A clear, detailed and ready-to-teach lesson on CIE 0500 Language Paper 1 Question 3 which assesses how students can find implicit meanings in a text and synthesise these into the writing of a creative response. In this resource is an original exam script with Text C as well as answers with explanations adapted from the mark scheme. Learning Objective: Write an effective creative response for question 3 of Language Paper 1. Learning Outcomes: -Students will understand the assessment objectives and the mark scheme for Q3. Students will be guided through a three-step approach of how to answer this question. -Students will write an independent answer and self-assess their work against the mark scheme. Lesson Outline: Do it now: Think – Pair – Share: If an old lady was writing a letter to a friend, what tone/register would she use? Starter: Overview of question requirements and mark scheme. Task one: Modelling of how to approach the question with exam hints and a model answer. Task two: Students independently write the end of the answer. Plenary: Students self-assess their work against the mark scheme and write themselves a target for next time. This resource has been updated according to the 2024 specification change. Freebies: A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper One here. A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper Two here. Free marking templates for CIE 0500 here. If you find this lesson helpful, have a look at my CIE 0500 Language Paper 1 bundle here or the Language Paper 2 bundle here. If you’re interested in both, there is a combined bundle here which is cheaper than buying them separately. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive, and have a look at other resources available in my shop. **

Introduce your students to the dynamic world of slam poetry with this fully resourced 90-minute lesson. Ideal for years 9 and above, this lesson can be easily adapted for younger students. The featured poem addresses the theme of addiction, making it more suitable for mature students, but a selection of alternative slam poems is included for flexibility. What's Included: * 20-Slide PowerPoint: Engaging presentation covering the history, evolution, and impact of slam poetry. * Graphic Organiser: Helps students to mind-map and structure their slam poems effectively. * Detailed Instructions: Step-by-step guidance on writing a slam poem, focusing on both creative and technical aspects. * Curated Slam Poems: A range of recommended slam poems that can be used as substitutes, ensuring suitability for different age groups. **Learning Objective:** Express Ourselves Through Writing Powerful Slam Poetry. **Learning Outcomes:** - Understand the conventions of powerful slam poems. - Use a range of language and structural devices in my poem. - Perform part of my poem for maximum impact. **Lesson Overview**: Do it now: Think-Pair-Share questions on Slam Poetry. With teacher-support, the class arrive at an inferred definition of slam poetry. Starter: A teacher-guided history of slam poetry followed by 5 recall questions with answers provided. Activity 1: Watch ‘21’ and discuss questions Activity 2: Use graphic organizer to write down ideas and then begin writing slam poem Plenary: Share most powerful line Extension: Poems for further study Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

An engaging and detailed staff CPD session on explicit vocabulary instruction - this lasts between one hour and 90 minutes depending on whether departments are given time at the end to consider their tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary words. I delivered this in my role as Literacy Coordinator and was told by the headteacher that it was the best internal CPD that he had seen delivered. This session covers: Why you need a whole-school approach to vocabulary The Matthew Effect Tier 1, 2 and 3 words and what this means. Approaches to vocabulary instruction - morphology, etymology and the Frayer model. Modelled examples of how to teach new vocabulary. Advice for further reading. Please note that I have provided some suggestions in the notes section of the slides about how to guide discussion. Similar Resources * Staff CPD on Whole-School Reading Strategies * A bundle of whole-school literacy resources including this CPD, CPD on Reading Strategies and resources for implementing a Word Root of the Week in your school. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

An engaging and detailed lesson to teach students how to approach the summary question in their reading paper for the CIE 0500 English First Language specification. In this resource is an original exam script which students practise answering. This resource contains: A ready-to-teach powerpoint with printing and teaching instructions. An example summary question/extract and the mark scheme A revision handout so that students can practise the four step method for approaching this question. This has been updated according to the 2024 specification change. Learning Objective: Write an effective summary. Learning Outcomes: Students will understand how to meet the requirements of the mark scheme for the summary writing question. Students will experience a ‘walking mock’ of how to approach the summary writing question. Students will practise applying the mark scheme by using peer assessment. Lesson Outline: Do it now: Think, pair, share: What are the key skills needed for writing a summary? Starter: Overview of the exam question, skills and marks. Task 1: Modelled and scaffolded summary task divided into four steps. For the final step, students should be given 15 minutes to write their answer. Task 2: Scaffolded peer assessment - students assess multiple other examples so that they can see a range of answers. Task 3: Self-reflection Leaving question: What questions do you still have about writing a summary? Freebies: A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper One here. A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper Two here. Free marking templates for CIE 0500 here. If you find this lesson helpful, have a look at my CIE 0500 Language Paper 1 bundle here or the Language Paper 2 bundle here. If you’re interested in both, there is a combined bundle here which is cheaper than buying them separately. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive, and have a look at other resources available in my shop. **

