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Experienced teacher and outstanding practitioner in the classroom. Familiar with a range of exam board requirements. Writer and poet. Resources all developed for my own use in a large department.

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Experienced teacher and outstanding practitioner in the classroom. Familiar with a range of exam board requirements. Writer and poet. Resources all developed for my own use in a large department.
The Hunger Games- Language analysis- How is tension created?
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The Hunger Games- Language analysis- How is tension created?

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Reading assessment based upon close analysis of the text- looking at Chapter One and then at The Bloodbath scene. Extract for close annotation for students to answer the question- How does Collins create tension and suspense in the scene from the Hunger Games? Extract included- but also available online
Unseen Poetry
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Unseen Poetry

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Lesson exploring how to write an answer on an unseen poem called "AT SEA". Suggests techniques for students to identify and provides the poem with questions for the board and a sample PEE answer to model for students
Witches in Macbeth- how were they thought of in the 17th century?
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Witches in Macbeth- how were they thought of in the 17th century?

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KS3 Macbeth- The Witches A range of images from original woodcuts illustrating witches from the Elizabethan age. Excellent points of discussion for the class to think about and consider why people thought that they existed. Range of questions for students to consider and work on answers. Then they look at the opening speeches and analyse the use of language and how Shakespeare is presenting these women.
Jekyll and Hyde- Lesson based upon characters
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Jekyll and Hyde- Lesson based upon characters

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A lesson including an exercise to help students start to learn quotes and apply them to their writing. Also includes an activity to work in groups to create a script for the characters from the story- understanding the motivations and historical contexts
Treasure Island- comparing Blind Pew and Captain Hook- Lesson plan
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Treasure Island- comparing Blind Pew and Captain Hook- Lesson plan

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KS3 Lesson plan with resources for students to improve their writing once they have written a comparison of two pirates- Blind Pew from Treasure Island and Captain Hook from Peter and Wendy by Barrie. Includes samples of good writing from students with identification of the skills displayed in their work. Also included are the extracts needed for the lesson, and a checklist of skills for students to use in the DIRT part of the lesson
AQA Love through the Ages- A suggested Anthology for students
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AQA Love through the Ages- A suggested Anthology for students

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Resource includes a wide range of poetry accessible for the A Level student to give them a good grounding in Love through the Ages and the common themes which appear in poetry. Arranged in sections according to the time period. Includes Chaucer, Shakespeare, Byron, Duffy and many other famous poets.
An Inspector Calls - Essay Writing on the Inspector and Gerald
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An Inspector Calls - Essay Writing on the Inspector and Gerald

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AQA English Literature - new spec. An Inspector Calls- How is the Inspector presented at the start of the play? Thought provoking ideas based upon language use by Priestly for class discussion. Then a lesson plan for Gerald's presentation at the start of the play including notes and detailed scaffolding.
My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgewick
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My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgewick

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Reading exercises for students at KS3 to help them understand the use of language and answer the question "How does Peter change during the course of the novel?" Includes extracts to help students and suggested structures for scaffolding a PEE response.
My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgewick
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My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgewick

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A series of lessons for KS3 students to help them understand and identify Gothic features in the novel, and to write about language features in a short assessment using PEE paragraphs structure. Includes presentations, extracts and worksheets to support the lessons
AQA unseen poetry- comparisons
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AQA unseen poetry- comparisons

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AQA unseen poetry- Two sample questions with poems included. One sample essay for students to mark and use as a model for their own writing. Poems include Bright Star by Keats and What lips my lips have Kissed by Millay.
AQA unseen Poetry - Spenserian Sonnets
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AQA unseen Poetry - Spenserian Sonnets

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AQA Unseen Poetry Exam. A lesson plan to introduce the sonnet of Spenser with two examples to be compared. Also includes two more comparable sonnets- Whoso lists to Hunt and Shakespeare's sonnets. Essay question and a copy of the sonnets included for students to try to answer an exam style question.