Currently a private tutor, the resources you see available have been adapted from my current practice and when I was teaching as a secondary school English teacher.
I hope the resources are useful and make a difference in your classroom.
If you need to contact me to discuss any of the resources you have downloaded, please email me at sarah@the-browns.gb.net.
Currently a private tutor, the resources you see available have been adapted from my current practice and when I was teaching as a secondary school English teacher.
I hope the resources are useful and make a difference in your classroom.
If you need to contact me to discuss any of the resources you have downloaded, please email me at sarah@the-browns.gb.net.
Originally delivered to a weak KS4 group, this lesson could be adapted for KS3. Introducing the term 'presentational devices', the lesson explores how this can be applied to media texts, with an analysis of an Oxfam leaflet. With several questions guiding the students to pick out key features, the lesson leads students to write their own analysis of the text. The plenary encourages personal assessment, comparing their own response to a model answer.
Files in this resource:
Commenting on presentational devices - PowerPoint of lesson
Presentational devices - Word document of leaflet for student annotation
Close analysis of extracts from section 5 in 'Of Mice and Men'. Lesson designed for group work, leading to class feedback. The outcome of the lesson is that students should have a detailed set of notes on all sections that have been analysed in the lesson, being able to answer a foreshadowing question at the end.
This lesson encourages close analysis of passages and collaborative learning. The extract booklet is set up for A3 size to allow for notes and group work. It should help prepare students to answer extract-based exam questions.
Files in this resource:
Section 5 close analysis - PowerPoint of lesson
Chapter 5 extracts - Word document of extracts
A helpful check list for both student and teacher which breaks down the mark scheme into tasks. It allows students to ensure they are covering all elements of the coursework and ensures continuous dialogue between student and teacher. There is a section at the end for coursework deadlines which can be easily be edited. From a teaching/marking perspective, this significantly helped when marking the final pieces of coursework and proved useful when passing on feedback to the following year's students.
File in this resource: OCR G321 main video task checklist - Word document
Originally delivered to a weak KS4 class, this lesson acts as revision on the themes in 'Of Mice and Men'. Checking understanding of what a theme is, the lesson identifies the themes in the novel, leading to group work where students find evidence of their allocated theme.
Whilst the plenary suggests class feedback, this could be extended for more able students, requiring them to answer a question on one of the selected themes. This task could also be used as a speaking and listening assessment opportunity.
File in this resource: Themes PowerPoint of lesson
1 or 2 lesson resource, allowing students to practice skills of approaching an unseen poem in their exam. Building on existing knowledge of analysing poetry, this is very much student-led, encouraging the class to work in groups and present their analysis to the rest of the class.
The unseen poem is Duffy's 'War Photographer' and the assessment areas detailed are generic, not specific to any exam board. The lesson builds up to an exam question for students to complete.
Files in this resource:
Unseen poetry War Photographer - PowerPoint of lesson
War Photographer poem - Word document of complete poem (minus title, deliberately). The poem has also been divided into its separate stanzas to assist with the group task.
A mock exam following AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper 1 question style, this resource allows teachers to work through each question with their class, evaluating the skills required and how to score highly. The extract is from ‘Touching the Void’ and this is also used for Section B, writing. This resource can also be easily adapted to a Homework task for students to prepare for the exam independently. The opening slides detail an overview of the exam and what skills are being assessed in this paper.
A generic mark scheme has been included for Section B, Writing, taken from one of AQA’s Paper 1 example papers. Teacher judgement should be used for marking Section A.
I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource.
Files in this resource:
English Language Paper 1 practice - PowerPoint of exam questions
Touching the Void extract - Word document of extract
English Language Paper 1 generic mark scheme - PDF of generic mark scheme for Section B
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A fully planned one-hour lesson, this is linked to the 2017 IGCSE English Literature specification, but could be adapted for other exam boards. Allowing students to initially independently analyse the poem before teacher input, this is an ideal lesson to help build confidence when approaching the unseen paper. The lesson closes with preparing for an exam-style question, which could be completed as a homework task or in a following lesson.
