<p>This extract gives students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a fiction text on the theme of WW2. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read and understood. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text., in particular the effect of World War II on civilians. The second part gives questions which follow the style of Language Paper 1 for AQA - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. This lesson can easily be edited for the Edexcel exam specification.<br /> The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract.</p> <p>This lesson is aimed at KS3 students, but can easily be modified for KS4 students, particularly weaker students, or those with an interest in War themes. It could also support cross curricular History teaching looking at the effects of war on civilians</p>

<p>This extract gives weaker students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a Gothic fiction text - The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill<br /> .<br /> The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. The second part gives questions which follow the style of Language Paper 1 for AQA - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. This lesson can easily be edited for the Edexcel exam specification.</p> <p>The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract.</p> <p>This lesson can also be modified to suit KS3 students as an introduction to the Gothic / Supernatural genre</p>

<p>A reading comprehension task which looks at the traditional folk / fairy story ‘The Krampus and the sisters’. This story is about what happens to bad children at Christmas! This lesson gives students a simplified and broken-down way of accessing a fiction text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities. The activities ensure the text is carefully read. The second part of the lesson looks at vocabulary building and writing skills. This lesson has been created specifically for Christmas themed lessons, suitable for KS3 although it can easily be modified for KS2 students</p>

<p>A reading task which looks at the Xmas poem ‘The Oxen’ by Thomas Hardy. The poem focuses on the Nativity story. The students can work through the poem stanza by stanza, looking at themes, language and structure. This lesson gives students a simplified and broken-down way of accessing the poem.</p> <p>This lesson has been created specifically for Christmas themed lessons, suitable for KS3 or KS3 students. It can be used to approach the unseen poetry aspect of the GCSE poetry section.</p> <p>There is a writing task which uses the poem as inspiration.</p> <p>Suitable for Xmas or any other time of the year!</p>

<p>This is an extract based activity on a popular nineteenth century novel. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. There are lots of activities, including assessing prior knowledge of the text, establishing facts about the time the text was written and thinking about the effects of a shipwreck in the nineteenth century. This extract gives students a simplified and broken down way of accessing the text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. This lesson can easily be edited for the AQA or Edexcel exam specification.</p> <p>This lesson is suitable for KS3 students, but it can easily be adapted to suit KS4 students, particularly those who are less able.</p>

<p>A reading comprehension task which looks at an extract from the semi autobiographical novel ‘Little Women’ by Louisa May Alcott.</p> <p>The extract is taken from a section where the March girls talk about Xmas without their father and the sacrifices they must make. The text is dialogue driven, and the lesson gives students some revision tasks on writing using speech.</p> <p>This activity gives students a simplified and broken-down way of accessing the text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities. The activities ensure the text is carefully read. The second part of the lesson looks at vocabulary building and writing skills. This lesson has been created specifically for Christmas themed lessons, suitable for KS3 or KS4s tudents. It can also be adapted for able KS2 classes.</p> <p>Suitable for Xmas or any other time of the year!</p>

<p>A reading comprehension task which looks at the autiobigrapical text ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’. This lesson gives students a simplified and broken-down way of accessing a non fiction text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities. The activities ensure the text is carefully read. The second part of the lesson looks at vocabulary building and writing skills. This lesson has been created specifically for Christmas themed lessons, suitable for KS3 or KS4 students.</p>

<p>A reading comprehension task which looks at the traditional Xmas short story ‘The Little Match Girl’ by Hans Christian Anderson. This lesson gives students a simplified and broken-down way of accessing a fiction text.</p> <p>The first part poses comprehension and language analysis activities. There are opportunities to consider contextual information, and for pupils to apply their prior knowledge to the text. The activities ensure the text is carefully read. The second part of the lesson looks at vocabulary building and writing skills. This lesson has been created specifically for Christmas themed lessons, suitable for KS3 or KS2 students.</p> <p>This resource could also be suitable as contexual resource for pre reading of ‘A Christmas Carol’ or to support history lessons looking at Victorian Christmas traditions</p>

