Seven lessons (the first three of which look at the context for the story) covering up to the end of Stave 1. Aimed at MA but contains tasks for all abilities. Easily differentiated.
This is a booklet that can be used to analyse the characters of Beatrice and Benedick in the following key scenes of Much Ado About Nothing:
Act 1 Scene 1
Act 2 Scene 1 & 3
Act 3 Scene 1
Act 4 Scene 1
Act 5 Scene 2 & 4
Each Act’s tasks should take approximately two lessons, giving around 10 hours of tasks to complete. Thorough investigation into their characters through extracts from key scenes and related tasks. Possible assessment question provided, taken from an AQA’s English Literature Paper 2.
Two female poems looking at the use of Nature in poetry of WW1 to contrast perspective. Falling Leaves looks at the futility of war and A Girl’s Song looks at how difficult it can be to accept a loved one has died. Both poets deliver these ideas by personifying nature. Starter is a fill in the blanks activity then looking at Cole’s actual language choices. Then, look at A Girl’s Song using a table to infer how natural imagery shows the poets ideas. Plenary is a paragraph comparing their use of nature to show attitudes towards death in war.
This booklet uses a variety of extracts (easily available on the internet) which, in some cases have been simplified e.g. the Dickens Great Expectations extract, and short structured comprehension and written tasks that are linked to the extracts. Each extract and set of tasks aim to focus on a particular technique including vocabulary choices, considering connotations, simile, pathetic fallacy, personification. There is also some focus on sentence variety including using lists and varying sentence openers. The final task asks pupils to try to use all the skills covered in the activities. Would suggest aimed at low ability for KS4 students. Easily adaptable.
This bundle contains 4 x single worksheets based on famous fictional characters - Dr No (James Bond), Gollum, Mrs Pratchett and The Witches. Each contains an extract from which pupils have to identify the writer’s techniques. Then, pupils can plan their own description using a themed given image. Planning boxes are provided to help. They can then self assess, looking for the skills they identified earlier in their own descriptions. Can be used one worksheet at a time or printed off as a booklet.
The second resource in this bundle is a work booklet which offers a range of structured tasks based on several fictional extracts with the purpose being to identify and be able to use the following skills: interesting vocabulary, simile, lists,adjectives, metaphor, short sentences, pathetic fallacy, opening sentences with a simile & personification. Easy to print off as a booklet and work through the tasks.
Two lessons:
Q2: ‘How does the writer use language here to descibe Nature?’ Focus on Du Maurier’s choices of personification, adjectives and simile for this question. Plus a focus on subordinate clauses followed by students identifying these in the extract with a view to including an idea in their practise response.
Q3: ‘How does the writer structure the text to interest the reader?’ Reminder of structural features, useable examiner tips on what to include / not to include in a Q3 response. Slides provide points of note-taking and discussion, leading up to students having a go responding to the question themselves.
A range of poems introducing students to poetic techniques and form.
In this selection of poems, nature is used to convey a range of ideas such as happiness, change and loss.
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A range of tasks for KS4 to prepare for Paper 1 and 2. Mainly Section B but one lesson on Paper 2 Q 2 & 3 style questions.
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Ten slides containing carefully selected evidence from the play that students can learn and apply to a variety of potential exam questions. Each slide puts the quotation into context and contains a brief analysis with relevant methods and terminology in bold. Easily editable to remove explanations for just the quotation and image for display.
The same resource is available for An Inspector Calls, Blood Brothers and A Christmas Carol in my shop.
Wondering which quotations your students should learn for the exam? This display resource contains 10 key quotes that track the play, carefully chosen to provide students with potential evidence to use in a range of essay questions. Each key quotation is accompanied by an explanation, a colourful image to aid recall and a list of suggested essay themes to go with it. I have also made the same resource for A Christmas Carol, Macbeth and Blood Brothers, all available in my shop.
AIMED AT MIDDLE TO LOW ABILITY KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON USES EMOJIS TO LOOK AT HOW THE POET CREATES MOOD. THE LESSON ALSO LOOKS AT THE POET'S USE OF TECHNIQUES AND CONSTRUCTING A SHORT RESPONSE USING PETAL.
AIMED AT MIDDLE TO LOW ABILITY, THIS COMPLETE LESSON LOOKS AT THE POET'S USE OF PERSONIFICATION AND METAPHOR. INCLUDES WORKSHEET WITH QUESTIONS AS AN EXTENSION TASK.
STEP BY STEP THROUGH AN EXAM QUESTION ON SCROOGE'S CHANGING CHARACTER. KEY QUOTES ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH STAGE OF THE STORY, FOR USE IN ANSWERING THE QUESTION. ENABLES STUDENTS TO WRITE A COMPLETE ANSWER WITH MINIMAL HELP FROM THE TEACHER.
Aimed at higher ability KS3 or 4, this is a couple of lessons looking at how Othello's language changes from the beginning to the end of the play. It also makes comparison between Iago and Othello's language. The lesson also looks at identifying the writer's methods, through extracts from the play, which focus on the language used by both these key characters. There is a focus on Othello's words to Desdemona before he kills her and then how he returns to his former control in his final speech.
With step by step instructions, students will create a job role and character for themselves within a Victorian town of the class's own creation. This aims to further understanding of the working Victorians of the time and to be clear about the differences between the rich and poor. This can be taken further to develop characters and roles, and also used to facilitate descriptive or narrative writing.