A lesson to help students prepare for their GSCE exam on the play Macbeth. The lesson goes through how to write a response to an exam-style question.

This is a fully differentiated lesson for learners studying Functional Skills English. The lesson has been designed to help build learners confidence on the writing element of the course. The lesson is scaffolded to support learners to plan and write their own exam-style response. The theme of the lesson is gaming but offers alternative topics should the learners want to write about something else. This lesson requires no printing and is ideal for distance learning. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own students If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources added each week.

This is a fully differentiated lessons looking at the character of Sherlock Holmes in the story The Speckled Band. The lesson introduces learners to the key concept of making inferences and how this can be applied to studying English. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and helps to develop skills when responding to language questions. The PowerPoint includes a student example that works well to help learners to make a response to an exam-style question. All of my lessons are tried and tested with my own groups, if you like this lesson then please check out my shop which is updated weekly with more resources and lessons.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of fear in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The lesson helps learners gain an understanding of the contextual factors that have impacted the themes within the novella and how this is seen in a key extract of the text. The lesson helps learners to identify key quotations and to structure their response to an exam-style question. The lesson has opportunities for AFL and a model example. This lesson can be taught both online or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at The Class Game by Marey Casey. The lesson looks at understanding how language, structure and form has been used to present the theme of conflict. The lesson has a model response and helps learners to plan a response to an exam-style question. The lesson also looks at drawing comparisons to the other poems in the anthology. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and has been designed to require no additional printing. If you liked this recourse, then please check out my poetry bundle and my shop which is updated each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the characters of Benvolio and Tybalt in Act One of Romeo and Juliet. The lesson helps learners to understand how Shakespeare has created a contrast between the different characters. The lesson includes a key scene from the play and helps learners approach an exam-style question. This Lesson can be taught either online or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for more lessons.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying level one or level two for Functional Skills English. The lesson looks at how to write a speech for the writing assessment. If you enjoyed this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying Functional Skills English level one or level two with a strong focus on the writing assessment. The lesson uses the theme of New year to focus on a writing question in preparation for key assessments. A model example and plan is included so that the learners can understand how to produce an effective response. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for learners studying Functional Skills level one or level two. The lesson includes both reading and writing tasks on the topic of vaping. The lesson also goes through how to create an effective speech, key techniques and how to plan for the exam. If you enjoyed this video then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This planning sheet was designed to help students build the skills they need to appropriately attempt the writing section of the functional skills exam. There are tasks to build skills with spelling, grammar and punctuation and helps them to plan a successful written response. If you found this resource helpful then please see my page for more lessons, which are updated each week.

A transcript from Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN about climate change. This resources also comes with diferentuated tasks and is a sample from my bundle Functional Skills New Reform 2

This is lesson two in a sixteen-week series looking at writing for different purposes for Functional Skills level One and Level Two. The lesson helps learners to understand texts and how to select quotations to justify opinions. The lesson also includes an example of an initial assessment to help understand the current writing level of your learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson is the third in a sixteen-week course looking at Functional Skills English Level One and Level Two. The lesson goes through the DAFORREST techniques needed for both reading and writing, provides feedback from the initial assessment and also takes a first look at the reading assessment. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson designed for learners studying GCSE English Literature and the text Jane Eyre. The lesson covers key details regarding the context of the novel and helps learners to revise key themes. If you like this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a detailed and fun lesson that helps students to understand how to formulate an argument in an educated manner. The lesson looks at the celebration of Valentine’s Day and how we celebrate it.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at how to write an article for the English language paper two exam. The lesson uses the topic focus of mobile phones to learners understand the key techniques needed to construct an effective article. The lesson includes a model response and examiner feedback to help learners understand how to achieve marks in the exam. This lesson has been tried and tested with my own students and it can be taught either remotely or face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of the Nurse in the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson follows on from my previous lesson which focused on the character of Lady Capulet and helps learners to draw comparisons between the two characters. The lesson includes a model response and many opportunities for AFL. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught either remotely or face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my TES shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.