An introductory or revision task where small groups of pupils take it in turns to memorise the images and quotations on the poster. The aim is to reproduce it in their groups and use it as a talking point.

This is a poster for a collective memory activity, where pupils in small groups take it in turns to have a minute to memorise the images and quotes on the poster. The aim is to reproduce the poster as exactly as possible. This facilitates discussion about what the play might be about.

This resource contains pictures of animal footprints to be put around the classroom. Students are required to match up the footprint with the animal they think it belongs to. Includes footprints to stick up, teacher answers PPT and student quiz sheet.

A 20 MINUTE, THREE TASK LESSON LOOKING AT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL / MEMORY, INDEPENDENCE AND SUMMARISING TO ENABLE KS3 ENGLISH STUDENTS TO REVISE TEXTS FOR ASSESSMENTS.

This lesson is aimed at encouraging students to love reading. It has links to author readings and recommendations from celebrities. There is a genre quiz that helps students work out the kind of story that might interest them, amongst other activities. Aimed at Y6 - Y8.

This lesson introduces the big Las Vegas hotels and the themes they are based around. After looking at some example, and watching some clips, students are tasked with creating their own and presenting their ideas to persuade the audience that their hotel should be the next one to be built on the strip.

AIMED AT HA KS3, STUDENTS LOOK AT 2 X SNOW THEMED POEMS, MAKE A SNOWFLAKE AND ANALYSIS LANGUAGE AND TECHNIQUE. COMPLETE LESSON INCLUDING COPIES OF BOTH POEMS.

USING THE BFG BY ROALD DAHL AS INSPIRATION, STUDENTS WILL CONSIDER WHAT MAKES AN INTERESTING CHARACTER FOR A READER. THEY WILL ANALYSE DAHL'S DESCRIPTION OF FLESHLUMPEATER, WITH STEP BY STEP ANALYSIS, HELP AND SUPPORT & STRETCH AND CHALLENGE. NARRATIVE WRITING THEN FOLLOWS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THEIR OWN GIANT AND PEER ASSESS USING GIVEN CRITERIA. A CREATIVE AND SKILLS BASED LESSON SUITABLE FOR BOTH KS3 & 4.

Students should produce a word cloud on what they know of Victorian society so far. They are then asked to match the image with the children's job from this era. More information is given about different child jobs and then students use this to write their own job adverts, using given examples. See other lessons for sale.

This lesson recaps what a metaphor is and uses the Northern Lights to create some direct comparisons. Students are given a range of light related images to create a ten line metaphor poem on the theme of light. Focus on selecting the best verbs and adjectives too.

This is a set of five lesson plans, with homework tasks and other resources, on Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.

Three resources here - a list of 8 possible View from the Bridge questions and two sample, colour coded responses.

Students have a drawing starter activity to consider the importance of precise description. Then students look at short examples of beach descriptions and consider the most effective. Following this, there is a guided question task, where pupils write down answers to some questions designed to get them thinking about beaches. After this, a mind map encourages pupils to visualise their ideas for the final task which would be to describe a beach. Extension tasks include asking students to identify where there is potential to use the senses to describe, and also to consider vocabulary choices.

Aimed at KS3 but could be used at KS4, these four lessons introduce the idea of researching and presenting a job / career that students would like to do in the future, after looking at some celebrity jobs. Includes an interactive whiteboard game to emphasise key speaking and listening skills. Peer and self assessment are part of the lessons.

A resource to consider some pros and cons of zoos and an opportunity to create a speech that includes a range of persuasive writing skills. Could be a useful revision lesson. Self Assessment opportunity.

A twelve lesson resource working through the story, with a focus on the character of Crookes the Negro slave.

Using Anthony Horowitz’s retelling of this myth (copy not provided), there are several activities looking at the different sections of this myth. This is the tale of Perseus and how he slays Medusa. Please see my ‘shop’ for further resources. As an optional starter task, you could create a ‘Pandora’s Box’ of objects related to the Gorgon’s Head myth, for students to use to predict what will happen. I have used toy snakes, pebbles, Halloween eyeballs etc. Students then use inference skills to create an impression of King Polydectes, draw the gorgons using the given extract, list four things they have learned about them (in the style of Language Paper 1 Q1) with answers supplied for easy self assessment. After this, students can research Athena on computers or phones. Students then analyse the writer’s use of language to describe Medusa’s cave using an evidence table which supplies suggested answers for easy assessment. Finally, draw Athena’s shield to include Medusa’s head and play the interactive whiteboard game ‘Gorgon’s Head’ to sum up learning.

A group work based project which could be useful for the end of term. This is a series of activities requiring students to research an animal charity of their choice and create an advertising campaign to promote awareness and funds for it. There are four main tasks: create a poster, a radio advert, a leaflet and a presentation. Supporting resources are included. Should last a couple of weeks or so.

Aimed at middle to top ability, these two lessons look at the imagery in Island Man, idea of connotation and enjambment. Haiku is also used as a way of encouraging students to consider vocabulary choice more carefully and think about why poets choose their words precisely. Mix of analytical and creative tasks.

This is a Crime and Horror themed assessment intended for the end of a scheme of work looking at this genre. There are two questions: one on the writer's language and one on the use of the writer's structure. There are two differentiated options: one for higher ability and one for lower ability students. This resource also comes with detailed indicative content for marking and the relevant sections of AQA's English Language Paper 1 mark scheme.