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Hi and welcome to The Briny English Teacher! I have been an English Language and English Literature educator since 2007 in both a UK and international setting. My experiences are as an English Teacher, Head of Department, Examiner, and Moderator across KS3, KS4 and KS5. My philosophy is that students should be responsible for developing their own learning and many of my resources adhere to that belief rather than spoon-feeding answers.

Hi and welcome to The Briny English Teacher! I have been an English Language and English Literature educator since 2007 in both a UK and international setting. My experiences are as an English Teacher, Head of Department, Examiner, and Moderator across KS3, KS4 and KS5. My philosophy is that students should be responsible for developing their own learning and many of my resources adhere to that belief rather than spoon-feeding answers.
Carol Ann Duffy Poetry Unit
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Carol Ann Duffy Poetry Unit

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This KS5 unit explores 7 of Duffy’s poems and introduces key aspects of her style and common themes. The unit uses both teacher led analysis and independent tasks to access the poet’s work. Originally planned for use with the IB Language A: Literature course, the unit has references to TOK-style questions which are useful for delving into literary study regardless of course of study.
Emily Dickinson Poetry Unit
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Emily Dickinson Poetry Unit

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This KS5 unit explores 7 of Dickinson’s poems and introduces key aspects of her style and common themes. The unit uses both teacher led analysis and independent tasks to access the poet’s work. Originally planned for use with the IB Language A: Literature course, the unit has references to TOK-style questions which are useful for delving into literary study regardless of course of study.
Descriptive Writing Lesson - Reading an Image
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Descriptive Writing Lesson - Reading an Image

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Thank you for your interest in this resource from The Briny English Teacher. This resource is a lesson to help students develop their descriptive writing skills. It can be used for KS3 or KS4 as a writing exercise or to lead into a creative writing coursework piece. The task focuses on point of view, developing characters, and building description. If you like our resource, please leave feedback!
Reading for Meaning - Film Posters to Explore Meaning
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Reading for Meaning - Film Posters to Explore Meaning

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Thank you for your interest in this resource from The Briny English Teacher. This resource contains four worksheets to explore meaning. Each sheet contains a movie poster and asks students to explore the intention behind specific design choices. Students can use this analysis to write an analytical response or present their ideas to their peers. If you like our resource, please leave a review! Thank you!
War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy - PDF version
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War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy - PDF version

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This resource can be used as a lesson, or series of activities, on CArol Ann Duffy’s poem, ‘War Photographer’. The lesson is part of a larger unit (coming soon) relating to the Section B Edexcel IGCSE Literature Exam (Anthology Poetry) though it can be used for any specification/unit. There are two mock exam style questions at the end which can used a mock for the Edexcel paper, or as a consolidation activity if not sitting that board. There is also a teacher instructions document. An editable Powerpoint version of this presentation is available on The Briny Et shop.
War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy - Editable
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War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy - Editable

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This resource can be used as a lesson, or series of activities, on Carol Ann Duffy’s poem, ‘War Photographer’. The lesson is part of a larger unit (coming soon) relating to the Section B Edexcel IGCSE Literature Exam (Anthology Poetry) though it can be used for any specification/unit. There are two mock exam style questions at the end which can used a mock for the Edexcel paper, or as a consolidation activity if not sitting that board. There is also a student handout and exemplar answer task. This resource includes an editable Powerpoint presentation.
Half-Caste - John Agard - Editable Presentation
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Half-Caste - John Agard - Editable Presentation

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This resource can be used as a lesson, or series of activities, on John Agard’s poem, ‘Half Caste’. The lesson is part of a larger unit (coming soon) relating to the Section B Edexcel IGCSE Literature Exam (Anthology Poetry) though it can be used for any specification/unit. There are two mock exam style questions at the end which can used a mock for the Edexcel paper, or as a consolidation activity if not sitting that board. There is also a teacher instructions document. This resource includes an editable Powerpoint.
Half-Caste - John Agard
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Half-Caste - John Agard

