Written for a low year 8 class but adaptable. Contains reading and writing activities. All ready to deliver.

Straightforward practice for explaining the effect of similes and metaphors. Illustrated.

" A Vendetta " by Maupassant. Read it via video. Questions on slides. VERY ENTERTAINING

Lessons 5 & 6 focused on the novel The Giver. Aimed at year 7 students studying at home during the pandemic. Short but useful.

Students move on to look at how language is used to show a dystopian setting. A short 35 minutes worth X 2 = 70 MINUTES.

Learning template for proposed remote learning. Format is simple and requires minimum adaptation by teacher. Have included introduction slides by way of explanation. Only good for internet connected places.

Quick and easy way to create a narrative using six pictures and a coin. Suits all levels and can be used for speaking and listening.

A visual guide to life in Elizabethan England. Showing students objects of the time helps bring home the fact that all is real !

A selection of things that students should read before they’re 18 years old. They can of course, read them afterwards as well. Plenty to argue about wherever teachers gather together. Contains brief comments on each novel/poem/short story.

Students complete questions and activities and finish their reading of the novel. The next lessons will focus on close analysis.

Two or possibly 3 lessons involving an essay on the importance of memories. Structured for lower levels and remote learning.

This is for KS 3 and aims to answer the question: What makes a good story teller ? Students can use their phones in a practical way to create atmosphere.

All on one page.

Lesson two in a series. Suitable for remote learning. Chunked activities and not too long (30/40 minutes)

Lessons 6 and 7 aimed at Year 8 learners at home during the crisis. Short but useful.

Lesson 3 in a series. Does what it says on the tin. Should take 30 minutes to complete.

More lessons in this series. Check out THE GIVER GUIDE for links and chapter summaries all in one easy to send slide. A review of some nature would be a link to the world in these times.

31 slides, each with a real life mistake for your students to correct while you relax at the start of the lesson. Alternatively, why not use them in the middle or at the end of your lesson ? Correct answers are NOT included since if you do not know the answer, it’s probably not best to show them to students.

For Year 7s to 9s, but possibly for lower levels up the school. Students discuss meaning of metaphors and then listen to song by simon and Garfunkel, filling in blanks. Then they write an analysis of the song, using prompts.

Students rewrite the sentence using the word in capitals. Ideal for EAL/ starter activity/literacy.