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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!
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.
The Manhunt (Simon Armitage)
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The Manhunt (Simon Armitage)

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A basic beginners powerpoint on the poem 'The Manhunt' by Simon Armitage. It takes students through the initial analysis of the poem, and then links to the exploring language and imagery of the poem. (Exploring Language worksheet is available on the AQA Digital Anthology).
Exam Practice Question (Planning Grid)
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Exam Practice Question (Planning Grid)

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A task asking students to use the PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link) technique to plan the answer to an AQA GCSE English Lit Unit 2 paper. Question taken from the Relationships section of the AQA Higher Tier Specimen Paper.
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.
English Key Terms Criss-Cross
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English Key Terms Criss-Cross

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A simple criss-cross puzzle aimed at students in KS3. It gives clues to each word and requires them to think carefully about what they're actually reading and also focus on their spelling.
The Signalman - Sections 1&2
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The Signalman - Sections 1&2

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The first in a Unit on Charles Dickens, looking at the first quarter of his short story, 'The Signalman'. This resource contains the story, and questions about the first two sections, with accompanying teacher notes to support.
Of Mice and Men Revision Cryptograms
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Of Mice and Men Revision Cryptograms

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A set of cryptograms, designed to accompany the reading of the story of 'Of Mice and Men' or be used to support student revision of the novel. The cryptograms are designed to give a brief synopsis of a chapter, and the idea that the student needs to identify the missing letters really helps them to focus on reading what is written. This is a great way of helping students to retain information.
GCSE English Language Writing Section Practice 2
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GCSE English Language Writing Section Practice 2

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A Powerpoint exploring the AQA GCSE English Language writing tasks, focussing specifically on the longer of the two tasks given on the exam paper. The Powerpoint runs through how to approach the question, and asks the students to write a letter to a government minister on the topic of abandoned animals.
Quickdraw (Carol Ann Duffy)
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Quickdraw (Carol Ann Duffy)

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A PowerPoint used to help students understand the context of the poem 'Quickdraw.' It asks them to analyse the poem and consider the relationships within it.
Harry Potter Comprehension
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Harry Potter Comprehension

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An activity to revise and test students understanding of a story. Using Harry Potter allows the students to connect to a well known text. ***The extract used is copyright of the author J.K Rowling.
Reading Skills - Visualising Descriptions
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Reading Skills - Visualising Descriptions

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An activity designed to explore how we all read descriptive passages but see them differently. It requires students to read the extracts from the novels and then draw their interpretation of the description. Both extracts are copyright of their authors.
Homophones - What Are They?
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Homophones - What Are They?

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A PowerPoint designed to explain Homophones to students. It requires them to be able to identify them and work out whether the words they've chosen are actually homophones or not - through discussions with peers. Can be easily adapted for different groups and abilities.
The Tempest - Symbolism of Water
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The Tempest - Symbolism of Water

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A PowerPoint exploring how important water is to us, as human beings, and linking it's importance to the story of The Tempest. After analysing images of water, the students are asked to analyse &'Full Fathom Five&'; or 'Ariel&'s Song&'; - which is great practice and preparation for the literature element of their GCSEs.
Marking Policy Examplar
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Marking Policy Examplar

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This is a copy of the marking policy I created for my school. It uses a lot of 'common sense' markers, and was used across the school, in all departments and classes, to ensure consistency in marking.
50-Word Story Telling
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50-Word Story Telling

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An activity template to help students retell a story in just fifty words. Helps them to practice summarising and identifying the most important points of a story.