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Hi, I'm Sarah, and I've been teaching for over a decade. I graduated in 2006 with a degree in Primary Education, but have taught in both Primary, Secondary and FE settings. My resources are primarily aimed at students aged 9-16+, and are mainly resources to be used in English lessons. I try to make resources that can be easily adapted for all types of abilities and ages. I hope you find my resources useful. Please feel free to leave me feedback on my resources - I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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Hi, I'm Sarah, and I've been teaching for over a decade. I graduated in 2006 with a degree in Primary Education, but have taught in both Primary, Secondary and FE settings. My resources are primarily aimed at students aged 9-16+, and are mainly resources to be used in English lessons. I try to make resources that can be easily adapted for all types of abilities and ages. I hope you find my resources useful. Please feel free to leave me feedback on my resources - I'd love to hear your thoughts!
GCSE English Language Writing Section Practice 2
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GCSE English Language Writing Section Practice 2

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A Powerpoint exploring the AQA GCSE English Language writing tasks, focussing specifically on the longer of the two tasks given on the exam paper. The Powerpoint runs through how to approach the question, and asks the students to write a letter to a government minister on the topic of abandoned animals.
Connotations in Poems
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Connotations in Poems

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A powerpoint exploring how connotations add to the understanding and development of a poet's ideas. A useful revision aid for KS4 students.
Unseen Poetry Revision (Quieter Than Snow)
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Unseen Poetry Revision (Quieter Than Snow)

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A revision aid for students completing an unseen poetry element of their GCSE exams. This uses Quieter Than Snow by Berlie Doherty to explore how to plan and answer an unseen poetry question.
Exam Practice Question (Planning Grid)
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Exam Practice Question (Planning Grid)

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A task asking students to use the PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link) technique to plan the answer to an AQA GCSE English Lit Unit 2 paper. Question taken from the Relationships section of the AQA Higher Tier Specimen Paper.
Olympic Poetry Writing PowerPoint
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Olympic Poetry Writing PowerPoint

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A powerpoint designed to give students a challenge. It asks them to create an acrostic poem about the Olympics. There was an added challenge for G&T students, by asking them to ensure certain words were included in their poem.
GCSE Literature Question (Planning Sheet)
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GCSE Literature Question (Planning Sheet)

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A revision activity for students about to take exams containing questions on An Inspector Calls. This requires students to plan and give a shortened answer to a question about the two main women in the play.
Storyboarding a Story
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Storyboarding a Story

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An activity to help students with summarising a story, in this case 'Icarus and Daedalus.' This activity can be easily adapted for any story.
Harmonium (Simon Armitage)
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Harmonium (Simon Armitage)

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A powerpoint examining the context of the poem Harmonium. Students are given background information on the poet and his reasons for writing this poem, and are then asked to annotate the poem, looking for specific elements.
Comparing 'In Paris With You' and 'Quickdraw'
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Comparing 'In Paris With You' and 'Quickdraw'

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A PowerPoint based on the activity on the same name in the AQA Digital Anthology. It takes students through point of comparison between the two poems and asks them to use quotes to back up their views and explain the possible effects the poets wanted to express.
English Language Unit 3b Essay Plan
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English Language Unit 3b Essay Plan

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A planning document for the AQA 2013 Language Unit 3b Re-Creations controlled assement. This is a plan for using a poem from the Anthology cluster studied as a stimulus for a piece of creative writing. Can be adapted for different groups and clusters.
Brothers (Andrew Forster)
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Brothers (Andrew Forster)

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A powerpoint exploring the context of the poem Brothers. The powerpoint gives students a view of the reasons for writing this poem, and then asks them to annotate it, looking for specific elements.
TV- Love It or Loathe It?
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TV- Love It or Loathe It?

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A PowerPoint designed to look at the AQA Controlled Assessment on Creative Writing (TV task). It requires students to develop some views on TV in general and the types of programmes they could, and might want to, talk about in their CA.
The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes)
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The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes)

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A copy of the poem 'The Highwayman,' used by students as analysis practice. Great from introducing the idea of analysing texts, and a great way for students to explore their opinions and understanding of a specific text.
Exam Practice Question AQA Lit (Planning Grid)
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Exam Practice Question AQA Lit (Planning Grid)

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A planning grid for students to use exploring a question from the AQA GCSE English Literature Unit 1 paper, focussing on An Inspector Calls. This question is taken from the specimen AQA Foundation Tier paper.
Born Yesterday (Philip Larkin)
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Born Yesterday (Philip Larkin)

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A powerpoint looking at context and annotation of the poem Born Yesterday. Students are asked to think about the relationships presented in the poem, then make notes on the context, before annotating the poem, looking for specific elements.
Nettles (Vernon Scannell)
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Nettles (Vernon Scannell)

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A basic powerpoint guiding students through the analysis of the poem Nettles. This also goes on to begin exploring a link with Manhunt by Armitage.
Writing a Formal Letter - Practice
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Writing a Formal Letter - Practice

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This activity is an opportunity to practice writing non-fiction. The accompanying information was collected from various internet sources, but the students were also asked to do their own research too.