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My shop is full of literary surprises: with a degree in Creative Writing and English I have some fantastic resources on creative writing, poetry and Literature Texts. I aim to offer resources on the less common texts and also cover a range of resources from the International GCSEs....welcome, come in and feel free to browse...buy, don't buy, follow, don't follow....just don't spend every weekend working....be kind to yourself!

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My shop is full of literary surprises: with a degree in Creative Writing and English I have some fantastic resources on creative writing, poetry and Literature Texts. I aim to offer resources on the less common texts and also cover a range of resources from the International GCSEs....welcome, come in and feel free to browse...buy, don't buy, follow, don't follow....just don't spend every weekend working....be kind to yourself!
Silas Marner by George Eliot: Book 2 Chapters 19 - 21
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Silas Marner by George Eliot: Book 2 Chapters 19 - 21

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This final lesson in this collection of resources asks students to consider the cyclical nature of some of the narrative strands, whilst also acknowledging the chronological order of Silas and Eppie's life together that breaks free from this structure. This lesson revisits the question of predetermined fate examined in earlier lessons and links back to the context against which this novel was written. This resource is available as a single unit, as part of an entire text bundle or as part of a bespoke bundle on request via Twitter @jomarsh1. If you like this resource please do follow me, as further revision resources are in the production process.
Silas Marner by George Eliot: The Whole Text
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Silas Marner by George Eliot: The Whole Text

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This bundle includes all the teaching resources on this text with lessons covering every chapter, differentiated activities, themes, motifs, key quotations, exam style responses, peer assessment and contextual information. This is everything you would need to teach this text at GCSE.
'Neutral Tones'/'My Last Duchess' Teaching and Comparison Bundle
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'Neutral Tones'/'My Last Duchess' Teaching and Comparison Bundle

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This bundle includes fully differentiated and engaging lessons on both of these poems separately together with a third lesson that takes students through the 'STILT' process for writing a comparison. The price of this bundle is discounted to ensure that anyone who has bought one of these resources already is not out of pocket. More comparison bundles will be put up soon, however, if you are looking for a specific combination please message me here or on Twitter @jomarsh1 to request a similar bespoke bundle.
Silas Marner by George Eliot: Chapters 11, 12 and 13
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Silas Marner by George Eliot: Chapters 11, 12 and 13

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This resource covers these three interlinked chapters and challenges students to engage with characterisation, links to the motif of sacrifice, characterisation, extract analysis (and exemplar answers), peer assessment and the crafting of the two narrative strands that are linked across these chapters. This is a key resource on this text and will cover at least 4 hours of teaching, if not a little more. It is available as a single resource, as part of a bundle, or as part of a bespoke bundle.
Silas Marner by George Eliot: Chapters 9 and 10
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Silas Marner by George Eliot: Chapters 9 and 10

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This resource is fully differentiated, includes assessment with a DIRT task, close textual analysis modelled using PETAL and then supported with prompt questions, a fun wordsearch and some high order thinking tasks. This lesson is engaging, progressive and fun and offers a detailed study of both the language used in this text and the structure within these chapters and of these chapters as part of the whole novel. This resource is part of a collection of resources on this novel, so if you like this be sure to look up my other resources in my TES shop, or follow me @jomarsh1 on Twitter. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/joannammarsh
Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 Bundle
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 Bundle

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This bundle includes an Assembly suited to Secondary School, three Holocaustian poems for GCSE Unseen Poetry Practice and a constructed Non Fiction Reading Paper using Primo Levi's novel 'If this is a man', the resources could be used at any point in the year, but has been bundled to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2018.
KS3/4 We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler: Part Six (6 of 6)
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KS3/4 We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler: Part Six (6 of 6)

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This resource offers an engaging route through this final part of the novel. It teaches the application of Freytag’s narrative arc, how to analyse characters and themes, literary devices and hot seating to name but a few of the teaching approaches. This resource has been designed using a New Zealand mark scheme which is easily edited out to include your own. This resource includes two assessment tasks that are supported in different measures. Lessons and tasks are differentiated and challenge is suitably tough.
IGCSE Poetry: 'Written Near a Port on a Dark Evening' by Charlotte Smith
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IGCSE Poetry: 'Written Near a Port on a Dark Evening' by Charlotte Smith

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These resources offer a complete study of the poem through encouraging both student engagement and independence in different measures. This lesson, uses Jigsaw Activities and a highly effective Challenge Task, peer assessment, discussion points and sharing learning strategies. This lesson would work well if you are teaching both the Cambridge IGCSE specification or as an Unseen Poem from KS3 on. This collection of resources includes a thorough assessment and evidence of progression proforma, as such this would make an excellent observation lesson on poetry. This lesson closes with recommendations for a homework task and a further poem for study as an Unseen Poem. As one of my most viewed resources I have decided to offer a FREE resource up to the same value with** every** purchase of this item, details of how to claim your FREE resource is included at the end of the powerpoint.
KS2/3 Word Classes and Nouns: Literacy Worksheet including self assessment and answers
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KS2/3 Word Classes and Nouns: Literacy Worksheet including self assessment and answers

