You can use this former AQA poem ‘Brothers’ as an unseen poem. The ppt includes all the resources and tasks needed for the whole lesson. This lesson can be used with KS3 or KS4 as its premise requires students to dig deeper into a poem, identify and analyse the impact of poetic devices etc. The resource includes: starter plenary all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis and writing tasks that could lead to essay writing) Please note: you will need to download a copy of the poem off the internet for the lesson

What is this resource? A creative writing resource for KS3 or low ability English Language groups (KS4) , SEN or EAL classes, Literacy Suport Sessions. The resources uses sounds, visual images and writing models to support the teacher and the students **Who is it for? ** KS3 Low ability English Language groups EAL classes Literacy Suport Sessions SEN groups What’s included? Starter Activities Model Answer with glossary Basic extension and differentiation Plenary Follow-on lesson ideas Curriculum links? Literacy Support Sessions EAL lessons SEN lessons

What is this resource? It is to be used to assess the gaps and fill in the student’s literacy skills in relation to basic grammar acquisition, vocabulary use and written and verbal communication. Ideally, it is to be used in one to one or small group settings such as Literacy Sessions. Who is it for? Literacy Support teachers EAL lessons Teaching Assistants English Teachers What’s included? 3 grids containing specific targets linked to grammar, vocabulary and verbal and written communication skills Curriculum links? Whole School Literacy Programmes and Literacy Support Sessions Practical Tips? The grid provides the list of topics that need to be covered. It would be the job of the Literacy Support teacher to provide the activities for those topics.

Aim: to turn reluctant readers into independent readers in any curriculum area using these 6 different strategies Who is it for? All teachers in all curriculum areas KS2-KS4 Classrooms that don’t have a Teaching Assistant, but needs one ** What’s included?** A break down of the 6 strategies, including resources for use ‘during’ the reading of a key classroom text and ‘after’ the reading process **Why is it useful? ** It enables all pupils - including those with low literacy skills- to engage with the curriculum of any subject area **Differentiation opportunities? ** The document is in essence about ‘differentiation’ and contains numerous ideas on how to engage reluctant readers Links to curricula? All curriculum areas Whole School Literacy ** Practical tips ?** The document is in essence about the ‘practical’ nature of reading and therefore is based on practical advice

These assessment sheets are ideal for in-class assessements in Year 10 (in preparation for the GCSE exam in Year 11) and for Year 11 examination preparation. The criteria sheets include: Poetry (unseen and seen) Writing to Inform Shakespeare Study 19th Century Novel Study Modern Drama: Blood Brothers

This is a good poem to teach to a low set GCSE group or a KS3 class. The resource includes: A starter and a Plenary Lesson activities A HW task Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem

This resource is for GCSE students or an advanced KS3 group The ppt contains: A starter All activities - including differentiated tasks A plenary and a fun post lesson game Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem.

This resource is KS4 or a KS3 class. The ppt contains: A starter A plenary All learning activities A HW task Please note you will need to google a copy of the poem.

This workbook accompanies the Private and Peaceful SOW on my author page.

The stickers are for the front of students’ exercise books. This resource is used for displaying a student’s success (good explicit displays for Ofsted and Dept reviews) recording each year group’s success. You record the student’s GCSE target and record their achievement throughout each SOW to display their progress. Each year group’s topics (featured on the stickers) are as follows: 7 Gothic Literature / Detective Fiction Creative Writing Poetry – ‘Poems from Other Cultures’ or pre-2015 AQA anthology Shakespeare – ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Non-fiction – Language paper 1 & 2 section A practice Summer revision and exams 8 Poetry – ‘Reflections’ anthology 19thCentury novel – ‘A Christmas Carol’ Modern Drama – teacher’s choice Non-fiction Study – (autobiographies & travel writing & teachers choice of topic based on current affairs) Shakespeare – ‘Hamlet’ Summer revision and exams 9 Creative writing (exploring viewpoints) in Victorian short stories Shakespeare – ‘Othello’ Contemporary poetry – AQA anthology (pre 2015) 19th Century novel – ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Language paper 1 & 2 section A – practice questions Summer revision and exams 10 Creative writing (creating a viewpoint) Shakespeare – ‘Merchant of Venice’ Contemporary poetry (current AQA anthology) 19th Century novel – ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ Language paper 1 & 2 section A – practice questions Summer revision and exams I hope it helps!

