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With all my resources I try to find a balance between clarity and creativity, aiming to stretch and challenge as well as train. Most of all, I want to 'knock on the doors of the mind', introducing students to a wider range of texts, ideas, activities and experiences. Although English is my speciality, I've also got a keen interest in Biology and Geography, which occasionally manifests in resources. Let me know if there is a text not catered for anywhere and I'll see what I can do.

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With all my resources I try to find a balance between clarity and creativity, aiming to stretch and challenge as well as train. Most of all, I want to 'knock on the doors of the mind', introducing students to a wider range of texts, ideas, activities and experiences. Although English is my speciality, I've also got a keen interest in Biology and Geography, which occasionally manifests in resources. Let me know if there is a text not catered for anywhere and I'll see what I can do.
Writing a Biography
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Writing a Biography

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PP with note to teacher and 'brain gym' slide; starter looks at how the word Biography is built up; main section is defining the word and writing a brief biography and plenary is reporting back - a very simple introduction to the topic
'Whose Life is it Anyway': Brian Clark
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'Whose Life is it Anyway': Brian Clark

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A straightforward summary of Brian Clark's Whose Life is it Anyway to make clear who the characters are, what the play is about and what the major themes are. Particularly useful for SEN students who need to know what they have to 'get&' before reading the play.
Perspectives on the Gothic in 'Bloody Chamber'
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Perspectives on the Gothic in 'Bloody Chamber'

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Based on information in the AQA Text book, these 6 slides designed to lead to discussion, either as a new story has been read, or as revision once the whole collection has been studied. This is a useful way of helping students discuss alternative interpretations
10 Unseen Poetry starters
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10 Unseen Poetry starters

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Whether revising unseen poetry or honing reading skills, focusing on a few lines of poetry as a starter enables students to practise picking out key words and commenting on them, as well as noting structural and literary devices. You could also use these as prompts for descriptive writing with a brigh KS3 group, or the new creative writing A-Level.
AQA Love tt Ages: Unseen poetry- a strategic approach. Uses specimen paper as a guide.
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AQA Love tt Ages: Unseen poetry- a strategic approach. Uses specimen paper as a guide.

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• You will need the specimen paper for Unseen Poetry – p10 & 11, AQA/AQA-77121-SQP.PDF- for each student. • The Power Point will give students a strategy to follow for this paper – annotating the specimen paper, then writing the key ‘steps’ of the strategy is a good way of ensuring students engage with the strategy, but a handout has been made for revision. Some suggested questions can be used by you as a guide for setting essays or given to students for their own revision.
Kite Runner quote revision
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Kite Runner quote revision

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Used as a quick verbal starter or a more detailed group discussion and write-up, these quotes further invite students to consider all the potential discussion questions they may be useful for.
Poems for subjects: National &/or World poetry Day
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Poems for subjects: National &/or World poetry Day

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Imagine if on one of the days we celebrate poetry every lesson began with a poem - that's what I hope this collection will inspire; no teaching, just savour, enjoy, discuss, think creatively and connect poetic insights with your subject area. Go with the flow and see what comes of just enjoying a wide range of poems. Also useful as a collection of unseen poems.
'Love through the Ages':  Cavalier vrs Metaphysical poets; 'The Scrutiny' by Richard Lovelace
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'Love through the Ages': Cavalier vrs Metaphysical poets; 'The Scrutiny' by Richard Lovelace

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Using AQA's 'Love through the Ages' poetry anthology, these resources aim to distinguish as far as one can, between Metaphysical poetry and Cavalier poetry, but also to show how blurred the line between them sometimes is: this is the focus of the first Power Point . The quiz quotes lines of poetry and asks students to decide whether the extract represents Cavalier or Metaphysical poetry to enable them to discuss how to recognise each school. Focus turns to 'The Scrutiny' in the work sheet and then there's a revision sheet that focuses on the AOs to ensure that they are met.
Vital verbs! Improving creative writing through choosing apt vocabulary.
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Vital verbs! Improving creative writing through choosing apt vocabulary.

