This resource can be used as prompts for ‘quick writes’ or discussion. Ideal to use as starters or plenaries for classes studying ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ at GCSE. You will get both a PDF version and editable PowerPoint version. This resource is part of my ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ collection. The full scheme of work, and all the accompanying resources are on my TES shop: Wordy Witterings.

This is a script and powerpoint for a secondary school assembly for Pride Month. It was written to be student-led, with six speaking sections and some optional student dramatisations. It’s main content is: The history of Pride The Pride flag Celebrating diversity The importance of tolerance Ways to encourage an atmosphere of tolerance

Back for another year! This is a fun quiz of the school year 2023-4 which is suitable for Years 7-13. A visually appealling end-of-year final lesson quiz that you can use with each of your classes. Can also be split into rounds to fill a whole week for form times. There are 60 questions in total (plus a tie-breaker), a printable answer sheet, and of course all the answers. You will get both a PDF version and adaptable PowerPoint version of this quiz. Tried and tested on my own classes, this quiz takes 50-55 minutes for teams to complete the quiz and mark each others’ answers. Round 1: In the News (multiple choice; current affairs events from each month of the last school year) Round 2: Song Lyrics (identify the song and artist; all 2023-4 UK chart toppers) Round 3: Films (identify the film from its poster, cast or merchandise) Round 4: Food and Drink (multiple choice) Round 5: Sport (multiple choice; full range of sports from the last year) Round 6: Brands (guess the brand from the ‘zoomed in’ image)

This is a lesson plan for a no-prep KS2 to KS3 transition lesson. Great for taster days or the first drama lesson in Year 7. No need for any materials or printed resources. The lesson should take approximately 50-60 minutes.

This is a no-prep KS2 to KS3 transition lesson, Year 5/6 taster lesson or Year 7 cover lesson. It features an original short story for pupils to read and a short piece of creative writing. There is just one page to photocopy for pupils. The lesson should last 50-60 minutes.

Complete Year 7 Myths and Legends Unit of Work Bring the magic of myths and legends to life with this comprehensive, fully-editable scheme of work tailored for Year 7 students. This extensive bundle includes everything you need to deliver an engaging and dynamic unit, over 18 lessons. What’s included in this huge bundle: PowerPoint Presentation: Nearly 200 attractively presented slides that guide you through each lesson, complete with vibrant visuals and structured content. Medium-Term Planning: Detailed plans to help you navigate through the unit, ensuring all learning objectives are met. Knowledge Organiser: A handy resource summarizing key concepts, characters, and vocabulary related to myths and legends. Differentiated Resources: A variety of materials that cater to different learning levels, ensuring that every student can access and engage with the content. Interactive Activities: Start your lessons with varied and interesting recall activities, including quizes, games, videos, and even a fun Blooket to reinforce learning in an interactive way. Assessments: This scheme includes assessments in reading, writing, and speaking - retelling a classical myth in a modern setting, inferring a character’s feelings, and presenting their stories to the class. Texts Covered: Modern adaptations of myths and legends Excerpts from Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (chapter not included) A poem by Carol Ann Duffy Non-fiction texts from websites Translations from The Odyssey Each lesson is designed not only to teach students about the fascinating world of myths and legends but also to develop their analytical, creative, and presentation skills.

This pack contains everything you need to teach ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature. You will get a 34-lesson scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, and all of the resources you need to deliver it. This scheme of work uses a ‘blended learning’ approach, covering skills for both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature. It incorporates the whole-class reading of the novel, activities on each chapter, non-fiction writing, narrative writing, literary and linguistic devices, punctuation and grammar. It also incorporates interactive and kinaesthetic revision activities. In this HUGE bundle, you will get ALL of my ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ resources: Scheme of work (medium-term plan) Vocabulary slides to support reading in class or at home Worksheets for each chapter 6 practice exam papers with support grids and suggestions for content of responses WAGOLL examples Prompts for quick-writes and discussions Lesson plan and resources: Writing IEEL paragraphs Lesson plan and resources: Gender 2 colour-by-numbers revision sheets Who said that? card sort Chapter 10 and 11 maze Author’s techniques self-marking activity Cover lesson about Malorie Blackman Exploring the title

This KS3 Gothic Literature worksheet is designed to keep KS3 pupils engaged for at least an hour. It contains four activities: Research Vocabulary building Analysis 4.Creative Writing I have provided an answer sheet.

