147Uploads
65k+Views
10k+Downloads
English
WW1 Descriptive Writing for KS3
A lesson using a series of images from WW1 to practise and apply descriptive writing skills. Sentence frames are included and extension tasks are included. Suitable for a mixed ability Year 8 class or a higher ability Year 7 group. Can be used as a standalone lesson or as part of a SoW. Has been modified to suit online learning but can easily be adapted for the classroom.
Bundle
KS3 Romeo and Juliet Writing Activities
A series of lessons (8 in total) that develop writing skills including use of oxymoron, monologue and soliloquy writing. An assessment style task is included. Suitable for a mixed ability Year 8 group and adaptable for online learning. Opportunities for pair and group work with peer assessment are integrated. Scaffolds and modelled writing are included.
Please not this does not cover the entire play, these are activities that can be added to a larger scheme of work or be used as discreet writing tasks for students with prior knowledge of the play.
KS3 Romeo and Juliet Soliloquy Writing
A pair of lessons preparing for a writing assessment task in which they will need to write a soliloquy from Romeo’s perspective after he has killed Tybalt. Examples of modelled writing and scaffolds are included.
Suitable for a mixed ability Year 8 class.
KS3 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4, Scene 3 Juliet's Soliloquy
A lesson focusing on Shakespeare’s use of Soliloquy to convey Juliet’s thoughts and emotions. Suitable for a mixed ability Year 8 group with opportunities for group work and peer feedback.
KS3 Romeo and Juliet Exploring Oxymoron (Act 3, Scene 2)
A KS3 Year 8 lesson in which students explore and then practise using oxymoron. Extracts from Act 3, scene 2 are used as a stimulus. Opportunities for group work and additional challenge are included. Originally taught online, easily adaptable for in class learning.
KS3 Romeo and Juliet (Evaluating Romeo's Decisions)
A lesson in which students explore Romeo’s decision making at the end of Act 3, Scene 1 of the play. Suitable for a mixed ability Year 8 class and adaptable for online learning.
KS3 Romeo and Juliet Developing Vocabulary
Two writing focused lessons in which students aim to develop their vocabulary using Act 3, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet as a stimulus. Examples of modelled writing and success criteria are included along with opportunities for peer assessment.
Suitable for a mixed ability Year 8 class and adaptable to online learning.
KS3 Romeo and Juliet Identifying Tone
A lesson exploring the use of tone in Act 1, Scene 5 of the play. Suitable for a mixed ability Year 8 class with opportunities for challenge and review.
KS3 Romeo and Juliet (Act 1, Scene 3) Monologue Writing
A creative writing lesson focusing on writing a monologue from Juliet’s perspective in Act 1, Scene 3 of the play.
This was originally taught to a mixed ability Year 8 class. Suitable for online learning, with opportunities for peer assessment.
The Yellow Wallpaper KS3 Plot, Context and Analysis Lessons
3 lessons that focus on the plot, context and applying analysis skills to the short story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Modelled examples and writing frames included with opportunities for peer assessment. These lessons were taught to a mixed ability Year 8 class and can be easily adapted to online learning.
KS3 Boys and Girls by Alice Munro Analysis Lessons
3 lessons that focus on plot, context and integrating context into analytical paragraphs based on the short story ‘Boys and Girls’ by Alice Munro. The story is not included but easily found online. The lessons were originally taught to a mixed ability Year 8 class and are suitable for online learning. Modelled writing and scaffolds are included.
KS3 Roald Dahl's The Landlady Short Story Analysis and Written Tasks
Three lessons that explore foreshadowing, features of horror writing and writing techniques using the Roald Dahl short story ‘The Landlady’ as a stimulus text.
This was used with a mixed ability Year 8 class. The story itself is not included but can easily be found online.
The Yellow Wallpaper IB Concepts and Analysis Lesson
Two lessons that practice identifying and applying IB concepts to The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
These activities were originally used as bridging lessons between IGCSE and IB courses and would suit students beginning English: Language A courses. Prior awareness of how to analyse texts and literary techniques is assumed.
Bundle
IGCSE Language and Literature Poetry and An Inspector Calls Revision
A bundle containing full lessons for the following IGCSE poems: ‘War Photographer’, ‘Blessing’, ‘Out, Out’, ‘Piano’, ‘The Tyger’, ‘Half-Caste’,‘Half-Past Two’, ‘If’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’, ‘Disabled’, ‘My Last Duchess’, ‘Search For My Tongue’. These are designed for higher ability year 10 classes.
Revision activities for An Inspector Calls are also included, prior knowledge of the text is assumed.
Bundle
KS3 Into KS4 Advanced Poetry Pack
A 10 lesson poetry bundle that builds on and prepares students for the transition from Key Stage 3 into Key Stage 4. Poems include, ‘A Martian Sends a Postcard Home’, ‘Brothers’, ‘Mother Diving’, ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’, ‘Jabberwocky’, ‘Kamikaze’, ‘Harlem’, ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’, ‘The Soldier’ and ‘Witches Recipe’ from Macbeth. Suitable for a higher ability year 9 class that require challenging and are familiar with most basic poetic devices.
Bundle
KS4 Macbeth Bundle
A 17 lesson bundle that includes lessons for Acts 1-5 of Macbeth (Act 1 and 2 complete, Act 3 scenes 1-4, Act 4 scenes 2-3 and Act 5 scene 1). Students are expected to develop analytical skills and apply them to the remainder of the text. There is an exam process resource with model answers and an additional lesson on themes and context.
Bundle
KS4 GCSE/IGCSE Poetry Practice
A 20 lesson Key Stage 4 poetry bundle featuring lessons on ‘War Photographer’, ‘Blessing’, ‘Out-Out’, ‘Piano’, ‘The Tyger’, ‘Half-Caste’, ‘Half-Past Two’, ‘If’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’, ‘Disabled’, ‘My Last Duchess’, ‘Search For My Tongue’, ‘Ozymandias’, ‘Still, I Rise’, ‘Prayer Before Birth’, ‘The Deadbeat’, and an exam process resource for the IGCSE Literature paper. There are examples of modelled writing, analysis tips and practice and opportunities for pair and group work as well as practice exam questions. Suitable for a higher ability year 10 class, mixed ability year 11 or as revision practice.
Bundle
IGCSE Literature Poetry Bundle
A 15 lesson (17 including practice questions) bundle containing the poems ‘War Photgrapher’, ‘Blessing’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’, ‘Out-Out’, ‘Piano’, ‘The Tyger’, ‘Half-Caste’, ‘Half-Past Two’ , ‘My Last Duchess’, ‘Search For My Tongue’, ‘Prayer Before Birth’, 'and ‘If’. An exam process resource is also included with a tablemat resource and model answers within that. Suitable for a class just beginning the course and the majority of poems can be used to support an existing scheme or as standalone lessons
IGCSE KS4 'Half-Past Two' By U. A. Fanthorpe
A lesson exploring and analysing the theme of childhood in the poem ‘Half-Past Two’ by U.A. Fanthorpe. Opportunities for pair and individual work are included, as is an example of modeled writing. Prior knowledge of basic poetic devices is expected and is suitable for a higher ability year 10 class or a mixed ability year 11 group. Can be used to supplement an existing scheme or as a standalone revision lesson.
IGCSE KS4 Literature Poetry Exam Process
3 lessons that explain the exam process, how to answer a question and planning an answer for the IGCSE poetry comparison exam question. Suitable as a revision aid or to supplement an existing scheme of work, the powerpoint includes model paragraphs and longer responses, scaffolds and a tablemat resource that can be printed on A3 and used as further scaffolding. Useful for years 10 and 11.