I am a secondary school English teacher, teaching KS3 and KS4. My lessons are all differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Please leave a review - I would love to hear your feedback :)
I am a secondary school English teacher, teaching KS3 and KS4. My lessons are all differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Please leave a review - I would love to hear your feedback :)
A lesson aimed at introducing students to the context of A Christmas Carol.
Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
Independent task is for students to write a diary entry from the perspective of a child in a workhouse.
Lesson is aimed at students being able to understand the role of the ghost of Christmas past and to begin to empathise with Scrooge and explore how he changed.
Lesson differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme.
A lesson introducing students to the character of Lady Macbeth and analysing her role within the play.
Differentiated tasks/questions.
Looks at the context of the play and the role of women in the 17th Century.
5 homework sheets aimed at helping students develop their skills in planning an answer for Language Paper 1 Question 5.
Each sheet asks students to plan a list of powerful vocabulary (challenge to find synonyms to improve their vocab choices), a list of language devices and a list of the senses.
Planning sheets can then be used to write up a full practice answer to Paper 1 Question 5.
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A lesson aimed at teaching students the structure question (question 3) on language paper 1.
Lesson is differentiated with challenge questions and using the GCSE mark scheme.
Lesson is scaffolded to support all ability students in answering the question.
Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme.
Lesson includes WAGOLL answers that students can grade using the mark scheme.
Lesson is scaffolded to ensure all students can access the lesson and the question.
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Includes a range of lessons and resources for a non-fiction scheme of work.
All lessons differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme.
Lessons include a range of topics including: Prisons, P.T Barnum, the Death penalty, Live Aid, the news, Roald Dahl’s ‘Boy’, Selling houses, gun law and nursing.
Lessons cover both the reading and writing sections of the paper.
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Lesson looks at the context of the poem, the language and structure and gets students to analyse key quotations. This lesson also includes annotations of the poem.
Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
Lesson is aimed at GCSE students as part of the Power and Conflict Poetry for GCSE English Literature.
Used as part of the speaking and listening GCSE module but can work as a stand alone lesson to practice speaking and listening skills. Could also be adapted for teaching non-fiction if needed.
Lesson is based around the concept of Room 101 with students being asked to think about their pet peeves and eventually work in a group to present a short presentation on why it should be put into room 101.
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
Students are given various tasks before answering an exam style question.
Lesson focuses on Act 1, Scene 3 and the impact of the witches prophecies.
Used as part of the speaking and listening GCSE module but can work as a stand alone lesson to practice speaking and listening skills. Could also be adapted for teaching non-fiction if needed.
Lesson starter asks students to write down a funny story that is either truth or a lie. The teacher then collects these in and returns to them for the plenary.
The main part of the lesson involves students been allocated a topic and having to work with others to gather information about that topic to eventually present their findings.
Lesson is part of a series of lessons teaching OMAM but could work as a stand alone lesson.
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
Lesson looks at chapter 1 and the relationship between George and Lennie.
A lesson taught as part of a unit teaching Of Mice and Men.
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
Aimed at a top-set year 9 class but can easily be adapted for lower ability groups.
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
This lesson is based around chapter 11 of the novel Boy In the Striped Pyjamas and teaches students about Hitler and how he came to power.
Students eventually have a choice of differentiated tasks to complete based around the chapter.
-A lesson made as part of a KS3 unit of work about Chaucer.
-Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
-Lesson focuses on AO4 and evaluating the text.
Analysing the opening scene of Macbeth and the context of Witchcraft.
Students analyse what makes it an effective opening.
Challenge tasks used for differentiation.
Lesson planned using the TEEP model.
Students are asked to find different ‘pieces’ of a gothic story (for example: characters, setting, curses, colours, lighting, weather etc) - these will be stuck around the room before the lesson begins.
Once each group has found every piece, they then have 15 minutes to discuss and plan a gothic story using the elements they have collected.
Then students will use these ideas to independently write up their own gothic story.
Lesson is aimed at KS3 but can be adapted for older years.
Lesson is planned using the TEEP model.
Lesson is differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme.
A Sherlock mystery writing lesson to focus on Paper 1, Question 5 descriptive writing skills.
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme.
Aimed at KS3 but could be easily adapted for GCSE groups.
Lesson planned using the TEEP model.