Lesson introduces ORATOR as a mnemonic to aid a swift draft of a persuasive speech. Can be adapted for writing as well. Worksheet task included. Students assess each other for significant progress.

An intro to English at secondary school. Recap of vocabulary and punctuation. Ready to go !

Lesson stresses the need to check through work before submitting it. Includes worksheet and BLOOMS questions. Answers also !

Lesson 3 in the series of this Scheme of work. Students imagine the details of a rat invasion. They have yet to read the whole poem; so this is an anticipatory lesson. Worksheet included and remember this is for LOWER LEVEL. Aligned to Common Core Standard: W.6.3

Lesson focusses on the novel by Pullman but this lesson can easily be adapted to other novels/poems/texts. Students move from reading to internalising to diary entry writing in a well-structured progress. For lower levels but can be adapted upwards.

lesson asks students to examine the good/bad points about becoming old.. could be deep questioning or lighter.depends on adaptation. Some feedback please!

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.

Writing/Speaking/Listening on this topic. Students discuss and comment on a variety of tasks and learn about the history of TV.

Please give feedback !.Lesson focusses on the risks of using mobiles. Invites students to make informed decisions and reflect on how the device could have potential consequences later in life.

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

Lesson designed around vacation where everything goes wrong. Students view slides and write apposite similes; introduce these into a letter of dissatisfaction. Fairly self-explanatory but might need a slide on FORMAL/INFORMAL writing.

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

Lesson stimulates controversial conversation about gender assigned roles in life. No answers to this, only discussion. Requires a firm hand and a willing class with clear guidelines on how to debate.

I wrote this myself after spending lunch time duty watching crowds of students enjoying fights. Grim though it was, the poem asks a few questions. Students can then write their own version of a poem/story connected with bullying/fighting/crowd behaviour. Link with the brilliant film on youtube - Pictures now added !

Students compare two eye-witness accounts and answer questions on how atmosphere is conveyed. worksheet and extracts included.

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

27 literacy links to BBC websites making a literacy lesson a little easier for remote learning.

Resolve to ensure your students know 21 Literary techniques with examples and a brief description of their effect. Ideal for a lesson starter/SETTLING ACTIVITY. Ilustrated.

Ten poems read by famous people to explore and simply listen to. This is just meant to relax students but you could create questions.

At least two lessons here. Students explore how Browning uses IMAGERY. Illustrated to help. More to come....Lessons intended for LOW ability 6th Grade students but can be adapted.