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Mr Crawford Eng

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I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English. Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies. You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.

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I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English. Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies. You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
KS3 Writing a horror story
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KS3 Writing a horror story

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Resource to support the teaching of horror story writing. Resource provides opportunities to: - develop a character (example given turning Snow white onto a villain - study and create narrative hooks - develop paragraph structure - apply language techniques
Of Mice and Men Steinbeck chapter 1 skills for GCSE English 9-1 'what how why' instead of PEE
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Of Mice and Men Steinbeck chapter 1 skills for GCSE English 9-1 'what how why' instead of PEE

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Fully differentiated resources to support the teaching of 'Of Mice and Men' chapter 1. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - explore pathetic fallacy in the opening - analyse character presentation - explore animal imagery - use 'what, how, why' as a method for analysis instead of PEE which is too restrictive - explore George and Lennie's American Dream - work in groups in carousel activities - use writing strips to structure better responses
Of Mice and Men chapter 2 John Steinbeck
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Of Mice and Men chapter 2 John Steinbeck

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Differentiated resources to support he teaching of chapter 2. Differentiation: purple = lower blue - middle yellow - higher Resources provide opportunities to: - Analyse Steinbeck's presentation of character - Self / peer assess against GCSE mark scheme - Rag rate own performance against mark scheme criteria - explore character and theme - Analyse writer's methods
19th century texts KS3 -  extracts from Jane Eyre and Nicholas Nicklebby - focus on school life
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19th century texts KS3 - extracts from Jane Eyre and Nicholas Nicklebby - focus on school life

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2 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of 19th century extracts taken from Jane Eyre and Nicholas Nickleby. The focus of these lessons is school life and students will consider the presentation of school in the 19th century and compare this to school life in the 21st century. Opportunities to compare the two 19th century texts. Extracts are taken from the AQA new specification 9-1, 19th century texts booklet and is included in this resource pack. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability
KS3 preparation for AQA new spec (9-1)  lit & paper 2 - compare 19th century text and modern text
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KS3 preparation for AQA new spec (9-1) lit & paper 2 - compare 19th century text and modern text

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4 fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of extracts taken from 19th century texts with paper 2 comparison skills incorporated. (Theme of education) Students will study an extract from Jane Eyre and Nicholas Nickleby on the theme of education and will analyse language and explore context. Students will look at the presentation of school life and compare to modern society. (Extracts included) Students will then read a modern news report on behaviour in schools and draw comparisons. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability
Romeo and Juliet new specification 9-1 Act 5 scene 1 act 5 scene 2 act 5 scene 3
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Romeo and Juliet new specification 9-1 Act 5 scene 1 act 5 scene 2 act 5 scene 3

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3 differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 5 scene 1, 2 and 3. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore language, form and structure - assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria - explore context - fate and predestination - explore creation of tension - explore unfortunate coincidence - explore the significance of the ending
Advertising Media / English project useful as an enrichment activity
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Advertising Media / English project useful as an enrichment activity

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Fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of a one - two week Media based English project on advertising. Differentiation: yellow = higher blue = middle purple = lower Resources provide opportunities to: - explore target audience for advertising campaigns - explore existing advertising campaigns - explore the use of persuasive language - explore the use of presentational features - analyse the effectiveness of advertising campaigns - explore the narratives of advertising campaigns - design a new soft drink and develop the advertising production plan - peer and self assess - explore representation - justify own design choices These resources could also be useful as part of an enrichment day/activity.
Introduction to play scripts for low ability
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Introduction to play scripts for low ability

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2 lessons to support the introduction to studying plays. Resources provide opportunities for students to: - explore stage directions - explore stage terminology - explore the layout of scripts - practice creating scripts - perform scripts - explore the difference between plays and prose
Plays with attitude Twisted
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Plays with attitude Twisted

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Resources to support the teaching of 'twisted' for lower ability. Homework project also included. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - explore stage directions - understand and create monologues - explore characterisation - develop empathy skills - explore and create flash backs - create narratives - develop speaking and listening skills through role play - create tableau - explore the theme of bullying - analyse anti bullying posters and create own - write letters to an agony aunt - performs scenes
A Christmas Carol exam revision 2 - extract to whole - practice & structure a response
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A Christmas Carol exam revision 2 - extract to whole - practice & structure a response

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Resource to support the revision of A Christmas Carol and how to form exam responses to an extract from the novel and make links to the novel as a whole. These resources provide opportunities for carousel activities whereby students read 4 extracts from the novel and make notes to form an exam response. Students will consider other parts of the text as part of their answer. 4 extracts included
Romeo and Juliet act 2 scene 3 new specification 9-1 updated
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Romeo and Juliet act 2 scene 3 new specification 9-1 updated

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Two fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 scene 3. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore writer's methods - assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria - explore Catholic marriage - work on writing skills for language paper 2
Poppies Jane Weir preparation GCE Poetry 9-1 with structure strip
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Poppies Jane Weir preparation GCE Poetry 9-1 with structure strip

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Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Poppies' by Jane Weir. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability
The Quest KS2 KS3 transition English skills
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The Quest KS2 KS3 transition English skills

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Resources that provide students with a fun exploration of English as an introduction to KS3 or KS2. Students develop a variety of English skills through the theme of going on a quest. Along the quest students must negotiate a number of labours which will each help them to develop necessary skills such as: - descriptive writing - formal letter structure - planning skills - narrative writing - solving riddles - creating characters
Romeo and Juliet exam revision QUIZ CARDS with answers - retaining knowledge for new spec 9-1
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Romeo and Juliet exam revision QUIZ CARDS with answers - retaining knowledge for new spec 9-1

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3 pages of quiz cards for Romeo and Juliet to use as part of revision with answers. Each question has a quotation and requires students to: 1. identify who said it 2. identify a technique used by Shakespeare 3. Answer a deeper question relating to the effect of the technique When printed off and photocopied back to back each card will have the answer on the reverse. I use these in folders (as shown in the image attached) and students spend the first 5-10 mins of certain lessons revising silently. Every correctly answered question moves a step back in the folder. Any question answered incorrectly moves back to the front. This is known as the Leitner method for retaining knowledge as part of regular testing.
AQA Literature mock exam feedback & pupil response template to promote independence paper 1 and 2
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AQA Literature mock exam feedback & pupil response template to promote independence paper 1 and 2

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Two templates for students to complete once they have received their marked mock paper. The template provides space for students to record their mark for each question and review their performance. The 2017 grade boundary is also provided. Students identify areas of strength and weakness and use the areas of weakness as a starting point for revision. The idea is that students will complete a pupil response task on the question that they did less well on. Students are given time to revise before completing the pupil response. The aim is that in their response the mark for the question will improve. Mark scheme is also provided so that students can drill down into how and why they achieved particular marks. grade boundaries based on summer 2017