I am working with an exceptional trainee at the moment & we are promoting the work of author Roger Hurn. He uploads his work to the TES é we have downloaded it for our level 2 é 3 Year 7s. This lesson is lesson 1 after that introduces him and one of his short stories. We will upload the others as they are finished. The end result is that the pupils will write to Roger, who has promised to write back - so a massive thank you to him! The audio for this lesson can be downloaded from Roger, here: http://www.tes.co.uk/ResourceDetail.aspx?storyCode=6206056

This is a full lesson PP that helps you to break down the study of his ghost story.

This worksheet gets pupils to prioritise their own preferences - follow it up by getting them to write about their decision making process.

This is a full lesson PP - ready to teach - although you may wish to change / differentiate to your own context on the above named topic. This lesson is about gathering the news.

This is one lesson that I have taken from a whole scheme of lessons. Each poem can be used as an individual lesson, or, if you would like to teach all of the lessons, search for ' Poetry Scheme - 3 Poems - Lesson Miss R' and they should all come up for you to work with. At the end of the unit, there is a reading and writing assessment that involves analysis and creativity too. This lesson expalins to pupils how to start linking poems together.

This is a PP Lesson starter on the use of simple sentences. Effective for all stages.

This is a worksheet that encourages pupils to evaluate their own performance after the language exam - new specification.

Pupils need to match the definition to the skill.

Writing To Describe lesson This is one of three lessons on writing to Describe - the lessons cover different ways of approaching this topic and build on each other.

Poetry Scheme of Work AQA Cluster 2 poems Lesson This is a series of 10 lessons that, although using all of the poems from Cluster 2, can be used with any year group to teach analysis of poems - and could even be used as prep for the unseen poem in the new Lit spec. This is a series of 10 lessons uploaded separately.

This is part of a full scheme of work - all uploaded as separate powerpoints, as they are separate resources under the title 'Ballads Full Scheme of Work; Lesson Number' There are up 14 lessons, but the last three are covered by a writing frame as lessons 11 - 14. It's aimed at Key Stage 3 and was written in my PGCE year, so may need some updating and tying into APP criteria to upgrade it, but it's certainly a good starting place.

Selling Ice Cream – Set Up A Company This is a full self contained lesson plan that can be used on it’s own or can be taught as a full scheme of work alongside the other 6 that I have uploaded. All lessons start with the name Selling Ice Cream for ease of finding. In this lesson, the L/Os are: To design your own company and sell it’s strengths.

Do We Need ICT Writing To Argue Lesson This is one of a series of 8 lessons that have all been uplaoded on the debate of whether or not we really need ICT - The scheme goes through a series of persuasive techniques - using AFOREST - amd culilates in pupils creating their own argumenet for or against the motion. Aimed at Key stage 3 - year 8.

This is a full lesson PP that structires how pupils should tackle the first question of Paper 1, section A - Legacy English Spec.

This is one of 11 lessons that combine to make a full scheme of work. The lessons are designed for teaching when the pupils first join secondary school and they are based on their early experiences of school. I have uploaded all lessons with the same title above and each has a PP (if I made it) and the resources with it. In the odd case, it will just be a lesson plan. Lesson 1 has a scheme overview attached for all lessons. You will want to adapt for your own school.

12th Night Full lesson and Resources lesson I have uploaded all 10 lessons of this scheme that leads to an analytical essay on the characters of 12th Night. There are poerpoints and resources for each lesson and there are 10 lessons altogether - llok for them by number if you would like to follow and adapt the scheme for yourself. Taught to Year 8 level 4/5

Autobiography Full Lesson for Level 4/5 writers This is a fully self contained lesson that is part of a scheme of 7 that have all been uploaded separately under the same title. The scheme is aimed at level 4/5 writers and goes through the Autobiography henre before teaching pupils how to wr More…ite an extract for their own.

AQA New Spec Comparing Poetry Scheme lesson This is one fuly self contained lesson (with resources enclosed) of a scheme of work of 15 lessons that compare the poems Presents From My Aunts with Hurricane Hits England. It's for teaching on the new English specification question on comparing poems from other cultures.

This is one lesson that I have taken from a whole scheme of lessons. Each poem can be used as an individual lesson, or, if you would like to teach all of the lessons, search for ' Poetry Scheme - 3 Poems - Lesson Miss R' and they should all come up for you to work with. At the end of the unit, there is a reading and writing assessment that involves analysis and creativity too. This lesson is set up for the writing assessment - I get the pupils to keep moving a post it note with their name on it that shows they are moving up the success criteria.

AQA Lang Controlled Assessment Oliver Twist lsn This is a scheme of work that was used for coursework on the old spec. & it can now be adapted é changed for the teaching of Oliver Twist (pre 1914 prose). This was written to gather info. on how the state treated Oliver but can now be used for either identity or family, depending on the year of entry. All lesson powerpoints have been uploaded as separate lessons with the same heading above, so they can be easily searched for and resources that I have, are uploaded with the lessons too for ease of locating.