The Full English : English teaching resources, ages 10- 18!
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High quality and varied English teaching resources, from KS3 to A level. I've got single and pack resources which cover language and literature from KS3 to IGCSE, AQA GCSE and A level Literature and Language. Thanks for stopping by.
High quality and varied English teaching resources, from KS3 to A level. I've got single and pack resources which cover language and literature from KS3 to IGCSE, AQA GCSE and A level Literature and Language. Thanks for stopping by.
Fun and educational handout on accents and dialects plus a glossary of Scouser words and terms followed by an activity asking students to write phrases for Mickey in Scouser and Edward Lyons in Standard English. I created it to reinforce students’ learning of the play ‘Blood Brothers’, but you could use it just as well as a stand alone resource on accents and dialects. For many kids in southern England, this resource was an eye-opener as language is far more standardised down here. Ideal springboard for further research and creative writing in the authentic ‘voice’ for Mickey Johnston. Kids enjoy the exercise a lot and it’s a good springboard for more work on language and class.
This activity can be done in class or set as homework. It was inspired by 'Skellig' and a good opening idea is to show the students David Almind's opening description of the garage. However, it works fine as an independent task. Students have to imagine they are Michael, the lonely and isolated boy described walking through the family's old garage at the start of the novel. The task develops language range ad descriptive skills. Suitable for junior ages and also as extension work for those taking entrance or end of year exams. Could also work well for AQA GCSE students ending to perfect their descriptive skills.
I created this lesson for an observed lesson and it covers both poems in depth and offer them wider contextual points to enrich their answers. Ideal preparation for the comparative skills section of the AQA poetry exam, and for revising Blake. The 'odd one out' activity differentiates by outcome and gets students thinking carefully about the city and what it might represent. Lots of extension tasks and homework opportunies. Over 16 slides and structured to take a lesson.
Contains: poetic terms knowledge checklist to use as a starter, the main lesson in PowerPoint, including questions and tasks, copy of the poem with some brief context included on the sheet and finally, a set of group work tasks.
I created these for another lesson ob. It works well if you show the PowerPoint after you have assessed how many poetic terms the students know (see file for this) and before you get them to read the poem. The slides work as parts of the lesson with Q &A sections on them. Other resources offer students background info on St George and the dragon and on the painting. Overall, a high quality detailed lesson which makes for a great introduction to an enjoyable poem: everything's prepared and ready to go.
This handout is ideal for students working on the horror, murder mystery or even detective genre. Students often find it hard to explain WHY and HOW an effect creates suspense; this worksheet helps them to form clear explanations and is an ideal launchpad for their own work on allocated phrases and sections from your focus text. Great for when teaching 'Jekyll and Hyde', 'Dorian Gray' or murder mysteries.
An ideal pre-prepared lesson with some great ways to introduce your students to the delights of gothic horror. The files include a copy of the short story, focused lesson plan and a useful glossary list of archaic vocabulary, to help students understand the trickier sections of the story. A great set of resources. Please also see my shop’ s ‘What is the Gothic genre?’ PowerPoint file, and my ‘The Gothic’ slideshow, aimed at older students.
Pulls together a range of resources. You get:
TWO study packs...one focuses on the technical features used in creative writing, and is suitable for all ages, but particularly sudents over 13. The other, bigger pack covers the differences between descriptive and narrative writing in more depth and had lots of examples and student activities, enough for two weeks! You also get the slide sorters for 'what makes a good story?' Which work in conjunction with one of the first exercises in pack two, and a final resources of a set of punctuation reminders and exercises.
These sheets are all you need to create a challenging yet enjoyable lesson. Kids love this task as it enables them to legitimately insult one another whilst following thes elearning objectives:
1) How to write and Shakespearean phrases, use new vocabulary, use the grammatical structures and create word coinages.
2) Mastering the archaic vocabulary with their partners.
3) How to deliver short but effective lines dramatically, ad-libbing and varying according to context.
I've used this with boys studying 'Henry V' (English troops insulting French ones and vice versa) with girls students studying 'Richard III' (Lady Anne and Richard trade insults) - and for students of 'The Tempest'.
Students can, if they wish, adapt their language choices for a particular play. Caliban and Prosero's language is a mix of magical and eloquent for Prospero, with more nature-themed curses for Caliban, whereas the historical plays can bring in more historical, supernatural and military language.
A good pair of revision packs which cover the lot. Please note that the cover sheet is a separate A4 overview page. You may well want to select what you prefer from each. The cover sheet goes with the 'complete' PDF and the second revision pack looks more at specific revision tasks. The aim is to improve textual understanding and confidence with the play whilst giving students lots to work on.
A full clear slideshow with tasks, getting students to zoom in on the language Richard uses in the play. You might like to then follow this work with my 'Shakespearean insults tournament' and 'Shakespearean grammar' resources, as students will then be more confident with the language and able to create arguments between Richard and his enemeies.
1) A great slideshow lesson with lots of images and colour which focuses on the essay: 'With close reference to his use of language, explain how Richard manipulates and controls his victims.'
2) This file is an ideal way to encourage younger year 8 or 9 students to write paragraphed analysis on a Shakespearean villain.
3) The group tasks encourage students to discuss the language, and there are slides which model suitable language analysis techniques for students to use on their own examples.
4) You can return to the in-depth quotation analysis slides and technical terminology definitions when teaching Macbeth at GCSE; similar skills and techniques appear!
Designed to give students a good overview of the historical Richard as well as Shakespeare's own exaggerated and distorted play version. The slides go through the key political details, explain who Richard was, then show students how Shakespeare adapted him for the stage. Clear and lots of targeted questions.
This worksheet focuses students on the plot and language of this difficult scene. Ideal as a cover or revision task. Very detailed. Please also see my shop's revision packs on the play.
I spent a while devising this as the final Act has so many scenes and elements tying together. The two side resource is bound to keep your students occupied for a whole period in your lesson. Or, set a few in class and get them to do the rest at home as a self-test. I found it really helped students identify areas of weakness in term s of plot knowledge, understanding patterns of language and analysing Macbeth's character.
An interesting sample response to a tough past paper question. I have also been given permission by a former student to upload another essay that they write about the role of the portrait in the novel, which I am sharing for free. These resources really help students to work on essay technique and peer assess with the OCR mark scheme.
