Currently a private tutor, the resources you see available have been adapted from my current practice and when I was teaching as a secondary school English teacher.
I hope the resources are useful and make a difference in your classroom.
If you need to contact me to discuss any of the resources you have downloaded, please email me at sarah@the-browns.gb.net.
Currently a private tutor, the resources you see available have been adapted from my current practice and when I was teaching as a secondary school English teacher.
I hope the resources are useful and make a difference in your classroom.
If you need to contact me to discuss any of the resources you have downloaded, please email me at sarah@the-browns.gb.net.
Three mock exam papers that can be used in class or for homework to help prepare for Language Paper 2.
Each lesson is designed for feedback as answers are written during class time, to help identify revision areas promptly. A generic mark scheme has been included for teachers reference. Alternatively, the PowerPoint could be converted to a Word document and presented as an actual mock exam.
Paper 2 resources (Non-fiction and Transactional writing):
The extracts cover arranged marriages, two experiences of Iraq during the war and two contrasting autobiographies (Peter Kay and Barak Obama). Each resource can be easily adapted to a Homework task for students to prepare for the exam independently. The opening slides detail an overview of the exam and what skills are being assessed in this paper. This could be turned into a quiz to test your class's memory!
Teacher judgement can be used for marking Section A. A generic mark scheme has been included for Section B, Writing, taken from one of Edexcel's Paper 2 example papers.
14 lessons, fully planned, originally delivered to Year 7 but can be adapted for KS2. Each lesson has a learning objective and starter task, with some homework tasks included within the scheme. Each lesson has a covering slide for teacher reference, detailing the lesson brief, resources required and what reading and writing skills are covered. Whilst this references APP reading and writing, these assessment areas can be easily adapted to suit the assessment in your department.
Activities within this scheme of work include transforming the poem into modern English, a speaking and listening drama task in the style of 'Jeremy Kyle, and reporting the events of Hamlin in a broadsheet and tabloid newspaper (intended for the final assessment task of the unit).
Files in this resource:
Piped Piper Full SOW - PowerPoint of all 14 lessons
Lesson 1 First Stanza - Word document for Lesson 1
Lesson 7 Self reflection homework - Word document for Lesson 7
Lesson 11 The Sun Scan - PDF scan of ‘The Sun’ newspaper for Lesson 11
Lesson 11 The Times Scan - PDF scan of ‘The Times’ newspaper for Lesson 11
A lesson that allows students to write a ‘school report’ for either Edward or Mickey, this is based on having read the section of ‘Blood Brothers’ that focuses on their school days. Lesson begins with a class reading opportunity (page numbers as a rough guide), before moving on to a class discussion of the differences between Edward and Mickey’s education. There is an external link to a Youtube video that shows schools in the 1960s, discussion points in the PowerPoint notes too. This may generate some interesting opinions from your students! The preliminary task prior to writing the school report encourages students to find quotes/stage directions that support their ideas on what to include in their work. The lesson finishes with Parents’ Evening where students role-play the teacher/parent and discuss Edward or Mickey’s progress and the report they have received.
Files in this resource:
Blood Brothers School report - PowerPoint of lesson.
Blood Brothers Edward Lyons school report - Word document of school report template for several subjects
Blood Brothers Mickey Johnstone school report - Word document of school report template for several subjects
