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Unseen Poetry Exam Practice Analysis Skills D.H.Lawrence "Parliament Hill in the Evening"
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Unseen Poetry Exam Practice Analysis Skills D.H.Lawrence "Parliament Hill in the Evening"

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This is a short and straightforward activity giving students an opportunity to practise and develop the skills of writing an analytical essay about an unseen poem. The poem is “Parliament Hill in the Evening" by D.H.Lawrence. The first slide of the ppt has a copy of the poem and the essay question. The second slide gives students a suggested pattern for tackling the task, the idea being that they should go through each of the steps in every paragraph of their response. The third slide can be used for self/peer assessment and developing the response further.
GCSE KS4 KS3 Unseen Poetry "Our Bird" Marietta Holley Homework Cover Pre Guided Reading Flipped
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GCSE KS4 KS3 Unseen Poetry "Our Bird" Marietta Holley Homework Cover Pre Guided Reading Flipped

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This is a straightforward multiple choice quiz with 17 questions (answers provided) which can be used to structure a guided reading session or discussion about the poem. Alternatively, the questions can be set for homework prior to the completion of an unseen poetry response in class. A suggested question - How does the poet present the speaker’s thoughts and feelings about death? - is written just below the poem. Useful preparation for the GCSE Unseen poetry question. If you are studying “A Christmas Carol” the ideas in this poem segue neatly into the death of Tiny Tim.
Unseen Poetry Oscar Wilde "Les Silhouettes" HW Cover Pre reading Guided reading KS4 KS3
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Unseen Poetry Oscar Wilde "Les Silhouettes" HW Cover Pre reading Guided reading KS4 KS3

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This is a simple and straightforward multiple-choice quiz using Oscar Wilde’s “Les Silhouettes”. There are ten questions (answers provided) which could be used to structure a guided reading session prior to answering an unseen poetry response. There is a suggested question typed beneath the poem. Alternatively, the questions could be set as a homework prior to tackling the question, to secure some key knowledge.
Non Fiction Pre 20C Reading CRR Comprehension Cover Homework Jamrach's Strand Magazine
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Non Fiction Pre 20C Reading CRR Comprehension Cover Homework Jamrach's Strand Magazine

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This is a simple and straightforward comprehension exercise using an extract from “The Strand” magazine in which the writer describes a visit to Jamrach’s Emporium to see a crocodile being force fed. There are 8 questions. This could be used as homework or a cover activity. Alternatively, it could be used as a pre-reading or guided reading activity prior to a lesson with a focus on the writer’s viewpoint.
Non Fic Pre 20C Bowes Academy Recount boarding schools
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Non Fic Pre 20C Bowes Academy Recount boarding schools

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This is a non-fiction excerpt which is a recount by a boy who attended the notorious Bowes Academy (inspiration for Dotheboys Hall). I’ve used this alongside teaching of stave 2 of “A Christmas Carol” (Scrooge’s schooldays) to give pupils some contextual information about Dickens’ attitude towards boarding schools. The extract has a task attached which uses the wording of the viewpoint question for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2.
Unseen Poetry Pre Twentieth Century "La Mer" Oscar Wilde Multi Choice Quiz Pre Reading  HW
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Unseen Poetry Pre Twentieth Century "La Mer" Oscar Wilde Multi Choice Quiz Pre Reading HW

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This is a multiple-choice quiz on Oscar Wilde’s poem, “La Mer”. There are 14 questions. Answers are provided. I have set this as homework prior to using class time to explore the poem as an unseen in response to this question: How does the poem present ideas about the natural world? Answers are provided so that peer/self assessment can be used. Alternatively, the questions could be used to struture a guided reading/catch-up session. Some questions lend themselves to further exploration - for example, having identified that the alliteration is on the letter ‘s’ the students could be prompted to think about what that sibilance suggests about the natural world.
Fic Conan Doyle "The Horror of the Heights" Monsters CRR Comprehension Reading Skills Guided
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Fic Conan Doyle "The Horror of the Heights" Monsters CRR Comprehension Reading Skills Guided

