Overview: Find the devices in the poem Evidence(Use an appropriate quotation from the poem) Analyse(Why has the poet decided to use this technique? How has it improved the poem?)

A template to help learners apply the SMILE technique to an unseen poem

An English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity. This would be ideal for E3 Functional Skills learners and pupils in the KS3 & KS4 age groups. Based on the topic of Black Lives Matters , learners will read a source document before answering 8 skimming and scanning questions based on the source document. Answers are provided so learners can self mark.

A 31 page activity booklet which will help learners improve their descriptive writing. Each activity contains a colourful,detailed image that can to be used as stimuli for descriptive writing. There is a starter task that will ask the learner four questions that will help them in planning/ writing their descriptive piece. There are 14 other activities to complete.

An English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity. This would be ideal for E3 Functional Skills learners and pupils in the KS3 & KS4 age groups. Based on the topic of LGBTQ+, learners will read a source document before answering 8 skimming and scanning questions based on the source document. Answers are provided so learners can self mark.

54 Flash card prompts which will help to spark your learners’ imaginations. These flash cards contain pictures from a number of different fictional genres: gothic, western, sci-fi, historical, romance, modern and fantasy. Instructions: Print out the cards double sided. One side will have the picture prompts on and the other a zig zag pattern. Cut the cards out and laminate them. Get your learners to pick one card each and write a story or description by using the pictures as a stimulus.

This is a Functional Skills practice test / activity booklet. To make this fun for my class I based the activities on a conspiracy theory: the flat Earth theory. The first task is a practice test with ten questions ( answers are provided). These are similar questions to what they may be asked on their reading exam. Students will read a source document which includes information on the flat Earth theory. The second activity is a writing task and the learner will be asked to write an article for their collage magazine. They will write an article that informs people about this theory and also will give their own views on the subject. The last activity is a speaking and listening activity, where the learner will prepare and take part in a group debate based on this topic. This is good practice for their upcoming exam.

An A3 worksheet which gives the learner a list of character traits and asks them which characters in the play possess these traits. There is also an extension task to complete and the learner will be asked to use evidence from the text to support their choices.

2 X Worksheets An A3 PDF Revision Sheet. A resource to use as your class reads through the novel. After each chapter, get your learners to write a short summary of that chapter. They can also note down any characters that are featured / mentioned in the novel. This can be useful for when learners need to revise the novel and its key scenes. An A4 PDF Task Sheet A resource to help learners can identify and analyse the different characters as they read through the novel. They can write down a description of the character and their personality traits.

An A3 PDF revision resource. Once your learners have finished reading Dennis Kelly’s play, get them to revise their knowledge and write a summary of each scene. Great for GCSE revision.

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A lesson introducing Unseen Poetry and what to expect in the exam paper. It explains to learners how to annotate a poem using the SMILE technique and they will analyse Plath’s poem ‘The Mirror.’ Please note: I created this PPT using mostly my own ideas, however, to create this lesson, I have also adapted/ pasted some information from other ‘FREE download’ poetry resources that I found on TES. Thankyou for sharing your work.

A fun English game designed for my KS3 class to help them with their creative writing. The board contains a series of 5 prompts which will allow the learner to build their story: setting, main character, genre, main theme and conflict. Give the student a dice piece. They will roll the dice piece 5 times moving from left to right of the board. for example: The first number is a 4 which refers to the setting. Therefore, their story will be set on a train. The next number rolled is a 1, which mean the genre will be gothic / horror. the learner will then write a short story based on what they rolled on the prompt board. # E.g: A gothic short story set on a train featuring a teenage boy. The main theme is survival with the conflict in the story being the character vs the supernatural.

Worksheets and Answer Sheet Included. This is a math task that is based on supermarket loyalty cards. The learner will answer six questions and will need to use their arithmetic skills to solve them. Answers and the correct working out is provided on the second sheet.

3 X A4 Easter themed games. These Easter themed games have answer sheets provided. The can be used as a lesson filler or as a fun end of term activity.

A fun Easter game. These cards can be used in a number of different games: Charades - a word guessing game. The learner picks a card and acts out each syllable of the word while the rest of the learners guess the word Flashcards Match the pair game. Print out two copies of the cards. Cut out and turn them over and match the pictures / words. Prints double sided. A4 PDF document

An A3 PDF resource that I created and used with my mixed ability KS3 English class. I got the learners to write down each character in the play and asked them to write down the character’s personality traits. They then drew each character (their interpretation of what they thought that character would look like). Learners were also asked to pick a key quote from the play that best reflected that character’s personality. Following this, they then wrote an overview of each scene. This was in preparation for a practice essay question.

2 X A3 Easter themed task sheets. These Easter themed worksheets can be used as a lesson filler or as a fun end of term activity.

3 X Gaming Box Templates