I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English.
Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies.
You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English.
Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies.
You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
5-6 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 1 scene 5.
Study of the scene is broken into manageable chunks:
1. Seeing Juliet
2. Meeting/kissing Juliet
3. Discovering identities
Opportunity to explore language/form/structure at each juncture.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore language, form and structure
- assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria
- explore the presentation of character
- explore the theme of power
- analyse the presentation of character using 'what, how, why'
Five fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 scene 1 and scene 2.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore language, form and structure
- assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria
- explore imagery
- explore presentation of character and theme
- use structure strips to form better analytical responses
- use 'what, how, why' instead of PEE which can be too restrictive
Three differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 3 scene 1.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore language, form and structure
- assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria
- explore the presentation of character and theme
- use structure strips to encourage better analytical responses
- use what, how, why instead of PEE which is too restrictive
With only a very limited number of sample assessment materials published for the new specification I have made 4 exam questions for Romeo and Juliet that are perfect for mock exams.
Each question has been created in the format of the real exam questions and includes an extract which students start by analysing before moving from extract to whole. Number of marks available are stated, as are the bullet points that guide student responses.
The questions:
1. Presentation of the Friar
2. Theme of conflict
3. Presentation of Romeo
4. Presentation of Juliet
Two differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 scene 4, scene 5 and scene 6
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore language, form and structure
- assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria
- explore the presentation of character and theme
Resources to support the teaching and revision of 'Of Mice and Men.'
Fully differentiated by colour:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources are very well planned and are numbered for ease of use.
Resources cover language, context, character, theme .
A revision guide is also included which might also be useful as an ongoing homework porject
Resources to support the exploration of audio production. (Week 2)
Resources provide opportunities to explore:
- audio file formats - AIFF, mp3 etc.
- audio platforms - media player, iTunes etc
- mono and stereo
- acoustics in different locations such as full and empty rooms, theatres and open spaces
- recording audio in different environments
- direct sound and reverberation
- interior and exterior recording
Fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of Q3 and Q4 of the AQA new specification 9-1 GCSE examination - paper2.
Resources support the texts provided in the AQA GCSE English Language: Developing the skills for learning and assessment (turtle on the cover) All texts are included in this bundle.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources prepare students for answering Q3 (language) and Q4 (comparison) and cover the following:
- analysis of vocabulary
- analysis of sentence forms
- analysis of language techniques
- explore audience and purpose
- study of model answers
- exploring the effect of language
- improving exam responses using mark schemes
- explore perspective
- understand the difference between synthesis and comparison
- form comparisons between texts
- practice timed responses
Regular assessments are included to assess students ability in true or false and synthesis tasks.
Texts covered:
- Inside the supermarket's dark stores
- 19th century report on night market for the poor
- Extract from 'The Girl of the period' about young people
- Extract from Sui Sin Far's autobiography about growing up with dual identify
- The Watercress girl
- Why we shouldn't wrap our children in cotton wool
All texts are included
Fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of Q1 and Q2 of the AQA new specification 9-1 GCSE examination - paper2. Resources support the texts in the AQA GCSE English Language: Developing the skills for learning and assessment (turtle on the cover) ALL TEXTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Resources prepare students for answering Q1 and Q2 and cover the following:
- structure strip to help form better responses to question 2 (synthesis)
- introduction to paper 2 - expectations and timings
- identifying key information in 19th century and modern texts
- identifying the point of view of a writer
- inferring
- exploring how language creates tone
- complete true or false tasks (as per the exam) for the texts read
- explore the term synthesis
- synthesise information from 2 texts
- work in pairs and groups
- explore model answers
- investigate these of connectives to synthesise
- self and peer assess
- develop vocabulary and analyse vocabulary in texts using inference
- explore audience and purpose
Regular assessments are included to assess students ability in true or false and synthesis tasks.
Texts covered:
- Queer stories for a queer age - tattoo article (19th century) text included
- Making my skin crawl - article about tattoos
- Extract from Girl of the period (19th century)
- A letter from Jenni
- Inside the supermarket's dark stores
All texts are included
Fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of poetry on the theme of power to KS3 or GCSE.
The poems make up 8 of the poems that need covering for the AQA 9-1 poetry component. These resources could equally be used for KS3 to prepare students for GCSE poetry if a different exam board is being used for GCSE.
Resources cover context, language, form and structure.
