A growing collection of resources on Oliver Twist.
Includes a close focus on Chapter 2 (workhouse and Fagin) and Chapter 48 (Nancy’s death) with exam style activities.
A introductory unit with differentiated powerpoint and resources to support students in composing a pop song chorus or verse using music technology. This is a series of lessons (minimum 3 to complete effectively).
Students are taken through a chord sequence, bass line, drum kit part and vocal melody all with differentiated tasks.
There is also a composition guide with step by step instructions so students can complete the tasks at their own rate.
A lot of push your thinking ideas are included which would allow students to achieve higher grades.
3 sets of lessons which revise Chamber music, Musical theatre and Jazz and blues music under the Music for ensemble category.
Students must revise key words and categorise them into a revision grid. Powerpoints are provided for each lesson with differentiation embedded.
There are listening questions for each style of music and musical theatre and jazz and blues also provide longer answer questions and options to plan these answers and a hint sheet to support lower ability students.
A range of resources about how to compare Power and Conflict poems which include:
10 writing frames
Model paragraphs
40 pairs of quotations that are useful for comparing
using a revision grid to plan comparisons
and lots of other ideas
8 student friendly high-quality literacy worksheets to support students at KS2/3.
1. Embedded clauses
2. Subordinate clauses
3. Sentences and fragments
4. Semi colons
5. Apostrophes
6. Parts of speech part 1
7. Parts of speech part 2
8. Colon
Extensive notes to help guide students in finding and annotating over 200 key quotations from Lord of the Flies. The page numbers link to the popular Faber version of the text. This quotation organiser is especially useful for helping students catch up with any missed learning.
Ideal for teachers new to teaching the book or for students who want to increase the depth of the whole text on a second reading.
Two revision resources covering big ideas in Macbeth which allow students to chart how the major themes of the novel develop through the course of the play.
There is a version aimed at grade 9 students which contains perceptive inferences for the key quotations linking.
There is also a version aimed at students working towards grade 4 or 5 with clear and relevant comments on the quotations.
Star Wars Section A and B performance parts in multiple keys and Sibelius 5 document for easy arrangement changes.
Differentiated resources allowing students to perform the sections, annotate the key features and identify the differences between these sections.
4 detailed essay plans on Macbeth to convert into 4 essays.
The resource is differentiated with an easier and harder version.
There is a also a list of 100 quotations and explanations to support students.
A detailed success criteria is provided for each paragraph.
Great as a revision lesson or as a homework task.
Also contains help with thesis-style introductions.
‘A thesis-style introduction that demonstrates your understanding of the question can be a really helpful way of starting your answer. It shows that you are ‘in charge’ of your essay and that you know what you think. It can provide a strong foundation for the rest of the essay. Keep referring back to the introduction to create a coherent response.’ AQA examiner’s report 2022
Creating a thesis-style introduction is a challenge for many students but is essential in helping students to reach levels 4-6 in the mark scheme. I have produced a simple 3 point structure to help students quickly generate a thesis statement in timed exam conditions. There is an example of the 3 point structure being used and then students attempt to imitate the structure for 4 other exam-style questions.
A comprehensive bundle of differentiated resources to support the teaching of the following 3 Christmas songs:
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bell Rock
Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Suitable for KS2/KS3
A detailed scheme of work for approximately 9 lessons on African, Reggae and Gamelan world music. The tasks include performance and composition.
All resources are attached including music worksheets (with and without notes) and some Sibelius files where necessary.
Each powerpoint include objectives and differentiated tasks.
A resource which compares the set work of Bach to 2 other pieces in preparation for the essay question (question 9). The scores for the unfamiliar pieces are attached. The links to audio are on the pp along with ideas and plans for each of the 2 questions. This could take 2 lessons (along with writing the essays) or be the preparation for an assessment or homework.
There is also a summary grid for the Bach as a revision tool with 2 boxes based on the context of Baroque and the Concerto Grosso.
There is differentiated success criteria which shows students how to access higher bands.
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.
Key stage 3 music steps which have been created using the new 1-9 scale. There are 4 strands: performing, composing, rehearsing and listening and appraising.
There are student friendly steps as well as statements that can be used for reporting purposes.
A3 sheets can also be used as a tracking tool by dating when each step has been achieved.
Use the 9 Step Plan to help students structure their responses to 4 different questions on A Christmas Carol.
Also includes a quote revision sheet to help students plan the answers.
Step 1: Explain why the given extract is a pivotal moment in the novel. (A01)
Step 2: Analyse 3 quotes from the extract. (A02)
Step 3: link to extract to Dickens’ purpose/context (A03)
Step 4: Choose a 2nd part of the novel linked to the question. How is is similar and different (A01)
Step 5: Analyse up to 3 quotes from second part of novel. (A02)
Step 6: Link 2nd extract to Dickens’ purpose/context (A03)
Step 7: Choose a 3rd part of the novel linked to the question. How is is similar and different (A01)
Step 8: Analyse up to 3 quotes from 3rd part of novel. (A02)
Step 9: Link 3rd extract to Dickens’ purpose/context (A03)
New for 2023 is a resource which offers 3 levels of differentiation to help guide students on how to structure a full length response on the following 4 themes/topics: children, materialism, ghosts, Christmas.
Tier 1 difficulty (I do): Big idea, topic sentences and quotations are provided. Students add the analysis of the quotations.
Tier 2 difficulty (We do): Students must choose 2 quotations to support each topic sentence and analyse the quotations.
Tier 3 difficulty (You do): Students have to generate the big idea, the topic sentences, 2 quotations a paragraph and the quotation analysis.
A wide range of lessons and worksheets aimed at getting students to use a full range of punctuation accurately.
Take a look through the previews to see the variety of resources on offer. These can be used as starters, homeworks or to promote literacy across the curriculum.
Includes lessons and worksheets on colons, apostrophes, brackets, semi colons, relative clauses, subordinate clauses and avoiding comma splices.