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This resource includes 4 varied tasks to appeal to a full range and ability of learners on the topic of word classes and nouns. The resource concludes with a self assessment of how secure the learner’s knowledge is based on a final task. A separate resource is included for all teachers/supply/parents to use to help guide their students in the right direction with regard to answers and to offer a definitive right/wrong once complete. This is a perfect activity for completion during tutor time or at the beginning/end/challenge task for downtime as it can be picked up and put away. This is the first of a series of literacy resources like this that I will be rolling out over the next few weeks, so if you like this, do follow me here or on Twitter @jomarsh1.
Macbeth: Context Revision (Leaflet Design)
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Macbeth: Context Revision (Leaflet Design)

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This engaging and visually appealing revision aid includes contextual information, tasks, key quotations that link to the context and an engaging game to help reinforce students understanding of the background to Shakespeare's play. I have designed this to offer variety to revision sessions and to offer students an enjoyable way of refreshing their memories. This would be perfect for parents, students and supply teachers alike and would take at least one lesson to complete. If you like this, please do leave a review and see my other Macbeth revision resources in my shop. (Thank you!)
OCR Pick 'n'  Mix Revision Questions: Literature: Romeo and Juliet
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OCR Pick 'n' Mix Revision Questions: Literature: Romeo and Juliet

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This resource contains 3 original and constructed questions on Romeo and Juliet, in line with the question style used by OCR. This resource is part of a bigger ‘Pick ‘n’ Mix’ range that can be purchased at a discount as a bundle (bespoke or pre-determined). Message me on my Twitter account @jomarsh1 if you would like a bespoke bundle made up…discount will be 10% for 3 items, 20% for 5 items and 25% for 7 or more items. This resource is perfect for use in those remaining (often disrupted) lessons once exams have started, also perfect for use by parents, cover supervisors, supply or tutors. Visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/joannammarsh to view my other resources. Follow me, to see new resources which will be added between now and the exams.
Edexcel Pick n Mix English GCSE Revision Bundle
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Edexcel Pick n Mix English GCSE Revision Bundle

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This bundle comprises 3 revision papers for the Edexcel specification. All papers are original. The English Language Paper 1 includes indicative content for responses, so is particularly useful for non specialists. If you would like a different ‘pick n mix’ bundle just let me know on my Twitter account and I can make one up for you. (@jomarsh1).
KS3/4 'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' by Karen Joy Fowler (Part 4 of 6)
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KS3/4 'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' by Karen Joy Fowler (Part 4 of 6)

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This is a choice novel to study to begin to introduce the demands of the GCSE (9-1) curriculum. The narrative is highly relevant to teenagers and wider societal issues and throws up a huge range of opportunities for close analysis. In this resource activiities are courted in games/activities that are fun, supported and differentiated. There are close studies of characters, themes and links between earlier sections of the novel and this one. Consideration of language and structure is fundamental to all lines of enquiry. This resource is available individually, as part of a bundle (the latter three chapters) and as part of a whole text bundle, so do follow me and check out my shop to see these resources as they are released.
Year 7: 12 Literacy Programme (2)
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Year 7: 12 Literacy Programme (2)

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This Literacy Programme is 2 of 3 for use with year 7s across an entire term and forms part of a newly written programme that builds on the strengthened demands of the KS2 literacy skills. This resource includes a PDF version of the programme plus an Adobe version that is editable so that the name of your school/behaviour policy can be incorporated into the documents. The powerpoint presentation is used to test the weekly skills gained by your students and allows you to track progress and build in additional intervention for areas of shortfall post completion. The subsequent two booklets for use in this Programme will be posted imminently as will similar programmes for years 8 and 9.
Much Ado About Nothing: Learning through Game Play (Ranked 'Outstanding')
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Much Ado About Nothing: Learning through Game Play (Ranked 'Outstanding')

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These resources include a detailed lesson plan, powerpoint, individualised learning objectives that are aligned with the new GCSE 9-1 grades, a game board template together with a set of original and fully differentiated questions (I laminated both the board and the questions to aid longevity as the students loved this game and wanted to play it again and again). This lesson was ranked outstanding on every level when observed as the outcomes demonstrated above average progression for every student in the group. These resources are perfect for use with years 9,10 and 11.
Year 9 Literacy Programme (Whole Year)
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Year 9 Literacy Programme (Whole Year)

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A Literacy Programme that rolls out a term at a time, and traverses an entire year. Weekly assessments are pre-prepared on a powerpoint to test the skills being learnt, self assessment sheets are included as are a PDF and Adobe version for ease of adding in school logos. The skills covered by this programme build on those nurtured at KS2 and attempts to bridge the gap between the demands of KS2 and KS4. All resources are available individually as well as part of a bundle.
Pick n Mix: Reading Extracts - How To Boost Your Grades!!
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Pick n Mix: Reading Extracts - How To Boost Your Grades!!

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This resource covers ALL of the question types presented across ALL of the exam boards. It includes guidance on HOW to answer questions for best effect, examiner’s tips, exemplar responses and tasks. This is perfect for boosting grades in the final preparation weeks, filling gaps when other students have exams and for supply teachers, to feel that they really can make a difference in the run up to exams. This resource is thorough, detailed and engagingly presented. I would highly recommend buying the ‘school licence’ on this resource, even if you never have before, as I am confident everyone will want to use this with their groups. This resource is a real game changer for outcome grades and has been weeks in the making. If you would like to combine this with any other of the pick n mix resources in my shop please do contact me on my Twitter account @jomarsh1 and request a bespoke package. Any bundles will attract a 50% discount. Note uploaded as a word document AND a PDF as preview on the word document looks terrible…the PDF version is how it ACTUALLY looks…technology (raising eyes emoji!)