This engaging and informative lesson enables students to make precise and sustained interpretations regarding the portrayal of Arthur Kipps throughout Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black. In particular, students consider how Kipps is initially presented, and how his character is developed throughout the text. The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through: - Recapping the events leading up to the ending; - Discussing what a suitable ending to this story may entail; - Understanding and comprehending the key events of the ending of the story; - Considering how these events help to reveal key information about Arthur and the ghost; - Analysing how effective Hill’s ending is at providing the closure that the reader needs; - Peer assessing each other’s learning attempts. Included is: - Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive; - Selected extract from ‘The Woman in Black’ (the ending); - Cards for sorting activity; - Analysis template with success criteria for creating well-structured responses; - Comprehensive lesson plan. There are also opportunities for group learning, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. This was originally taught to mixed ability year 10 groups, but can easily be differentiated for groups of different ages and abilities. All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the five oceans, as a part of their study of locational knowledge in geography. It contains comprehensive sections on: Overview and world map; The Five Oceans Facts; The Five Oceans by Size; Deepest Points in the Oceans; Interesting Ocean Features; Top Ten Ocean Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included). The resource is most suitable for students in KS1 or KS2.

These informative and engaging resources enable students to build the skills needed to interpret and analyse the langauge used in poems. These resources also give students a strong foundation knowledge, including the SMSC implications, of the events of 9/11 - an important historical day that should never be forgotten. Students learn through the following tasks: - Collecting and discussing knowledge of the events of the day through an interactive starter task; - Reading the poem ‘Out of the Blue’ and identifying the descriptive devices throughout the poem; - Discussing a model analytical paragraph about the language used in the poem, in order to form their own success criteria; - Using a template to form their own analytical paragraphs about the language used in the poem; - Using peer or self-assessment in order to establish their success at analysing language. The following resources are provided: - Engaging and colourful step-by-step PowerPoint - Poem - Teacher lesson guidance; - Identifying worksheet; - Analysis template; - Writing to analyse help-sheet - Analysis model All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the PowerPoint.

Perfect for as either an English or a Citizenship scheme, this Holocaust scheme aim to build students' key reading and writing skills through the teaching of one of the most important and poignant worldwide historical events: The Holocaust. Using a range of age-appropriate and sensitive Holocaust Literature, this scheme also enables students to explore a range of important social and moral issues. Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, each of these lessons aims to improve students skills in writing for a key purpose (informing, describing, arguing, analysing) whilst also being incredibly engaging and interesting. Students also read and infer from a number of key extracts from texts, (provided) each with a different and important take on the subject matter. Each lesson follows a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps: - Defining; - Identifying; - Analysing; - Creating; - Peer or self evaluating. All of the lessons are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided. All images are licensed for commercial use and are cited on the last slide of each presentation.

Here I have collated each of the resources and templates that I have used throughout the year to enable my students to complete the Media Studies Unit 2 assignments. There are around 20 resources here. Each of the resources are clear, concise and appropriate to the requirements of the assignments. Included are resources on: - Introduction to Media Studies (a number of tasks and templates that I used prior to the first assignment) - Assignment 1: Intro to Media (DVD Covers) - Assignment 2: Cross-Media Study (Advertising and Marketing) - Assignment 3: Practical Production and Evaluation (Film Trailers) If you only need resources for one of the assignments, I am making the resources for the individual assignments available for £1.

These original writing mats offer a varied and visually engaging way for students to independently increase the depth and breadth of their imaginative writing. Designed on A3, they simply need to printed and given to students before they begin creative writing tasks. They could also be used as colourful word posters to brighten up your classroom and familiarise children with new vocabulary. The benefits of using these resources as writing mats is twofold: Firstly, the vibrant, wide-ranging, and student-friendly landscapes offer students a wealth of new writing stimuli. Secondly, the simple concrete noun labels save substantial learning time, as the effort that students may have previously exerted deliberating over the spellings of the common nouns is vastly reduced. Instead, students have the time to focus upon the teacher's intended key writing focus areas. This bundle pack contains 12 'World Landscapes' writing mats, which draw on engaging images and key vocabulary from the following terrains: -Rainforest -Desert -Under the Sea -Safari -Beach -Farm -Space -Forest -Town -The Poles -Park -Mountain In addition to this, there are 10 different imagination landscapes in this pack, many of which fit in with Primary/Early Secondary topics: -Nightmare World -Ancient Egypt -Christmas -Medieval Times -The Future -Pirates -Olympics -Romans -The Circus -Fairy Tales Every image used in this resource pack is licensed for commercial use, and all are cited on separate documents within the pack. Alternatively, the 'World Landscapes' and 'Imagination Landscapes' packs can be purchased separately for 2 pounds each.

Based on the popular game show 'Pointless', these resources are perfect for use as a starter activity, plenary, or revision tool. Editable, so that you can change to any other topic or change the questions/answers. Containing sound clips, engaging visuals, and suitably challenging questions, these resources are effective at both promoting engagement and enhancing learning. There are three fully functional and challenging games, including: - The Tudors (easier) - Henry VIII (intermediate) - Elizabeth I (more difficult) Each game contains four full rounds, which are fun, interesting, and promote deeper thinking in students. The nature of the game ensures that this resource can challenge students of all levels.