Lesson 1: reading Greta Thunberg’s speech, comprehension questions and analysis.
Lesson 2: Writing your own non-fiction writing task about the environment, using Greta’s as inspiration.
Lesson 3: Reflection using real examples and redraft.
Powerpoint and worksheets all included.
Included:
Powerpoint presentation: complete with full Y11 lessons for a set 3 class.
Themes: worksheets for 3 key themes with prompt quotes and questions.
Timeline: of events, students to put into the correct order.
Character analysis sheets: The Boss and Carlson
Curley's Wife: character analysis sheet.
Language feature crossword
2 lessons based on an extract from the Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
First lesson: students analyse the language and structure of the extract, after a starter based on the film trailer. This aids with AO1 and AO2 of the paper.
Second lesson: students use the extract to produce a piece of writing in which they travel back in time to their 'past' self.
The students loved it!
Powerpoint has learning objectives differentiated three ways throughout.
This was produced for a 90 minute lesson, but could easily be shrunk or extended to suit your needs.
This lesson involves students watching and analysing three different 2016 Christmas adverts, considering features the writers have used to achieve effect and make use of ideologies. This is perfect for all AOs of the spec, allowing them to apply their skills to a visual form.
I will be using the grid to get students to produce an analysis of the adverts, based on their critical understanding (AO4).
All links are located on the Powerpoint, which has differentated learning objectives on each slide, and I have produced a scaffolded grid to enable students to write whilst watching.
A perfect 'wind down' lesson, that actually gets them to apply their English skills thoroughly (without them knowing...)
Please leave a review and let me know how it goes!
3 resources:
1 pack with various activities on how to get their B grade to an A for section a: Of Mice and Men.
1 pack with various activities on how to get their B to an A for section b: Writing.
1 presentation to support.
Perfect for revision sessions.
Comparing 2 articles about Shamima Begum.
Lesson 1: Reading the articles, exploring viewpoint.
Lesson 2: Writing up response using an example paragraph.
Introduces students to concepts of ideology, satire and high level vocabulary.
Perfect for any year group, but especially KS4 and resit students.
A standalone lesson looking at extreme weather events in 2023 (including Burning Man and Greek tourist wildfires) to inspire a letter to a local MP.
Includes Youtube links and discussion, as well as model responses to evaluate.
A lesson to introduce the idea of objectivity and subjectivity in non-fiction.
Booklet and PowerPoint with chunked tasks including true/false.
Short extracts, unlike my other resource, so good for low ability, intervention or resit.
Perfect for KS3 or 4.
Good for boys, uses the Hillsborough disaster to engage in topic of football.
2hrs worth of lesson on AO2: Language and structure analysis of War of the Worlds.
The extract used is on the Powerpoint itself and is rich in language and structural features, such as the paragraphs growing as the martian grows.
Task on entry of structural analysis of the soundtrack to the film.
Truly engaged my set 2 year 11!
2 lessons exploring fragility and power in the poem Tissue
Opportunity to analyse the poem and make links to others in the AQA power and conflit anthology.
Using June 2019 exam paper, a revision booklet for paper 2 question 3 and 4.
Includes guidance and scaffolding on answering paper 2 question 3 and model responses for question 4.
A really effective double lesson that compares War Photographer and Kamikaze for inner conflict.
Opportunities for:
Scaffolded tasks
Worksheet completion
Whiteboard challenge
A bootcamp style lesson to help prepare year 11 students for English Language Paper 1.
This uses data from 2023 exams to inform.
Includes PowerPoint and Booklet- ready to deliver.
Enough for a double or more.
Perfect for resit, year 11 intervention, homework etc.
Works great alongside Jekyll and Hyde and other gothic texts.
Lesson and worksheet to introduce students to AO3- comparison of writer's methods, rooted in context.
Differentiated learning objectives throughout, and with further differentiation on each slide
Creation and application of 'STAPLE' acronym to help students remember the ingredients of a fantastic response for Q4 in language paper 2 of the AQA examination.
Has been used with a range of abilities in KS3 and 4 with lots success: it's a visual, engaging way to introduce students to a complex skill, before applying to words.
Based on two videos linked by the theme of war, to complement our 'War Genre' unit.
A booklet made to introduce students to the international phonetic alphabet and the IPA.
This is a skill needed to apply to the Paris Anthology.
Comes with Powerpoint and worksheet that follows it. Lots of questions posed and space for them to apply. Works perfectly for online learning.