This resource is fully differentiated, includes assessment with a DIRT task, close textual analysis modelled using PETAL and then supported with prompt questions, a fun wordsearch and some high order thinking tasks. This lesson is engaging, progressive and fun and offers a detailed study of both the language used in this text and the structure within these chapters and of these chapters as part of the whole novel. This resource is part of a collection of resources on this novel, so if you like this be sure to look up my other resources in my TES shop, or follow me @jomarsh1 on Twitter. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/joannammarsh

This final lesson in this collection of resources asks students to consider the cyclical nature of some of the narrative strands, whilst also acknowledging the chronological order of Silas and Eppie's life together that breaks free from this structure. This lesson revisits the question of predetermined fate examined in earlier lessons and links back to the context against which this novel was written. This resource is available as a single unit, as part of an entire text bundle or as part of a bespoke bundle on request via Twitter @jomarsh1. If you like this resource please do follow me, as further revision resources are in the production process.

This resource covers these three interlinked chapters and challenges students to engage with characterisation, links to the motif of sacrifice, characterisation, extract analysis (and exemplar answers), peer assessment and the crafting of the two narrative strands that are linked across these chapters. This is a key resource on this text and will cover at least 4 hours of teaching, if not a little more. It is available as a single resource, as part of a bundle, or as part of a bespoke bundle.

This engaging and visually appealing revision aid includes contextual information, tasks, key quotations that link to the context and an engaging game to help reinforce students understanding of the background to Shakespeare's play. I have designed this to offer variety to revision sessions and to offer students an enjoyable way of refreshing their memories. This would be perfect for parents, students and supply teachers alike and would take at least one lesson to complete. If you like this, please do leave a review and see my other Macbeth revision resources in my shop. (Thank you!)

This resource explores the second Part of this curious novel investigating themes, links to non fiction, research tasks, comprehension tasks, links to International Mark Schemes (if required) and character studies. This book is unusual and engaging, as such it would make an excellent Reading Group study, Extra Curricular Reading Study, Stretch and Challenge, independent novel study, exemplar of ‘how to’ teach a novel for an NQT and a great resource to use for KS3 tutoring or teaching alike.

This resource is designed for teachers, parents, tutors or supply teachers for use with groups as they approach their final exams. This is a constructed paper in line with the OCR format using original articles and questions. This can be purchased as a single resource or as part of a bundle at a discount. If the bundles available are different from the texts you are teaching message me on Twitter @jomarsh1 and I can create a bespoke bundle for you. Happy Revision!!

This resource explores the third Part of this curious novel investigating literary devices, close textual reading, character studies, intertextuality, an excellent SMSC task inference, comprehension and a concluding activity involving creating a cartoon storyboard to support students engagement with the structure of this section of the novel., This powerpoint offers inks to International Mark Schemes (if required). This book is unusual and engaging, as such it would make an excellent Reading Group study, Extra Curricular Reading Study, Stretch and Challenge, independent novel study, exemplar of ‘how to’ teach a novel for an NQT and a great resource to use for KS3 tutoring or teaching alike.

These newly constructed questions are designed to reflect the higher challenge of the new 9-1 specification. These can be used as homework tasks, tutoring activities, discussion groups, oral essays or written exam practice.

This resource offers an engaging route through this final part of the novel. It teaches the application of Freytag’s narrative arc, how to analyse characters and themes, literary devices and hot seating to name but a few of the teaching approaches. This resource has been designed using a New Zealand mark scheme which is easily edited out to include your own. This resource includes two assessment tasks that are supported in different measures. Lessons and tasks are differentiated and challenge is suitably tough.

This assembly considers 21st century problems in a humorous way before considering what Children in Need does, who it helps and challenges students to ‘Do their thing’. 50% of the proceeds from this sale will be donated to the Children in Need Charity, so please ‘Do your thing’.

This resource includes 4 varied tasks to appeal to a full range and ability of learners on the topic of word classes and nouns. The resource concludes with a self assessment of how secure the learner’s knowledge is based on a final task. A separate resource is included for all teachers/supply/parents to use to help guide their students in the right direction with regard to answers and to offer a definitive right/wrong once complete. This is a perfect activity for completion during tutor time or at the beginning/end/challenge task for downtime as it can be picked up and put away. This is the first of a series of literacy resources like this that I will be rolling out over the next few weeks, so if you like this, do follow me here or on Twitter @jomarsh1.

