A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits (15-slide PowerPoint and 5 worksheets) This lesson encourages learners to begin to examine Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave Three of A Christmas Carol. It focuses on the following short passage from ‘And perhaps it was the pleasure the good Spirit had in showing off this power…’ to ‘…to be let out and peeled.’ The lesson begins with a differentiated starter activity in which learners unscramble quotations from Staves 1 and 2 and the early part of Stave 3. Following on from this, learners analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchits by responding to questions on a passage-based worksheet. Suggested answers are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks learners to identify five things they have learnt about the Cratchits during the lesson. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

This GCSE lesson encourages learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of Fred’s Christmas in Stave Three of A Christmas Carol. Learners will read from, ‘“Ha, ha!” laughed Scrooge’s nephew. “Ha, ha, ha!”’ down to, ‘…and he and the Spirit were again upon their travels.’ The ‘Do Now Activity’ is a revision task that encourages retrieval of some of the main ideas in Stave Two. Then, after reading the passage indicated above, learners will complete a worksheet that encourages them to think about how Fred responds to criticism of Scrooge and what Fred’s function is as a character. The lesson culminates in a short review which asks learners to identify five things that they have learnt about Fred during the lesson. Suggested answers are included for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

Subject - Verb Agreement - Year 5 and 6 Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource In ‘Subject - Verb Agreement - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn about the importance of subject - verb agreement when writing as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 programme of study - writing - composition. This animated PowerPoint lesson includes: A recap explanation of the subject and the verb in a sentence with a quick identification activity An explanation of subject - verb agreement Subject - verb agreement activity with accompanying worksheet Additional worksheet with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Subject - Verb Agreement - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Modal Verbs Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs The Verb ‘to be’ Verbs Action Words Verb Tenses

Acrostic Poetry - Year 7 This lesson teaches children about acrostic poetry in a fun and engaging way. First, it provides three examples of acrostics and explains what the ‘rules’ of acrostics are. It then provides a task that requires children to explore the examples and discuss the poems regarding layout, language and poetic devices. The second half of the lesson explains how to write an acrostic. Pupils are given a scaffolded approach and another example to help them construct a class and then individual acrostics. The resource is differentiated using ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ activities to help all children achieve. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar poetry resources: Acrostic Poetry - KS2 Limericks - KS2 Limericks - KS3 Cinquain Poetry - KS2 Cinquain Poetry - KS3 Sonnets - KS2 Sonnets - KS3 Tanka Poetry - KS2 Tanka Poetry - KS3 Free Verse Poetry - KS2 Haiku Poetry - KS2 Narrative Poetry - KS2

The Twits by Roald Dahl Teaching Unit - 72 slide PowerPoint, 13 worksheets and unit overview The Twits is a brilliant scheme of work for low ability learners featuring a series of detailed lessons designed to develop pupils’ reading and understanding skills. The resource covers key areas required by the national curriculum and includes a range of activities: A brief biography of Roald Dahl with a short film by Michael Rosen A nine lesson scheme of work overview using the 4 part lesson structure Exploring - making predictions using the title, blurb and front cover Descriptive writing study - character portraits using description from the text Analysis of Mr Twit and Mrs Twit How Roald Dahl creates sympathy Storyboarding, comprehension and cloze exercises Writing empathetically as Muggle Wump Studying Dahl’s use of language - effective adjectives and verbs Understanding unfamiliar words - using a dictionary Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for Roald Dahl books: Boy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Fantastic Mr Fox The Magic Finger

The Silver Sword is a complete 17 lesson teaching unit with a 161 slide editable PowerPoint presentation, 30 worksheets and a lesson by lesson overview. It contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the historical context, plot, characters, language and themes of Ian Serraillier’s The Silver Sword. Resources include: Analysis of the main characters Challenging extension activities for G and T pupils A range of engaging starter and plenary activities Historical context research activity Discussion of key themes Developing inference and deduction skills Empathetic writing – Ruth’s diary Speaking and Listening task - Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding Analysing Ian Serraillier’s use of language, symbolism and structure Writing a book review

Point, Evidence, Explain is a five slide PowerPoint presentation designed to help develop reading and understanding skills. The PowerPoint resource includes: A definition of P.E.E. How to use quotation marks. Example use of P.E.E. How to write P.E.E. paragraphs.