Files in this resource:
For Heidi with Blue Hair - PowerPoint of lesson
For Heidi with Blue Hair - Word document of poem
Exploring setting in 'The Secret River', this resource allows students to consider language techniques and how setting is important to the development of the story. Likely to cover two lessons, students work in groups to annotate six different extracts from the novel. It is recommended that the teacher creates a booklet of these settings to allow students to have a comprehensive set of notes and annotations which will be useful for revision purposes. Each extract has line numbers to help with discussions and there is a range to allow access for different abilities.
I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource.
Files in this resource:
Setting - PowerPoint of the lesson
Starter task - Word document
6x extracts for the main focus of the lesson - Word documents
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A one-off lesson exploring John Agard’s ‘Alternative Anthem’. Ideal for KS3 classes, this allows students to recognise the stages of focussed analysis, particularly in preparation for GCSE poetry. Beginning with a post-it note driven class discussion on questions the students have about the poem, the lesson moves to independent group work. Students are given an area to focus on before feeding back ideas to the class. The plenary PEE task can easily be extended for more able/older students.
I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource.
Files in this resource:
Alternative Anthem - PowerPoint of the lesson
Alternative Anthem - Word document of the poem
CLAST sheets - Word document of group analysis sheets as an optional print out
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17 lessons, fully planned on the novel, ‘Private Peaceful’. Scheme of work covers a range of reading and writing skills which can be easily adapted to suit different KS3 abilities.
Lessons include: creating a research booklet, writing a news broadcast, comparison with Owen’s ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ and a job advert task. There are several opportunities for Reading and Writing assessments, with a main Reading assessment task at the end of the scheme. There is also a S&L role play task, to allow teacher’s to formally assess if required.
Each lesson is fully planned with learning objectives and starter tasks with some Homework activities already planned. There is a covering slide for each lesson for the teacher’s reference, detailing a rough lesson outline, any resources required and whether Homework has been set. Finally there are suggestions on how to create a classroom display from this unit.
Files in this resource:
- Scheme of Work - PowerPoint of all lessons
- Lesson 1 Hooking the reader’s interest - Word document resource
- Lesson 5 Chapter 4 extract - Word document resource
- Lesson 9 Chapter 8 extract - Word document resource
- Lesson 11 and 12 Dulce et Decorum est - Word document resource (copy of the poem)
- Lesson 16 Big Joe Reading assessment - Word document resource
Covering 'Poppies' by Jane Weir, in preparation for the Power and Conflict theme for AQA English Literature Paper 2, this PowerPoint explores the poem in detail. Allowing some independent analysis initially, the lesson leads towards writing an extended reading analysis of the text. This is a multi-faceted lesson and there are practice questions for both Paper 2 and English Language Paper 1, Section B (Writing).
Mark schemes and AOs have been included in the PowerPoint to enable students to become familiar with these and help plan their responses.
Due to the nature of the tasks, it is expected this PowerPoint will cover at least two 1-hour sessions or these activities could be adapted for extended homework responses.
Files in this resource:
Poppies - Jane Weir - PowerPoint of lesson
Poppies - Jane Weir - Word document of the poem
This lesson is a mock paper to help prepare students for Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 (Non-fiction and Transactional writing). The sources for this paper are contrasting autobiographies (Peter Kay and Barack Obama) and the writing section has a choice of two questions.
Lesson is designed for feedback as answers are written during class time, to help identify revision areas promptly. A suggested mark scheme has been included for Section A; a generic mark scheme has been included for teachers reference for Section B. Alternatively, this PowerPoint could be converted to a Word document and presented as an actual mock exam.
