Dracular Extract - Complete Lesson Dracula extract analysis/close reading lesson ideal as a one-off lesson or a link to gothic literature. Lesson includes: * Title page * Starter * Lesson objectives * Link to video clip * Extract prompt (extract included) * Find the key word prompt (sheet included) * Spelling activity (worksheet included) * Mini writing task * Plenary post-it-note activity All resources included at the back of the Power Point. This lesson is available in a double pack with The Hound of the Baskervilles for £4.50 here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/extract-double-pack-dracula-and-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-11302068 For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits, images copyright free and scenes from Youtube.)

Two amazing murder mystery lessons and a murder mystery generator! The Christmas Murder Mystery On Christmas Eve a train gets stranded in a snowdrift in the middle of nowhere. A group of passengers decide to leave the carriage and take refuge in a nearby hotel, only to discover in the morning, trapped and cut off from the outside world, that one of them has been murdered… Visually attractive Christmas murder mystery story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson. For full details see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-murder-mystery-full-lesson-11179016 Murder Mystery 2 - Death on the Train A Christmas journey on the Trans-Siberian Express turns to murder as one-by-one passengers are found dead. But who is doing it and why? And who will be next? Visually attractive Christmas murder mystery story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson or series of lessons. (At least two lessons will be required to complete the story.) For full details see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-murder-mystery-2-death-on-the-train-full-lesson-11180011 Murder mystery generator: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-murder-mystery-generator-11219707 (Train image from 56parallel.com and bookish.com. Characters from Jacketflap.com, the artofmurde.com, bingo cards, myfreebingo.com)

Complete, thoroughly engaging, creative writing lesson pack – three lessons in one! All resources included. Students get the opportunity to write their own apocalypse story. Lessons are carefully structured over three sessions so that students can build up their ideas before the main writing activity in lesson 3. This complete Power Point includes: Lesson 1: • Anagram starter and objectives (anagram within the objectives to add interest.) • Prompt to think about the type of story they might want to write. • An example of a blurb and blurb writing activity. • Interesting character activity where students have to select four images from eight and give them a character profile. Lesson 2: • Anagram starter and objectives (anagram within the objectives to add interest) and crossword starter. • Prompts to consider their story plan – characters, setting, problem and solution. • Prompt to write the first part of their story and spelling tip. • Interactive lesson plenary – key word chance. Lesson 3: • Lesson starter review. • Prompts to write the main writing activity with a review slide to break up the writing if required. • Interactive lesson plenary – key word chance 2. 60+ page Power Point! Please rate if you are happy with the lesson, thank you. (Credits: copyright free images from flickr.com) For more great resources and lessons, see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

A topical debate lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate! Students have to decide if they are for or against and three students act as a 'jury' to see who has won the debate. Debate cards included in the lesson Power Point to help structure students' arguments. If you prefer a writing version of this lesson then see the links below: Letter writing: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-letter-11260131 Lively article: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11255722 BBC article included. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits, BBC and Youtube.)

A newspaper sports writing lesson – Murray, Portugal, Froome and Hamilton lots to write about!! (There’s even an option for those who don’t like sport.) Full lesson includes: • Title page • What to include page • Lesson objectives • Two starter tasks (a quick starter and a pop up starter question) • What you could write about page • Six Ws and planning page • Tips page • Writing prompt page • Review slide Newspaper template and 5 minute planning sheet included! For more great resources and lessons, visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: Images accredited to The Guardian and The Sun.)

Dystopia and Horror Bundle 2 Amazing resource bundle pack! £14 of premium resources for £6. See individual links for further details. Featuring: Zombie City Outbreak £3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/zombie-city-outbreak-creative-writing-lesson-11300614 With the city surrounded by zombies, can you survive? Zombie Apocalypse 2 £3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/zombie-apocalypse-11299172 You and a group of friends take a spin out of town in your new sports car. At first you are enjoying the night air and freedom of the road, but then a heavy fog suddenly descends and you find yourself surrounded by zombies… Dracula Extract Lesson £3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dracula-extract-lesson-11304230 One off analysis of a gothic legend. Lake District Murder £3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-lake-district-murders-creative-writing-lesson-11304700 It started as a peaceful trip to the Lake District, but in the morning someone had been murdered. *Bonus+ Literacy Bingo 1 £2* For Dystopia and Horror Bundle 1 see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dystopian-and-horror-bundle-11219710 Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: all credits given in original links)

Double Lesson Download: The Haunting and Zombie Apocalypse. Two £3 quality lesson for £4.25! The Haunting: A group of friends find themselves trapped in an old hotel, only to suffer strange lucid dreams and terrifying nightly visitations. Will they escape or go insane? And what is the significance of the black rose? Visually attractive, creative horror story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson or series of lessons. (At least two lessons will be required to complete the story.) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-haunting-creative-writing-lesson-11308217 The Zombie Apocalypse: You and a group of friends take a spin out of town in your new sports car. At first you are enjoying the night air and freedom of the road, but then a heavy fog suddenly descends Passing along a dark and dreary wood, you suddenly see a woman covered in blood appear along the main road. You swerve to avoid her and crash into a tree. Fortunately, everyone is well, but it becomes apparent that all is not what it seems… You are pursued through the woods by what seems to you to be an angry, crazed mob. Through the woods you and your friends discover an abandoned school. You immediately enter to take shelter from the encroaching hordes. Can you survive? What will happen next? https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/zombie-apocalypse-11299172 For more great resources and lessons, see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: given in each original page.)

Sporting legends - Muhammad Ali and Pele, texts with Power Points and starters, testing basic comprehension skills. *NOW also includes - Messi - Modern Football Legend complete lesson* Particularly focusing on the WJEC, foundation, Q1, information retrieval question but suitable for any comprehension skills tests. Power Point includes, boggle starter page, question slide, possible answers to the text question and video links. Texts included on Word documents. Texts are pitched easier than the real exam in order to give students confidence in basic information retrieval and so are suitable for bottom set groups. Two lessons with this download, though you might want to include another activity as each lesson is suitable for around 45 minutes. *Now with another lesson Messi - Modern Football Legend* Power point includes same text style and activity as above but with a literacy activity after a word starter. (Images are copyright free, wiki.com.)