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In this lesson, explore the power of choosing the right verb. The Power Point provides the lesson from start to finish and the word doc. provides a fill-in opening for weaker students, to get them started. The Lesson provides a definition, an 'odd-one-out' task, some quick physical activity [select someone to demonstrate if the class would be unsettled by a bit of movement], an extract from 'The Recruit' and some writing suggested by photographs. At the heart of it all is 'show don't tell' to move writing up a gear.
Quick SPaG starter
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Quick SPaG starter

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Ideal for KS2 & 3, this quick starter has 3 slides taken from public signs and adverts where language ‘errors’ exist. From this, students can be encouraged to find errors in the signs, adverts and texts they encounter.
Last lesson Ideas: Creative Revision
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Last lesson Ideas: Creative Revision

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This resource contains a series of ideas for last lessons, whether the end of a topic or term. These can be used to revise previous units of work. Has a slant towards English and could be used with writing, reading and speaking and listening assessment foci.
Salome
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Salome

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A starter with images and quotes from the poem to engage initial interest.
Transferable skills- infer & deduce
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Transferable skills- infer & deduce

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The aim of this series of starters is to show students that they do possess the skills required for the course; also, that the skills required for the non-fiction media paper is the same as for the literature paper and visa versa. there is also a quick test to see if they've got the hang of inference.
21 Slide Salute! Poetry Starters: Analysing Language with possible answers.
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21 Slide Salute! Poetry Starters: Analysing Language with possible answers.

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Drip-feed language analysis while familiarising students with unseen poetry… once a month, once a week or even one a lesson, this is not something to rush through. While it is a good idea to ask students to copy the text with an open line between line of the poem for annotations, the texts are also supplied as a worksheet to allow you the flexibility of setting the task for homework or differentiating by giving weaker students a printed version. As a quick revision exercise groups could work on separate extracts. Though ‘answers’ are given on the PP it is important to stress that these are only possible things to notice and any reasonable interpretation is worth considering. Another thing worth pointing out is that merely naming a technique like alliteration is not enough, the effect the poet creates should also be discussed and evaluated.
Learn from the experts
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Learn from the experts

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These slides can be printed on A3 for display as well as being used as a starter to help students see how structure and imagery can enhance their writing.
WoW words! Improving vocabulary... Word-hoard series1: Odd one out
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WoW words! Improving vocabulary... Word-hoard series1: Odd one out

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With language becoming an even higher priority in the new Specs, vocabulary is a vital – but difficult to teach- component to preparing KS3 students for the years ahead. This series of starters focuses on building up their word-hoard [as the Anglo-Saxons called it]. Little and often is the best way to extend vocabulary and if it’s a game, so much the better. ‘Odd one out’ is a quick self-check starter with a handout version for weaker students. Reasons can be given verbally or in writing and any reasonable response is acceptable. This is probably a good place to begin the series as it is quick, easy, and introduces a range of words that can be used as synonyms.
'Revolver' by Marcus Sedgwick -
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'Revolver' by Marcus Sedgwick -

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This novel is great, particularly for boys who hate reading as it is short and gripping, but also for teachers and readers because of its clever construction and beautiful descriptions. These resources were made for a weak, boy-heavy, non-reading class, but with a view to stretching them. From pre-reading to chapter 6, tasks are designed to be 'light touch' so that students can get back to reading before impetus is lost.
Unseen poetry comparison: the full works- AQA Love through the Ages
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Unseen poetry comparison: the full works- AQA Love through the Ages

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Here's everything you need for teaching the Unseen Poetry Unit for AQA's 'Love through the Ages' - a sound strategy, poems compared using the strategy, a trial exam paper and a revision support booklet that puts you in touch with the best free support on the Internet for poems from every era covered by the anthology.