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I'm a passionate secondary English and History teacher and am the main planner of resources for my department; as such, I thought I would start sharing them here with the wider community of teachers and professionals. I am Australian trained, but currently teaching GCSE and A- Level (AQA specifications). All lessons are very visually engaging, with images, clips and a variety of activities. You won't find any boring/blank resources here!

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I'm a passionate secondary English and History teacher and am the main planner of resources for my department; as such, I thought I would start sharing them here with the wider community of teachers and professionals. I am Australian trained, but currently teaching GCSE and A- Level (AQA specifications). All lessons are very visually engaging, with images, clips and a variety of activities. You won't find any boring/blank resources here!
Year 10 PBL- How do literature and social change connect?
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Year 10 PBL- How do literature and social change connect?

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As the main homework task for the past unit (‘Jekyll and Hyde’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’), my students worked on producing a project that answers the inquiry question: How does literature and social change connect? Included are the project overview, the planning proforma sheet, and the final assessment rubric. A few useful tools for anyone experimenting with PBL for the first time.
Quote Wheel
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Quote Wheel

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Make thinking visible- a useful information organiser for KS4-5.
Year 7: Reading and writing feature articles
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Year 7: Reading and writing feature articles

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A fun 2-3 lessons that introduce students to the structure and form of feature articles. Builds to a task where they write their own feature article as Lois Lane, on the topic of Does the world really need superman? Included in this pack is an original model text of a feature article, written by yours truly :) My class had a lot of fun with this. Enjoy!
Inspector Calls- revise all skills lesson
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Inspector Calls- revise all skills lesson

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I set this as a cover lesson for my year 10s, and it’s a great way of revising for the GCSE papers Language 1 and Literature 2. Students read an extract from the play (which focuses on Sheila and the theme of generational differences) and then complete the activities. These follow the skills and style of the Lang paper 1 style (comprehension, language analysis, structural analysis, evaluation, creative writing), but they are more scaffolded and easier for students to access. A great way of covering content and skills across papers :)
Creative writing bundle!
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Creative writing bundle!

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A selection of lesson packs (some single, some double, some a series) ranging from KS3-4, all focused on building students’ creative writing skills. Valued at over £35. Enjoy!
GCSE Romeo & Juliet Unit of Work
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GCSE Romeo & Juliet Unit of Work

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All five acts, power-points and all lessons combined into one. (Previously sold separately per act) Find included: - Worksheets and activities covering themes, language devices and context - All power-points for lessons on each scene in each act - Strong focus on A01 and A02 - Diagnostic, formative and summative assessments included - Essay writing skills lessons - Model texts (including a whole model essay) - Creative writing and other activities Some lessons require viewings of Baz Luhrmann's film, so make sure you have a copy :) 25-30 lessons of content included in total. Enjoy!
Christmas Sale: Romeo & Juliet SOW
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Christmas Sale: Romeo & Juliet SOW

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Everything you need for teaching this GCSE scheme of work- now bundled and on sale. Save yourself some planning this Christmas/Hannukah!
GCSE- Power & Conflict Pt.1
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GCSE- Power & Conflict Pt.1

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8-12 lessons included in this pack cover the assessment outcomes, working backwards from A03-A01 in great detail. These lessons are designed to be taught either before commencement of the unit, or as revision for year 11 after the poems have been studied; they focus on building critical skills and hitting the level six targets ("judicious explorations") of the marking criteria. The poems in this collection of lessons are: Ozymandias, Storm on the Island, Kamikaze, Checking Out Me History, My Last Duchess and Remains.
Romeo & Juliet- Act 1
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Romeo & Juliet- Act 1

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I created these resources for my GCSE English class. I've split the resources into the 5 acts, with power-points and activities included for each scene. The focus is language, forms and features, stagecraft, Shakespeare's context (basically everything from A01-A03!) Enjoy
Year 8/9: Developing Characterisation
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Year 8/9: Developing Characterisation

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I taught this lesson as for a unit on how to write historical fiction, however you can adapt this resource for any creative writing unit. Focus of the lesson: Developing depth in characterisation Understanding the scales of characterisation to create interesting characters Worksheets included in PP Differentiated extension tasks with student voice and choice at the end Note that students will need either their own computers or some device to conduct a bit of research and to complete the Jigsaw activity (three videos to watch). Right click the videos on the photos on the PP to access them (the links are embedded).
High Ability: Macbeth Unit
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High Ability: Macbeth Unit

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I’m very proud to share with you my 12 week unit of work on Macbeth. This unit is aimed at a high ability class and includes 12 weeks worth of lessons, power-points, worksheets, resources, homework etc. The first few weeks focuses primarily on contextual details, followed by elements of tragedy, higher order terminology, and skills pertaining to form, genre, language and structure. Furthermore, this unit is designed as a flipped-model project. Students should read the play at home and focus on discussion and writing skills in class. I’ve included the 12 week program I wrote for my students, that details the breakdown of lessons, key terms for each week and required readings prior to each lesson. Feel free to adapt this to suit your own schedules. My students really engaged with the program and the flipped-model fosters independence, study skills, and student autonomy. Enjoy! Please note that character profile sheets are based on the Schmoop resources.