Lesson 4 in a series about Dystopian novel THE GIVER aimed at year 7s

A set of slides providing creative writing/speaking/drama based stimuli. Can be used over KS3 and 4.

Selection from BBC website all in one place. Designed to get students thinking.

A summary of who is who in the play along with some plot details. Useful as a revision aid or introduction.

Illustrated slide show of the poem.Useful as revision tool or introduction to the poem.

Students reflect on chapters 14 & 15 and read chapters 16 & 17

' A little Learning is a dangerous thing..' Students assess their colleagues' ability to answer some basic questions.....urban myths. Answers provided and plenty to do. Could stretch over many lessons. Why not involve research ?

OMAM. This is a context lesson and also contains the pdf text of the novel.

The O. Henry classic. Just a half hour’s worth. Questions and story on pdf but also link to story on line.

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

Some essential knowledge for young people that might help them become good citizens. The bare bones of a wider lesson are here for any add-ons and tweaks. This is UK centric but can obviously be adapted to suit…

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.

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.

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

Pastoral slides for a year 7 but can be adapted . A quick reminder that it’s really simple to make resolutions. They should already form part of who we are and what we do. Good for assembly/tutor time.

Lesson explores the answer to this question and includes an extract from The Great Gatsby to test the students' interpretation skills.

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

Intro to the classic short story. Story and questions attached. Keep the light on. Aligned with Common Core State Standards: RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.8.2

Students discuss the possible answers to this question and identify how to overcome the fear of getting things wrong.

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