A quick and easy way to give VERY SPECIFIC feedback without copious amounts of writing. Simply glue the sheet in under the student’s work. Tick the relevant criteria, set targets quickly and ensure the student has read your marking by getting them respond to in the student response section. This assessment sheet is ideal for marking drafts and final copies of exam preparation essays. It can be used with KS3 and KS4. It corresponds with the FAR marking policy = Feedback - Action -Response. i.e. Stage 1: The teacher gives FEEDBACK using very specific criteria which should be shared with students before the assessment takes place. Stage 2: The teacher uses the criteria to specify which ACTIONS the student needs to take to get to the next grade. Stage 3: The student writes a written RESPONSE to the teacher’s comments about the ACTIONS required to reach the next stage. It’s very useful for showing progress, communicating attainment on HW or timed (in class) essays that form part of exam preparation revision.

This resource is for an advanced KS3 group or a KS4 class. The ppt includes: a starter all learning and writing tasks a plenary Please note, you’ll need to find a copy of the poem on Google.

What is this resource? This is a ppt that includes 5 literacy competitions (with examples/models) Who is it for? KS2 - KS4 What’s included? Competition details and models ready to be enlarged to A3 and displayed Curriculum links? English Department, Drama Department, Whole School Literacy Programmes and Literacy Support Sessions Practical Tips? The ppt contains 5 competitions with details and models ready to be enlarged to A3 and displayed

This is a good poem to teach to a GCSE group or an advanced KS3 class. The resource includes: A starter and a plenary Lesson activities 2 HW tasks Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem

This resource is for KS4 or an advanced KS3 class as this ppt contains some challenging ideas. The resource includes: starter plenary all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis sheet and questions) HW task

This handy resource will enable you to set this Writing to Inform task for HW or as a timed writing task in class. It does require some preparation from the student and should be used as a Formative Assessment task after the genre has been taught. Suitable for KS4 or for an advanced KS3 group

This resource is for KS4 or an advanced KS3 class as this ppt contains some challenging ideas. The resource includes: starter plenary all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis and parapgraph writing tasks including a model PEE answer) HW task

What is this resource? It is a powerpoint which shows students how to achieve higher marks in creative writing tasks by using more advanced stylistic features such as: using a connective to start your paragraph, using dialogue/ speech to initiate a paragraph, starting a paragraph with an adverbial clause , beginning your paragraph with an adverb, starting your paragraph with a statement etc Using a question at the start of a paragraph (e.g. Who is the least important person in your life?) Who is it for? KS3 KS4 Literacy Lessons What’s included? Starter All activities (enough for 2- 4 lessons depending on the class’ ability) and guidance notes on each slide Opportunities to write independently and work in groups and self assess to improve Plenary Curriculum links? English Language Whole School Literacy Programmes Literacy Support Sessions Practical Tips? Notes are provided on each slide

This powerpoint provide is a detailed lesson desgined to teach paragraphing skills in Fiction. It includes all of the resources such as: Thinking task Starter Learning activities with all of the resources needed to make progress (including differentiation and challenge) Plenary Notes on the slides explaining how to use the resource It is a bundle that is ready to go!

This ppt is 1 1/2 to 2 lessons. 2 full lesson if you’re teaching a lower set because it includes a writing in practice task. It introduces the genre ‘writing to inform’ by engaging students in tasks that see them deconstruct and evaluate language, presentational layout and presentational features. This lesson leaves plenty of room to build upon this genre and is purely meant as an introduction only. The lesson includes group work, paired work and individual tasks. Also included is a: starter plenary HW task Model PEE