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Resources for KS3, KS4 and KS5 English. Specialising in IGCSE, IB English A and ESL. I also make great quizzes.

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Resources for KS3, KS4 and KS5 English. Specialising in IGCSE, IB English A and ESL. I also make great quizzes.
Fun Christmas Quiz with 72 questions - Music, gifs, film, celebs, films, etc
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Fun Christmas Quiz with 72 questions - Music, gifs, film, celebs, films, etc

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This fun Christmas quiz has 7 rounds with 72 total questions. The rounds are: Partridge in a pear tree Christmas films General Christmas knowledge Christmas songs Christmas food and drink Complete the Christmas lyric Name the secret Santas It includes song clips, film gifs, food round, multiple choice, celebrities and so on. Teacher sheet and student sheet included. Fun for Christmas! Perfect for tutor time or end of term activity. Rounds also include an optional timer, which plays fun, fast-paced music to help keep the timings correct for the quiz.
Speed debating lesson: 24 debating prompts for high school students
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Speed debating lesson: 24 debating prompts for high school students

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This ppt contains rules and 24 debating prompts, along with a timer. This is intended for speed debating in a speed dating style, with pairs of students faced opposite each other. The teacher decides which side is agreeing and which side is disagreeing and then students have 3 minutes to debate. I usually then open up the topic to the class to have a whole room debate, but that’s up to you. Some controversial topics included, to be used at your discretion depending on the personality and ability of your class. Easily modifiable format for you to include your own topics. I originally used this with a top set year 11 class with lots of second language learners. Could be used for first language or second language learners, depending on ability.
Fun Cross-Curricular Quiz: 10 rounds and 160 questions: maths, sports, biology, literacy...
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Fun Cross-Curricular Quiz: 10 rounds and 160 questions: maths, sports, biology, literacy...

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This fun cross-curricular quiz is most suitable for ages 11-16, with differentiated questions that include optional clues, which the teacher can if they judge their class needs the extra help. Each question slide has a 30 second timer on to help maintain pace, accompanied by fun music to keep the atmosphere lively. Some bonus rounds are also included, which can be used or not used depending on time. Rounds include picture rounds, music rounds, sound clues, etc. This would be suitable for a lesson or for use in tutor time over a number of days. All answers are included at the end of the ppt and in the form of a teacher answer sheet. A blank student answer sheet is also included. This quiz includes 10 rounds: Literacy Geography Languages Politics Maths History ICT Music Biology Sport
CIE English a First Language: Question 1 & 2 (Miss Salmon)
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CIE English a First Language: Question 1 & 2 (Miss Salmon)

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Three PowerPoints for CIE English as a First Language, guiding students through an assessment Q1 and Q2. Third PowerPoint is a review lesson, looking over common mistakes my students made. Hope it’s of some use to any teachers out there as I know CIE First Language resources are spare on TES. Included is a feedback sheet, three powerpoints and the exam question paper, mark scheme & insert.
The Historical Context of The Great Gatsby
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The Historical Context of The Great Gatsby

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A PowerPoint guiding students through the historical context of The Great Gatsby. Includes videos, images, songs, quotes from the Great Gatsby and discussion point. This took me around 2 hours to teach using the materials in this resource. I cover: prohibition, the American dream, the roaring 20s and the new woman. These are linked back to the novel to explain how they are relevant to the novel.
Writing Letters for CIE English as a First Language
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Writing Letters for CIE English as a First Language

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This is a PPT lesson guiding you through teaching Question 1 letter writing for CIE IGCSE English as a First Language. It uses The Hunger Games as a text, looking at the Interview scene. Included is one full PPT (this took me around 3 hours to teach fully), a mock CIE assessment Q1 based on The Hunger Games, a planning sheet and an example insert annotated for the three bullet points.
Writing Diaries for CIE English as a First Language
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Writing Diaries for CIE English as a First Language

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This is a PPT lesson guiding you through teaching Question 1 diary writing for CIE IGCSE English as a First Language. It uses The Hunger Games as a text, looking at the Reaping scene. Included is one full PPT (this took me around 3 hours to teach fully), a mock CIE assessment Q1 based on The Hunger Games and an example insert annotated for the three bullet points.
Analysing the Opening of The Hunger Games Film
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Analysing the Opening of The Hunger Games Film

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This lesson guides students through analysing the opening of The Hunger Games film, looking specifically at the use of sound, camera angles, contrast and the portrayal of Katniss. I’ve also included some notes I made with my class about the opening film, with suggested talking points. Slides include screenshots and sound clips from the film. I couldn’t share the whole opening of the film due to copyright issues, so you’ll need to get the DVD, download it using your own means, or rent it off Youtube.
Using Language Devices in Descriptive Writing
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Using Language Devices in Descriptive Writing