Files in this resource:
English Language Paper 2 - PowerPoint of exam questions
Text 1 Peter Kay extract - Word document of Text 1
Text 2 Obama extract - Word document of Text 2
English Language Paper 2 generic mark scheme - PDF of mark scheme for writing section
Section A Reading suggested mark scheme - Word document
Six mock exam papers that can be used in class or for homework to help prepare for Language Papers 1 and 2.
Each lesson is designed for feedback as answers are written during class time, to help identify revision areas promptly. A generic mark scheme has been included for teachers reference. Alternatively, the PowerPoint could be converted to a Word document and presented as an actual mock exam.
Paper 1 resources (Explorations in creative reading and writing):
The extracts are from 'War of the Worlds', 'Touching the Void' and 'Animal Farm'. All are used as the basis for Section B, writing. The resource can also be easily adapted to a Homework task for students to prepare for the exam independently. The opening slides detail an overview of the exam and what skills are being assessed in this paper.
A detailed mark scheme has been included for Section A, Reading, with suggested answers for 'War of the Worlds'. This is a starting point and can be used as a guide. It includes the level descriptors for each question, taken from the AQA mark scheme. Teacher judgement can be used for marking 'Touching the Void' and 'Animal Farm' (to avoid resource duplication). A generic mark scheme has been included for Section B, Writing, taken from one of AQA's Paper 1 example papers.
Paper 2 resources (Writers' viewpoints and perspectives):
The sources for one paper explore arranged marriages and the writing section for this mock is about parental control. The sources for the second paper explore two experiences of Iraq during the war and the writing section for this mock is about compulsory military conscription. The sources for the third paper are extracts from Peter Kay and Obama's autobiographies, with the writing section creating a speech to describe a vivid memory.
A mock exam following AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper 1 question style, this resource allows teachers to work through each question with their class, evaluating the skills required and how to score highly. The extract is from ‘War of the Worlds’ and this is also used for Section B, writing. This resource can also be easily adapted to a Homework task for students to prepare for the exam independently. The opening slides detail an overview of the exam and what skills are being assessed in this paper.
A detailed mark scheme has been included for Section A, Reading, with suggested answers. This is a starting point and can be used as a guide. It includes the level descriptors for each question, taken from the AQA mark scheme. A generic mark scheme has been included for Section B, Writing, taken from one of AQA’s Paper 1 example papers.
Files in this resource:
English Language Paper 1 practice - PowerPoint of exam questions
War of the Worlds extract - Word document of extract
Section A Reading suggested mark scheme - Word document and PDF of suggested answers for Section A
English Language Paper 1 generic mark scheme - PDF of generic mark scheme for Section B
Based on the 2015 specimen papers, this is a mock iGCSE English Language Paper 2 (intended for 2017 examination). Using extracts from 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' and 'The Red Room', the questions follow the same format as to be expected in the 2-hour English Language exam.
A generic mark scheme has been included to provide guidance on skills demonstrated for questions 1, 2 and 3b.
Ideal resource to use in-class as a mock assessment or one that students could complete for homework.
Files in this resource:
iGCSE English Paper 2 questions - Word document
iGCSE English Paper 2 passages - Word document
English Language Paper 2 generic mark scheme Reading passages - PDF
Three lessons with three different unseen poetry texts to help students prepare for this section of the exam. Generic assessment areas and timings are referred to, but these can be easily adapted to suit your exam board.
These lessons encourage independent work before teacher direction and all lead towards beginning to write a response to a example exam question. These can then be extended for homework tasks, further class time or formal assessment pieces.
Poems covered:
War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy
Reservist - Boey Kim Cheng
The Trees Are Down - Charlotte Mew
Practice questions for the iGCSE English Core Reading Paper 1, using an extract from 'Frankenstein' as stimulus. This selection of questions follows a similar structure and wording as a typical iGCSE paper, but just uses one text - ideal for students getting started in preparation for the exam.
