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Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass

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A lesson, targeted at A-Level students, focusing on language in 'Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass'. The lesson uses decontextualised poetry to ensure in-depth focus on language.
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Imaginative Writing Coursework Preparation

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An introductory lesson to Imaginative Writing, focusing on preparing students to write an imaginative piece for the Edexcel iGCSE English Language course. The lesson includes the Assessment Objectives, example pieces and a group task, enabling students to develop ideas together.
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Much Ado About Nothing - Act 3

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Three lessons on Act 3 of Much Ado About Nothing, including PowerPoint presentations and resources. One of the lessons was rated Outstanding in a formal observation.
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Valentine, Carol Ann Duffy

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A fun lesson, helping students to understand the extended metaphor used in Duffy's poem 'Valentine' through the medium of pass-the-parcel. The lesson also includes scaffolding for a P.E.E. paragraph and a self-assessment checklist.<br /> <br /> You will need to wrap an onion (pass-the-parcel style).
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The Sea is a Hungry Dog

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<p>A lesson looking at the poem ‘The Sea is a Hungry Dog’, including comprehension questions and a creative writing task.</p>
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Speech Writing

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A two-lesson unit of work on speech writing, based on the HeForShe Campaign. This resource includes two PowerPoint presentations, a speech planning worksheet and the script for the HeForShe campaign.
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An Introduction to Poetry

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A colourful and creative lesson, targeted at KS3 students. This lesson plan includes various strategies to help students develop original and creative poetry.
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Unseen Poetry and Non-Fiction Revision

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<p>A detailed lesson for Edexcel IGCSE English Literature and Language. The focus for this lesson is how to construct an unseen poetry essay and how to construct an answer for the 12 mark English Language question.</p>
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National Poetry Day 2018

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<p>A bright and creative PowerPoint exploring this year’s National Poetry Day theme of ‘Change’. This lesson plan includes individual tasks and group / pair tasks. The lesson allows for exploration of a poem about change, analysing language and structure, as well as the opportunity for students to create their own poem in response to the theme of ‘Change’. This lesson will be perfect for KS3.</p>
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Word Classes

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<p>A fun and engaging lesson with plenty of activities. This lesson covers word classes for KS3.</p>
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Poetry Booklet

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A poetry booklet, including animal and nature poems, as well as helpful guides on analysing poetry.
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Creative Writing

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A five-lesson scheme of work, focusing on developing students' imagination for creative writing.
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Unseen Poetry

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<p>A lesson to guide and enhance students’ understanding of approaching unseen poetry. This lesson is centred on Duffy’s poem ‘Stealing’, with annotations of the poem and guidance on structuring an essay answer.</p>
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Nature, HD Carberry

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<p>A KS3 poetry lesson looking at ‘Nature’ by HD Carberry. This lesson focuses on analysis of the poem.</p>
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The Eagle

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<p>A KS3 poetry lesson, looking at a collapsed version of ‘The Eagle’, by Tennyson. Students consider the significance of word choice, punctuation and tone.</p>