The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Highly engaging, complete lesson(s) around the Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven.” Lesson contains a complete range of activities suitable for GCSE grades 1-5. ��� Engaging starter, featuring unusual images • Information on the author and learning objectives • You tube reading of the poem • Labelling + drawing activity • Main writing task • Review plenary Everything you need for a complete and fun lesson! (This lesson was prepared for OFSTED) For a range of other interesting lessons and great resources visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Fidget Spinners - Should they be Banned in Schools? Complete lesson on the latest craze sweeping the world - fidget spinners: what they are, where they come from and should they banned in schools? Full attractive Power Point including: * Engaging starter * Information slides/Guardian article/video links * Lesson objectives * Student experience * Class survey and writing slide Guaranteed to motivate students!

Venice – Descriptive Writing, Complete Lesson A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from Venice! Complete, visually attractive lesson includes a 10 question Venice quiz, a senses hunt, a video clip and prompts throughout. For a range of other interesting lessons and great resources visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits:Taketours, Monarch, Wikipedia, cooltext.com.)

Zombie Apocalypse in London Engaging and attractive zombie apocalypse creative writing story lesson. Students are given a story structure/template in which to write their own exciting zombie story, based on a trip to London…gone wrong! Students are encouraged to write in a tongue-in-cheek, humorous tone. Full lesson prompts and zombie bingo plenary included.

Literacy for Impact Two short literacy impact lessons. Suitable for 20-25 minute literacy sessions. Aimed at grades 1-4. • Punctuation for Impact • Vocabulary for Impact Each lesson consists of a graded learning objectives page, starter activity, thinking task, WAGOLLs and activity. Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: Cooltext.com)

Zombie Apocalypse in London Engaging and attractive zombie apocalypse creative writing story lesson. Students are given a story structure/template in which to write their own exciting zombie story, based on a trip to London…gone wrong! Students are encouraged to write in a tongue-in-cheek, humorous tone. Full lesson prompts and zombie bingo plenary included.

Venice Quiz An interactive, 10 question quiz on Venice. Students have to decide if the landmark is in Venice or not in Venice with bonus points available if they can name where the other landmark is situated. Ideal as plenary, starter or form time fun. Pleases note: that the Venice quiz is part of the Venice lessons below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-venice-murders-creative-writing-11630462 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/venice-descriptive-writing-complete-lesson-11630477 For a range of other interesting lessons and great resources visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits:Taketours, Monarch, Wikipedia, cooltext.com.)

Venice – Descriptive Writing, Complete Lesson A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from Venice! Complete, visually attractive lesson includes a 10 question Venice quiz, a senses hunt, a video clip and prompts throughout. For a range of other interesting lessons and great resources visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits:Taketours, Monarch, Wikipedia, cooltext.com.)