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I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English. Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies. You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.

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I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English. Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies. You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
KS3 preparation for AQA new spec (9-1)  lit & paper 2 - compare 19th century text and modern text
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KS3 preparation for AQA new spec (9-1) lit & paper 2 - compare 19th century text and modern text

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4 fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of extracts taken from 19th century texts with paper 2 comparison skills incorporated. (Theme of education) Students will study an extract from Jane Eyre and Nicholas Nickleby on the theme of education and will analyse language and explore context. Students will look at the presentation of school life and compare to modern society. (Extracts included) Students will then read a modern news report on behaviour in schools and draw comparisons. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability
Jekyll & Hyde exam revision two GCSE plot, character, extract to whole with sample assessments
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Jekyll & Hyde exam revision two GCSE plot, character, extract to whole with sample assessments

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Resource to support the revision of Jekyll and Hyde and how to form exam responses to an extract from the novel and make links to the novel as a whole. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resources provide opportunities for carousel activities whereby students read 4 extracts from the novel and make notes to form an exam response. Students will consider other parts of the text as part of their answer. Opportinities to: - revise plot and significant characters and themes - revise context - revise extract to whole - form exam responses linked to mark scheme - explore sample answers - practice timed writing - learn quotations using image stimuli 4 extracts included
Romeo and Juliet 9-1 Sample assessment 5- specimen exam question for new specification English lit
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Romeo and Juliet 9-1 Sample assessment 5- specimen exam question for new specification English lit

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With very few sample assessment materials provided by the exam boards I have created my own. They have been made to look exactly like the assessments that students will sit n the real 9-1 examinations and are phrased in the same ways too. This paper uses an extract from act 1 scene 2 The student responses can then be marked using the relevant mark scheme for Shakespeare. Assessment requires extract analysis and then question b is based on the play as a whole.
An Inspector Calls Act 2 new specification GCSE 9-1 - Fully differentiated lessons - ready to teach
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An Inspector Calls Act 2 new specification GCSE 9-1 - Fully differentiated lessons - ready to teach

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8 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of act 2 of An Inspector Calls Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - explore context 1912 and 1945 - explore Gerald's and Mrs Birling's involvement - analyse language and structure - structure exam responses - compare the responsibility of different character - write imaginatively - write a speech
19th century texts 2 - extract from Wuthering heights - focus on childhood
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19th century texts 2 - extract from Wuthering heights - focus on childhood

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3 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of 19th century extract taken from Wuthering Heights. The focus of these lessons is childhood and students will consider the presentation of childhood in the 19th century. Students will explore: - differences between rich and poor 19th century children - language in the extract Extracts are taken from the AQA new specification 9-1, 19th century texts booklet and is included in this resource pack. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability
Video game production BTEC Media strudies
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Video game production BTEC Media strudies

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Resources to support the teaching of video game design. An example maze game is provided that was made using power point. Resources include: - investigating audiences - researching ahead of creating a game - investigating and designing game characters - become the concept artist - pitching ideas to a client - create asset lists - explore avatars - apply Propp's character theory - storyboard the game
Radio Drama Media studies
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Radio Drama Media studies

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Resources to support the exploration and then creation of radio drama. Resources provide opportunities to: - work to a brief as per industry standard - explore existing radio dramas - listen to radio drama with focus on The Archers - explore the history of radio dramas - explore symbolic codes - explore cultural codes - explore technical codes - explore conventions of radio drama - explore style and structure of radio drama - explore representation in radio drama
Media studies theory - theorists - revision - Barthes, Propp, Todorov, Levi Strauss, Field
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Media studies theory - theorists - revision - Barthes, Propp, Todorov, Levi Strauss, Field

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A power point presentation covering major theorists in Media studies with opportunities for students to watch videos, conduct research and analyse media images as part of their revision. Theorists and theories covered: - audience positioning - Representation and readings - Stuart Hall - Roland Barthes - Action code & enigma code with video clip examples - Claude Levi Strauss - Binary opposition - with video example - Vladimir Propp - character theory with vide example - Todorov - Narrative theory - Syd Field - 3 act plot structure
Stone Cold play script Act 2 resources
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Stone Cold play script Act 2 resources

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5 lessons that support the teaching of act 2 of the Stone Cold play script. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities for: - imaginative writing - Speaking and listening - comparing the novel and play - reading the play and novel - analysing the writer's use of language - comprehension
An Inspector Calls New GCSE specification 9-1 Differentiated act 2 act 3 Ready to go lessons
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An Inspector Calls New GCSE specification 9-1 Differentiated act 2 act 3 Ready to go lessons