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This straightforward activity uses an excerpt from Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story, “The Horror of the Heights” in which an aviator discovers a new ecosystem at a height of 40,000 feet. The tasks increase in difficulty and focus on: vocabulary, information retrieval, inference and analysis. Useful for homework, home learning or cover. Could be used with a small group to structure a guided reading activity.
Pre Twentieth Century Fiction "The Beetle" Richard Marsh Reading Skills KS3/4 Monsters Horror
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Pre Twentieth Century Fiction "The Beetle" Richard Marsh Reading Skills KS3/4 Monsters Horror

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This activity uses an excerpt from “The Beetle” by Richard Marsh which could slot into a unit on monsters, horror, tension and so on. It could be used for homework, as a cover activity or for small group work, to structure a guided reading session. The resource has the extract, taken from early in the novel, and the questions focus on vocabulary, information retrieval, inference, comprehension (of the structure) and analysis. The questions could be tweaked for greater depth or alternatively used as a springboard into a discussion of greater depth. The resource was planned for KS3 but could be used at KS4 to develop students’ confidence in reading this kind of challenging text.
KS3, Charles Dickens, "Oliver Twist" detecting the writer's viewpoint, close reading, baby farming
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KS3, Charles Dickens, "Oliver Twist" detecting the writer's viewpoint, close reading, baby farming

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Planned for a year 8 class but also suitable for year 9, this is a lesson as part of a SOW on Charles Dickens. It asks the pupils to focus on establishing the writer’s viewpoint and begins with some context on the deplorable practice of baby farming. There is an image to generate understanding and ideas, followed by a non-fiction text from Benjamin Waugh (the founder of the NSPCC) in which he exposes and denounces baby farms. This text is studied in two sections. Once the pupils have worked through these texts and got an understanding of context and of viewpoint (Waugh’s writing is highly emotive and very scathing) they are then given an excerpt from “Oliver Twist” describing the parish farm run by Mrs Mann. The lesson culminates with the pupils being asked to identify Dickens’s viewpoint and then explain how the methods that he uses help to communicate that viewpoint. There is paired work and questioning along the way to get the pupils to this point.
KS4 English Lit "Neutral Tones" Thomas Hardy AQA Anthology Love and Relationships
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KS4 English Lit "Neutral Tones" Thomas Hardy AQA Anthology Love and Relationships

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A walkthrough of Thomas Hardy’s “Neutral Tones” intended to be a first teaching of the poem for candidates preparing for their GCSE English Literature exam. When it comes to looking at Hardy’s use of oxymorons with “tedious riddles” and “grin of bitterness”, the ppt makes reference to some of Shakespeare’s methods in “Romeo and Juliet”. This is because this class is also studying the play so the references are intended to support a bit of recall. The final slide sets a homework - there is a multiple-choice quiz also available on TES (though listed separately).
Poetry Sara Teasdale "Summer Storm" Love Personification HW Multiple Choice Quiz Pre Guided Reading
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Poetry Sara Teasdale "Summer Storm" Love Personification HW Multiple Choice Quiz Pre Guided Reading

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This straightforward activity uses Sara Teasdale’s poem, “Summer Storm”. There are 12 multiple-choice questions. Answers are provided. This quiz could be used to embed knowledge and understanding once the poem has been taught. Alternatively, it could be set as pre-reading or used to structure a guided reading session, as some questions could be used as a springboard into further discussion.
Poetry "Central Park at Dusk" Sara Teasdale HW Quiz Pre-reading Guided Reading
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Poetry "Central Park at Dusk" Sara Teasdale HW Quiz Pre-reading Guided Reading

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This straightforward activity uses Sara Teasdale’s “Central Park at Dusk” and there are ten, multiple-choice questions (answers provided). Could be set as homework after teaching the poem to embed and consolidate knowledge. Could be set as a pre-reading activity so that subsequent teaching can be more sharply focused. Could be used to structure a guided reading session.