Student's imagine that Pip goes to the barber after his first visit to Satis house. They write the conversation between the two. Empathy needed. Lesson includes prompts.

Lesson asks students to examine WHY being part of a multicultural society might be a good thing/bad thing.\nVideo clips included. Ready to go. A bit London centric but can be adapted to other cities :)

10 slides about the novella designed to get students thinking about what they revise.

Students use wacky headlines as stimuli to write the article that might have appeared in the newspaper. Fun and productive. Can be used for homework.

illustrated slideshow of the poem. Useful as a starter.

Some slides containing ICONS which can be integrated into your lessons and and external explanations of each category. Many thanks to the acknowledged link in this resource.

Lesson asks students to choose and compare between jobs NOW and THEN. Utterly gross jobs, utterly interested students.

Lesson asks students to write a news report under pressure. Asks them to prioritise and select pictures to accompany article. good for BBC News report.

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.

Resource explores the sometimes pointless warnings we get on labels and signs and asks students to decide if they have a point or not.

Another installment showing why students need to be numerate. Deal or no deal in the shops etc. See Real Maths out shopping part one.

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.

Lesson 3 in the series of this Scheme of work. Students imagine the details of a rat invasion. They have yet to read the whole poem; so this is an anticipatory lesson. Worksheet included and remember this is for LOWER LEVEL. Aligned to Common Core Standard: W.6.3

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.

At least two lessons here. Students explore how Browning uses IMAGERY. Illustrated to help. More to come....Lessons intended for LOW ability 6th Grade students but can be adapted.

Communication- being able to read and write effectively. Which came first....Reading or Writing ?

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