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.
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.
This is an interesting poem that seems to capture pupils’ attention because it is so different. It is also a springboard into eulogies and obituaries.
It contains:
a starter
the lesson plan (i.e. the sequence of the slides)
the poem
AQA criteria
scaffolding in the form of sentence tags for extended answers and also linking verbs for analysis
a model answer to apply the AQA criteria to
a plenary and a Bloom’s inspired activity at the end
The students read, deconstruct the archaic language then write about the poem in 30 mins. They then assess the AQA criteria against a model answer.
Tried and tested. Great with Year 10 or 11. It could also be used with Year 9
Great for HW or as an end of lesson task after studying two poems consecutively enabling students to gather their ideas while the poems are still in their working memory. They can then take the sheet home and use their notes to write an essay, or at least the first few paragraphs.
A fun lesson that introduces writing to describe to KS3 or KS4.
You will need to know who has allergies in your classroom.
You will also need wet wipes, chocolate (e.g. box of Celebrations), salt and vinegar crisps.
The kids love it.
Good luck!
This is a bank of 26 lessons (or more depending on the time provided for the two writing tasks) that explore detective fiction using extracts from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conon Doyle. There is also one extract from Wilkie Collins’ “Woman in White” as this is a useful SOW to proceed the teaching of novel, “The Woman in White”.
Each lesson contains:
a thinking starter
a thinking plenary
a writing or reading task (including poetry)
group work, paired work or individual work
open ended tasks where more able students can be extended while those in need of differentiation can also be supported using the numerous resources provided
The writing tasks in the unit are based on writing a detective story and a film review of the Sherlock Holmes film.
The students are also given the chance to compare and contract TV detectives from the UK and America and extracts from Perry Mason and Murder She Wrote are hyperlinked for easy use.
There is a workbook to accompany the SOW - sold as a bundle with this SOW and separately
Enjoy!
This is a bank of 26 lessons (or more depending on the time provided for the two writing tasks) that explore detective fiction using extracts from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conon Doyle. There is also one extract from Wilkie Collins’ “Woman in White” as this is a useful SOW to proceed the teaching of novel, “The Woman in White”.
Each lesson contains:
a thinking starter
a thinking plenary
a writing or reading task (including poetry)
group work, paired work or individual work
open ended tasks where more able students can be extended while those in need of differentiation can also be supported using the numerous resources provided
The writing tasks in the unit are based on writing a detective story and a film review of the Sherlock Holmes film.
The students are also given the chance to compare and contract TV detectives from the UK and America and extracts from Perry Mason and Murder She Wrote are hyperlinked for easy use.
There is a workbook to accompany the SOW.
Enjoy!
This bundle includes 15 lessons based on the genre, “Persuasive Writing”.
This pack includes whole lessons that have everything you need to teach the topic and genre.
Every lesson has a starter, a plenary, teaching models, group work, criteria for students to use to develop independence and individual writing activities and HW tasks.
I have also included a handy FAR inspired assessment sheet that can be used to mark the students’ work using specific criteria that they can learn and use to make very clear progress easily, and there is also a self-assessment activity that draws on FAR marking strategies too.
It’s suitable for KS3 and KS4. However, some ppts are more suited to KS4 classes and gifted (or accelerated) KS3 classes. You’ll have to make that decision based on your class’ abilities and skills.
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
The powerpoints in this bundle are appropriate for advanced (i.e. Year 9 working at the new GCSE Grade 4/5) or any GSCE group.
Each powerpoint is a full lesson. in some cases, the lesson extends to 2-3 lessons.
Lastly, each powerpoint contians the following:
Starter
All learning activities (differentiation and extension) such as writing tasks, deconstructions of the poem, scaffolded worksheets etc.
A glossary - if required
HW tasks (follow up tasks)
A plenary
PLEASE NOTE: YOU’LL NEED TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE POEMS FROM GOOGLE.
This bundle provides 5 ppts to teach and compare paragraphing skills in both Fiction-Non-Fiction writing. There is possibly 2 weeks (or 3 weeks with redrafting) work in total.
It includes all of the resources such as:
Starters
Learning activities with all of the resources (differentiation and challenge)
Plenaries
Notes on the slides explaining how to use the resource
It is a bundle that is ready to go!
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.
Useful for KS3 and KS4
The bundle includes 8 ‘ready to go’ assessment sheets for:
Blood Brothers
Poetry Comparison Essay
Persuasive Writing Essay
HW - PEE chains
Film Reviews
Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Creative Writing
Peer Assessment - Generic Reading and Writing Assessment Sheets
In this bundle you will purchase everything you need to teach the genre to KS4 or an advanced KS3.
The bundle includes:
evaluations
criteria sheets
HW tasks
10 lessons (including the completion of writing all tasks)
Models answers (low grade and higher grade models) for comparison
activities to analyse language and style, explore writing for an audience etc.
This ppt contains 2 lessons and writing tasks extending the total lessons to 3 lessons. The ppt contains everything that is needed:
starters
plenaries
models
learning tasks etc
Enjoy!
Here is a bundle for new HOD, or for departments that don’t have a HOD and they need curriculum maps to guide staff through the year. It might also be of interest to experienced HOD if they’re looking for fresh ideas.
The maps also include teaching strategies for experienced and NQTs.
The bundle includes a SOW that is a series of daily lessons (on the ppt) and a workbook that matches the ppt lessons.
The ppt includes assessment tasks, video cips, reading extracts, non-fiction extracts etc - basically everything you need to teach the novel.
Enjoy!
This ppt can be purchased with the other set of lessons on sale on my page (i.e. lessons 1-3) or can be bought and used in isolation.
This ppt contains 3 lessons that include a range of skills but focus essentially on writing ; practicing what the students have learnt about the genre Writing to Inform.
Every lesson has a …
starter
plenary
writing task
two lessons have models that can be analysed
Suitable for KS4 or advanced KS3 classes.