Writing to advise lesson which give students a chance to self differentiate. All necessary material included. Adaptable to all KS3 year groups and, hopefully, a wider field than UK !

A variation on hot-seating where ALL students can take part! Students have a chance to talk to Hamlet just before he kills Polonius. Adaptable to ANYTHING.

Students are given a problem to solve. Are two brains better than one ? Answer to problem included on slides. ( 3 litre/5 litre problem..illustrated).

Lesson based on contemporary poem around the theme of TWIN Tower Attack. Worksheet and poem attached.

students imagine if Disney did Steinbeck. Written answers to justify choice of dog. SEE ALSO The Great Catsby ----got to run with this one.

A lesson designed to help students reflect on the answer to this question.

Slide show of this beautiful poem with pictures. Mixed up young lady..but what a poem !

Adapted HEADLINE LESSON. Gives explicit instructions for newspaper story writing. The 5 Ws of Journalism plus a chance to answer questions.

Lesson explores subjectivity and objectivity and takes the student on a little trip through his/her opinions.

Students ' sell' their plot ideas in an auction. You will need a post-it for each student. Some feedback please.

Students compare two historic eruptions.Create fact files, watch clips, present Venn diagram. Lasts two lessons.

Simple Maths trick as a starter.....asks students to EXPLAIN WHY.

A lesson which focuses only on the sonnet spoken between them. Worksheet attached and ready to deliver.

A Ppt illustrating the poem by Duffy. Includes questions, activity and homework.

Students use ’ WANTED’ ads in their local shop to create stories. Includes homework task. Feedback please…

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

I put these together to help me with behaviour issues in lessons. Students respond well to image re-enforcement and you can easily point to the board instead of repeating yourself. I always begin with the slide 1 when with year7s....

Printable facebook templates for Ophelia and Hamlet for you to use or adapt. Student friendly and useful.

Illustrated slide-show of the poem. Convenient.

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).