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This is a review lesson for language devices, which defines the language devices with examples, then moves onto identifying languagde devices in a text, before finally guiding students to use the language devices with a range of engaging picture stimuli. Originally planned for the CIE IGCSE English as a First Language scheme but would also work well for AQA English Language, as that has a picture stimulus based writing task. Also includes a language device Kahoot I made including videos, pictures and music, such as Justin Bieber. The file is a PowerPoint file.
The Hunger Games: Unit of Work for CIE English as a First Language
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The Hunger Games: Unit of Work for CIE English as a First Language

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This is a unit of work aimed at the CIE English as a First Language GCSE spec. It could be adapted for other specifications, especially for creative writing. Simply remove the CIE question and insert your own prompt, using my stimulus text too if you choose. This unit took me around five weeks to teach. Each powerpoint took around 3.5 hours on average to cover in class (including discussion time, time to write and give feedback, etc). Differentiated for ESL/EAL learners with key vocabulary, word of the day and prereading homeworks. It covers letter writing, interview writing and diary writing for question 1. Mock CIE style assessments are also included to support this, along with annotated inserts. It also has a lesson for writing a dystopian story for the coursework unit. The scheme also covers using language devices in creative writing and analysis of film, looking at the opening scenes of The Hunger Games film. Included are: one full unit plan, seven ppts, two homework tasks, three mock Q1s based on the novel, and an example planning sheet.
Reading Quiz for Young Adult Books (Differentiated KS3/KS4!) for English/library lessons
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Reading Quiz for Young Adult Books (Differentiated KS3/KS4!) for English/library lessons

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This fun and colourful English reading quiz would be suitable for KS3 and KS4. Each round contains extra clues to support weaker students, plus songs, film audio, picture clues, timers and more. All of the books in this quiz are books I have seen my pupils read, so should be accessible to most high school students. Extra clue differentiate for weaker ability students too. Total of 67 colourful slides. I gave it a contents page and fully hyperlinked so it would also be appropriate for starters and/or tutor time activities. Also included are student answer sheets and teacher answer sheet. Rounds include: Picture round Name the author Opening lines Books on Netflix Unscramble the title Books and film Blurbs Youtube authors Children’s books Fan art
End of Term Music Genres Quiz with Eight Rounds (Modern Pop Songs!)
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End of Term Music Genres Quiz with Eight Rounds (Modern Pop Songs!)

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This pack includes a PowerPoint music genres quiz with eight rounds of different genres for pupils to guess. The first 20 second clips of songs are included within the presentation. Also included are pupil answer sheets and a teacher’s answer sheet. The presentation is colourful, exciting and engaging. I chose a mixture of songs that I thought pupils would know and a couple of more challenging entries. I made this genre quiz to suit diverse classrooms with different ‘cliques’ of students and an array of musical tastes… hopefully something to appease everyone! Happy quizzing! Genres: pop emo hip hop cheesy classics world music classic rock Disney electronic & dance
Informal Letter Writing (IGCSE English as a Second Language)
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Informal Letter Writing (IGCSE English as a Second Language)

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Three lessons on the topic of informal letter writing. This was intended for CIE IGCSE English as a Second Language question 6, but could be used also with KS3. 1. Generating ideas - four different routes into coming up with ideas for letter writing (PPT) 2. Formal/informal language with a variety of activities and model answers (PPT) 3. Peer assessment (PPT) This also comes with a success criteria based on the CIE mark scheme.
Creative Writing: Dialogue for SEN/Low Ability KS3 (Booklet)
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Creative Writing: Dialogue for SEN/Low Ability KS3 (Booklet)

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This is a complete booklet designed for SEN KS3, full with colourful pictures and fully scaffolded. As always with my SEN material, I use a colour coded key for each activity to guide pupils through tasks. There is a full planning section and a fast finishers section at the back. This 12 page colourful booklet comes both as a PDF and in editable Word format.
Booklet for AQA Paper 2, Section B (Non-Fiction, Feminism and Black Civil Rights Themed)
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Booklet for AQA Paper 2, Section B (Non-Fiction, Feminism and Black Civil Rights Themed)

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This 17 page booklet contains: - Pre-1914 Source A: "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth - speech about black women's rights in America - Modern Source B: "Supermodel Turned Spokesperson" on Tyra Banks. A humourous article packed full of language devices and interesting language on Tyra Banks deciding to 'speak up' for women's rights. - Both sources are annotated with talking points - Scaffolded tasks and guidance for Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 - Exam style questions - An additional exam booklet with these texts in should you choose to use this as an assessment - PDF and editable Word Docs of both booklets