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Teacher of English to 11-16 year olds at an outstanding school. A keen creative writer with a popular blog and some published pieces of original literature. Resources cover a wide range of topics and texts and are created to the highest possible standard to ensure maximum progression and challenge. Each lesson features a well-designed PowerPoint presentation and all accompanying resources.

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Teacher of English to 11-16 year olds at an outstanding school. A keen creative writer with a popular blog and some published pieces of original literature. Resources cover a wide range of topics and texts and are created to the highest possible standard to ensure maximum progression and challenge. Each lesson features a well-designed PowerPoint presentation and all accompanying resources.
Lord of the Flies - Simon's Death
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Lord of the Flies - Simon's Death

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A challenging lesson used for my high ability year 11s to consolidate their knowledge of Simon throughout the text. Pupils were encouraged to rapidly recap on their knowledge of this pivotal character in an interactive starter, this was further strengthened through the use of the board game (need some dice for this section!) which also acted as a great visual aid for their revision before settling into analysis based upon a sample paper. All resources are included - the board game is the final slide on the PowerPoint and could be used in a multitude of ways - paired or group work for example.
Oliver Twist Pickpocketing Scene
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Oliver Twist Pickpocketing Scene

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An independent lesson where pupils work in small teams to select and retrieve appropriate information from the pick-pocketing scene from chapter 10 of Oliver Twist. Pupils then use this information to create a newspaper report about the incident. All resources included!
A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol

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A selection of lessons created to suit a middle ability year 10 group. Lots of chances to explore all the AOs and plenty of engaging activities to bring this novella to life!
A Christmas Carol Persuasive Writing
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A Christmas Carol Persuasive Writing

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A lesson that focuses on the power of language! The starter activity helps to develop pupils' understanding of the treatment of children to add to their contextual knowledge of the novella (A03). The lesson then develops to explore what makes language powerful by exploring an infamous Charlie Chaplin speech before culminating in a persuasive writing activity that draws heavily upon context (A03). My class particularly loved being able to read their persuasive speeches to the class at an old fashioned lectern! This lesson could be extended over two by completing a speaking and listening feedback session on speeches that are shared with the class.
A Christmas Carol - Ghost of Christmas Past
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A Christmas Carol - Ghost of Christmas Past

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Pupils explore the character and symbolic significance of the Ghost of Christmas Past in this chunked lesson perfect for lower ability students. Pupils are introduced to the cultural and symbolic relevance of the character before engaging in an analysis of the language used in relation to the Ghost of Christmas Past. Later pupils have the chance to demonstrate their creative skills whilst also working on their ability to select and retrieve appropriate quotations to support their ideas.
A Christmas Carol - Marley's Ghost
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A Christmas Carol - Marley's Ghost

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A chunked lesson which allows lower ability pupils the chance to explore the character of Marley in relation to the gothic elements of the text. Pupils work in pairs to analyse a popular image of Marley before they explore the many elements that feature in traditional gothic texts and are also present in this passage of A Christmas Carol. Pupils then work on the selected extract to delve into language which fits the gothic genre.
Twelfth Night Resource Booklet
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Twelfth Night Resource Booklet

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A resource booklet for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Includes contextual information, character lists, plot overview, introduction to Shakespeare's language and key words.
Macbeth
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Macbeth

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A wide range of resources linked to one of Shakespeare's most famous plays! There are plenty of varied activities to keep learners engaged and lots of sample responses to support the progress of a wide range of learners.
Introduction to Poetry
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Introduction to Poetry

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A fun and interactive lesson to develop pupils' confidence within poetry. Delivered to year 6 pupils within my Primary Links role and it engaged a wide variety of learners through the use of differentiated worksheets. A fun and engaging game of poetry Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, a challenge to gauge pupils' understanding of poetry and encourage their justification skills, reading of a poem and analysis of the poem itself. All resources included.
Big Write - Myths and Legends
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Big Write - Myths and Legends

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This session was delivered over a three hour period to prospective year 6 students along with high ability year 7 students. This allowed new pupils to engage with their older peers and get an understanding of life at high school in a fun and interactive way. Pupils are introduced to one another through some simple but effective ice-breaker tasks before exploring a myth or legend from a specific culture allowing excellent links to SMSC to be made. Pupils then work together to delve into language and higher level vocabulary before creating their very own myth or legend. The resources and accompanying workbook are included! This could easily be broken down into 3/4 lessons to be delivered in the classroom and may prove an excellent starting point for pupils who are engaging with a myths and legends scheme.
Creative Writing
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Creative Writing

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An action packed creative writing lesson - which could easily be used across two lessons! All you need are some pegs and string to create the washing line and everything else is provided! Pupils are challenged to develop their use of higher level vocabulary, incorporation of language techniques and planning skills. A handy peer-assessment grid also helps to ease teacher marking!
Oliver Twist Characters
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Oliver Twist Characters

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An introduction to the main characters of Oliver Twist, this lesson focuses on pupils' ability to work effectively in groups while also demonstrating their speaking and listening skills. Pupils recap on prior knowledge of the text and characters by completing a short true or false settling activity. They then get into groups and read through their character description before editing this to include some lies. When feeding back to the whole class each group must first read the original version of their character description before reading the edited version. The rest of the class demonstrate their listening skills by holding up the 'You Lie' card whenever they spot a change in the narrative.
Oliver Twist Chapter One - Oliver's Birth
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Oliver Twist Chapter One - Oliver's Birth

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Pupils are introduced to the circumstances surrounding Oliver's birth and the tragic death of his mother. Pupils work on a settling activity which challenges them to unjumble the words of characters/key items related to the text. Following this, pupils read the accompanying extract with a particular focus on one of the three central characters within this scene; Oliver's mother, the nurse and the surgeon. Students are then challenged to create an internal monologue for their assigned character. All resources included!
A Wife in London
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A Wife in London

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A fun and interactive lesson for pupils to explore A Wife in London by Thomas Hardy. Focusing on the Eduqas specification requirements the lesson explores context, language, form and structure. All resources included.
Jane Eyre - Characters
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Jane Eyre - Characters

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A handy lesson that introduces pupils to the main characters of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Including lots of vital information on a range of characters, pupils are challenged to select and retrieve key information from around the classroom before creating a more detailed Facebook profile for their chosen character. All resources included!
The Tempest Mini Scheme
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The Tempest Mini Scheme

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A wide rage of activities included which have helped my middle ability year 8 class access and engage with The Tempest. The resources included cover acts 1 and 2.
Lord of the Flies Character Development Booklet
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Lord of the Flies Character Development Booklet

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A handy revision guide to help pupil track the main characters and their individual development through the narrative. Has worked really well with a range of year 10 and 11 classes I teach as they can contain all their notes on the main characters in one place an easily track their progression.
WJEC EDUQAS Poetry Anthology Scheme of Work
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WJEC EDUQAS Poetry Anthology Scheme of Work

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Lots of different ways into the poetry set in the anthology. Also opportunities to weave in writing skills provided. This scheme helped my top set 10s gain independence when exploring the poetry and the examples provided allowed them to understand how to structure and complete high level responses. I've also included some of their class notes which are quite illuminating!
The Famished Road (Fiction Reading)
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The Famished Road (Fiction Reading)

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This lesson helped my middle ability year 9 students to consolidate their knowledge of the importance of observation skills, select and retrieve skills and embedding quotations. In addition to this, it also developed their confidence with higher level vocabulary and allowed them the opportunity to consider what key vocabulary means within its specific context.
Short Story - Christmas Themed
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Short Story - Christmas Themed

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An original short story which explores Christmas in another culture and era is explored in these lessons which focus on both reading and writing skills. The text itself features lots of descriptive devices and higher level vocabulary to challenge learners. Accompanying lessons see pupils employ a wide range of skills to explore different aspects of the text and could definitely be extended beyond the one lesson format they are currently in if needed!