Quiz using pictures of different cities. Useful as a starter on a unit about cities. Is also useful to get pupils looking for clues in images to help locate them somewhere in the world.

A fun, informative and interactive lesson on analysing photographs. The student at 8-12 influential, historial and powerful photos and answer and /or discuss a number of sessions. Some examples are the following: • What is the subject matter? • What are the colours like? Do any colours dominate? • What is your eye drawn to first? • What were your feelings when you first looked at the photograph? • How did your reaction to the image change after looking at it for a while? • What message was the photographer trying to communicate? • Why did you choose this particular photograph? • What events (social/economic/political/cultural) were occurring at the time the photograph was taken? Was the photograph a reaction to any of these events? • How is the photograph a reflection of the time in which it was taken? I have included a number of video links and a poem related to the 9/11 photograph: ‘The Falling Man’. There is also a group task where the students can recreate the famous photos or make their own powerful photos.

An in-depth, fun and informative PowerPoint on writing a successful paragraph.

A fantastic lesson on handwriting. The lesson focuses on the most common problems children have with handwriting and gives a number of helpful solutions (short & long term).

75-page Microsoft Word pack. A guide to speech writing for speech writers by great speech writers. Other speech writing resources included.

A great PowerPoint on the topic. Examples included.

A great lesson on the Coming of Age Genre. Includes the following: -Definition -Examples -Discussion topics -Interactive starter -Coming of age soundtrack task

This lesson looks at the 2017 coming-of-age film, ‘Lady Bird.’ The lesson includes: quiz questions, the plot analysed, genre discussion, the importance of the soundtrack, Lady Bird discussion/writing questions, teenage stereotyping questions and a fun memory starter.

A fun starter where students discuss what makes them embarrassed and why. After a number of discussion activities, the students have to rank embarrassing situations 1-10. They are then given a final embarrassment score! The students love this.

A fun lesson that covers the following: reading comprehension starters embarrassing moments quiz stammering class task

Fun anagram starter. The students are given a list of 15 movies. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all 15. Activity and cut-out cards included. My students love it.

Fun anagram starter. The students are given a list of 15 animals. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all 15. Activity and cut-out cards included. My students love it.

THREE SEPARATE Fun anagram starters. The students are given a list of celebrities / foods/ countries/ movies/ animals. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all the words. Activity and cut-out cards included.

Fun anagram starter. The students are given a list of 15 celebrities. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all 15. Activity and cut-out cards included.

Fun anagram starter. You are going to have 19 things you can eat or drink. All of the words have been jumbled up. You have 3 minutes to unscramble all 19.

A writing lesson looking at S03E01 episode of Black Mirror. My students loved it. Episode available on Netflix. The following is covered: Essay plan worksheet Front cover example Powerpoint explaining the plot and context of the episode.

A lesson looking at S03E01 episode of Black Mirror. Reading, writing and S&L activities included. My students loved it. Episode available on Netflix. The following is covered: Society The ending The truck driver - morality Dangers of sexting Are you addicted to you r phone quiz Nomophobia The plot Why is it called Nosedive? Why is it called Black Mirror? Race and sexuality Social Media

Revision sheet for the Paper 1 & Paper 2 reading exam. Each question has a model answer and number of points needed. Aimed for students looking for a grade 4/5. Exams and mark schemes available online.

Revision sheet for the Paper 1 reading exam. Each question has a model answer and number of points needed. Aimed for students looking for a grade 4/5. Exam and mark scheme available online.

Revision sheet for the Paper 2 reading exam. Each question has a model answer and number of points needed. Aimed for students looking for a grade 4/5. Exam and mark scheme available here: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf