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I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English. Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies. You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.

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I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English. Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies. You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
Checking out me history John Agard GCSE poetry 9-1
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Checking out me history John Agard GCSE poetry 9-1

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Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Checking out me history' by John Agard. 2 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability
Jekyll and Hyde exam revision 9-1 context extract to whole differentiated exam practice
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Jekyll and Hyde exam revision 9-1 context extract to whole differentiated exam practice

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Resource to support the revision of context of Jekyll and Hyde and how to form exam responses to an extract from the novel and make links to the novel as a whole. Meticulously planned and differentiated. purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resources provide opportunities for carousel activities whereby students read 4 extracts from the novel and make notes to form an exam response. Students will consider other parts of the text as part of their answer. Extracts taken from: -chapter 3 - 'Dre Jekyll was quite at ease' -chapter 4 - 'Carew murder case' -chapter 9 - 'Dr Lanyon's narrative' -chapter 10 -'Henry Jekyll's full statement' A booklet is also included to support higher ability exploration of context.
Homelessness context resources Stone Cold The Outsiders homeless
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Homelessness context resources Stone Cold The Outsiders homeless

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Resources to support the understanding of the context of being homeless. Ideal for supporting students with their exploration of texts such as 'Stone Cold' and 'The Outsiders.' Resources included: - Homelessness case studies - missing person posters/adverts - extract from Stone Cold - homelessness and the law - true or false activities - what is a home? - 'The Streets of London' Ralph McTell exploration - 'London' by William Blake poem exploration - consideration of bullying - leaflet examples - investigation into homeless charities Resources provide opportunities to: - explore homelessness through case studies and exploring the law - write persuasively - structure formal letters - explore and create missing person posters - explore poetry - analyse texts - investigate and create leaflets# - debate whether more housing is needed
Comparing non fiction texts on the theme of family holidays GCSE practice
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Comparing non fiction texts on the theme of family holidays GCSE practice

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18 fully differentiated lessons that use the theme of family holidays to analyse and compare non-fiction texts. (All texts included) Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Differentiation by colour: purple = low ability blue = middle ability yellow = high ability These resource re ideal for KS3 or KS4 in preparation for tackling non-fiction texts at GCSE. They are meticulously planned and ready to go. Download and use. Texts: - Butlins promotional video - Practical caravan article - Information leaflet - Holidays matter - Extract from PGL - Family adventures - Guardian online article - Centerparcs blog Resources provide opportunities to: - Analyse language - Analyse graphological features - Analyse perspective - Analyse audience and purpose - Compare texts
Elizabethan England context resources Shakespeare GCSE  Context revision
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Elizabethan England context resources Shakespeare GCSE Context revision

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Resources to support the teaching of context of Shakespeare's plays - Romeo and Juliet - Much Ado about Nothing - Macbeth etc. Useful carousel activities to allow students to get to grips with contextual information before reading plays or as revision activities. Resources provide opportunities to: -explore Elizabethan England -Share Shakespearean facts -explore gender -explore crime and punishment - explore Shakespeare's theatre - compare traditional and modern audience reactions to plays -explore Elizabethan entertainment -explore rich and poor
Spoken language writing lessons Speech writing differentiated
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Spoken language writing lessons Speech writing differentiated

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8 fully differentiated lesson (by colour) that support the teaching of writing speeches. (Spoken language) Lessons are meticulously planned and culminate with students writing a speech on a topic that interests them. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Speeches that are used as a stimulus: - Emma Watson - Winston Churchill - Queen Elizabeth I - George W Bush - Napoleon (Animal Farm) Students will practice writing speeches using the following topics: - increase in legal driving age - importance of mobile phones - social media Students will develop the following skills: - speech writing using the 6 part structure - persuasive writing - speaking and listening - developing effective openings
An Inspector Calls Act 1 new specification GCSE 9-1 - Fully differentiated lessons - ready to teach
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An Inspector Calls Act 1 new specification GCSE 9-1 - Fully differentiated lessons - ready to teach

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6 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of act 1 of An Inspector Calls Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - explore context 1912 and 1945 - explore Birling's political view point - analyse language and structure - structure exam responses - compare the responsibility of Birling and Sheila
Investigating spoken language GCSE / KS3 Ready to go differentiated lessons
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Investigating spoken language GCSE / KS3 Ready to go differentiated lessons