<p>This is an extract based activity on a popular novel, The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. There are lots of activities, including assessing prior knowledge of the text, establishing facts about winter / snow and thinking about the effects of snow melting.</p> <p>This extract gives students a simplified and broken down way of accessing the text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. This lesson can easily be edited for the AQA or Edexcel exam specification. It is suited to KS3 students, but can easily be adapted for able KS2 students.</p> <p>This resource can be used for an Xmas themed lesson, as the extract is taken from the point in the novel where it is ‘always winter but never Christmas’!</p>

<p>This resource has been created for Victorian England themed lessons. This lesson gives students a simplified and broken-down way of accessing non fiction text. The lesson includes vocabulary building, comprehension and analysing language features. There are opportunities for students to share their prior knowledge and incorporate this into their understanding of the text.<br /> There are two writing tasks. First a transactional writing exercise which gives students an opportunity to write persuasively about workhouses. Secondly, a creative writing task allowing students to imagine they are an ‘inmate’ of the workhouse.</p> <p>This lesson is suitable for KS3 students, but it can easily be adapted to suit KS4 students, particularly those who are less able.</p> <p>This resource can also be used to inform history lessons, looking at social history of workhouses</p> <p>As the focus is on Victorian themes, this lesson can be used as pre-reading material for Victorian texts such as ‘A Christmas Carol’.</p>

<p>This is an extract based activity on a GCSE exam text.</p> <p>This extract gives students a simplified and broken down way of accessing the text. The first part gives students information on the Victorians and the theme of Violence to provide contextual information. There are comprehension questions to follow.</p> <p>The second part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read.</p> <p>The final part gives students an exam style question which allows them to apply the contextual information to the extract as well as looking at language and structure features</p>

<p>A comprehension activity based on Christmas trees and their impact on the environment and how they can affect a household’s carbon footprint. A balanced article looking at the benefits and drawbacks of fake and natural Xmas trees. Basic comprehension and language analysis, information finding and a transactional writing task. Students learn about the environment, carbon footprint issues and also gather ideas for writing non fiction. Suitable for English lessons, but also Environmental studies / Geography. This text is aimed at KS3 students, but can easily be modified to suit GCSE / KS4 classes.</p>

<p>This activity gives students a simplified and broken down way of summarising the text. Each chapter has a cloze exercise to support understanding and revision of the main events.</p> <p>This is a useful resource which enables students to revise the text and make sure they know what happens in each chapter</p>

<p>A comprehension activity based on St Nicholas, his life and the links he has with Xmas. Reading activities include basic comprehension and language analysis, information finding. Writing activities include a transactional writing task, a creative writing option or a poem. Suitable for English themed Xmas lessons!</p>

<p>A reading comprehension task which looks at an extract from the novel ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell. There are basic comprehension questions, language analysis questions, vocabulary questions and and a question looking how the extract is structured. This resource is based on skills needed for Literature Paper 1 (all exam boards) but it is modified to make it accessible for KS3 pupils. The extract is from Chapter 4.</p> <p>There is also a GCSE style writing question, enabling students to write about the themes and ideas raised in the extract</p>

<p>A reading comprehension task which looks at an extract from the novel ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell. There are basic comprehension questions, language analysis questions, vocabulary questions and an a theme question looking at how the animals cope with setbacks. This resource is based on skills needed for Literature Paper 1 (all exam boards) but it is modified to make it accessible for KS3 pupils. The extract is from Chapter 8.</p> <p>There is also a GCSE style writing task for students, allowing them to build on ideas and themes from the extract</p>

<p>A reading comprehension task which looks at an extract from the novel ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell. There are basic comprehension questions, language analysis questions, vocabulary questions and an a theme question looking at Power. This resource is based on skills needed for Literature Paper 1 (all exam boards) but it is modified to make it accessible for KS3 pupils. The extract is from Chapter 9.</p>

<p>This is an extract based activity on a GCSE exam text.</p> <p>This extract gives students a simplified and broken down way of accessing the text. The first part gives students information on Darwin and the Theory of Evolution to provide contextual information. There are comprehension questions to follow.</p> <p>The second part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read.</p> <p>The final part gives students an exam style question which allows them to apply the contextual information to the extract as well as looking at language and structure features</p>