This resource has been produced to support the teaching of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by Malorie Blackman at GCSE. Designed for whole-class teaching, so that the tier 2 and 3 vocabulary and metaphors can be explained to students without you having to keep stopping to explain what it all means. Pictures and diagrams are also included where relevant. This resource is suitable to support whole-class teaching, homework, revision, pre-teaching and independent reading of the book. This has been put together to boost the vocabulary of all students at all levels. It is particularly useful as an adaptive resource for students with EAL, ASD and hearing impairments. It is attractively, and simply presented, using a dyslexia-friendly font and background. This is an editable, 180-slide PowerPoint and a PDF version. Chapter headings and section dividers help you to find the relevant vocabulary quickly. If you are teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ at GCSE, please check out my other resources in my TES shop: worksheets, complete lessons and practice papers.

9 printable, editable posters of black authors for Black History Month 2024 (8 authors and one title). Authors featured are: Malorie Blackman, Maya Angelou, Benjamin Zephaniah, Toni Morrison, Grace Nichols, John Agard, Zadie Smith, Alice Walker. Designed for a secondary school library.

This worksheet requires no teacher input at all. It is suitable to be used for cover lessons, revision, homework, isolation or catch-up work etc. All the pupil needs is a copy of ‘An Inspector Calls’. What you get: two versions of the worksheet (including a version with plenty of scaffolding) varied self-guided tasks to assist revision of plot, character, and quotations enough independent tasks to last even the quickest pupils a full hour answer sheet (suitable for self-assessment or peer-assessment) both Word and PDF formats You may like to save some money by buying this worksheet in a bundle with similar worksheets for Acts one and three of ‘An Inspector Calls’. This bundle is available in the Wordy Witterings TES shop.

This worksheet requires no teacher input at all. It is suitable to be used for cover lessons, revision, homework, isolation or catch-up work etc. All the pupil needs is a copy of ‘An Inspector Calls’. What you get: two versions of the worksheet (including a version with plenty of scaffolding) varied self-guided tasks to assist revision of plot, character, and quotations enough independent tasks to last even the quickest pupils a full hour answer sheet (suitable for self-assessment or peer-assessment) both Word and PDF formats You may like to save some money by buying this worksheet in a bundle with similar worksheets for Acts two and three of ‘An Inspector Calls’. This bundle is available in the Wordy Witterings TES shop.

This worksheet requires no teacher input at all. It is suitable to be used for cover lessons, revision, homework, isolation or catch-up work etc. All the pupil needs is a copy of ‘An Inspector Calls’. What you get: two versions of the worksheet (including a version with plenty of scaffolding) varied self-guided tasks to assist revision of plot, character, and quotations enough independent tasks to last even the quickest pupils a full hour answer sheet (suitable for self-assessment or peer-assessment) both Word and PDF formats You may like to save some money by buying this worksheet in a bundle with similar worksheets for Acts One and Two of ‘An Inspector Calls’. This bundle is available in the Wordy Witterings TES shop.

This stand-alone, no-prep lesson is designed to encourage pupils to ‘aim higher’ at GCSE, moving pupils of all levels up towards the highest grades. You get: detailed lesson plan powerpoint (also as a PDF version) pupil resources: examples of grade 8/9 narrative, example of grade 4/5 narrative, exit ticket The lesson includes: individual, paired and group work tasks annotation optional: use of technology instead of paper copies (individual tablets) optional: use of drama to develop empathy (teacher in role)