I have worked within secondary education for the last twelve years. I upload a lot of lessons for KS3-KS4 students. I try to make sure all of my lessons are differentiated to help students in the best way possible.
For more lessons and videos please visit my youtube page
I have worked within secondary education for the last twelve years. I upload a lot of lessons for KS3-KS4 students. I try to make sure all of my lessons are differentiated to help students in the best way possible.
For more lessons and videos please visit my youtube page
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at The Class Game by Marey Casey. The lesson looks at understanding how language, structure and form has been used to present the theme of conflict. The lesson has a model response and helps learners to plan a response to an exam-style question. The lesson also looks at drawing comparisons to the other poems in the anthology.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and has been designed to require no additional printing. If you liked this recourse, then please check out my poetry bundle and my shop which is updated each week.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character Miss Havisham from the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson explores the contextual factors surrounding the novel and their impact on the characters in the story.
The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has been tried and tested with my own groups. The lesson has been designed to be delivered either remotely or face-to-face and works well for learners from KS4-KS4.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the characters of Joe and Mrs Joe from the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson explores the contextual factors surrounding the novel and their impact on the characters in the story.
The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has been tried and tested with my own groups. The lesson has been designed to be delivered either remotely or face-to-face and works well for learners from KS4-KS4.
If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for free video lessons and guidance on all things English.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Mr Jaggers from the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson explores the contextual factors surrounding the novel and their impact on the characters in the story.
The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has been tried and tested with my own groups. The lesson has been designed to be delivered either remotely or face-to-face and works well for learners from KS4-KS4.
If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for free video lessons and guidance on all things English.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the key skills needed for reading and writing on all levels of Functional Skills. The lesson helps learners understand the importance of word class and the impact this has on their assessments.
All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and this lesson can be taught either face-to-face or remotely.
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This quiz has been designed to help learners studying Functional Skills English to assess some of the key skills they need for both the reading and writing assessment.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson designed for anyone studying Functional Skills English. The lesson helps learners to understand the importance of spelling, some key spelling rules and a comprehensive plan to help respond to a writing assessment.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson using the theme of YouTube and social media to help learners develop skills from entry to level two functional skills English.
The lesson has reading and writing questions to help learners revise for their assessments and practise key skills for success.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson that can be taught over two hours and helps learners to develop their ability at approaching exam-style questions. The lesson looks at the description of the Island as well as helping learners to consolidate their understanding of key themes and characters within the novel.
This lesson works well both online and face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at question five for paper one: Explorations in Creative Reading and writing. The lesson uses sensory language to help learners understand how important it is in establishing a setting for the reader.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson designed for learners studying GCSE English Literature and the text Jane Eyre. The lesson covers key details regarding the context of the novel and helps learners to revise key themes.
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This is a detailed and fun lesson that helps students to understand how to formulate an argument in an educated manner. The lesson looks at the celebration of Valentine’s Day and how we celebrate it.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Bentley Drummle in the novel Great Expectations. The lesson looks at a key extract within the novel and helps learners to evaluate the perception of the character. The lesson includes many opportunities for AFL and also has a model response to an exam-style question. This lesson may be taught either remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at how to write an article for the English language paper two exam. The lesson uses the topic focus of mobile phones to learners understand the key techniques needed to construct an effective article. The lesson includes a model response and examiner feedback to help learners understand how to achieve marks in the exam.
This lesson has been tried and tested with my own students and it can be taught either remotely or face-to-face.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of the Nurse in the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson follows on from my previous lesson which focused on the character of Lady Capulet and helps learners to draw comparisons between the two characters.
The lesson includes a model response and many opportunities for AFL. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught either remotely or face-to-face.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Pumblechook in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson looks at key character information as well as quotations to help learners plan and write an exam response.
This lesson can be taught both remotely or face-to-face. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own learners; if you liked this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of pride and Revenge in the novel, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson looks at the characters like Magwitch and Compeyson and their relevance to the story. Additionally, the lesson progresses to focus on the development of the relationship between Pip and Magwitch.
The lesson includes many opportunities for AFL and may be taught both remotely or face-to-face.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Mercutio in the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson looks at key extracts within the play and helps learners to write an exam response.
This lesson can be taught wither remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. The lesson looks at the contextual relevance of names and reputation and also helps learners to analyse key scenes in the play.
This lesson can be taught either remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups.
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This is a fully differentiated lesson focusing on the play Romeo and Juliet and looking at the introduction of Friar Lawrence and his relationship with Romeo. The lesson looks at key aspects of the play and includes a student example to an exam-style question.
This lesson may be taught both remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners.
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