An interactive session that uses the successful approach of Toe by Toe to aid struggling or weak readers. This session also includes scaffolded activities from the widely acclaimed book to support young readers. The lesson addresses: Explicit letter sounding. Recognising/ understanding and pronunciation of: sh,ch,th,ck,qu. Blending letters and sounds to form word and phrase. Task 1: Letter and image sounding task. Task 2: Guided reading- letter sounds Task 3: Toe by Toe grid to consolidate learning (pronunciation) Task 4: As above but with different word and phrase. Task 5: Pronunciation grid from Toe by Toe. The lesson can be used for short sharp intervention or to address pronunciation difficulties.

A great introduction to the effectiveness of emotive language and other language techniques. This lesson, specifically focuses on AO3 skills: demonstrating understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written. Lesson Includes: 10 slide PowerPoint. Statements task. Modal verbs activity sheet (slide 3) Summary questions: 'what effect is the writer trying to create…? Includes example extract. Identifying language techniques activity - more importantly their purpose and what effect they have on a reader/audience. Teacher model with examples shown (slide7) Explanation on how writers’ techniques achieve a particular effect with examples.

A really fun and interactive lesson - perfect for either KS2 or KS3. The pack consists of a full lesson with PowerPoint and resources to support the different activities, promoting paired and group work, using chatter boxes to consolidate learning. The learning, specifically focuses on the identification of : word class/language features and devices used for effect in two different extracts - ‘James and the Giant Peach’ and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ Key Learning Question: ‘Can I identify a variety of language devices/word classes in a text?’ Lesson Includes: Starter activity; nouns, verbs and adjectives. Guided reading task. Challenge task: 4,3,2,1 adjectives, similes, alliterations and metaphors. Find four things activity (information retrieval tasks) using ‘James and the Giant Peach’ extract Find four things (information retrieval tasks) using ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ Extract included in PowerPoint. Mini plenary (4 top tips) Comprehension task Word class task. Chatter box task with intructions and template.

A fabulous lesson, that can be used to aid with struggling readers. All reading clinic PowerPoints are created by me, using the successful Toe by Toe reading methods and techniques. Pack Includes: A 13 page PowerPoint. Task 1: Focus on ‘er’ and ‘ing’ endings. Task 2: Putting words into context. Task 3: The two sounds of ‘oo’ Task 4: Putting words into context. Task 5: Real words revisin task. -This pack also contains five activity grids from the Toe by Toe book to aid with the consolidation of learning. Identification of modal verbs in a description slide. There are other lessons in this series that effectively boost struggling readers and aid with literacy skills. Are also extremely effective with dyslexic learners.

A very engaging and interesting lesson with resources- ideally suitable for KS4 English GCSE learners. Can be used for both AQA or EDUQAS as skills focused as opposed to question specific. Pack includes: FIRST PART: READING SKILLS A 20 page PowerPoint Reflection tasks on progress required for GCSE (language and inference) Spotlight activities on’Arthur ;‘The Joker.’ Inference activities on character and relationships. Two visual clips from ‘The Joker’ identifying positive and negative relationships between mother and son. ‘The Joker’ Script extract. Quotation explosion examples and grid resource. Key learning question ‘How does the writer use language to…?’ Accompanying example response. SECOND PART: WRITING SKILLS What is defamiliarization? Example of clown description - ‘The art of making strange.’ Describing objects using the defamiliarization technique with a teacher example response - very entertaining, great for creaive and descriptive writing. Mini peer assessment activity. Two David Attenborough clips with descriptions - making the familiar unfamiliar. Flash fiction 200 word challenge task - ‘The Joker’s’ Journal entry.

A simple card matching activity that can be utilised with both KS2 and KS3. Can be used as a reflection/ retrieval task from a previous lesson or as a starter task for a new lesson. Helps to build peer buddy relationships when working together to sort the features. Can build on the session by asking students to then create sentences, using the devices featured in the match up activity - peer buddies can then guess the feature used :)

A 45 page interactive quiz that can be used at both KS3 and KS4 level. The quiz aims to inject a bit of fun and team spirit when teaching about language devices (which we all know can be onerous for some students) The quiz also identifies the effect on the audience. I Instructions: Students pick a number on the grid which will then take them to a language device question. If the answer is given successfully - brilliant, if not an answer is provided. This quiz is great for: an introduction to language devices, revision purposes, to address any misconceptions or for end of term fun.

A fab 32 page interactive quiz that I created to aid with the knowledge and understanding of language features. Each quiz question has embedded timers attached to promote engagement in the class room. The quiz can be used as a form of formative assessment, to address misconceptions or to simply just have some fun in he classroom at the end of term. Answers are included. The quiz covers: hyperbole rule of three irony emotive language imperatives and many others. A great buy to take you through a full 1 hour lesson.

A really fun and engaging lesson that focuses on writing to describe. Learning Question: How do I communicate an image through written text? Includes a 9 page PowerPoint, images and prompts. Encourages- Think-Pair-Share and partnered work.

A 12 page PowerPoint that explores: character, action, setting and theme. Additionally, textual references and context. Includes the following: -Romeo and Juliet clock resource 12 page PowerPoint. Lesson addresses key exam style questions, such as: ‘How does Shakespeare present attitudes toward death?’ ‘How does Shakespeare present the idea of fate?’ With many more… Includes four separate extracts A great pack to introduce key themes and ideas or can be used as a revision resource.

A very informative 19 page guide that includes: Thematic links grid to aid with comparing poems (Power and Conflict) A full page of comparison discourse markers, demonstrating: similarities, differences, point development and alternative views. Ozymandias: 7 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. London: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. Extract from The Prelude: 7 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. My Last Duchess: 8 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. The Charge of the Light Brigade, 8 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. Exposure: 7 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. Storm on The Island: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. Bayonet Charge: 7 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. Remains: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. Poppies: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. War Photography: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. Tissue: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. The Emigree: 6 quotes: including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. Checking Out Me History: 6 quotes, including technique, key words. symbol and imagery. Kamikaze: 6 quotes: including technique, key words. symbol and imagery.

Paper 1: Fiction - language focus. A ten page PowerPoint aimed at close language focus. using extracts from: Charles Dickens ‘Great Expectations’ Bram Stoker ‘Dracula’ Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ John Steinbeck ‘The Pearl’ JRR Tolkein ‘The Hobbit’ Ian McEwan ‘Enduring Love’ AC Doyle ‘The Hound of The Baskervilles’ Ray Bradbury ‘A Sound of Thunder’ Harper Lee 'To Kill a Mockingbird Roald Dahl ‘The Landlady’ Addressing the four questions: Three details you have identified What? (is the point the writer is trying to make?) How? (what method or technique does the writer employ?) Why? (what impressions is the writer trying to convey?) What do we think? What do we feel?

A great resource to use as a starter task or to consolidate understanding of subordinate clauses. Resource explains what subordinate clauses are with four tasks - answers are also included.

A 10 page PowerPoint that addresses the historical context of the play and the two characters: Macbeth and Banquo. Each PowerPoint page is dedicated to an Act and various scenes from the play, offering great annotations of important quotes needed for the exam. Lesson includes: Act 1 - Act 3 analysis with notable, important scene and character analysis of both Macbeth and Banquo. Key quotes that have been analysed in great depth on each slide. Includes overall conclusion of the two chracters and what each represents in the play Useful discourse markers to successfully structure essay writing. Close language analysis star paragraph guide. A great resource that successfully analyses character and identifies key quotations from the play.

A 34 page PowerPoint with resources that addresses all Section A reading questions on the Paper 1 English Language exam. This package can easily be split into two, one hour lessons. Includes the following: 34 page Powerpoint Reading resource with exam style questions linked to the PowerPoint A step by step approach wit teacher tips and guidance when answering each specific question on the paper. Extract ’ The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl This bundle can be used as either an introduction to the AQA paper or as a refresher. Students can also watch the televised version from ‘Tales of the Unexpected.’ It’s a great watch!!

A creative resource that I have used to stir excitement on entrance to an imaginative writing lesson based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or can be used as reward tickets for recognition of excellent work.

A great resource to use when either introducing the novel or reflecting and revising on Stave 1. 5 pages of resources to aid with the understanding of character, setting and location. includes a cloze activity to consolidate understanding of Stave 1. includes keeping track questions -‘what do we learn about Marley from the opening two paragraphs?’ word bank Includes full extract of Stave 1 ‘Marley’s Ghost.’

A fabulous resource that can be utilised by parent, teachers and students to aid with CEM style 11 Plus English Language assessments/exams. a comprehensive 22 page PowerPoint that will maximise student potential and their understanding of common questions in CEM style exams with a particular focus on shuffled sentences. shuffled senteces are sentences out of sequence, usually along with a superfluous word. Students are asked to identify the surplus word that does not fit the sentence. This amazing guide offers a staged approach to support children’s confidence and success with CEM style questions. Each stage in this guide is designed to break down specific areas of grammar that are implicitly tested. The guide contains 88 example exercises complete with answers. -A fabulous resource that will help you and your students to plan for success.

A pack that can be used over two, one hour sessions. An action packed lesson that identifies the benefits of learning how to write a counter argument the right way, demonstrating how to be a fair and objective writer - taking students through creating effective plans for successful counter arguments. The pack includes: A 10 page PowerPoint with annotated notes Sentences for effect worksheet ‘Sugar, So Sweet.’ article Three student example counter arguments A planning guide A resource of example topics for students to use Hints sheet Plenary task: ‘what advice would you give to students?’

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are modes of persuasion used to convince audiences. They are also referred to as the three artistic proofs (Aristotle coined the terms), and are all represented by Greek words. A highly engaging and interesting lesson that focuses on the art of persuasive language by using the terms above, incorporating ‘The Art of Rhetoric.’ - Aristotle. Additionally, it addresses the various ways to appeal to an audience, using: ethos, pathos and logos. Lesson pack contains: A 27 page PowerPoint A video link to make notes from A variety of examples of: ethos, pathos and logos with visual aids Dual coding ideas for each of the persuasive writing techniques A plenary task. A great way to introduce both psychology and philosophy into a creative English session