This response is designed for use with the Cambridge International iGCSE (UK and US) and is equally suitable to use with a Key stage 3 or 4 group to build on their reading skills, analytical skills and response writing skills. This resource includes the PDF of the short story and offers a complete route through this narrative set in 1960s South Africa, as such this would be an ideal text to draw on for Black History Month (October) too. This lesson uses a range of active learning methods to teach reading skills and in turn the enjoyable nature of the lesson helps secure learning into student’s long term memory banks. If you like this, you might also like this: (also designed for the iGCSE curriculum): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-written-near-a-port-on-a-dark-evening-by-charlotte-smith-cambridge-igcse-poetry-uk-and-us-11922968

This resource covers all of the poems and includes a wide range of questions to help refresh and round off learning, it has been designed to increase engagement with language, structure, form and the context of these poems. My own groups have found this resource immensely helpful in the final preparations for the exam this week. This is a perfect resource for very last minute revision, that odd lesson in which you’re not sure where the gaps might be, lunchtime catch ups, after school support, tutors, teachers, supply or parents wanting to help their students/children respectively.

This complete lesson is aimed at IGCSE students, but is equally suitable for use as an Unseen Poem, and encourages students to become increasingly independent in their learning. Small group tasks are set to encourage all abilities to be able to access this poem and the requirement to present their findings and set a fun task for their peers ensures that the focus is on enjoyment and ‘game play’ as much as learning. For less able groups questions are proffered to open discussion and then annotated stanzas are included either for use at face value or to top up the presentations. This lesson closes with some thought provoking questions that only make sense once the text has been studied. This is an engaging and active learning lesson that my students have always enjoyed for both its sense of freedom to find answers and support in finding out if they were in the right ball park.

This KS3 Literacy Programme is 1 of 3 for use with year 7s across an entire term and forms part of a newly written programme that builds on the current demands of the KS2 literacy skills and makes them relevant for students as they head towards GCSE studies. The Study Guide is aptly designed to appeal to year 7 students and has one task per week focusing on a range of literacy skills: Spelling, Grammar and Reading. Each week the student is given a task assuming ‘no knowledge’, so is excellent for all abilities of students, a powerpoint takes students through the correct answers and offers scope for peer assessment and then a further ‘testing’ task is completed to check how securely the students have grasped that aspect of literacy. This cyclical learning style ensures that all students make progress and it encourages students to be accountable in part for their learning, and from the teacher’s perspective they can provide evidence of systematic address of literacy that builds on prior learning supported by comparable data on all students. Answers are included in this resource, so it works seamlessly from purchase to classroom with no additional work except for printing pages for the students. This resource is the first of 3 airmed at year 7 students and forms part of an entire KS3 resource comprising 9 units in total. The subsequent two year 7 booklets for use in this Programme can be found on the links below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-7-12-literacy-programme-2-11477993 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-7-12-week-literacy-programme-3-11480580 If you would like to see a sample of how this programme works prior to purchase see my free resource here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-regular-and-irregular-verbs-ks2-3-11713633

This resource offers a creative lesson for students studying English Language on papers that require students to ‘find’ information. This lesson is centred around earning Exit Passes (lolly sticks) and a Blind Style learning Activity to ensure that the most able are able to construct mark schemes and all students work in a supported environment. This lesson offers an imaginative route into a question that can otherwise be a little dry: it also works towards ALL students achieving full marks on this question and offers a range of 10 texts on which to practise this skill, including answers to all questions.

This resource has been an absolute labour of love. Having created chapter resources on this text, I set myself a challenge to create a revision or learning resource that covered aspects on context, quotations, links within the text, linguistic devices and narration whilst students are actively engaged. The tasks in this resource start with some straightforward questions and build towards quotation reconstruction before finishing on an analytical question. To ensure you have a clear winner in your groups I have included a Bonus Question for use in a tie break situation. The questions and answers are included with this resource along with the digital link to the online Escape Room: all you will need is a laptop and a hot cup of tea! This resource is available as a stand alone product or can be purchased as part of a bespoke package where you can also request an escape room for another text you are studying: all I would need is the questions and answers and I will do the techy side of it. (This product comes with a warning: once your students have done one of these they will be forever requesting more!). I will add the link for that product as soon as I have added it to my shop, in the meantime follow me so that you keep up to date with all the other new resources that are in the pipeline!