I am an experienced secondary English teacher. My resources focus around the new AQA specification for KS4 and the majority of my KS3 schemes also aim to build the skills needed to work towards the AQA GCSE. I am a huge fan of engaging pupils and my lessons therefore focus around this aspect of teaching.
I am an experienced secondary English teacher. My resources focus around the new AQA specification for KS4 and the majority of my KS3 schemes also aim to build the skills needed to work towards the AQA GCSE. I am a huge fan of engaging pupils and my lessons therefore focus around this aspect of teaching.
A complete twenty five lesson scheme on ‘Millions’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce for KS3. The scheme includes a PowerPoint that teaches the entire novel with two reading assessment points. The scheme also includes all resources and a revision quiz for the final lesson.
This is a full scheme of work on Blood Brothers, teaching towards the new AQA specification. It includes an 151 slide PowerPoint presentation, with fifteen detailed lessons teaching the entire play. All resources are also included. This scheme was aimed at a top set year 10 group, however could be easily adapted to suit lower and middle abilities.
This is a full scheme of work for Romeo and Juliet, aimed at low ability KS4 or KS3, but can easily be adapted for higher ability. The resource includes a 255 slide PowerPoint with detailed and engaging lessons covering an introduction to Shakespeare and Elizabethan context, teaching the entire play in detail, including analysis of key scenes and quotations, assessments and all worksheets. The scheme is aimed at preparing students for the new spec AQA GCSE exam.
Examples of tasks include:
-The trial of Friar Lawrence
-Conscience corridors
-Whatsapp message text translation
-Shakespearean insults
-Juliet's murder mystery
-Diary and letter writing
The scheme of work lasts for one term, covering 30 lessons.
A Complete 17 lesson scheme on the new specification AQA language paper two. Lessons gradually build up the skills needed to answer all five questions. Includes regular practice questions, a practice assessment and a final assessment, including feedback lessons and model answers. All resources and extracts are also included.
This is a scheme of work aiming to teach skills needed for the new AQA specification narrative and descriptive writing section of language paper one.
There are six weeks worth of lessons over a 278 slide PowerPoint Presentation, including all resources, worksheets and homework suggestions.
The schemes runs through:
• Introduction to Creative and Narrative Writing
• Writing in different perspectives
• Using tenses
• Creative effective dialogue
• Descriptive Writing
• Creating effective characters
• Writing an opening to a story
There are also many spelling, punctuation and grammar activities throughout the lessons to help improve common errors.
The scheme uses contemporary texts and movies as inspiration for creative writing and is aimed at key stage 4, from year 9 upwards. It is especially designed to engage boys in creative writing but works equally well with girls.
This is a full scheme of work based on the novel 'Night' by Elie Wiesel. It includes 217 detailed PowerPoint slides of twenty one lessons. The scheme teaches the entire novel and includes reading time in class. This scheme was aimed at a top set year 7 class, but would be suitable for any key stage three class and is easily adaptable. All resources and worksheets are also included.
A full scheme of work teaching the content and comprehension of ‘A Monster Calls’ by Patrick Ness.
The scheme includes a 218 slide PowerPoint presentation with detailed lessons on every chapter of the text, along with all resources, worksheets and homework sheets. There is also both a reading and writing assessment and lessons working towards these.
The scheme focuses on understanding and enjoying the content of the text, analysing key language using PEE paragraphs and writing in response to key parts of the text.
A 6 week scheme of work including 3 4-part lessons per week, aimed at KS3. This scheme could be suitable for all abilities with slight differentiation.
Scheme includes a range of engaging activities, regular quizzes to test knowledge, practice extended response lessons with feedback and an assessment lesson. Detailed feedback sheets are also included.
The scheme uses page numbers based on the Red Fox 2014 edition of the novel but is easily adaptable to other editions.
All worksheets are included along with a 165 slide presentation.
A full 6 week scheme of work including a 235 slide PowerPoint presentation.
This scheme aims to teach the skills needed for AQA English language paper one section A - explorations in creative reading and writing, but through detective fiction stories.
Each question of the paper is explicitly gone through in detail for one week at a time.
The unit was aimed at engaging boys in particular in the language exam.
It it suitable for a medium ability year 9 class, but is appropriate and easily adapted for higher ability and age groups up to year 11.
All resources including a language practice homework booklet are included.
A scheme overview is also included.
This is a whole scheme of work for the new AQA specification exam paper on Macbeth. It consists of a powerpoint which has 236 slides with complete lessons on. All resources are also included for these lessons such as worksheets, practice exam papers and model answers.
This is a scheme of work consisting of 24 lessons based around teaching the entire ‘A Christmas Carol’ novel to the new AQA exam specification, including an 187 page PowerPoint presentation with very detailed lessons and all resources and worksheets included.
A thirty lesson scheme which teaches the entire Of Mice and Men novel, with a focus on the new AQA specification. Although this text is no longer an exam text, this is a useful scheme to teach to key stage three, particularly year nine to develop skills needed in years ten and eleven.
Two lessons on William Blake's London from the new AQA specification poetry Power and Conflict Cluster. Lessons include analysis of the poem and engaging activities to get students thinking about imagery used in the poem. Also includes exam style practice.
Two engaging and fun lessons on War Photographer from the new specification AQA poetry Power and Conflict cluster. Lessons include analysis of the poem and a practice exam question.
Two lessons on 'Poppies' from the new specification AQA Poetry Anthology cluster Power and Conflict. The lessons include engaging activities that lead to a full set of annotations on the poem.
Two lessons on Storm on the Island from the new AQA specification Power and Conflict cluster. Lessons include engaging activities that lead to full annotations of the poem.
Two engaging lessons on the poem Bayonet Charge from the Power and Conflict cluster of the new AQA specification poetry exam. Lessons include complete annotations of the poem and engaging activities to understand the content.
Two lessons on Wilfred Owen's 'Exposure' from the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Cluster on the new specification. Lessons include engaging activities that lead to full annotations of the poem plus exam question practice.
A complete scheme of work including a PowerPoint and resources for the new AQA specification Power and Conflict Poetry. PowerPoint includes two lessons per poem on:
1) Bayonet Charge
2) Exposure
3) Extract from the Prelude
4) London
5) My Last Duchess
6) Ozymandias
7) Poppies
8) Remains
9) Storm on the Island
10) The Charge of the Light Brigade
11) Tissue
12) War Photographer
The scheme also includes regular chances to practice comparison skills through practice answers and includes model answers.