A worksheet detailing all terminology and definitions for students to revise from for the area of study ‘Texture and Melody’. A powerpoint is also available which explains all terms with musical terminology and musical examples.
There is also a texture card matching activity where students must match a key word to a definition and then to a score and listening example (all audio is provided).
I have blanked out the key words from my original revision sheet. To help students remember the quotations for Monday they must work out what is the missing word.
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.
Students analyse two adverts for Coca Cola. Students must explore how each text was shaped by its context.
They think about attitudes to women in the 1950s compared to attitudes to women in the 21st century and think about how these are reflected in the advert.
This always engages students.
English Language Paper 1 Section A. An anthology of 20 printable fiction extracts and put together to form a printable anthology. Each extract contains some context about the extract and 1-3 Eduqas style 10 mark questions.
A set of resources to introduce students to Reggae music and perfect a performance of ‘Three Little Birds’. All band parts are provided with and without notes as well as Sibelius files of the various parts which can be easily adapted.
Powerpoints for 3 lessons are included with differentiated tasks but lessons can be extended depending on the skills of the performers.
Resources for 3 lessons of African performance and composition. All tasks are differentiated and push your thinking tasks are also included.
Lesson 1 - African drumming and links to composition techniques (possible rhythms provided for weaker students).
Lesson 2-3 - Use of pentatonic scale and rhythmic ideas as well as individualised success criteria. Also a focus on use of development.
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.
Revision bookmarks including key terms for different styles of music and elements of music.
They are different level (A2 bookmarks include much more detailed and more complicated harmonic terms).
They should be printed and cut up so students can have a paper clip pack each. They can then be referred to for listening questions and when completing essays.
Lessons and resources looking at key extracts to prepare Year 9 students for studying prose at GCSE. Also includes context and revision lessons.
The areas of the novel I particular focus on are as follows
Curley meets Lennie (foreshadowing)
Curley’s wife meets Lennie (foreshadowing)
fight between Lennie and Curley (violence)
Crooks (character)
Setting in Chapter 6
Death of Curley’s Wife
Lesson On Curley
Lesson on Slim in Chapter 2
Lesson on Curley’s Wife in Chapter 2
20 question multiple choice quiz
PowerPoint covering 4 lessons on Stave 1.
Lesson 1: Prepare for assessment on Scrooge in Stave 1 using GCSE style extract and help sheets.
Lesson 2: Complete assessment
Lesson 3: Respond to feedback using model essay to help. Differentiated.
Lesson 4: Test on 28 key quotations from Stave 1.
A guide for how to write a comparison of Ozymandias and Hawk Roosting using a 13 step guide to ensure comparisons are discriminating. Includes lesson and worksheet.
Also includes an alternative differentiated version of the writing frame with more scaffolding.