students imagine if Disney did Steinbeck. Written answers to justify choice of dog. SEE ALSO The Great Catsby ----got to run with this one.

Some feedback on this idea, please ? All you need are supermarket receipts from trolleys. People leave them all the time. When you're out shopping grab 'em. This lesson has numerous possibilities and can work on ALL levels.

Students use wacky headlines as stimuli to write the article that might have appeared in the newspaper. Fun and productive. Can be used for homework.

Students are asked to write what Mary's husband actually said to her and deliver them to the class. Pictures are also included for students to create monologue.

For use after story to focus students on providing suitable quotations from the story or as an aide-memoir .

Revision activity/Lesson activity brings the novel up to students' viewpoint. Adapt it - add all the characters.

How to weigh an elephant with bathroom scales Problem solving lesson with focus on creative solutions to a weighty issue. Solution included.

A new twist on the balloon debate. Students see pics of candidates BEFORE learning about them. Versatile lesson suits all levels and all ages from year 7 upwards.

Lesson based on contemporary poem around the theme of TWIN Tower Attack. Worksheet and poem attached.

Students discuss the possible answers to this question and identify how to overcome the fear of getting things wrong.

Communication- being able to read and write effectively. Which came first....Reading or Writing ?

Lesson reviews camera angles and asks students to storyboard "Ozymandias" by Shelley. There's a great selection of examples on youtube. Aligned with Common Core Standards: Literature: Key Ideas and Details (RL.6.1-3; RL.7.1-3; RL.8.1-3).

This is a lesson asking students to argue/persuade. Are school meals value for money/taste ? Alternative meals from other countries are shown as inspiration.

Intro to the classic short story. Story and questions attached. Keep the light on. Aligned with Common Core State Standards: RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.8.2

Deserves a look. Students love the story. Lesson introducing the classic short story about fear of the dark. Story attached. Keep the light on. If you don't know this story -it comes highly recommended. Adapt as speaking and listening. Create monolgue.

Printable facebook templates for Ophelia and Hamlet for you to use or adapt. Student friendly and useful.

Introduction to Mercutio's Queen Mab speech. Speech attached. Explains Elizabethan thinking on dreams.

Intro to the wonderful world of homophones. Basic intro but worksheet asks them to correct spelling and encourages pair work.

This lesson is to introduce or review parts of speech and basic linguistic devices.

Students have an antipathy toward questions about texts. Here's an exercise with NO text. As they work their way through the questions, the actual,text becomes clearer. There's no right answer, but there are logical ones. Silent start/ one sentence answers and then ....write up the story to which THESE are the questions. Pass to partner and answer. Student led lesson.