This is a complete unit of work with lesson activities on every poem of the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature Poetry anthology.
It includes:
Poems activities ppt
Comparing poems lesson ppt
Revision cards
Poetry terms test
Poetry revision pack ppt
This is a complete unit of work aimed at Year 7 students, helping them to develop their comprehension, quotation selection and reading analysis skills through the study of the text ‘A Monster Calls’ by Patrick Ness.Students also begin to develop their understanding of how writers use symbolism, which includes some historical context information about the Green Man and yew trees as symbols.
The formative assessment is the description of a monster based on visual stimulus in the opening of a story.
The summative assessment is an essay evaluating how Ness uses language and structure to present grief in the novel.
Included:
the booklet
creative writing stimulus
story opening plan
useful quotations to support the reading assessment
assessment planning
This unit of work in booklet form is aimed at teaching Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to Year 9 students but could be taught to younger students too. It includes comprehension and literary analysis tasks on key scenes that track how Romeo is presented in the play. Also included are an essay plan template, quotations sheets and an extended learning project.
Creative Writing stimulus bundle. Dozens of images that have been sourced, saving you time and effort.
One supports the writing of Gothic stories.
Another supports the writing of IGCSE Imaginative Writing coursework but could be used for any creative writing.
Another supports a description of monsters.
This is a complete unit of work in booklet form that introduces KS2/Year 7 students to a range of different myths and legends including Perseus and Medusa, Theseus and the Minotaur, and Beowulf among others. It is designed to develop students’ writing skills and reading analysis skills, as well as building up cultural capital. It is designed as a transition unit for new Year 7s so it is interspersed with quizzes on basic sentence construction, apostrophe use and other SPAG knowledge.
The assessment is for them to plan and write their own myth.
Included is an extended Myths project (a menu of eight holiday activities inspired by myths and legends).
A series of nine activities that stimulate writing and other creative activities inspired by Gothic novels. This is especially useful as a holiday homework project at the end of a unit or concurrent with a reading-focussed unit of work.
It also includes a reading list and self/peer assessment frames.
This is a complete unit of work aimed for Year 8 originally that helps students plan out their arguments and write concise, coherent and persuasive speeches. It teaches them about Aristotle’s Three Pillars of Rhetoric, introduces them to famous speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr, Malala Yousafzai, and Winston Churchill, as well as a stretch task on Boris Johnson. Using the same methods of Hochman and Wexler’s ‘The Writing Revolution’ , the unit is designed to help students gradually build up their persuasive paragraphs by topic sentences, then adding more ideas in developed paragraphs.
The main assessment is to write a speech on a topic of their choice.
It includes:
the booklet
persuasive writing features mat
SOW outline
speech writing template
A series of ten lessons that is aimed to teach Higher Attaining Key Stage Three students about the most common cognitive biases.
This was originally designed as a resource to stretch Gifted and Talented students, but it could be used in a tutor time activity or to support media literacy, complementing subjects such as RS and Philosophy, Economics, Business Studies, English and History.
This is a complete unit of work that supports KS3 students to read, understand and analyse linguistic features in Pullman’s play version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It includes a formative assessment and summative assessment that evaluate students’ ability to evaluate how the writer uses language and structure to present the Monster. Students also use detailed understanding of the Gothic genre, the historical/social context of the story and exploration of the ideas of nature vs nurture to write about the text. Students also discuss symbolism.
Includes:
workbook including assessments
knowledge organiser
NB Pullman text not included.
A series of nine activities that stimulate writing and other creative activities inspired by the Harry Potter novels. This is especially useful as a holiday homework project at the end of a unit or concurrent with a reading-focussed unit of work.
It also includes a reading list and self/peer assessment frames.
NB This is very similar to the Gothic Writing Project that I also have for sale.
A series of poems and comprehension/exploration activities on the topic of the First World War. Perfect for using as a concurrent reading project with a First World War Poetry unit or as a holiday homework.
Poems included are:
1914: Peace by Rupert Brooke
The Marionettes by Walter de la Mare
To Germany by Charles Hamilton Sorley
The Call by Jessie Pope
Recruiting by E A Mackintosh
The Conscript by Wilfred Gibson
Headquarters by Gilbert Frankau
Winter Warfare by Edgell RIckword
Louse Hunting by Isaac Rosenberg
Bombardment by D H Lawrence
Spring Offensive by Wilfred Owen
Youth in Arms IV: Carrion by Harold Monro
When this bloody war is over – Soldiers’ song (Language is a bit colourful!)
Repression of War Experience by Siegfried Sassoon
On Passing the New Menin Gate by Siegfried Sassoon
High Wood by Phillip Johnstone
Also includes a WW1 poem writing task with several accompanying stimulii.
This was very much a labour of love and I hope you and your students enjoy it!
This is a presentation aimed at teaching older students about the British Empire, and the historiographical debate on how it should be remembered/taught.
It could be used as an assembly, a stand-alone English, PSHE, Citizenship lesson.
This is a presentation aimed at teaching older students about decolonising the curriculum, drawing out ideas on what a curriculum is and why it matters; exploring the critical theories that inform the current debate; and how this applies to what students are taught in schools. This can easily be modified to match your specific context.
It could be used as an assembly, a stand-alone English, PSHE, Citizenship lesson.
This is a stand-alone lesson aimed at introducing Bob Dylan’s lyrics to older students and evaluating his songs as works of art/literature.
It includes a deep dive into the definition of literature, how to analyse song lyrics as a form, and the analysis of ‘A Hard Rain’s-a-Gonna Fall’, ‘Shelter from the Storm’ and ‘All Along the Watchtower’ with information on the social/historical/biographical context of some of his songs.
It could be used in an English lesson, assembly or Gifted and Talented activity.
A series of six lessons that is aimed to teach Higher Attaining Key Stage Three students about the most common logical fallacies.
This was originally designed as a resource to stretch Gifted and Talented students, but it could be used in a tutor time activity or to support media literacy, complementing subjects such as RS and Philosophy, English and History.
A complete scheme of work in booklet form aimed to develop creative writing and reading analysis skills in Key Stage Three students.
It includes comprehension questions, a written assessment and a reading assessment.
A complete unit of work that introduces Key Stage Three students to ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. It focuses on key scenes in answer to the question: How is the relationship of Titania and Oberon presented? It is designed to help KS2/3 students improve their reading analysis skills and to relate their interpretation to historical context information.
Included are:
a booklet of resources
support sheets for a formative task that include key quotations
the assessment
essay planning frames
This is a complete unit of work in booklet form that introduces KS2/Year 7 students to a range of different adventure stories including the Odyssey, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Treasure Island among others. It is designed to develop students’ writing skills and reading analysis skills, as well as developing a strong understanding of the adventure genre.
The assessment is for them to plan and write their own adventure story.
This is stand-alone lesson or homework project in which students have to read and research poems related to the topic of summer, identifying techniques used by the poets, and ending with them writing their own summer poem.