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This resource can be used as a lesson, or series of activities, on John Agard’s poem, ‘Half Caste’. The lesson is part of a larger unit (coming soon) relating to the Section B Edexcel IGCSE Literature Exam (Anthology Poetry) though it can be used for any specification/unit. There are two mock exam style questions at the end which can used a mock for the Edexcel paper, or as a consolidation activity if not sitting that board. There is also a teacher instructions document. This resource is in PDF format. There is a Powerpoint version also available in The Briny English Teacher Shop.
Female Poets: Dickinson, Atwood and Duffy
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Female Poets: Dickinson, Atwood and Duffy

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This 18 lesson KS5 unit explores a collection of poems by Carol Ann Duffy, Emily Dickinson and Margaret Atwood. The unit uses both teacher led analysis and independent tasks to access the poets’ work and help students to develop their analytical skills for poetry. Originally planned for use with the IB Language A: Literature course, the unit has references to TOK-style questions which are useful for delving into literary study regardless of course of study and explores each poet under a literary area of exploration.
Teacher Planner
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Teacher Planner

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Want a nice teacher planner next academic year, but don’t want to pay a fortune? This PDF teacher planner for the 2023-2024 year is visually appealing, yet far more economical that paying for a pre-bound planner. The best part? If you need more of any type of page, you simply print them and add them to your binder! The planner includes: Personal information pages space for 4 timetables Calendar pages for the year Dates to remember pages for the upcoming year Targets and Goal pages to record any targets you wish to focus on Monthly ‘To Do’ list pages Dated Planning pages - a week to 2 pages (all dated) with space for 7 lessons per day which be split and labelled as needed 12 pages of mark sheets (more can be printed as needed) Starts August 2023 to July 2024, but these can be re-ordered as needed.
Teacher Lesson Planner
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Teacher Lesson Planner

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Want a nice teacher planner next academic year, but don’t want to pay a fortune? This PDF teacher planner for the 2023-2024 year is visually appealing, yet far more economical that paying for a pre-bound planner. The best part? If you need more of any type of page, you simply print them and add them to your binder! The planner includes: Personal information pages space for 4 timetables Calendar pages for the year Dates to remember pages for the upcoming year Targets and Goal pages to record any targets you wish to focus on Monthly ‘To Do’ list pages Dated Planning pages - a week to 2 pages (all dated) with space for 7 lessons per day which be split and labelled as needed 12 pages of mark sheets (more can be printed as needed) Starts August 2023 to July 2024, but these can be re-ordered as needed.
Blessing By Imtiaz Dharker
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Blessing By Imtiaz Dharker

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This resource can be used as a lesson, or series of activities, on Imtiaz Dharker’s poem, ‘Blessing’. The lesson is part of a larger unit (coming soon) relating to the Section B Edexcel IGCSE Literature Exam (Anthology Poetry) though it can be used for any specification/unit. There are two mock exam style questions at the end which can used a a mock for the Edexcel paper, or as a consolidation activity if not sitting that board. An editable powerpoint version of this lesson is available in The Briny ET shop.
Creating Harkness Warriors
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Creating Harkness Warriors

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Socratic (or Harkness) lesson structures can be an incredibly powerful tool for allowing students to develop their understanding and independence,When used effectively, it can be an incredibly useful tool for: -Checking student understanding of a topic, idea, or text. -Encouraging students to develop their ZPD and metacognitive skills. -Allowing students to develop their speaking and listening skills and their powers of debate. This guide is in the context of English, but can be adapted for any subject.
One Pager Poetry Revision Guides
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One Pager Poetry Revision Guides

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This resource is to guide students on how to create One Pager responses to poetry texts. This can be used as a revision activity, to check a student’s understanding of the poem, or simply for fun! The resource includes a teacher guidance sheet, student instructions, and a page with some examples of completed One Pager tasks. I have used this for students in KS3, KS4 and KS4.