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I hope my resources simplify your planning, give you the much needed extra hours for an improved work-life balance and take your teaching to the heights you want it to go.
Literacy Across the Curriculum - Bundle for Secondary Schools
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Literacy Across the Curriculum - Bundle for Secondary Schools

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This bundle combines resources for: Improving handwriting Assessing the gaps in a student’s literacy skills so the teacher knows what needs to be improve upon Practical strategies for teachers to differentiate reading material to make it accessible for all pupils - regardless of their ability range A grid outlining explicitly the active literacy skills that are embedded in the content of all subjects in secondary schools A resource for engaging reluctant readers A resource for Parents’ Evening to show concerned parents simple techniques that will help them to build their child’s spelling skills at home This bundle supports all subjects across the curriculum - including SEN and EAL groups too
Paragraphing Skills - Writing to Describe- Using the 5 Senses
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Paragraphing Skills - Writing to Describe- Using the 5 Senses

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What is this resource? A creative writing resource for KS3 or low ability English Language groups (KS4) , SEN or EAL classes, Literacy Suport Sessions. The resources uses sounds, visual images and writing models to support the teacher and the students **Who is it for? ** KS3 Low ability English Language groups EAL classes Literacy Suport Sessions SEN groups What’s included? Starter Activities Model Answer with glossary Basic extension and differentiation Plenary Follow-on lesson ideas Curriculum links? Literacy Support Sessions EAL lessons SEN lessons
Nettles - Unseen Poem
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Nettles - Unseen Poem

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This resource is for a KS4 or a KS3 class. The ppt contains: A starter A plenary All learning activities A HW task Please note you will need to google a copy of the poem.
Unseen Poem - Brothers
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Unseen Poem - Brothers

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You can use this former AQA poem ‘Brothers’ as an unseen poem. The ppt includes all the resources and tasks needed for the whole lesson. This lesson can be used with KS3 or KS4 as its premise requires students to dig deeper into a poem, identify and analyse the impact of poetic devices etc. The resource includes: starter plenary all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis and writing tasks that could lead to essay writing) Please note: you will need to download a copy of the poem off the internet for the lesson
Quickdraw - Unseen Poem
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Quickdraw - Unseen Poem

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This is a good poem to teach to a GCSE group or an advanced KS3 class. The resource includes: A starter and a plenary Lesson activities 2 HW tasks Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem
Born Yesterday - Unseen Poem
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Born Yesterday - Unseen Poem

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This resource is for GCSE students or an advanced KS3 group The ppt contains: A starter All activities - including differentiated tasks A plenary and a fun post lesson game Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem.
Hour - unseen poem
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Hour - unseen poem

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This resource is for KS4 or an advanced KS3 class as this ppt contains some challenging ideas. The resource includes: starter plenary all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis sheet and questions) HW task
Analysing Poetry Independently (seen & unseen poetry)
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Analysing Poetry Independently (seen & unseen poetry)

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This is a very useful resource for building up your students’ poetry analysis skills. It can be used in the following ways: group work (cover work) group work leading to a group presentation of an unseen poem Individual preparation for a timed essay Homework Class discussion It is suitable for KS3 and KS4.
English KS3 and KS4 - Assessment/Criteria Sheets to ease the marking workload
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English KS3 and KS4 - Assessment/Criteria Sheets to ease the marking workload

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This resource is to aide and reduce your marking and improve your communication with pupils about their progress. They’re pupil friendly sheets that also contain an area where students can respond to the teacher’s marking to develop clarity between teacher feedback and student progress. The assessment/criteria sheets focus on the following topics: Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four Criteria sheets for: Shakespeare, 19th Century novel (the criteria can be adapted for any novel), Modern Drama (any play) Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four Criteria sheets for: Writing to Argue/Persuade Self Assessment Criteria and Writing to Describe Self Assessment Criteria Key Stage Four Criteria sheets for: AQA GCSE English Language section A Q1-2, AQA GCSE English Language section A Q3-4, AQA GCSE English Literature: ‘The Merchant of Venice’, AQA GCSE English Literature: ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ and AQA Modern Drama( English Literature): ‘Blood Brothers’ I hope they help!
Individual Learning Plan Curriculum Stickers (for exercise books) Year 7-10
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Individual Learning Plan Curriculum Stickers (for exercise books) Year 7-10

