Dahl-based creative writing
A series of lesson aimed at Year 7 Nurture group - using Roald Dahl villains to create our own short story!
Quick ViewPPT and extracts to use for a full Paper 2 AQA Language practice GCSE
Using Pankhurst's seminal speech from 1913 and the more modern 'we should all be feminists' by Nigerian writer Adichie is a really engaging way to teach the skills needed for a full Paper 2 AQA English Language.
Creative Writing based on 'Lord of the Flies'
A highly creative, learner-led creative writing unit (Paper 1 Section B AQA) and assessment based on 'Lord of the Flies.' Originally designed for top-set Y10 (grades7-9). Ideal if you are studying 'Lord of the Flies'
Paper One Q2-4 using short story 'Anil'
Using the short story 'Anil', this unit of work takes learners through the reading section on Paper 1 - using the one text for all questions encourages a more holistic approach and embeds the key skills. Designed for Y10 grades 6-9 to prepare them for Language Paper 1 AQA.
Story Opening and Creative Writing
A sequence of lessons on story openings - exploring different openings and then preparing the pupils to write their own. Aimed at Year 7 and 8.
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Question 4 from AQA English Language Paper 2
A set by-step guide to Q4 on paper 2 English Language AQA - this lesson was designed for my GCSE Nurture group and breaks down into manageable chunks the process of answering q4 on paper 2.
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Quick ViewAQA Paper 1 English Language Section A and B
This exciting bundle covers the skills for AQA Paper One... Enjoy English Language again; teach it in an engaging, meaningful and holistic way. <br />
Using the emotive short story 'Anil' for all the questions (both section A and B) and skills teaches learners in a deeper way and allows them to really enjoy this paper. Bundle includes: evaluation and self assessment sheet; full-resourced lessons for at least two weeks; power points; extracts for homework.
Creative Writing based on an image and understanding language and structural choices
This is a series of lessons aimed at SEN/low literacy Year10 learners - it introduces the concept of language and structure reading skills (Paper 1) at the same time as developing creative writing skills. It follows a multi-sensory approach, with handouts to cut up and physically arrange sentences; video clips and extracts from 'A Woman in Black.'
Creative Writing based on Macbeth - series of lessons
Creative writing for low literacy/SEN Key Stage 3 (originally designed for my Year 7 Nurture class) based on the story of Macbeth. A series of lessons holistically develop the process of creative writing.
Reading skills using 'James and the Giant Peach'
Key-stage 3 English: a skills-based lesson designed to instill the conceptual skills needed for language analysis in learners with low reading ages and memory/processing difficulties. Originally designed for my Year 7 Nurture group.
Creative writing and reading skills for AQA Language Paper 1
Using the scary nursery scene from 'The Woman in Black', both as a video and as an extract, learners will blend their creative writing skills with their reading skills. We all know reading comes before writing and this holistic series of lessons promotes learning through reading analysis and directly feeds these explorations into creative writing. Originally designed, with fantastic results, for an SEN low literacy GCSE Langauge only class.
Embedded clauses
Cut and stick embedded clause lesson - pitched at Year Seven - but useful for all ages!
A booklet of creative writing questions with images for GCSE Language p1
AQA GCSE Language Paper 1: a booklet full of questions to help Y11 prepare for their Language Paper 1 GCSE
step-by-step sentences building
This is a step-by-step sentence building lesson for nurture group and literacy boosting - aimed at 7-9
The social context of 'The Lord of the Flies'
Two lessons - a carousel activity based lesson with fully resourced handouts (I printed them onto A3 and laminated them for future use) enabling learners to explore the social context of 'The Lord of the Flies' in small groups and explore the concepts behind the novel before reading it.
Paper 2 Reading and Writing
A fully resourced and thematic approach to teaching and practising Paper 2 - both the reading and writing sections. Using Pankhurst's 'Freedom or Death' speech and 'We should all be feminists' essay from modern novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Story Openings - James and the Giant Peach
A unit of work developed using the opening of 'James and the Giant Peach' to teach reading analysis skills. Originally developed for a Year 7 Nurture group with specific SEN needs - mainly low literacy/reading ages, global delay, memory and processing issues.
Exploring chapters 1-2 Lord of the Flies
This is a week's worth of exploratory lessons incorporating small extract based group work for analysis;detailed character analysis; conceptual motifs; symbolism within the first two chapters of 'Lord of the Flies.'
Creative Writing based on Macbeth - aimed at Year 7 weak readers
A Macbeth-based creative writing sequence - aimed at year 7 weak readers.
London by William Blake
GCSE Literature AQA 'London' from the Power and Relationships cluster. This lesson on London was aimed at my top set year 10 class.