A fun, very creative and detailed unit focused upon travel writing! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. The unit is divided between reading and writing non-fiction texts. Reading focuses upon the analysis of travel writing texts such as poetry, brochures and accounts; writing focuses upon pupils planning and creating a brochure for their own dream island resort, which can be as realistic or wacky as they like. This unit works especially well during the spring or summer term and is suitable for use with any KS3 year group! The unit culminates in an end-of-unit reading and writing exam styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specification for English Language. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 18 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 88 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (9 sheets) * Homework project (8 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4-7, with GCSE 1-9 coversion) Unit's lessons include: * Analysing travel poetry - 'Holiday Memory' by Dylan Thomas * Writing a poem about the British seaside * Features of formal writing - language and structure (AfL) * Writing a formal letter of complaint about a 'holiday from hell!' * Non-fiction text reading skills - inference and deduction (using travel writing Sources 1 and 2) * Non-fiction text reading skills - language and structure (using travel writing Sources 3 and 4) * The features of writing to persuade * Effective use of holiday brochure jargon * Planning a brochure insert for a 'dream island resort' (including creating a map) * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG activities * Riddles and games e.g. spot-the-difference * End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language style) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A fun, diverse and detailed unit focused upon British Poetry! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. The unit focuses upon exploration and analysis of the poems 'Jabberwocky' and 'Timothy Winters', and works best as a Year 7 scheme as its end-of-unit exam is tailored as a hybrid of KS2 SATs and GCSE. However, it could also be used with lower ability Year 8 or 9. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 19 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 96 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (17 sheets) * Homework project (6 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 3-6, with GCSE 1-9 conversion) Unit's lessons include: * Exploring 'personal identity' * Mapping and exploration of British culture * Writing poems about British culture * Poetic terms 'speed dating' to introduce key vocabulary * Analysing and storyboarding 'Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carroll * Developing vocabulary through the use of nonsense poems * Poetry SLAM competition - performing Lewis Carroll poems * Close reading and analysis of 'Timothy Winters' by Charles Causley * Activities focused upon improving sentence structures * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * Crosswords * Quizzes * End-of-unit reading exam (KS2 SAT/GCSE hybrid) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A challenging and detailed unit focused upon Dickens' classic 'Great Expectations'! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification, particularly the 19th Century Texts requirement of both English Literature and English Language. The unit works particularly well with higher ability or gifted Year 8 or 9 students. The unit focuses upon how Miss Havisham is presented as a disturbed character in Chapters 8, 11, 29 and 38. The unit culminates in an end-of-unit reading and writing exam styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specifications for English Language and English Literature. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 24 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 110 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (16 sheets) * Teacher copies of key chapter extracts, annotated in meticulous detail * Homework project (6 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4-8, with GCSE 1-9 coversion) Unit's lessons include: * Contexts cloze activity * Mapping the characters of the novel and their relationships * Storyboarding the novel * Reading and analysing the key chapters * Analysing how Miss Havisham is presented as disturbed * Exploring Miss Havisham's psychology * Exploring mental illness in the 19th century * Structuring an essay response * In role writing as Miss Havisham * Creative writing inspired by an image * Huge 60-question revision quiz * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * Crosswords * End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language/Literature style) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A fun, vibrant and thoroughly tested unit focused upon Shakespeare's tragedy 'Macbeth'! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. The unit focuses upon how Lady Macbeth is presented as a villainous character in four keys scenes - Act 1 Scene 5; Act 1 Scene 7; Act 2 Scene 2; Act 5 Scene 1. The unit culminates in an end-of-unit reading and writing exam styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specifications for English Language and English Literature. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 21 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 107 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (20 sheets) * Teacher copies of key scene extracts, annotated in meticulous detail * Homework project (7 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4-8, with GCSE 1-9 conversion) Unit's lessons include: * Quiz on the life and times of Shakespeare * Group 'collective memory' activity on the Globe Theatre * Contexts match-up * Storyboarding the play * Reading and analysing the key scenes * Analysing how Lady Macbeth is presented as a villain * Exploring Lady Macbeth's psychology * Exploring gender roles in the 11th and 17th centuries * Structuring an essay response * Designing costumes for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth * Designing a set for the play * Huge 60-question revision quiz * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * Crosswords * End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language/Literature style) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A diverse, engaging and challenging unit focused upon both literary heritage and contemporary relationships poetry! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. With these poems now removed from the GCSE English Literature specification, it allows them to continued to be enjoyed by both students and teachers. The eight poems are divided into four pairs to provide students with a choice of comparisons; persuasive writing is also featured in the unit and linked to the unseen poetry part of the end-of-unit exam. This exam tests both reading and writing skills and is styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specifications for English Language and English Literature. