PDF resource for supporting a G7/Y8/KS3 unit on Dystopian literature - can be bought together with a series of corresponding lessons as a bundle for a good price
Extracts from ‘The Hunger Games’, ‘Farenheit 451’, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘1984’
19 pages so can be printed easily as a booklet
Contains helpful images and vocabulary to support students
PDF resource for supporting a G8/Y9/KS3 unit on Gothic literature - can be bought together with a series of corresponding lessons as a bundle for a good price
Extracts from ‘The Woman in Black’, ‘The Raven’, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ and ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’
20 pages so can be printed easily as a booklet
These 2 worksheets contain questions relating to the following aspects of grammar:
Speech punctuation
Complex sentences
Semi-colons
Possessive apostrophes
PDF resource for supporting a G6/Y7/KS3 unit on Magical Beasts - can be bought together with a series of corresponding lessons as a bundle for a good price
Mix of fiction and non-fiction extracts on real-life zombies, the history of zombies, famous monsters, the opening of ‘A Monster Calls’ by Patrick Ness, witches in Britain, extract from ‘The Witches’ by Roald Dahl, ‘The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe’ by Lewis Carrol and real life vampires.
16 pages so can be printed easily as a booklet
Lesson analysing the opening of the novel ‘A Monster Calls’
Learning objective:
To understand the extract
To be able to explain the effect on the reader
To be able to use a range of vocabulary to describe the tone of the extract
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity.
There are challenge activities for differentiation.
The main activity analyses a short extract, which is included.
Total of 4 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
CAN BE BOUGHT AS PART OF A 2 LESSON BUNDLE *
Lesson looking at transactional writing - complaint letter
Learning objective:
To be able to craft my ideas in an engaging way in transactional writing
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. Designed for Pearson IGCSE syllabus, but can be easily adapted.
There are challenge activities for differentiation.
The main activity analyses a short model answer, which is included.
Total of 14 slides.
Designed for G9 / KS4 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
CAN BE BOUGHT AS PART OF A LESSON BUNDLE
Lesson looking at transactional writing - writing a speech to peers
Learning objective:
To be able to use effective evidence when writing a speech
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity.
There are challenge activities for differentiation.
The main activity analyses a short model article, which is included.
Total of 4 slides.
Designed for G9 / KS4 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
CAN BE BOUGHT AS PART OF A LESSON BUNDLE
Lesson looking at transactional writing - article
Learning objective:
To be able to adapt my language depending on audience
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. There are challenge activities for differentiation.
The main activity analyses a short model article, which is included.
Total of 5 slides.
Designed for G9 / KS4 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
CAN BE BOUGHT AS PART OF A LESSON BUNDLE
Lesson analysing the creation of tension in the short story ‘The Tell Tale Heart’.
Learning objective:
To be able to explain the tone of the story using a range of adjectives
To analyse how Poe uses language and structure to create tension
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity.
There are challenge activities, model answers and sentence starters for differentiation.
The main activity analyses a short extract, which is included.
Total of 5 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
CAN BE BOUGHT AS PART OF A 2 LESSON BUNDLE *
Lesson analysing the creation of tension in the short story ‘The Tell Tale Heart’.
Learning objective:
To be able to explain how Poe creates tension in the story
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity.
There are challenge activities and definitions of key words for differentiation.
There is a short extract and then a longer extract from the story, included in the resource.
Total of 10 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
CAN BE BOUGHT AS PART OF A 2 LESSON BUNDLE *
Lesson analysing the opening of the dystopian novel ‘The Hunger Games’
Learning objectives:
To understand the opening to ‘The Hunger Games’
To be able to explain how the writer creates a dystopian world
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity.
There are challenge activities and sentence starters for differentiation.
The main activity analyses a short extract, which is included.
Total of 8 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
CAN BE BOUGHT AS PART OF A 2 LESSON BUNDLE *
Lesson analysing the theme of fear in ‘The Woman in Black’
Learning objective:
To be able to analyse how a writer creates tension
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity.
There are challenge activities and sentence starters for differentiation.
The main activity analyses a short extract, which is included.
Total of 8 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
CAN BE BOUGHT AS PART OF A 3 LESSON BUNDLE *
Lesson analysing the description of setting in ‘The Woman in Black’ and linking to features of the Gothic.
Learning objective:
To be able to explain how description of a setting can create tension
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. There are challenge activities, sentence starters, and a model answer. The analysis focuses on a short extract (provided) from ‘The Woman in Black’.
Total of 7 slides.
Designed for G7 / KS3 students.
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
CAN BE BOUGHT AS PART OF A 3 LESSON BUNDLE *
Lesson studying the role of the Gothic literature in ‘The Woman in Black’
Learning objective:
To be able to explain why ‘The Woman in Black’ is an example of Gothic literature
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. There are challenge activities and sentence starters for differentiation. This lesson has a focus on oracy skills.
Total of 8 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
CAN BE BOUGHT AS PART OF A 3 LESSON BUNDLE *
Lesson evaluating the opening to the Dystopian novel ‘1984’ by George Orwell
Learning objective:
To understand the opening of ‘1984’
To identify some of the Dystopian conventions of the novel
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. Most slides have an extension or challenge activity. Comes fully resourced. Involves group work.
Total of 7 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
Lesson on Dystopian fiction, introducing students to key conventions of the genre
Learning objective:
To understand the key terms of dystopia and utopia
To identify some of the key features of dystopia and utopia
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. Most slides have an extension or challenge activity. Comes fully resourced with model pieces of writing.
Total of 12 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
Lesson evaluating the opening to the Dystopian novel ‘1984’ by George Orwell
Learning objective:
* to analyse how Orwell creates tension
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. Most slides have an extension or challenge activity. Comes fully resourced, with extract at the end of the lesson slides.
Total of 11 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
Lesson evaluating the role of resistance in the Dystopian novel ‘1984’ by George Orwell
Learning objective:
To be able to evaluate how Orwell presents the idea of resistance
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. Most slides have an extension or challenge activity. Comes fully resourced, studying the key word ‘resistance’
Total of 7 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
Lesson evaluating the role of memory in the Dystopian novel ‘1984’ by George Orwell
Learning objective:
* To understand the significance of memory holes and how they affect Winston’s complicity
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. Most slides have an extension or challenge activity. Comes fully resourced looking at the key word ‘complicit’
Total of 7 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!
Lesson evaluating the opening to the Dystopian novel ‘Divergent’
Learning objective:
* To understand how writers create engaging openings
Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. Most slides have an extension or challenge activity. Comes fully resourced with embedded video. Involves group work.
Total of 7 slides
Designed for G7 / KS3 students
Engaging, fun, and interesting!