An engaging and detailed staff CPD session on whole-school reading strategies that lasts one hour. This session covers: Why you need a whole-school approach to reading. The Matthew Effect Tier 1, 2 and 3 words and what this means. Orthography and background of English spelling Five strategies for struggling readers that can be used across subjects. Time for staff to consolidate their learning and discuss how they will apply what they have learned to their subject and upcoming units. Please note that I have provided some suggestions in the notes section of the slides about how to guide discussion as well as the answers to some questions. Similar Resources * A Whole-School Approach to Explicit Vocabulary Staff CPD * A bundle of whole-school literacy resources including this CPD, CPD on Reading Strategies and resources for implementing a Word Root of the Week in your school. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

An engaging and detailed lesson to teach students how to approach the directed writing question in paper 2 for the CIE 0500 English First Language specification. This resource contains: A ready-to-teach powerpoint with printing and teaching instructions. An original example directed writing question with two insert texts provided. A revision handout so that students can can revise how to approach this question. Learning Objective: Understand how to approach the paper 2 directed writing task Learning Outcomes: Students will understand what the directed writing task looks like and what is assessed on the mark scheme. -Students will be introduced to a five step writing guide for this question. Lesson Outline: Do it now: What is directed writing? Discuss with your partner? Starter: What does the question look like and what is the mark scheme? Main task: Five step guided directed writing. Discussion Plenary: What questions or concerns do you still have about directed writing? Freebies: A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper One here. A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper Two here. Free marking templates for CIE 0500 here. If you find this lesson helpful, have a look at my CIE 0500 Language Paper 1 bundle here or the Language Paper 2 bundle here. If you’re interested in both, there is a combined bundle here which is cheaper than buying them separately. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive, and have a look at other resources available in my shop. **

Two engaging and resourced hour-long lessons to teach students how to approach Internet research and identify reliable sources of information. This is applicable to any research topic and is suitable for key stage 3 or key stage 4. Students will learn how to: Identify relevant research questions. Critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of various sources Identify key words to use in search engines Choose what information to write down. This resource includes: A Powerpoint for two lessons including teaching and printing instructions Worksheets/printouts for each lesson (included as part of the PowerPoint). I have included an example use for the Holocaust, however the slides can be easily adapted to suit any relevant research topic. I have used these in my English lessons but they could be adapted to work in any subject which requires students to complete independent research. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A comprehensive and engaging one hour lesson to help students to improve their group discussion skills. This lesson looks at two short examples of discussions and asks students to explicitly label what techniques are being used and how the chairperson is moving the discussion forward. The lesson ends with students completing a short discussion on the topic of ‘which subject should be removed from the timetable?’ They then self-reflect upon this using the success criteria that they created earlier. This could be used with key stages 3 or 4 to introduce group discussion skills or to revise them. 11 slides in total plus a worksheet. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/LikeAnExpert ">LikeAnExpert</a> shop.

A detailed and comprehensive knowledge organiser/revision mat for the unseen poetry and poetry anthology questions for Edexcel English Literature IGCSE 4ET1. This is comprised of two A3 pages of information. This knowledge organiser contains the following sections: Form and structural terms Language terms An overview table with all the poems, their themes and the poetic form of each. I have included it as a Powerpoint (for easy editing) and a PDF (for easy printing). If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my shop.

A full paper 1 for CIE 0500 IGCSE English Language. This resource includes a full practice paper for Language paper 1 with three texts, answers/marking guide and references. All the questions and answer scheme have been based on the Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0500 syllabus and the questions have been worded so that they are similar/identical to the specification paper. The resource is included as a pdf for easy printing or as a word doc in case you wish to edit it. This has been updated according to the 2024 change of specification. Freebies: A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper One here. A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper Two here. Free marking templates for CIE 0500 here. If you find this lesson helpful, have a look at my CIE 0500 Language Paper 1 bundle here or the Language Paper 2 bundle here. If you’re interested in both, there is a combined bundle here which is cheaper than buying them separately. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive, and have a look at other resources available in my shop. **

Detailed character profiles for five of the main characters in The Merchant of Venice: Antonio, Bassanio, Shylock, Portia and Jessica. These profiles contain a description of each character and some of their important quotes. They could be used for revision or for learning about the characters before reading the play. If you would like the lesson which includes these character profiles, click here. More Resources for The Merchant of Venice Click here for a bundle of all the lessons to take you through the play plus a quiz, knowledge organiser and character revision posters. Freebies: For character revision posters for your classroom, click here. For an English/Drama lesson based on Portia’s choice in Act 1 Scene 2, click here. For a Scheme of Work overview for the unit, click here. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A detailed knowledge organiser to support students in taking CIE 0500 First Language English language paper 1. It includes the following: Key terms defined for reading skills (skimming, scanning, PAFT etc). An overview and suggested exam technique for questions 1, 2 and 3 adapted directly from the mark scheme. The resource is included as a pdf for easy printing and as a ppt in case you would prefer to edit it. This is suitable for any IGCSE students. It is an excellent resource to be used for setting homework, quizzing in classes or as a support mat. Freebies: A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper One here. A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper Two here. Free marking templates for CIE 0500 here. If you find this lesson helpful, have a look at my CIE 0500 Language Paper 1 bundle here or the Language Paper 2 bundle here. If you’re interested in both, there is a combined bundle here which is cheaper than buying them separately. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive, and have a look at other resources available in my shop. **

An engaging and detailed quiz Powerpoint containing 30 questions and answers to question students on their general knowledge about books - both classic and modern! There are four rounds in total over 41 PowerPoint slides: three question rounds and one round in which students make up their own riddles. This is ideal for World Book Day. This is aimed at secondary age students both in key stage 3 and key stage 4. There is a range of difficulty of questions covering books from Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Harry Potter to Sophie’s World and Animal Farm. The Powerpoint and is editable so that you can remove and alter questions to suit your students. The Rounds Round One: Book titles (these questions have various levels of scaffolding so that there is a range of difficulty). Round Two: Characters and Settings Round Three: Book Covers This lesson works well for Book Day or for an end of term English or form time lesson. Leave a review and choose any other resource, of up to the same value, for free from the Like An Expert shop.

Two clear, detailed and ready-to-teach lessons on CIE 0500 Language Paper 1 Questions 2(a)-(d) which assess explicit and implicit meanings and comprehension and analysis skills. In this resource is an original exam script with Text C as well as answers with explanations adapted from the mark scheme. Text C and the questions are included as a pdf for easy printing or as a word doc in case you wish to amend the layout (although the layout is based on the exam). All the questions and answer scheme have been based on the Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0500 syllabus and the questions have been worded so that they are similar/identical to the specification paper. LESSON ONE Learning Objective: Understand how to approach Q2(a)-© (analysis) of language paper 1 Learning Outcomes: Students will practise answering questions where they have to explore explicit and implicit meanings. Students will complete the short analysis question. Lesson Outline: Do it now: What does ‘analysis’ mean? Write a definition. Main task: Scaffolded mock exam – students complete questions and then they are marked as a class to identify areas for future development. Reflection: Students self-reflect as they go through and write personal tips for how to approach these questions. LESSON TWO Learning Objective: Understand how to approach Q2(d) (analysis) of language paper 1 Learning Outcomes: Students will practise answering the longer analysis question. -Students will peer assess each other’s work and practise applying the mark scheme. Lesson Outline: Do it Now: Write a definition of the key words from the previous lesson. Main task: Scaffolded mock exam – students complete questions and then they are marked as a class to identify areas for future development. Reflection: Students self-reflect as they go through. Freebies: A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper One here. A free lesson giving an overview of CIE 0500 Language Paper Two here. Free marking templates for CIE 0500 here. If you find this lesson helpful, have a look at my CIE 0500 Language Paper 1 bundle here or the Language Paper 2 bundle here. If you’re interested in both, there is a combined bundle here which is cheaper than buying them separately. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive, and have a look at other resources available in my shop. **

Engaging and ready to teach one hour lesson to cover chapter three of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. This lesson introduces the key word mondegreen (misheard words that are given a new meaning) and prompts students to analyse the effect of the Fuhrer being misheard as “The Fury” and Auschwitz being misheard as “Out-With”. Students are given scaffolding to write an analytical paragraph to consider the effect of this technique. Learning Objective: Analyse the effect of mondegreens as symbols in the text. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Understand what a mondegreen is and give examples from the text. Silver: Explain clearly how these words are used as symbolds. Gold: Explain clearly what the effect is on the reader. **Lesson Outline: ** Do It Now: What do you notice about the chapter titles? Starter: Listen to ‘Message in a Bottle’ – what is a mondegreen? Activity one: Discussion and reading Activity two: PETER paragraph Peer assessment Plenary: Would all readers of this book be able to consider the mondegreens? Freebies: Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is available for free here. A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel is available for free here. If you find this lesson useful, please consider purchasing this ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Bundle or have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

An engaging hour-long lesson which introduces students to the main characters and themes in The Merchant of Venice before studying the play. This is aimed at students in Key Stages 3 and 4. This resource includes: A full Powerpoint including all teacher instructions (including printing instructions) A graphic organiser for students to record their notes. 5 detailed character profiles: Antonio, Bassanio, Shylock, Jessica and Portia. Learning Objective: Understand the main themes and characters in The Merchant of Venice. Learning Outcomes: Students will consider the title and posters of the play to mind-map themes. Students will work in groups to use an example summary and success criteria to write their own summary of a character from the play. Students will share features of their character with other students in the class. Lesson Outline: Do it now: Mind-map your ideas about the play based on the title. Starter: Look at these covers and posters; add your ideas you have about themes and ideas in the play to your mind-map. Think-pair-share ideas with the class. Activity 1: Modelling of an effective summary. Students read character profiles in groups and write a summary. Activity 2: Students circulate, share information and write down notes about the other characters. Plenary: Character quiz. More Resources for The Merchant of Venice Click here for a bundle of all the lessons to take you through the play plus a quiz, knowledge organiser and character revision posters. Freebies: For character revision posters for your classroom, click here. For an English/Drama lesson based on Portia’s choice in Act 1 Scene 2, click here. For a Scheme of Work overview for the unit, click here. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.