Here’s a ppt I put together for teaching the “Connections” essay to Level 1 pupils. Feel free to use :)

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!

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!

Suitable for Year 6, Year 7 (or possibly 8), this resource explores first person narrative and autobiographies from various perspectives: views of family members, memorable moments, first day at school, giant leaps in life, diary-style autobiographies and accounts from victims of civil war. There are extracts from Roald Dahl, Ishmael Bear, Pink, Anne Frank, Victoria Beckham, Michelle Obama and several others. Each lesson contains starters, plenaries, study tasks, group or paired work, reading or writing tasks, glossaries for all reading tasks. Homework is also included. Some classes might need longer periods for the writing tasks. No additional planning is required. There are 20 lessons (including additional writing lessons – if required)

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.

Great for HW once you have allocated a poem or two to study. The pupils can use the grid to generate ideas then convert their notes into paragraphs.

Hi. Please be aware that this SOW contains all of the ideas needed to teach the unit, but does not include the resources bank. Howevever, the unit contains references to suitable resources that can be used; these are resources that can be accessed online. The plan also includes all of the starter and plenary ideas - many don’t need a resources bank. I hope it helps.

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!

This is inspired by the 6 Thinking Hats paradigm except it deploys numeracy (i.e. commonly misunderstood shapes and their names) to improve students numeracy in English. Enjoy!

This booklet accompanies the Detective Fiction SOW on my page. It contains extracts to be read in lessons and HW tasks for the SOW

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 workbook accompanies the Private and Peaceful SOW on my author page.

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!

This is a very basic model demonstrating what to include in a basic programme of study/plan. It still needs assessment objectives and a rationale, but it might be useful as a starting point for a new HOD if he/she is stuck for ideas.

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!

This poster is a simple explanation of key ideas encouraging pupils to ‘extend’ themselves in lesson by focussing on their learning behaviour in any lesson.