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The stickers are for the front of students’ exercise books. This resource is used for displaying a student’s success (good explicit displays for Ofsted and Dept reviews) recording each year group’s success. You record the student’s GCSE target and record their achievement throughout each SOW to display their progress. Each year group’s topics (featured on the stickers) are as follows: 7 Gothic Literature / Detective Fiction Creative Writing Poetry – ‘Poems from Other Cultures’ or pre-2015 AQA anthology Shakespeare – ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Non-fiction – Language paper 1 & 2 section A practice Summer revision and exams 8 Poetry – ‘Reflections’ anthology 19thCentury novel – ‘A Christmas Carol’ Modern Drama – teacher’s choice Non-fiction Study – (autobiographies & travel writing & teachers choice of topic based on current affairs) Shakespeare – ‘Hamlet’ Summer revision and exams 9 Creative writing (exploring viewpoints) in Victorian short stories Shakespeare – ‘Othello’ Contemporary poetry – AQA anthology (pre 2015) 19th Century novel – ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Language paper 1 & 2 section A – practice questions Summer revision and exams 10 Creative writing (creating a viewpoint) Shakespeare – ‘Merchant of Venice’ Contemporary poetry (current AQA anthology) 19th Century novel – ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ Language paper 1 & 2 section A – practice questions Summer revision and exams I hope it helps!
Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde - FAR Assessment Marking Sheet
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Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde - FAR Assessment Marking Sheet

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A quick and easy way to give VERY SPECIFIC feedback without copious amounts of writing. Simply glue the sheet in under the student’s work. Tick the relevant criteria, set targets quickly and ensure the student has read your marking by getting them respond to in the student response section. This assessment sheet is ideal for marking drafts and final copies of exam preparation essays. It can be used with KS3 and KS4. It corresponds with the FAR marking policy = Feedback - Action -Response. i.e. Stage 1: The teacher gives FEEDBACK using very specific criteria which should be shared with students before the assessment takes place. Stage 2: The teacher uses the criteria to specify which ACTIONS the student needs to take to get to the next grade. Stage 3: The student writes a written RESPONSE to the teacher’s comments about the ACTIONS required to reach the next stage. It’s very useful for showing progress, communicating attainment on HW or timed (in class) essays that form part of exam preparation revision.
Warhorse - SOW
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Warhorse - SOW

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Hi. This SOW has everything you need to teach the novel Warhorse for 4-5 weeks. The ppts includes: all starters and plenaries all writing and reading tasks poetry analysis discursive essay (PEE) practice HW tasks teaching objectives and planning grid It’s been tried and tested. Enjoy!
HW - PEE Assessment Feedback Sheet
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HW - PEE Assessment Feedback Sheet

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A quick and easy way to give VERY SPECIFIC feedback without copious amounts of writing. Simply glue the sheet in under the student’s work. Tick the relevant criteria, set targets quickly and ensure the student has read your marking by getting them respond to in the student response section. This assessment sheet is ideal for marking drafts and final copies of exam preparation essays. It can be used with KS3 and KS4. It corresponds with the FAR marking policy = Feedback - Action -Response. i.e. Stage 1: The teacher gives FEEDBACK using very specific criteria which should be shared with students before the assessment takes place. Stage 2: The teacher uses the criteria to specify which ACTIONS the student needs to take to get to the next grade. Stage 3: The student writes a written RESPONSE to the teacher’s comments about the ACTIONS required to reach the next stage. It’s very useful for showing progress, communicating attainment on HW forms part of exam preparation revision.