KS4 English Teaching Resources: Cousin Kate (Christina Rossetti) is an English GCSE (9-1) ready 42 slide PowerPoint resource with step by step lessons designed to teach Rossetti’s poem at GCSE and a 7 page booklet of teaching worksheets. GCSE (9-1) English Ready The PowerPoint can be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. English Poetry Teaching Resources: Cousin Kate (Rossetti) is designed to help students prepare for the new English/Literature GCSE. Poetry Teaching Resources: Cousin Kate (Christina Rossetti) is a comprehensive resource with 42 PowerPoint slides covering a range of activities: A brief biography of Christina Rossetti Analysis of Cousin Kate, its content and meaning Rossetti’s use of structure, language and poetic devices How to write about Cousin Kate using the P.E.E. formula Analysis of themes and links to other Rossetti resources Complete copy on the PowerPoints and worksheets of the poem Cousin Kate 42 slide PowerPoint analysis of Cousin Kate (Rossetti) 7 accompanying worksheets for Cousin Kate (Rossetti)

Alphabetical Order - Year 2 This English teaching resource has been designed to help children learn how to find and organise letters and words using alphabetical order. Content includes: Link to an explanatory video Sorting letters into alphabetical order explanation with activity Sorting words into alphabetical order explanation with activity One accompanying worksheet A link to an alphabetical ordering activity ‘Alphabetical Order - Year 2’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

Word Families - Year 3/4 contains an 18-slide editable PowerPoint and three differentiated worksheets with answer keys. This lesson explains what a word family is and teaches children how to identify one. It begins with a step-by-step guide as a whole class activity before teachers use the discussion prompts to assess understanding and then assign the appropriate level worksheet for each pupil. Bronze, Silver and Gold Activities: Each level has a different group of words to match to their definitions before identifying the word family and the relationship between the words.

Identifying Genre ‘Identifying Genre’ is an English teaching resource focusing on identifying the genres of books. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint lesson Activities to support the teaching of this objective with two accompanying worksheets ‘Identifying Genre’ can be edited so teachers are able to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit the requirements of each class they teach.

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells - KS3 Unit of Work (93-slide editable PowerPoint presentation, 14 lesson plans, unit of work overview and 3 worksheets) Our ‘The Invisible Man’ teaching unit explores the popular Oxford Playscripts drama interpretation of the classic C19th H.G. Wells novel. It includes the following activities: Examining the cover and blurb and making predictions Using P.E.A.R. to construct an extended response Writing and redrafting responses to texts Character analysis Writing an empathetic response Understanding the P.A.F. of a text Individual, pair and group activities Exploring and understanding the key themes of the story Creating storyboards and quizzes to consolidate knowledge of the text Uncovering the context of ‘The Invisible Man’ - H.G. Wells research task Role play, Hotseating and other speaking and listening opportunities Writing a review of ‘The Invisible Man’

Capital Letters for Names Capital Letters for Names is a PowerPoint presentation focusing on punctuation skills. This teaching resource explains how and when to use capital letters when writing proper nouns. The resource can be used as a starter activity, incorporated into a lesson or developed into lesson on wider punctuation rules. The activities include: How to use capital letters when writing the names of people and places Animated activities with accompanying worksheets for pupils to use during the lesson 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Capital Letters for Names’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource if needed to suit the requirements of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Full Stops and Capital Letters Capital Letters and Full Stops Capital Letters - Year 3/4