Mark schemes are included for both the Reading and Writing questions: the Reading answers are suggested as guidance and do not necessarily include all possible answers. The Writing mark scheme is taken directly from the Core mark scheme guidance and can be applied to this resource.
Resource will allow students to work through practice questions, both independently and with teacher direction. The starter task allows students to understand the stimulus extract and ask questions about unknown words, for what is a potentially challenging text.
Resources in this pack:
iGCSE Frankenstein comprehension - PowerPoint of all of the questions with opening slides explaining skills that will be assessed
iGCSE Frankenstein comprehension answers - Word document for suggested answers for the Reading section
iGCSE Frankenstein writing task mark scheme - PDF of Writing mark scheme
iGCSE Frankenstein extract - PDF of stimulus text
This resource is a mock-up of the iGCSE English Core paper, using 'Touching the Void' and 'Saharan Survival' as the stimulus extract. The PowerPoint contains the questions to enable you to work through them as a class and is divided into two lessons. The first lesson is wholly on the Reading element of the English paper. The second lesson focuses on creative writing with opening slides encouraging students to enhance writing and techniques they can include in their work. It also details the assessment areas for the Writing element of the English paper, encouraging the students to plan their response to the 15 mark question.
This resource has been used to help prepare students for their iGCSE English Core paper using similar wording to the actual exam. The mark scheme for the Reading paper is a suggestion of responses; the Writing mark scheme is taken from the iGCSE paper and can be generically applied to this resource.
Files in this resource:
iGCSE TTV and Sahara - PowerPoint lesson
iGCSE Text 1 Extract - Word document for 'Touching the Void' extract
iGCSE Text 2 Extract - Word document for 'Saharan Survival' extract
iGCSE TTV and Sahara comprehension answers - Word document detailing suggesting responses for Reading questions
iGCSE TTV and Sahara generic mark scheme - PDF from the mark scheme detailing how to mark the Writing response.
15 lessons, fully planned, originally delivered to Year 8 but can easily be adapted to other year groups (including KS2). Each lesson begins with a covering slide for teacher’s reference, briefly detailing the lesson, whether homework has been set and if any resources are required.
Activities within this scheme include analysing Bill Bryson extracts in preparation for a unit reading assessment; writing in the style of Bill Bryson for writing evidence; comparing Bear Grylls with Michael Palin; and writing a series of blog entries based on an extreme travel adventure.
Whilst this scheme refers to Reading and Writing APP assessments, this can easily be adapted to suit the assessments in your department.
Files in this resource:
Travel Writing SOW - PowerPoint of entire scheme of work, 15 lessons
Lesson 1 Mumbai description - Word document extract for Lesson 1
Lesson 3 Road to Ruins - Word document extract for Lesson 3
Lesson 6 The Lost Continent Extract - Word document extract for Lesson 6
Lesson 9 Bill Bryson extract - Word document extract for Lesson 9
Lesson 14 The Gold Coast - Word document extract for Lesson 14
18 lessons, fully planned, originally delivered to a middle-ability Year 8 class. This scheme of work can easily be adapted to KS2. Each lesson has an aim and a covering slide for the teacher, detailing lesson outline, any resources required and whether homework has been set.
This scheme of work has a primary focus on reading analysis to help provide evidence of a student’s ability for this unit. However, there are also some writing tasks that can do this as well.
Files in this resource:
Scheme of work - Powerpoint of 18 lessons
Lesson 1 Opening - Word document for lesson 1
Lesson 1 Development - Word document for lesson 1
Lesson 5 Chapter 3 resource - Word document for lesson 5
Lesson 6 Extracts - PNG image for lesson 6
Lesson 8 Gadget sheet - Word document for lesson 8
Lesson 10 The Human Factor extract - Word document for lesson 10
Lesson 11 Character sheet - Word document for lesson 11
Lesson 15 Starter activity punctuation - Word document for lesson 15
Lesson 17 Starter resource - Word document for lesson 17
Wordsearch - Word document, optional activity