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 18 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 94 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (11 sheets) * Anthology of poems to be given to students (with theme comparison grid) * Copies of poems annotated in detail for teacher use * Homework project (6 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4-7, with GCSE 1-9 coversion) Unit's lessons include: * Poetic terms 'speed dating' to introduce vocabulary needed for poetry analysis * Reading and discussing each poem with students annotating their copies * Exploring heritage poems - 'Sonnet 116'; 'The Farmer's Bride'; 'Sister Maude'; 'Nettles' * Exploring contemporary poems - 'The Manhunt'; 'Hour'; 'Quickdraw'; 'Brothers' * Comparing two poems of students' choice * Exploring unseen poetry skills - 'Strange Fruit' by Lewis Allen * Features of writing to persuade match-up activity * Writing to persuade - Room 101 * Huge 60-question revision quiz * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language/Literature style) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A thoroughly tried, tested and engaging unit focused upon Louis Sachar's fantastic novel 'Holes'! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. The unit covers reading of the entire novel and draws focus to the exploration of character (the Warden) by analysing key chapters. The unit culminates in an end-of-unit reading and writing exam styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specifications for English Language and English Literature. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 26 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 68 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (5 sheets) * Homework project (7 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4-7, with GCSE 1-9 coversion) Unit's lessons include: * Learning Mats on plot, themes, characters and settings of the novel * Reading and discussion of the whole novel * Analysing the novel's opening (setting) - mini essay * Creating a map of Camp Green Lake through quote deduction * Exploring how a character is presented - the Warden * Creative writing skills - sensory language and writing based on an image * Group role play S&L - scripting an performing a novel extract * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language/Literature style) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A challenging, rigorous and detailed unit focused upon Shelagh Delaney's charming 1950s play 'A Taste of Honey'! This unit has been created specifically for the new AQA Paper 2a (Modern Texts) exam to be sat from June 2017. This unit focuses upon analysis of the whole text, punctuated by two practice exam questions (one focused upon character, the other on theme) plus a closed-book mock exam. Students are supported throughout these with sentence starters to help them structure their responses, and are given a choice of questions. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 33 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 147 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (9 sheets) * Homework project (9 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills Unit's lessons include: * Cloze activity on the play's contexts * Detailed, thorough comprehension questions on each scene * Spelling tests on key vocabulary * SPaG starter activities * Character crosswords * Huge 60-question revision quiz * In-depth key scene analyses (including group work) * Exploring characters - Helen, Jo, Peter, Boy, Geof * Exploring themes - marriage, motherhood, relationships * AfL activities - improving sample exam responses * Essay planning * Writing a formal essay on a chosen character * Writing a formal essay on a chosen theme * 'Closed book' mock exam to reflect new GCSE exam expectations * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A thoroiughly treied, tested and fun unit focused upon Michelle Magorian's charming novel 'Goodnight Mister Tom'! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. The unit covers reading of the entire novel and draws focus to the exploration of the theme of parenting by analysing key extracts. The unit culminates in an end-of-unit reading and writing exam styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specifications for English Language and English Literature. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 29 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 84 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (9 sheets) * Homework project (5 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 3-6, with GCSE 1-9 conversion) Unit's lessons include: * Contexts match-up activity * Reading and discussion of the whole novel * Creating a map of Little Weirwold through quote deduction * Exploring the theme of parenting - Mister Tom vs. Mrs Beech * Creative writing skills - figurative and emotive language * Huge 60-question revision quiz * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language/Literature style) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A diverse, challenging and detailed unit focused upon literary fiction! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. The unit focuses upon exploration and analysis of a range of literary fiction texts including 'Harry Potter' and 'Lamb to the Slaughter' and 'A Christmas Carol'. Creative writing is an additional focus, strengthening students' knowledge of key spelling, punctuation and grammar skills, and their ability to write engaging description. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 16 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 99 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (18 sheets) * Homework project (5 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * Mini GCSE-style exams focused upon 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' and 'A Christmas Carol' * Complete mark schemes for mini exams (suitable for KS3 Levels 3-7, with GCSE 1-9 conversions) Unit's lessons include: * Features of fiction and non-fiction; features of literary fiction * Exploring how setting and tension are created - 'The Woman in Black' * Exploring text structure - 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime' * Analysing modern literary fiction - 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' * Analysing Victorian literary fiction - 'A Christmas Carol' * Analysing character development - 'Lamb to the Slaughter' * Mini exams on the above texts * Word classes and improving sentence structure * Descriptive writing techniques - writing based on an image * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG activities * Crosswords * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A rigorous and detailed unit focused upon J. B. Priestly's classic 1945 play 'An Inspector Calls'. This unit has been created specifically for the new AQA Paper 2a (Modern Texts) exam to be sat from June 2017. This unit focuses upon analysis of the whole text, punctuated by two practice exam questions (one focused upon character, the other on theme) plus a revision quiz. Students are supported with their essays by planning lessons and sentence starters to help them structure their responses. Students are also given a choice of questions. There is a strong focus upon the analysis of quotations and links with contexts to reflect the 'closed book' style of the new exam. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 24 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 96 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (5 sheets) * Homework project (30 tasks, students choose 6) that includes both reading and writing skills Unit's lessons include: * Cloze activity on the play's contexts * Exploring J. B. Priestly's influences * Whole class reading, discussion and annotation of the play * Detailed, thorough comprehension questions on each Act * Huge 60-question revision quiz * Exploring characters - Arthur, Sybil, Sheila, Eric, Gerald, Inspector Goole, Eva Smith * Exploring themes - responsibility, age, gender, class * Characters and themes revision * Essay planning * Writing a formal essay on a chosen character * Writing a formal essay on a chosen theme * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A tried, tested and engagaing unit focused upon Willy Russell's play 'Our Day Out'! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. The unit allows students to study the whole play, with particular focus upon key themes and characters. The unit culminates in an end-of-unit reading and writing exam styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specifications for English Language and English Literature. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 21 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 87 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (10 sheets) * Homework project (7 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 3-6, with GCSE 1-9 conversion) Unit's lessons include: * Contexts cloze activity * Shared reading and discussion of the whole play * Creating theatre publicity posters * In-depth analysis of the theme of lack of education and opportunity * Exploring and comparing the characters of Mr Briggs and Mrs Kay * Essay writing skills * Writing to describe - script to prose * Features of writing to inform and explain * AfL - improving a sample letter to inform/explain * Role play - creating and performing an extra scene for the play * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * Crosswords * Huge 60-question revision quiz * End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language/Literature style) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A tried, tested and challenging unit focused upon John Steinbeck's novella 'Of Mice and Men'! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. With the novella now removed from the KS4 curriculum, this unit offers a great opportunity to keep this much-loved novella a part of English. The unit works particularly well with Year 8 or 9 students. A range of themes and writing techniques are explored throughout the unit, and the novella is read in its entireity. Particular focus is paid to the chcracter of Curley's wife and how she is presented in a range of extracts. The unit culminates in an end-of-unit reading and writing exam styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specifications for English Language and English Literature. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 24 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 102 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (21 sheets) * Homework project (6 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End-of-unit reading/writing exam * End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4-7, with GCSE 1-9 conversion) Unit's lessons include: * Contexts match-up activity * Reading and discussing the whole novella * Exploring light and darkness symbolism in the novella * Exploring the importance of setting - the bunkhouse as a microcosm of 1930s society * Essay writing skills - writing about settings * Exploring key characters - Crooks and Curley's wife * In-depth analysis of themes - loneliness, racism, sexism * Writing to describe - creating a 'Chapter 7' * Huge 60-question revision quiz * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language/Literature style) * End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities

A challenging and detailed unit focused upon powerful speeches! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. The unit is a pure English Language unit, focusing upon the analysis of a range of presidential and Human Rights speeches. Opportunities for mini exams and in-depth persuasive writing tasks are fully integrated, along with an extended group spoken language task in which groups create a presidential election campaign using their learning throughout the unit. This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 16 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 62 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * Powerful speeches transcript booklet (6 speeches) * 'Election Campaign Handbook' to provide guidance during spoken language group task * Homework project (5 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * 3 mini GCSE-style exams focused upon film speeches; Human Rights speeches; presidential speeches * Clear links provided to locate speech video clips on Youtube Unit's lessons include: * Features of powerful speeches - identifying these in President Obama's inauguration speech * Analysing powerful presidential speeches in films - 'Independence Day' and 'Armageddon' * Analysing girls' education Human Rights speeches - 'I Am Many' by Malala Yousafzai * Analysing LGBT Human Rights speeches - 'Give Them Hope' by Harvey Milk * Analysing political speeches - President George W Bush's 9/11 address to the nation * Mini exams on the above speeches, with questions based on new specification GCSE English Language * Persuasive writing techniques - writing a sales pitch for 'Dragon's Den' * Group spoken language task - creating a presidential election campaign * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG activities * Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities