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Hi, I'm Sarah, and I've been teaching for over a decade. I graduated in 2006 with a degree in Primary Education, but have taught in both Primary, Secondary and FE settings. My resources are primarily aimed at students aged 9-16+, and are mainly resources to be used in English lessons. I try to make resources that can be easily adapted for all types of abilities and ages. I hope you find my resources useful. Please feel free to leave me feedback on my resources - I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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Hi, I'm Sarah, and I've been teaching for over a decade. I graduated in 2006 with a degree in Primary Education, but have taught in both Primary, Secondary and FE settings. My resources are primarily aimed at students aged 9-16+, and are mainly resources to be used in English lessons. I try to make resources that can be easily adapted for all types of abilities and ages. I hope you find my resources useful. Please feel free to leave me feedback on my resources - I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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GCSE Literature Question (Planning Sheet)
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GCSE Literature Question (Planning Sheet)

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A revision activity for students about to take exams containing questions on An Inspector Calls. This requires students to plan and give a shortened answer to a question about the two main women in the play.
Storyboarding a Story
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Storyboarding a Story

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An activity to help students with summarising a story, in this case 'Icarus and Daedalus.' This activity can be easily adapted for any story.
Harmonium (Simon Armitage)
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Harmonium (Simon Armitage)

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A powerpoint examining the context of the poem Harmonium. Students are given background information on the poet and his reasons for writing this poem, and are then asked to annotate the poem, looking for specific elements.
Comparing 'In Paris With You' and 'Quickdraw'
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Comparing 'In Paris With You' and 'Quickdraw'

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A PowerPoint based on the activity on the same name in the AQA Digital Anthology. It takes students through point of comparison between the two poems and asks them to use quotes to back up their views and explain the possible effects the poets wanted to express.
English Language Unit 3b Essay Plan
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English Language Unit 3b Essay Plan

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A planning document for the AQA 2013 Language Unit 3b Re-Creations controlled assement. This is a plan for using a poem from the Anthology cluster studied as a stimulus for a piece of creative writing. Can be adapted for different groups and clusters.
Brothers (Andrew Forster)
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Brothers (Andrew Forster)

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A powerpoint exploring the context of the poem Brothers. The powerpoint gives students a view of the reasons for writing this poem, and then asks them to annotate it, looking for specific elements.
The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes)
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The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes)

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A copy of the poem 'The Highwayman,' used by students as analysis practice. Great from introducing the idea of analysing texts, and a great way for students to explore their opinions and understanding of a specific text.
Exam Practice Question AQA Lit (Planning Grid)
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Exam Practice Question AQA Lit (Planning Grid)

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A planning grid for students to use exploring a question from the AQA GCSE English Literature Unit 1 paper, focussing on An Inspector Calls. This question is taken from the specimen AQA Foundation Tier paper.
Born Yesterday (Philip Larkin)
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Born Yesterday (Philip Larkin)

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A powerpoint looking at context and annotation of the poem Born Yesterday. Students are asked to think about the relationships presented in the poem, then make notes on the context, before annotating the poem, looking for specific elements.
Nettles (Vernon Scannell)
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Nettles (Vernon Scannell)

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A basic powerpoint guiding students through the analysis of the poem Nettles. This also goes on to begin exploring a link with Manhunt by Armitage.
Writing a Formal Letter - Practice
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Writing a Formal Letter - Practice

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This activity is an opportunity to practice writing non-fiction. The accompanying information was collected from various internet sources, but the students were also asked to do their own research too.
Ghazal (Mimi Khalvati)
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Ghazal (Mimi Khalvati)

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A PowerPoint introducing the poem Ghazal. This gives students some background as to the poem itself, and then asks them to begin annotating it, looking for specific elements.
In Paris With You (James Fenton)
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In Paris With You (James Fenton)

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A PowerPoint used for supporting the analysing of In Paris with You. It looks at the context of the poem and then asks students to work through the sheet 'Poetry Detectives.' Poetry Detectives is adapted from the resource available through the AQA Digital Anthology.
Using PQE Technique
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Using PQE Technique

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A guide to using Point, Quote, Explain. Used with various groups to explain how it works, and to give them a chance to practice vusing the texhnique.
Imagery and Onomatopoeia
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Imagery and Onomatopoeia

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A PowerPoint explaining the poetic techniques of imagery and onomatopoeia, using the poem 'The Highwayman' as an example.
The Tempest - Introduction
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The Tempest - Introduction

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A PowerPoint to introduce the topic of The Tempest to students. After giving a brief background, it asks the students to participate in a retelling of the story and then make notes on each of the characters (making a revision aid for future assessments). You will need a copy of the story (a summarised version) and a sheet with character images on it to do the PP as it is, though it can be easily adapted for your groups.
Unit 1 Language Revision Activity (Facebook)
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Unit 1 Language Revision Activity (Facebook)

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A practice exam question, using a recent article from the Guardian newspaper about the stock market floatation of Facebook. This question is practice for students in finding and explaining information.
Alliteration Practice
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Alliteration Practice

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An activity to support the understanding of alliteration. Used by students during a poetry unit, this activity also gave students a chance to practice their reading and comprehension skills.
Planning to answer an exam question (Brothers)
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Planning to answer an exam question (Brothers)

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This is an activity that asks students to plan an answer to an exam question using poems from the Relationships section of the AQA Moon on the Tides Anthology. It requires students to consider carefully how to plan to compare and to start considering their personal planning preferences.