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I provide resources mainly for English (IGCSE and GCSE content), but also post useful Drama resources. There are also brand new English-with-Media resources to choose from, and many materials such as assemblies and certificates that could prove useful to Head of Years. All resources are differentiated appropriately and labelled with key year groups.

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I provide resources mainly for English (IGCSE and GCSE content), but also post useful Drama resources. There are also brand new English-with-Media resources to choose from, and many materials such as assemblies and certificates that could prove useful to Head of Years. All resources are differentiated appropriately and labelled with key year groups.
Creative Writing: Writing a Narrative Hook
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Creative Writing: Writing a Narrative Hook

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Students will use this lesson to write a narrative opening to a story about skydiving. This includes a speedy starter, a matching up activity with accompanying worksheet, an extended writing task and a peer assessment opportunity at the end.
Storm on the Island Context Lesson
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Storm on the Island Context Lesson

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Lesson includes a word of the week (impregnable) with accompanying questions, context on Heaney, Stormont and The Troubles, a first reading of the poem and group/discussion work activities.
Wind - Ted Hughes Analysis (LA)
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Wind - Ted Hughes Analysis (LA)

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This lesson teaches students to find violent verbs and onomatopoeia in Hughes’ poem ‘Wind’. This was made for my intervention year 7 sets, so would suit a year 5/6 class as well.
A Level: Tragic Genre, Oedipus Rex
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A Level: Tragic Genre, Oedipus Rex

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This lesson is the first in a 3 lesson SOW that introduces the students to the origins of the tragic genre. In this lesson, students become familiar with vocabulary associated with the tragic genre, with a particular focus on Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex.
A Level: Tragic Genre, Medea
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A Level: Tragic Genre, Medea

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This lesson is part of a three lesson scheme in which students analyse the origins of the tragic genre. In this lesson, students will become familiar with the themes and characters of the play ‘Medea’.
SPAG Lesson: Hyphens and Dashes
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SPAG Lesson: Hyphens and Dashes

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This lesson teaches students about the differences between hyphens, en, and em dashes. The students will be able to test their knowledge by completing a section of comprehension, and then writing a creative piece which will be peer-reviewed.
Comprehension Lesson
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Comprehension Lesson

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Students will watch a video and read an article on crocodiles, and then answer comprehension questions. Students will also build better vocabulary in order to be able to complete a more creative newspaper writing task at the end of the lesson.
3 SPAG lessons
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3 SPAG lessons

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3 stand-alone SPAG lessons which include: An introduction to and consolidation of general punctuation A focus on hyphens, en and em dashes A study of advanced punctuation (specifically speech marks and semi-colons). One lesson includes an easy ‘tick-off’ teacher feedback sheet, all lessons include opportunity for purple pen reflection or peer reviews.
Intro to England Before 1066
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Intro to England Before 1066

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This lesson covers: The Viking invasion (from 793) King Cnut and his reign Edward the Confessor’s acension to the throne Students will complete a ‘succession timeline’, ordering the potential heirs to the throne over 4 time periods from 1016.