Writing to advise. Annotate the model example for successful features

Ballad of Hillsborough sequencing activity

The role of the nurse in Romeo and Juliet. Essay writing guide

Ideas for class newspaper about environmental issues

Analyse the opening to Saving Private Ryan essay plan

A lesson analysing how George and Lennie are presented in Chapter 1. Includes annotation of an extract, a sample paragraph followed by an independent task.

Planning sheet to give ideas for a creative writing exercise on the theme of trapped. There is also a mid ability example response for students to annotate.

5 Exams written in the style of the new 9-1 AQA GCSE examination for Romeo and Juliet. For the exam on the theme of love there is a model answer for students to annotate. For the questions on the other themes, there is a 9 step grid for students to follow. I have also attached a generic writing frame for responding to any character or theme to help students with the 9 step method.

Don John worksheet 2 versions differentiated - Much ado about nothing

4 extracts from To Kill a Mockingbird each with a challenging question investigating the impact of language features.

Good lesson to use with Year 7 to get them to identify language and presentational features in a holiday brochure. Includes PowerPoint, worksheet, starter activity, objectives and a writing task with writing frame.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL EXAM QUESTION PREDICTIONS - planning sheets with extracts

A lesson aimed at getting lower ability students to use more ambitious vocabulary. Students think of synonyms for ‘nice’ and ‘bad’ and then use the words to write a positive and negative holiday postcard. The main task where students redraft and improve the model paragraphs is differentiated. Tough: Students replace the boring adjective with better choices. Tougher: Students also replace the boring ‘The’ sentence starts. Toughest: Students change the structure of the sentences and add in similes and a full range of punctuation.

Lesson 1 introduces the poem Hawk Roosting and prepares students for an exam style question using the writing frame. Lesson 2 includes a writing frame to help compare how power is presented in Ozymandias and Hawk Roosting.

4 lessons analysing the importance of Act 2 in Romeo and Juliet with accompanying worksheets. Lesson 1: Learning journey on Romeo’s monologue at the start of Act 2 Scene 2 Lesson 2: Analysing Romeo and Juliet’s conversation in Act 2 Scene 2 Lesson 3: Is the Friar right to agree to the marriage in Act 2 Scene 3 Lesson 4: Summary lesson covering Act 2 Scenes 4, 5 and 6.

Students analyse the openings to famous novels. There is also a match-up activity to help them develop explanations.

Differentiated lesson looking at an extract from Chapter 5 of Frankenstein - when the creature comes to life. For higher ability there is a PowerPoint with annotations and model exemplars to stretch the more able. For lower ability students there is a structured worksheet: Task 1: Draw images to demonstrate understanding. Task 2: Find the meaning of difficult words. Task 3: Find contrasting phrases of beauty and ugliness in the poem. Task 4: Plan some PEE paragraphs. Task 5: Write up an analytical answer.

A Christmas Carol comprehension questions on Stave 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. It is differentiated; there are various forms of questions on each Stave to allow you to tailor it to suit students of different abilities. It is useful to accompany a first reading of the novel in class or to encourage a second reading of the novel for homework.

Contains resources to help students answer the following exam style response: How does Steinbeck create sympathy for Lennie in Of Mice and Men.