A huge selection of lessons detailing how to identify and recreate the style, structure and format of a huge range of non-fiction texts. All resources are pupil-led and contain self assessment to ensure pupils are aware of how they will be assessed within the 1-9 framework.
Make you’re NQT year as easy as possible with this pack of ‘Outstanding’ lessons. All lessons are taken from Ofsted observed lessons receiving excellent reviews.
Cover the main language analysis frameworks and familiarise your students with the main styles of writing.
All lessons comprise of peer or self assessed tasks to make you’re marking a little lighter and avoid teacher-talk time.
The A3 assessment grid is a clear lesson to lesson way to show progress and keep you organised with course coverage and marking.
This resource comprises 5 Entry Level Assessments.
It contains extracts from 5 novels/novellas in which pupils have to identify and analyse the text according to Entry Level (Reading Paper) requirements. This gives pupils a taste of what may be to come at GCSE level without being intimidating.
Each assessment tests the pupils on similar skills, therefore they can be used to attempt to build upon skills and show continual progress.
A full SOW containing 19 full lessons. All lessons contain objectives focusing on 1-9 Assessment Objectives. Most lessons contain self and peer assessment to allow reflective learning. Transactional writing features throughout, with numerous formats outlined including: formal letters, adverts, reviews, reports, emails and brochures.
There are also numerous tasks which also focus students attention on the purpose of a text.
A full lesson outlining how to investigate the denotation and connotation of imagery and structure.
The lesson involves a group starter task identifying the connotations of colours. They then complete a series of individual comprehension questions which aim to promote pupils' confidence and ability identifying the connotation or the writer's choice of words, before a peer assessment task.Pupils have GCSE 1-9 criteria to assess their work. There is also a homework task (or extension task) to encourage further development.
A punchy, well paced lesson which gets pupils doing the work not you!
A fast paced and engaging full lesson providing GCSE 1-9 grades for pupils to self-assess their own work.
The lesson begins with a recap of descriptive techniques with a worksheet which pupils can complete individually or in pairs. Pupils then assess exemplar pieces of writing according to the 1-9 framework. The main task pupils will produce their own piece of descriptive writing (describing a chocolate bar) using the example provided. The final task is a structured peer assessment task, where pupils provide feedback for their pairs.
A series of 5 lessons focusing on improving pupils descriptive writing.
Lesson 1 focuses on increasing pupils use of adjectives.
Lesson 2-3 focus on increasing pupils use of sensory imagery.
Lesson 4 focuses on figurative language.
Lesson 5 focuses on using effective punctuation and sentence structures.
All lessons vary tasks and activities to create fun, engaging and well-paced lessons.
All lessons use the 1-9 criteria and focus on A05 and A06.
Contains 5 observed 'Outstanding' lessons designed to revise how to analyse and create both Fiction and Non-Fiction texts.
All lessons vary the activities throughout to engage pupils with a mixture of individual, paired and group tasks.
All lessons contain peer or self assessment, with 1-9 marking criteria provided.
Take the hassle out of revision with this series of pupil led lessons.
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Designed to fit the new AQA syllabus - this full lesson gives and introduction to the course and a lesson in one of the basic frameworks of textual analysis: Phonology.
All activities are fast paced, varied, pupil led and promote independent analysis.
There is a lesson plan provided for ease and an accompanying worksheet.
Designed to fit the new AQA syllabus - this full lesson gives and introduction to the course and a lesson in one of the basic frameworks of textual analysis: Graphology.
All activities are fast paced, varied, pupil led and promote independent analysis.
There is a lesson plan provided for ease and an accompanying worksheet.
Suitable for high-ability KS2 and KS3 classes.
The lesson highlights how pupils can vary their sentence openings to engage their readers. Pupils assess the effect of a series of sentence openers, they then break down the differences between the sentence openings through a series of activities, before creating their own story using a stimuli, which has built up from previous activities.
A fast-paced lesson with varied activities. Take the work out of teaching with this student led lesson.
A full lesson and marking criteria (suitable for students) with 1-9 scale. Lesson aimed at 3-7 range, but could very easily be adapted.
The lesson introduces the features of a newspaper article and contains paired and group activities encouraging pupils to investigate structural and linguistic features of articles. There is then a creative writing activity and the grade boundaries for peer (or self) assessment.
Designed to cover A05 :Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.
Creative Writing. KS3 & KS4.
Fits the Edexcel English Language Framework (can be used with all other exam board frameworks for creative writing). Preparation for both Paper 1 and 2.
Objective 1 (AO2): To be able to identify a simple, compound and complex sentence and discuss their effect.
Objective 2 (AO6): To be able to use a variety of sentence types to make your writing exciting to read.
Objectives are the broken down into grade boundaries 2-6 from the GCSE 1-9 scale.
Contains a worksheet that can be done for homework.
Engaging and fast paced activities to make sentence structures exciting.
A series of 12 Lessons (13 including time for assessment) KS3 (and LA KS4).
Lessons comprise of starter, main and plenary. There are set homework tasks and varied activities throughout to promote fiction and non-fiction writing skills.
(Lesson 7 in a SOW on animal Welfare) A full lesson detailing to pupils how to identify the features of a leaflet (linguistic and format) and recreate these in a writing task, based on the Edexcel English Language exam. Suitable for KS3 classes and KS4.
A recently observed Ofsted 'Outstanding' lesson, with a clear presentation.
Suitable for all exam boards but designed for Edexcel English Language Specification (also attached) and grade boundaries from 3-6, which can be altered easily to accommodate HA or LA pupils.
The lesson contains a think, pair, share starter. The main activity consists of a pupil led analysis of a leaflets (designed to cover a range of language and structural features) and finally the plenary consists of a peer assessment task (worksheet for this is attached). The entire lesson is very pupil-led, containing fast-paced, engaging tasks.
Learning objectives.
A05:
LO1: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences.
LO2: Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.
Lesson 3 in a series of lessons (can be used as a stand alone lesson).
Starter activity encourages pupils to investigate paragraphing using the Tip Top technique, with links to engaging YouTube videos. Pupils then investigate the structure of a fable, before writing their own fable.