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Over 10 lessons worth of resources to support the teaching of spoken language. All lessons are meticulously planned and fully differentiated by colour. These lessons are ready to go and are numbered for ease of use. Ideal for use in KS3 given the removal of this component as part of GCSE. Differentiation: purple - lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resources allow students to identify and analyse the following spoken language techniques: - face threatening acts - jargon - accent and dialect - formal and informal talk - Adjacency pairs - back channel features - Fillers and hedges - Holding the floor - turn taking - overlapping speech - standard English - spontaneous speech Students will explore spoken language taken from the following sources: - Catharine Tate as Lauren in the UK sitcom - Jeremy Paxman interview with Russell Brand - Ali G interview with Tony Benn - Jonathan Ross interview with Lady Gaga - Board room conversations taken from the Junior apprentice - Classroom talk taken from Highgate Wood school - Transcripts of students talking with teachers Links provided for YouTube video clips to allow students to observe the spoken language before analysing Planning sheets, card sort of techniques, homework tasks and analysis writing frames are also included.
Gothic horror short story Edgar Allan Poe Frankenstein Dracula
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Gothic horror short story Edgar Allan Poe Frankenstein Dracula

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Resources to support the teaching of gothic horror short story with focus on the work of Edgar Allan Poe Short stories and extracts covered: - Masque of the red death - The tell tale heart - Frankenstein - Dracula Opportunities provided to: - explore symbolism - explore context of gothic and black death - compare short stories -analyse language and structure - identify use of the senses and use the senses to create own gothic writing - explore genre
Of Mice and Men Bundle Whole novella fully differentiated with context resources including a revision guide & medium term plan
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Of Mice and Men Bundle Whole novella fully differentiated with context resources including a revision guide & medium term plan

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Fully differentiated resources to support the teaching of chapters 1, 2 and 3 of ‘Of Mice and Men.’ Resources have been created to reflect the skills needed to access the new GCSE 9-1 Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Opportunities to: - explore context - read actively - explore themes including loneliness - explore characterisation - use the GCSE 9-1 mark scheme to self and peer assess - write imaginatively Revision guide included which is also useful as a homework project
Romeo & Juliet new specification 9-1 ACt 4 UPDATED with structure strips & langauge skills embedded
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Romeo & Juliet new specification 9-1 ACt 4 UPDATED with structure strips & langauge skills embedded

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Three differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Structure strips and a lesson to develop AQA language paper 1 question 4 evaluation skills also included Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore language, form and structure - assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria - explore the presentation of character and theme - select judicious evidence - analyse evidence - practice squeezing more detail from a quotation - use structure strips to elicit better responses - develop skills for AQA language paper 1 question 4 - evaluate - analyse language at word level - explore imagery - use WHAT, HOW, WHY instead of PEE which can be too restrictive
A Christmas Carol Revision GCSE 9-1
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A Christmas Carol Revision GCSE 9-1

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Resources to support the revision of ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Included: - 15 key quotations with accompanying images to help students learn quotations and remember useful quotes for analysis. Also great for displays. - Extract to whole revision - ideal for carousel use whereby students read an extract and go through the process of structuring a response to the question.
Animal Farm revision bundle  for new specification
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Animal Farm revision bundle for new specification

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A range of resources to support the revision of Animal Farm for new specification 9-1 with reference to the AQA literature paper Included: - character/theme revision - extract to whole practice - how to structure a response - quotations with images - useful for learning quotations - revision guide - useful as a homework project
AQA Language paper 1 resources ideal for remote learning WTM Walking talking mock
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AQA Language paper 1 resources ideal for remote learning WTM Walking talking mock

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These resources (four lessons) guide students how to tackle each of the questions on language paper 1. The extract is taken from ‘The Mist in the mirror.’ Included is a ppt to guide students through the expectations of each question including model answers that would achieve at least a grade 5 and planning strategies for each question. Worksheets are also included which can be uploaded to an online learning platform for students to complete. Worksheets are very user friendly to minimise student difficulty.