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.

Lesson focusses students on what they can do to improve their relationships with those that look after them. Father's Day in the Uk this June 16th. Will need tweaking for those not living in UK and does touch on issues which may be sensitive.

Tired of students coming back from holiday having done nothing except play computer games?\nSend/Give this to them and their parents. \nAdapt as necessary. Fully parent approved.

20 'What if ...' questions leading to three powerful questions. Can be used slide by slide each tutor time or all at once. Adaptable and designed to generate thinking on a different level.

A variation of HOT SEATING.....students create questions they'd ask Lennie on his run from the barn.\nThey then exchange and answer. Adapt this to any other character in the novella. Clearly adaptable to ANY play/poem/novel.

Not a snappy title but lesson asking students to reflect on how hard/easy it is to be a parent. worksheet included.

\tPupils consistently display a thirst for knowledge and understanding and a love of learning, including when being taught as a whole class or working on their own or in small groups. This has a very strong impact on their progress in lessons.With this in mind I devised an independent project for Year 7s (but it could run across the whole school). On our school VLE I posted the attached tasks. Each Year 7 student was given a scrap book and told to complete as many tasks as they wanted. For each completed task, the student receives a gold coin sticker. I organised it through tutor groups so the form with the most coins wins a trip out of school in the summer term.Parents love this as it gives students something to do in the holidays and on weekends. Activities are often London based as this is our nearest city but this can be adapted to any place in the world.Get your departments on board and help develop a thirst for knowledge in your school!

Revision exercise on the main events of 1066. Students create newspaper reports. Print out on A3 paper for best results.

Lesson takes class through the stories of 8 women who have inspired the world. Class takes notes and votes for the one who inspired them the most. Adaptable.

Creative writing or speaking lesson. Students have to match owners with possible possessions. Can be used for drama as well. Success criteria included.

Creative Writing. Student creates front page of newspaper charting his/her own fictional rise to fame.\ncaptions and subheadings all editable to suit. Print on A3 for best results. Feedback pls :)

Story which ends with a surprise. Students follow the narrative, answer questions on the worksheet. Instructions on note section of slides. Do not give out worksheet until you've been through the story. If you use, give your views !

A hybrid of two lessons I saw by Sue and Mac at Hayes School. Students overcome fear and caution in a Blooms enquiry into an unseen poem. Teacher cuts out attached questions and follows instructions on slides. I've included two poems for you to try. Student led most of the way.

Lesson asks students to complete sentences which will build into an internal monologue of their classroom experience. low level but easily adapted.

Lesson for lower ability which revises conventions of the genre and asks them to complete a cloze test together with some more challenging questions. Can be adapted upwards. See 3 lessons on Ghost story writing on this site.

Second part of Enquiry into The Black Death ask students to produce a newspaper front page consolidating their knowledge. Includes regular progress checks for observations and newspaper template already done. Use an A3 paper for best effect. See part one.

A series of subject related plenary slides. Adaptable and hopefully, will lead you on to other ideas.

Understudied poem deserving of a wider public audience. Resource asks students to update the poem to their own relevance.

Here are some slides which could help present a topic. Students fill in the speech/thought bubbles. Can be adapted for a ' fun' lesson. Feedback please !

Lesson invites students to choose real jobs for famous fictional characters. There are 14 here, but if inspired ,you can adapt for your own students.\nInsist on full answers. Can be used for discussion prior to exams etc or plenaries to lessons.