This KS3 Gothic Literature worksheet is designed to keep KS3 pupils engaged for at least an hour. It contains four activities: Research Vocabulary building Analysis 4.Creative Writing I have provided an answer sheet.

Three sheets of work all about Malorie Blackman. Designed to be used as a stand-alone cover lesson, but could also be used as homework or to provide context when studying one of Blackman’s novels. Designed to be suitable for KS3 or KS4 English. Enough work here to last even the quickest pupils a whole lesson. Application task is differentiated. Answers are included. Range of tasks: Information retrieval (read the information about Malorie Blackman and find the answers). Books and Quotes: Match the summary of four Blackman novels to a quotation from each one. Reflection: Write about the appeal of Blackman’s books. Write questions for an interview with the author. Application: Create a story plan based on Blackman’s themes. Differentiated as bronze, silver and gold tasks.

This resource has been produced to support the teaching of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by Malorie Blackman at GCSE. Designed for whole-class teaching, so that the tier 2 and 3 vocabulary and metaphors can be explained to students without you having to keep stopping to explain what it all means. Pictures and diagrams are also included where relevant. This resource is suitable to support whole-class teaching, homework, revision, pre-teaching and independent reading of the book. This has been put together to boost the vocabulary of all students at all levels. It is particularly useful as an adaptive resource for students with EAL, ASD and hearing impairments. It is attractively, and simply presented, using a dyslexia-friendly font and background. This is an editable, 180-slide PowerPoint and a PDF version. Chapter headings and section dividers help you to find the relevant vocabulary quickly. If you are teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ at GCSE, please check out my other resources in my TES shop: worksheets, complete lessons and practice papers.

Help your students to understand key concepts and exam questions with this classroom display of printable command word. Each poster contains a flat icon and simple definition. The image backs up verb’s meaning and makes it much easier for students to engage with their meaning. I have these up at the front of my room as a permanent display, using them in both KS3 and KS4 lessons. I also have a set laminated and stick one up at the top of my whiteboard when I want to explicitly teach one skill or type of exam question. Features the command words used on all exam boards for GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature. Supports both UK and US spellings of key terms. The pack contains posters explaining the following terms: Advise Analyse (you’ll find it spelled ‘Analyze’ in an additional poster) Argue Comment Compare Describe Evaluate Explain Explore Identify Infer Inform Link List Persuade Predict Quote Review Summarise (spelled ‘Summarize’ in an additional poster) Support If you require words that are featured on this list and would like them adding, please do let me know. wordywitterings.com

Card sort game: Match the quotation from Boys Don’t Cry to the character who said it Revision activity Features 40 quotations Includes answers Attractively presented using a dyslexia-friendly font Editable resource (you get both PDF and editable PowerPoint versions of the cards) Please check out my TES shop for more Boys Don’t Cry teaching resources.

Suitable for KS3 or KS4, this colour by number sheet asks pupils to read the definition and select the correct poetry term. Great end-of-term or revision exercise. Answer sheet provided.

This is a ready-to-go lesson on the theme of gender in Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman. No preparation needed - you don’t even need print anything out! This lesson features lots of discussion, including opportunities to explicitly teach the skills required to organise a group productively and listen effectively to others’ ideas. Differentiated to include support for less able students, extension tasks for early finishers, and challenge tasks for more able students. Includes suggested homework tasks. Fully editable. Suitable for GCSE English Literature (EDUQAS or EDEXCEL). You will receive: a full lesson plan, including teacher’s notes and answers (both Word and PDF) accompanying PowerPoint (both PPT and PDF) Learning objectives: • To understand the terms ‘gender stereotype’ and ‘masculinity’. • To apply these terms to characters in ‘Boys Don’t Cry’. National Curriculum Links: Understand and critically evaluate texts through • identifying and interpreting themes, ideas and information. Speak confidently, audibly and effectively including through • working effectively in groups of different sizes and taking on required roles, including leading and managing discussions, involving others productively, reviewing and summarising, and contributing to meeting goals/deadlines • listening to and building on the contributions of others, asking questions to clarify and inform, and challenging courteously when necessary Resources needed: • Essential: copies of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by Malorie Blackman • Recommended: the PowerPoint accompanying this lesson plan • If available: ipads/tablets/laptops, whiteboards, large sheets of paper, felt pens If you found this resource useful, please leave me a review.

SET 2 Three GCSE ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ practice papers for EDUQAS, each with a table to support response writing and an indicative content list for marking. Questions in this set explore Dante’s change, Tyler, and Adam. For marking, use the EDUQAS GCSE English Literature post-1914 literature mark scheme (page 4): https://pastpapers.download.wjec.co.uk/S22/s22-C722U10-B-ms.pdf Please have a look at my TES shop for other Boy’s Don’t Cry and English teaching resources.

Five blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapters 45 to 50 Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning. Content of these worksheets includes: Questions Writing multiple-choice questions Types of narrative ending Predictions Features of a book review (inc. an example review) Writing a review of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.

These worksheets support the teaching of Boys Don’t Cry, chapters 7, 8 and 9, as a GCSE text. These sheets cover: difficult vocabulary from these chapters identifying features of the novel’s structure comparative and contrasting connectives Comparing and Contrasting the characters of Dante and Adam

Blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, Chapters 14-17 Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning. Content includes: commas in lists, hyperbole

Blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapter 37. Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning. Content of these worksheets includes: homophobia short tasks about chapter 37 testing: locating information; inference; language and structure; writing an IEEL paragraph teacher feedback sheet Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.

Six GCSE ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ practice papers for EDQUAS, each with a table to scaffold response writing and an indicative content list for marking. Questions in this set explore the themes of parenting, friendship and family, and the characters of Adam, Tyler and Dante. Some extra resources are also included: One practice paper also includes examples of how to annotate the exam paper, and an example IEEL paragraph. Two practice papers also include a teacher feedback sheet. One practice paper also includes an annotated ‘what a good one looks like’ response (WAGOLL) For marking, use the EDUQAS GCSE English Literature post-1914 literature mark scheme. Please have a look at my TES shop for other Boys Don’t Cry and English resources, including a complete unit of work.

This is a no-prep KS2 to KS3 transition lesson, Year 5/6 taster lesson or Year 7 cover lesson. It features an original short story for pupils to read and a short piece of creative writing. There is just one page to photocopy for pupils. The lesson should last 50-60 minutes.

Worksheet to accompany chapters 2, 3 and 4 of Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman. Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning. Covers: metaphors, literal meanings, minor sentences, simple sentences Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.

This is a list of all the EDUQAS GCSE English Language exam papers from June 2017 to November 2023. It’s presented as a table on which you can track which papers you’ve used with each year group. I keep a print out in my planner and update it throughout the year. It’s also useful for helping you to quickly find the correct paper (or the mark scheme to go with the correct paper). Fully editable Word document.

Boys Don’t Cry - worksheet for chapter 1. Covers: idioms, facts, adjectives, register