Poems covered:
- Tissue
- Emigree
- Checkin out me history
- London
- Ozymandias
- Extract from the Prelude
- My last Duchess
- Storm on the island
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
Fully differentiated resources to support the teaching of the following poems from the new specification Edexcel conflict poetry collection:
1. Cousin Kate
2. Catrin
3. Half Caste
4. The Class Game
5. Belfast Confetti
Outstanding lessons that are meticulously planned and numbered for ease of use. Ready to go lessons.
Differentiation:
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow - higher ability
Lessons cover language, form, structure and context in order to prepare students to the requirements of the new 9-1 literature examinations.
The other 10 poems are also available in separate bundles.
Resources to support the creating of an audio product. (Week 4)
Opportunities to:
- explore the importance of audio editing - audacity software
- create an audio product- example given is a radio broadcast - the task requires students to bring together everything they've learned in weeks 1-3 including microphones, acoustics, purposes etc.
- conduct risk assessments before recoding on location as per industry
- evaluate own production work
A variety of resources to support the teaching of anti bullying as part of English context or as part of PSHE.
Resources include:
- national anti bullying week ideas
- Who wants to be a millionaire anti bullying game
- pledge cards
- analysis of anti bullying posters
- create own anti bullying speeches/posters etc.
- forms of bullying
-research lesson ideas
Resource to support the revision of context of Jekyll and Hyde and how to form exam responses to an extract from the novel and make links to the novel as a whole.
Meticulously planned and differentiated.
purple = lower ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
These resources provide opportunities for carousel activities whereby students read 4 extracts from the novel and make notes to form an exam response. Students will consider other parts of the text as part of their answer.
Extracts taken from:
-chapter 3 - 'Dre Jekyll was quite at ease'
-chapter 4 - 'Carew murder case'
-chapter 9 - 'Dr Lanyon's narrative'
-chapter 10 -'Henry Jekyll's full statement'
A booklet is also included to support higher ability exploration of context.
A wide range of ideas and resources for speaking and listening assessments at KS2/KS3.
Speaking and listening lessons included based around:
- Man V food
- Arguing that cats are better than dogs
- Deserted house - selling houses
- Murder mystery
- Banning Christmas
- 50 things to do before you die
- persuasive speeches
Teacher and peer/self assessment proformas also included
Resources to support the teaching or revision of contextual information of An Inspector Calls
Resources include:
-1912v1945
-suffragettes
-Titanic
-Welfare state
-Trade unions
-deadly sins
Opportunities provided to carousel information for students to recap their understanding.
Resources to support the teaching of audio production. Lesson were planned to teach BTEC first unit 6 audio production but are equally suitable to help students understand audio for any Media studies course.
Students work towards a brief and will create audio (a radio programme) by following industry practice.
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore a variety of audio - music, noise, silence, speech, special effects
- explore audio files - mp3, mp4, wav, AIFF, CD, DAB, FM
- explore mono and stereo
- monitor own audio consumption
- explore broadcast audio and non broadcast audio
- explore uses and gratifications - Blumler and Katz
- explore microphones
- edit audio using editing software
- follow a Media brief to create a radio programme (broadcast audio)
- explore and create radio sweepers, promos, idents, music beds etc.
- conduct research - primary and secondary
Differentiation using a points system. Students complete tasks to earn points, Difficult tasks have the most points attached to them.
A work book is included for students to use while studying.
Over 12 resources to support the teaching of advertising production. The resources were created for students studying BTEC First in Advertising production (Unit 18) but can easily be used to help students with their studies of advertising as [art of GCSE.
Resources allow students to work to a brief and end up creating an advertising campaign by following industry practices.
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore how adverts play on our fears and dreams
- explore persuasive language in advertising
- explore presentational features
- analyse adverts across 3 mediums (TV, radio and web)
- explore synergy
- study advertising across a range of mediums
- plan own advertising campaign
- conduct risk assessments and planning document as would be the case in the industry
- give a pitch for the campaign created
- explore legal and ethical
- investigate the ASA (advertising standards agency)
- consider budgets
- conduct primary and secondary research
- gather qualitative and quantitative data
A work book is also included for students to complete as they study the course.
Resources to support the teaching and creating of awareness for the effects of alcohol and alcohol abuse.
Opportunities to explore the following:
- reasons people drink
- effects of alcohol
- peer pressure
- effects on the body
- create alcohol awareness campaign