Lesson shows students that writing need not be about the extraordinary but could be extraordinary writing about everyday things. Focusses on the senses and gives a visual prompt.

15 questions for tutor time. students work in pairs to prepare an answer for the rest of the group. Set for research h/w/ PSHE lessons. Enough for fifteen weeks.

Illustrated version of the sonnet for revision/adaptation etc.

Fed up with the same old errors ? Give this quick starter a try. No doubt there will be more along this line.:)

Lesson examines previous knowledge and asks about the nature of duality in the character in the ballad "The Pied Piper of Hamelin". Activities included. Lower level but could be adapted.

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.

Lesson examines the nature of the stranger and asks students to imagine.....

Lesson one in a series based on "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman. Students envisage their ultimate story. Introductory lesson.

Last lesson in the series which explores HOT skills for a lower ability 6th Grade class. Handout and visual version included.

Penultimate lesson in this series. Students test modal verbs and complete handout.

Lesson uses a song to explore war attitudes. Gap filling listening exercise included.

Small test on opposites in vocabulary. Some tricky stuff and some varying answers. Worksheet included.\nAdaptable to all levels.

Sequel to Antonyms. Worksheet included. Adaptable to all levels. Could be used with class reading book/novel to develop and extend vocabulary. Feedback, please :)

A new look at the apostrophe and a chance for students to bet on their answers. Give each team a thousand pounds to start and let them decide. See You say, I pay on this website

A basic guide on how to use fullstops, commas and question marks. Worksheet included. Basic but useful for those who weren't listening last time. more to come.

Lesson uses this question to guide a class debate about domestic animals. Surveys, discussion points and an amusing clip included. Kids loved the lesson as it homes in on something very personal.

Lesson allows students to compare their own experience with their teacher's. Creates empathy and bonding between the two. Worksheet attached, Adaptable to all levels and my students loved it. Homework included. Feedback pls. :)

Lesson asks this question and wonders if humanity deserves a second chance after our present record. Worksheet included. Can easily be adapted to different levels, cultures etc. Feedback please !

Lesson takes students through different ways of making their writing less boring/repetitive.\nWorksheet included.

Students link characters in the novel to photos in an all-feline casting. Explores the novel in a different way.Only a starter but fun. SEE ALSO Of Mice and DOGS. See also HAMlet, Pinks of Denmark for an all pig casting.Matt Posner: It's a powerpoint with pictures of cats and instructions to match the cats to characters in The Great Gatsby for an imaginary all-cat version of that novel. It's like a feline Terror of Tiny Town. And the resource provider has made two others as noted above.