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These resources cover act 2 and act 3 of An Inspector Calls and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification. 16 meticulously planned and fully differentiated lessons that are numbered for ease of use with activities included. Homework tasks and assessment opportunities included. Download and teach right away. These lessons are ready to go. All lessons are fully differentiated by colour: Purple = lower ability Blue = middle ability Yellow = higher ability Red = most able These resources cover the following areas of act 2 and 3 - Context - socialism and capitalism, men and women, trade unions, Priestley's moral message, welfare state - Exploration of the theme of responsibility - character analysis - theme analysis - Assessments in line with 9-1 success criteria - homework tasks - opportunities for debate and persuasive writing (prep for lang exam) - opportunities for imaginative writing (prep for lang exam) - development of tension - Analysis of Priestley's structure
Lamb to the Slaughter - perfect for remote learning - inference, evaluation, analysis
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Lamb to the Slaughter - perfect for remote learning - inference, evaluation, analysis

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Four full lessons using ‘Lamb to the slaughter’ by Roald Dahl, that support students in developing their ability in: making inferences evaluating analysing articulating their own perspectives and researching Worksheets have been created that can be easily uploaded to online learning platforms to make remote teaching easier. Students have everything for the lesson in one document and can simply annotate the text and fill in the relevant boxes and tables. Model answers also included.
English homework / revision Language focus - understanding, analysing, grammar 9 pages of activities
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English homework / revision Language focus - understanding, analysing, grammar 9 pages of activities

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9 pages of revision activities that would be useful for preparation for assessments, as homework activities or as in class intervention. Revision activities included: knowledge matching activity word class practice using an extract figurative language matching activity & practice using language rhetorical language matching activity & practice using language Ethos, logos, pathos revision (Aristotelian triad) Understanding - practice using short extracts to elicit information Three language analysis revision activities that begin scaffolded Grammar revision with focus on 'there, their. they’re and apostrophes
CPD Increasing the ratio in the classroom. Active engagement versus thinking. The ratio spectrum.
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CPD Increasing the ratio in the classroom. Active engagement versus thinking. The ratio spectrum.

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A presentation used for staff CPD around strategies for increasing the ratio. Active engagement versus thinking. The presentation is rooted in educational research from Doug Lemov and Tom Sherrington. The presentation: sets out expectations of all students in our classrooms explains the ratio spectrum with examples of actions that would place students in varying positions on the ratio graph emphasises the importance of ‘no opt out’ with strategies for ensuring this explores the concept of active observation and how it an be used to increase the ratio explores how the ratio can be increased through writing, questioning and discussion simultaneously - in detail considers the difference between formative and summative writing incorporates a section where the CPD leader models a process for increasing the ratio through writing, questioning and discussion using the teachers as students - participants consider the question “What makes a good lesson?”
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck chapter 4 skills for new spec GCSE with structure strips
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck chapter 4 skills for new spec GCSE with structure strips

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Differentiated resources to support the teaching of chapter 4 of 'Of Mice and Men.' Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - write to argue (200 word challenge) - explore context of segregation - explore the characterisation of Crooks - Analyse writer's methods - work as a group and give presentations on contextual information - read actively
A Christmas Carol Revision GCSE 9-1
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A Christmas Carol Revision GCSE 9-1

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Resources to support the revision of ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Included: - 15 key quotations with accompanying images to help students learn quotations and remember useful quotes for analysis. Also great for displays. - Extract to whole revision - ideal for carousel use whereby students read an extract and go through the process of structuring a response to the question.
KS3 War poetry bundle with comparison lessons - preparation for GCSE 9-1 - Wilfred Owen, Choman Hardi, John Scott, Jessie Pope
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KS3 War poetry bundle with comparison lessons - preparation for GCSE 9-1 - Wilfred Owen, Choman Hardi, John Scott, Jessie Pope

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Fully differentiated resources to support the teaching of KS3 war poetry. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities for: - context exploration - language analysis - form and structure exploration - imaginative writing - self and peer assessment - poetry comparison - embedding the 9-1 skills All resources are planned to build the skills needed for the new specification GCSE English literature course (9-1)
Writing to argue
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Writing to argue

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A well planned lesson that results in students writing a formal argument for a broadsheet newspaper. Students will consider a range of statements and determine whether they are for or against and will justify their opinions. Students will have an example argument modelled to them and will unpick the success criteria within the example. Students will then use this as a basis for their own argument.