Year 7 assembly with 14 simple ideas or plans for the summer holidays. Some original, some inspired by an Italian teacher.

1/2 of listening or reading or both. Add activities to suit. Year 8 and above.

A year 7 lesson for reading and understanding of attached poem. Chunked tasks will make the lesson fly by ! Speaking/listening and writing all in one lesson.

A quick ready to go lesson based on a short story (attached). Discussion questions and a list of comprehension questions are included. Suitable for KS 3 but adaptable upwards.

170 RANDOM LINKS to whet the appetite of a learner, either at home or in school.

A month of words for you to set one each day. Students work out meaning from context and then write their own sentence. A great opener to all English lessons and it keep them up to sped with dictionary skills. You could, however include a dictionary link.

Illustrated slide-show of the poem. Convenient.

21 words of the day for January. Students start your lessons copying the word, sentence and discussing the meaning. They then write a sentence of their own. Soon builds into a useful reference for further creative writing.

Students read first hand account of Black Death in Italy. Students answer questions. Answers on slides and photocopy.

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).

Students imagine an all porcine casting to the play by W.S. A starter, but a useful consolidation tool.

Another 50 questions to use in form time. Answers provided on screen. Visually accessible and designed for all students to be able to at least answer a question. Adaptable to anything.

lesson suitable for most year groups. A brief clip on the origins of WW1 and a song to complete plus discussion.

Slides from POWERPOINT for the creation of a FAMILY TREE. Keeps them busy and fosters conversation with fellow isolators.

Students consider a few questions on Chapters 18 & 19 and read Chapter 20. a short 30 minutes worth.

Students complete front page of newspaper published on the day after the death of Romeo and Juliet. Essentially an AFL but also useful as revision aid. More to come.Print on A3 for best results.

50 more questions for your form group. Answers included and ready to go.

Straightforward intro to New Year with 3 resolutions to use punctuation correctly. Worksheet, answers and resolution documents included.

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.