction texts.
A series of 8 lessons (Plus one assessment lesson) focusing on the topic of Animal rights and animal welfare. The SOW encourages pupils to develop their own opinions on the topic through a series of comprehension and speaking and listening activities. Pupils then apply their knowledge of persuasive techniques through a series of writing tasks, which also encourages pupils to investigate and recreate the format of a range of non-fiction texts.
Lesson order:
An introduction to Fables: Comprehension
An introduction to Fables: Writing
William Blake's Tyger
Battery Hens: Speech writing
Animal testing: Newspaper articles
Animal Testing: Write a persuasive argument (2 lessons)
Animal Welfare: Design a leaflet
Noun Phrases. An activity to improve pupils' descriptive writing.
A 10-15 minute activity designed to improve pupils' descriptive writing skills, by developing and expanding their noun phrases. Involves elements of speaking and listening and creative writing.
Bundle! 8 Literacy Form Activities or Starters. Writing skills: Sentence Structures and Punctuation
A collection of 7 starters which can be used as form time literacy activities or as starters in a writing module. Each activity contains a PPT presentation for students, with all the required information provided for the activity. Ideally suited to KS3 or 4. Contains a range or individual, pair and group tasks encouraging independent learning.
1 lessons focuses on creating writing reader's find engaging.
3 activities focus on identifying and varying the use of sentence structures and functions.
3 lessons focus on punctuation and word classes.
Bundle! Literacy starters or entire half-term's literacy form activities. Spelling & Vocabulary
A bundle of 7 literacy activities. All have a PPT which contains a literacy game or links to an interactive activity. I use this as a weekly literacy activity for my form. However, this could be used for KS2/3 as general literacy starters.
All activities focus on spelling and vocabulary. other bundles focus on reading skills, punctuation and writing techniques.
Original Writing Commentary Worksheet
An 8 page hand-out deigned to guide pupils through the process of writing a commentary for their original writing.
This includes: a two page guide on how to structure a commentary (including key questions to promote individual analysis); an assessment task where examples of varying grades have been given and pupils have to allocate grades using the marking criteria and self assessment grid to ensure all of the basic frameworks of language have been covered.
It is ideally given to pupils before writing their original piece to keep the commentary in mind throughout. An excellent tool to improve students grades with independent study.
Apostrophes: Contraction and possession.
A very easy to follow presentation and accompanying worksheet (which is suitable to complete alongside the presentation or for homework).
Pupils identify the rules of using apostrophes for contraction and possession before a series of correction activities, which can be done individually or as a whole class.