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

Frankenstein Extract Analysis + Vocabularly - 5 Lesson Pack! An attractive and engaging, Frankenstein 5 lesson pack featuring extract analysis and writing activities. Particularly suitable for student ages 9-13(UK, KS2-KS3) lower ability students, but lesson could be adapted to meet the needs of more able students. 32 page attractive Power Point consists of: * Title page * Starter tasks * Extract analyis, included with support slides * Writing task, with some support slides * Purple pen reflection time (if needed) * Draw and label task * Supporting scaffolding sheets (heavily supported, but these can be adjusted to meet the needs of your class) * Vocabulary activities with answers * Video link activities and much more. An engaging series of lessons to use time and time again! Great value pack. Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Images: wikipedia and copyright free to the best of my knowlege, cooltext.com.)

Parts 2 and 3 of a complete lesson pack – a thoroughly engaging creative writing lesson. This Power Point includes lessons 2 and 3. 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. Please rate if you are happy with the lessons, thank you. To download lesson 1 for just £1.50 click on the link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/your-disaster-story-lesson-1-11198857 To download the complete 3 lessons in one pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/your-disaster-story-full-lessons-11198854 (Credits: space images from Pixabay, other images from Wikipedia commons.)

A nice visual starter. Wonders of the world. Students simply have to try and identify each of the seven wonders. A good starter to use with travel writing or descriptive writing or just trying to broaden students horizons.

A useful kinaesthetic activity. Cut out the following and place into pacts and get student to rearrange into the correct order. These can be laminated and re-used to provide a long lasting, kinaesthetic and visual resource, very handy. *Now available in a great value bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kinaesthetic-activity-pack-11211107* You may be interested in this other great resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-health-check-full-lesson-11188874

A simple and effective way to make literacy and learning fun. Literacy bingo! Students have to spot the incorrect word as each sentence appears (common literacy errors such as there/their, was/were etc) and replace them with the correct word. This is the word they cross off on their bingo cards. Further instructions on how to play inside. Power Point resource, playing time with line and house 15 minute approx. Resource suitable for key stages 2/3, but easily adaptable format/template to create further bingo games. You may also be interested in Poetic Terms Full Lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997

A simple and effective way to make literacy and learning fun. Literacy bingo 2! Students have to spot the incorrect word as each sentence appears (common literacy errors) and replace them with the correct word. This is the word they cross off on their bingo cards. Further instructions on how to play inside. Power Point resource, playing time with line and house 15 minute approx. Resource suitable for key stages 2/3, but easily adaptable format/template to create further bingo games. Student satisfaction guaranteed! For a fantastic full lesson on poetic terms see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997 Literacy Health Check, full lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-health-check-full-lesson-11188874

12 piece fantasy art set. Visually stunning. Ideal for inspiration for creative or descriptive writing or art related tasks. 140mm in diameter. You may be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997

A handy pack of 5 quick literacy starters. Each sheet contains 2/3 different literacy activities (with answers) to get students warmed up. Activities aim to test: spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, sentence structure, grammar and descriptive writing. Each sheet includes an English ‘fun fact.’ Ideal for KS4. *** NOW available in a bumper bundle pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-quizzes-and-starter-pack-bundle-11208695*** Poetic terms full lesson!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997 Literacy Health Check - full lesson!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-health-check-full-lesson-11188874

Engage even the most reluctant learners with this exciting, tried and tested literacy activity! Students pick a monster and have to write a mini-sage which is a story with EXACTLY 50 words. Because of the extreme word limit, students are immediately challenged to think carefully and creatively about their language choices for maximum effect. It also removes potential barriers to learning because the 50 word limit does not over-face students who struggle to write at length. You may be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997 (Copyright public domain images used.)

Print these off and hand out to students and get them to record verbal feedback. These can then be stuck in books to help students remember as well as providing evidence for OFSTED. Pack consists of three designs with two different sizes, so there is a choice of style or they can be used for different key stages or task type. Aligned so that they are easy to cut out and can be used immediately. **Now available as a great value assessment bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/feedback-and-assessment-bundle-11208701 Image credits: Wikipedia.commons, openclipart.org,mikevectores.deviantart.com

A great value pack of with a range of 8 different engaging colourful English/literacy starters! Included in the pack is starters to improve: sentence structure, writing improvement (essay and description), sentence precision, common error spotting, how to use speech marks, adjectives and a fun and creative make your own crossword and word search. *** NOW available in a bumper bundle pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-quizzes-and-starter-pack-bundle-11208695*** You may also like: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-starter-pack-11035919

A fun and engaging activity. Students have to match-up the celebrity image with the clue and then choose one of three writing tasks based on one of the celebrities. *Now available in a great value bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kinaesthetic-activity-pack-11211107* You maybe also be interested in this complete lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-health-check-full-lesson-11188874 Photo credits: Flickr, Humor blog, Keith Lemon; Jagged Janine, Olly Murs; Graciela Suzem, Bruno Mars; Mingle Media, Ellie Goulding. Wikipedia, Eva Rinaldi, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, Darz Moi, Lionel Messi, Nick Warner, Kate Middleton.

Fantastic double resource pack. Match-up activity packs with extension activities. Laminate and re-use time and time again. Resources available to download individually and further details below: Motorcycle Match-up: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/motor-cycle-match-up-activity-11035322 Celebrity Match-Up: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/celebrity-match-up-11036440

A topical debate lesson on the EU referendum. Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate! Students have to decide if they are for or against Britain leaving the EU 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 BBC article included. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits, BBC and Youtube.)

Hand students one of these inspiration cards as they enter the classroom and let them decide which activity to take on. Allow students to differentiate their own learning with a choice of writing a short paragraph based on the art image, searching for the key word and defining it or take up the punctuation challenge! A unique and exciting starter activity. *This resource is available as a free gift with the following download: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20-creative-classroom-ideas-11216757 **Now available as a great value assessment bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/feedback-and-assessment-bundle-11208701 Literacy Health Check - full lesson here!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-health-check-full-lesson-11188874

A descriptive writing lesson using peaceful images to engage students! Lots of resources included. V2 of this lesson which is slightly more challenging with more writing tasks. For V1 of this lesson see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/descriptive-writing-complete-lesson-11261508 Full lesson includes: * Clear image starter * Lesson objectives * Five things to help with descriptive writing slide * Image + example task (resource included as a hand out) * Image prompt and review slide Student checklist, things to include in descriptive writing, a WAGOLL and descriptive word mat resources included. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (All images are copy right free to the best of my knowledge.)