Functional Skills English - Entry Level 1 (Unit includes 147-slide editable PowerPoint and 34 worksheets) This unit of work covers all the requirements of 2019 Functional Skills English for Entry Level 1. It includes a range of differentiated, engaging and practical tasks that help students develop key functional skills. The unit covers Speaking, Listening, Communication, Reading and Writing. Contents include: What are Functional Skills? An explanation. Self assessment – ‘Strengths and weaknesses’ EL1 key words spellings tests (incorporated into each lesson) A – Z challenges to strengthen alphabet skills Radio ad and Tannoy announcement activities to help develop listening skills Arranging a party and a family holiday – to develop practical organisation, planning and communication skills How to make your voice heard in a group How to build arguments and find information quickly by skimming and scanning Taking an active part in a debate Exploring non-verbal communication skills Consolidating essential writing skills – capital letters, full stops, sentences, etc How to take messages (on the phone or face to face) and make notes whilst message taking And lots more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more English Functional Skills resources: Functional Skills Entry Level 2 Functional Skills Entry Level 3 Functional Skills Level 1 Functional Skills Level 2

Avoiding Comma Splicing - KS2 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation In this KS2 punctuation teaching resource, pupils practise punctuating independent clauses while avoiding comma splicing. Content includes: What is a comma splice explanation and how to identify them in a piece of writing How to fix a comma splice by adding a conjunction with class activity How to fix a comma splice by using a semicolon with class activity How to fix a comma splice by creating two separate sentences with class activity The 3 activities above have an accompanying worksheet that can be used either alongside the presentation or separately A link to a short video about punctuating independent clauses and comma splicing 1 further worksheet with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Avoiding Comma Splicing - KS2’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Commas For Lists Using Commas Correctly Using Commas After Fronted Adverbials

Easily Confused Words - Of and Off ‘Easily Confused Words - Of and Off’ is an engaging English teaching PowerPoint presentation designed to help pupils use these near homophones in the correct context. Content includes Definitions and examples of ‘of’ and ‘off’ Consolidation of understanding activity Peer assessment task One accompanying worksheet ‘Easily Confused Words - Of and Off’ is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet the differing needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Easily Confused Words - Its and It’s Easily Confused Words - Your and You’re Easily Confused Words - Were, We’re and Where Easily Confused Words - Two, Too and To Easily Confused Words - There, Their and They’re Easily Confused Words - Quite and Quiet

Exclamation Marks English SPaG Teaching Resource 'Exclamation Marks' is a handy punctuation teaching resource covering the use of exclamation marks in our writing. Content includes: 1. When we use exclamation marks explanation 2. Why we use exclamation marks explanation 3. Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 1 accompanying worksheet 'Exclamation Marks' is fully editable which gives teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit all their teaching requirements.

Face by Benjamin Zephaniah Year 8/9 Unit of Work (148-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 27 worksheets) This KS3 Unit of Work explores the novel Face by Benjamin Zephaniah and is designed to help Year 8/9 learners develop key English reading skills. Contents include: Reading and comprehension activities Analysing and writing about characters in detail Developing inference and deduction skills Using and explaining quotations Quizzes to assess understanding informally – crossword, word search and pub quiz Using constructive criticism to improve Exploring and discussing the key themes in ‘Face’ Examining how the author builds tension Writing empathetically in character (diaries, school reports, letters, police report) to show understanding Improvisation and role-play activities Ideas for post-reading And lots more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for popular KS3 novels: Boys Don’t Cry Cirque Du Freak Holes Noughts and Crosses Skellig Stone Cold The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night The Demon Headmaster The Silver Sword

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a complete 14 lesson scheme of work with a 149 slide PowerPoint presentation and a 32-page booklet of worksheets. It includes: Analysis of the characters of Bruno, Father, Gretel and Lieutenant Kotler Extension activities for G and T pupils Starter and plenary activities Historical context understanding research activity Developing inference and deduction skills through The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Empathetic writing - a letter to Grandmother and Bruno's diary Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding Analysing John Boyne's use of language and contrast in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Speaking and Listening tasks - Bruno and Shmuel's conversations Writing a book review for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6 ‘Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6’ introduces pupils to the technique of pathetic fallacy. They learn how and why writers use pathetic fallacy in their writing and practise using it in their own writing. This PowerPoint teaching resource can be used as a standalone lesson, incorporated into an existing lesson or built into a wider unit of work. Content includes: What is pathetic fallacy explanation The difference between pathetic fallacy and personification Identifying pathetic fallacy or personification in sentences activity Why writers use pathetic fallacy in their writing Writing sentences using pathetic fallacy activity with an accompanying worksheet Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Pathetic Fallacy - KS3