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The Fat Duck - Descriptive review writing.

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`This is a fun lesson aimed at KS3 students of all abilities. Students will explore the language and comprehend two different restaurant reviews and then compare how the two use language in preparation for their own. There is a link to an accompanying video for The Fat Duck restaurant which aims to inspire students to write about experiences which are out of their comfort zone. This is a great stimulus for descriptive writing.
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The Tempest and Colonialism KS3 whole scheme.

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<p>A whole,upper KS3 scheme of learning for the Tempest with a focus on Caliban and colonialism: Lessons, vocabulary banks, knowledge organiser and abridged script - Latter weeks free for interleaving/retrieval.</p>
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Barbie - a guide to persuasive argument writing.

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This lesson is thematic and gives a lot of information surrounding the social issues/implications of the Barbie doll on young girls. Topical information is passed on while building students' understanding of the key persuasive techniques. This is a challenging lesson aimed at the higher end of upper KS3 or KS4. Inclusive is also a model answer and success criteria, consolidated through a peer-assessment exercise.
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Crime Scene investigation grammar.

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A practical use for grammar. This resource should last around 1 hour and can be supplemented with video and image as you wish. Resource can be used for higher KS2, throughout KS3 or low-level KS4 to introduce and consolidate the use of prepositional, 'de:de' and embedded clause sentence variations. Students will acquire these skills and then put them into practise to add greater detail to a police statement to help depict the 'crime' which has taken place.<br /> <br /> This resource can be adapted to be as whole-class or as independent as you prefer.
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Dramatic techniques - how to explore characterisation through stage-direction.

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This resource is perfect to introduce students to the concept of characterisation within a drama and directs students to the techniques used by the writer. Students will explore 'concentrated' extracts of plays by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. This is great for middle to higher ability KS3 students, in order to introduce them to dramatic terminology and rigorous analysis of stage-direction and writer's intent. Could span two 1 hour lessons if slower pace needed.
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Diversity Film Pitch lesson.

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<p>A creative lesson to introduce students to the issues of bias and diversity representation in cinema. A stimulus for non-fiction writing.</p>
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Dystopian Fiction writing booklet.

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<p>A fiction-writing resource with 6, weekly tasks which look at crafting the various elements of a dystopian narrative - concluded with one final exercise whereby students demonstrate their learning in creating a master-narrative.</p>