This is part of a full scheme of work - all powerpoints and resources have been uploaded. Powerpoints are all separate uploads, saved by lesson numbers 1,2,3 etc. There are 9 lessons in total. Also uploaded as part of this section are resources. All lessons are saved under 'Nobody Has a Private Life'. This scheme is quite old, and will need some adapting as it was written in my PGCE year. However, it's a good starting point and pupils have very much enjoyed it over the years. Also has strong citizenship links!

Selling Ice Cream – Persuasive Writing This is a full self contained vocabulary list to create a card slot 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 enhance your vocabulary by working with unfamiliar words in a piece of persuasive writing that is fit for purpose

This is a full courswork brief that can be adapted to the needs of your clssses with a breakdown of how pupils should work through it.

Amazing Places – Human / Physical Environment This is a full lesson PowerPoint that is ready to teach (with resources if applicable) – although you will wish to adapt it for your own context – it’s part of a Humanities curriculum that is taught to Year 7 pupils, so covers Geography, History and Literacy skills. There are a series of lessons that I have uploaded. They can be taught as a group, or as a standalone as each is an entire complete lesson. The L/Os for this lesson are: To know where Okavango delta is, and what impact it has on the human and physical environment

Cream Cracker Dramatic Monologues lesson This is part of a full series of 6 lessons and resources that have all been uploaded. Each lesson is uploaded as a resource and they are with resources where appropriate. Additional resources have also been uploaded as one upload.

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.

These few slides can be added to the start of any lesson to use as a settler for when the students come into the room and to incorporate literacy skills into your lesson. This particular exercise is a reading comprehension style – there is a text and; if

This is a full powerpoint lessons, ready to teach with any resources that are applicable attached for ease of finding. This lesson covers building vocabulary and questioning skills in the context of creating an invention

Autobiography Full Lesson for Level 3 /4 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 3 and 4 writers and goes through the Autobiography henre before teaching pupils how to write an extract for their own. Also uploaded is the same scheme for level 5 writers.

This is a full lesson PP on the characters and their thoughts - split into group wok for the class.

if you wish to locate all of the full lesson pps in this series, all start with the same heading of 'AQA Scene From a Film'. This lesson is a ready to teach powerpoint - you may wish to make slight adaptations to it for your own context - designed for teaching descriptive skills for the scene from a film task. In this lesson, pupils practice getting the basics right - aimed at D/C borderline pupils.

For those schools who are still using the optional tests to test pupils throughout key stage 3, these are a series of lessons that I have uploaded - with the same heading for ease of searching - that cover how to tackle them and how to succeed in both reading and writing. Can easily be adapted to your own context or the lessons can be used for other elements - ie. the generic skills that are covered.

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.

This is one of several lessons that I have uploaded for Year 7 pupils with a generic theme of 'Place Poetry' running through them. All are ready to teach as standalone lessons. This particular lesson covers the poem named above but it has been broken down for level 3 pupils showing them how to write PEE chains about it.

This is one of several resources that I have uploaded for the teaching of Pre1914 poetry. This is taught to develop pupils comparing skills and would be relevant to the AQA new specification for language and poetry. This particular resource is a lesson that covers On MY First Sonne

This is one of several resources that I have uploaded for the teaching of Pre1914 poetry. This is taught to develop pupils comparing skills and would be relevant to the AQA new specification for language and poetry. This particular resource is a lesson PP, that covers both of the above named poems, so that pupils can begin to draw links

This is one of several resources that I have uploaded for the teaching of Pre1914 poetry. This is taught to develop pupils comparing skills and would be relevant to the AQA new specification for language and poetry. This particular resource is a poetry brochure with a selection of poems that the students stusy in the unit. This is the student copy.

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 one of many resources, full lesson powerpoints and quizes that I have uploaded on the short story 'Through The Tunnel'. The lessons aim to encouage pupils to read the story, evaluate the ending and then write an alternative ending. Great for practising narritive and imaginative writing skills. I use it with mixed abiility year 9 pupils and APP it for a level. All resources are uploaded with the same heading for ease of search if you'd like to use them together. Pupils really enjoy this unit.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded for Section A Coursework on The Music Industry. The lesson is ready to teach with it's resources (if aplicable). Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. This lesson gets pupils to write the narritive to a pop video of their choice.