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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 :)

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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 :)
Christmas Market descriptive writing lesson (verbs, adverbs, adjectives and language devices)
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Christmas Market descriptive writing lesson (verbs, adverbs, adjectives and language devices)

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A Christmas creative writing lesson based around describing a Christmas market. Lesson is scaffolded with a video, pictures and planning tasks for students to gather their ideas. WAGOLL answers are included for students to assess/discuss. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. This lesson is aimed at KS3 but can easily be adapted for older year groups.
Frankenstein's Monster - Diary Entry plus 'create your own monster' task.
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Frankenstein's Monster - Diary Entry plus 'create your own monster' task.

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Gothic style lesson focusing on Frankenstein’s monster. Includes a starter activity where students create their own monster by each designing a different body part. Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at KS3 but can be used for older students. Planned using the TEEP model.
Christmas Carol Stave 2 - Fezziwig and role models
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Christmas Carol Stave 2 - Fezziwig and role models

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A Christmas Carol lesson analysing Fezziwig and role models in the novel. Aimed at KS4 but can easily be adapted. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme and aim/challenge/super challenge. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.
2 x Christmas Descriptive writing lessons. Using powerful vocabulary and linguistic devices.
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2 x Christmas Descriptive writing lessons. Using powerful vocabulary and linguistic devices.

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2 x lessons aimed at KS3 but can be used for KS4. Lessons include reading an extract from the GCSE text ‘A Christmas Carol’ and then completing descriptive writing tasks. Lessons are a nice way to keep lessons Christmas themed while still teaching important skills and introducing GCSE texts to younger students. All lessons differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme and aim/challenge/super challenge. All lessons planned using TEEP.
4x Christmas Lessons - Descriptive writing and persuasive writing (including Rang-tan Xmas advert and The Snowman lessons.)
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4x Christmas Lessons - Descriptive writing and persuasive writing (including Rang-tan Xmas advert and The Snowman lessons.)

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4 x Christmas themed lessons aimed at KS3 and KS4. 2 lessons are based on descriptive writing - one involving writing a description of a Christmas market and one lesson using the ‘show don’t tell’ techniques to write a description of the Snowman coming to life. 2 lessons are on persuasive writing using the Rang-tan advert and the Band Aid Christmas song ‘Do they know it’s Christmas time?’ All lessons differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme and aim/challenge/super challenge.
AQA Language Paper 1. 4 lessons teaching Questions 1-5 using 'The Landlady' text.
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AQA Language Paper 1. 4 lessons teaching Questions 1-5 using 'The Landlady' text.

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A series of 4 lessons teaching questions 1-5 on AQA Language Paper 1 using ‘The Landlady’ text. All lessons are differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme and aim/challenge/super challenge. Learning objectives are based on the assessment objectives for each question (example can be seen in the preview slide.) Please leave a review if possible. I’d love feedback on my lessons :)
AQA Language Paper 1 Lessons and resources Bundle.
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AQA Language Paper 1 Lessons and resources Bundle.

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A bundle of lessons and resources to teach all questions on the language paper 1 (fiction.) All lessons differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Please leave a review if you have time :)
Non-fiction - To write and present a news report on a current topic.
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Non-fiction - To write and present a news report on a current topic.

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Lesson is aimed at getting students interested in the news by making it fun and interesting. Lesson asks students to think about the way they can access the news and why news is important. Students then watch and discuss the news before writing and presenting their own news report on a current topic. Aimed at KS3 students but can easily be adapted to suit older students. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme and aim/challenge/super challenge.
AQA Language Paper 2 Non-Fiction Scheme of Work. Complete set of lessons and resources.
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AQA Language Paper 2 Non-Fiction Scheme of Work. Complete set of lessons and resources.

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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. Please leave a review. I would love to hear your feedback :)
Creative Writing lesson - Journey to a magical world. Language paper 1, question 5 skills.
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Creative Writing lesson - Journey to a magical world. Language paper 1, question 5 skills.

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Lesson asks students to choose a door to another world (Hogwarts, Narnia, Neverland, Wonderland and Middle Earth.) They then plan the opening and eventually go on to produce a piece of creative writing describing their journey to this other world. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Aimed at KS3 but can also be used with KS4 to practice language paper 1, question 5 skills. Please leave a review, i’d love your feedback :)