A detailed one hour lesson to support students to explore the theme of curiosity and investigation as preparation for the IGCSE exam for Edexcel English Literature 4ET1 on the question on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play by Simon Stephens) . This lesson explores the term ‘marking the moment’, and also prompts students to consider how the play has conventions of both a murder mystery and an anti-murder mystery. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my shop.

This is a home learning workbook that contains 20 lessons that are a mixture of live and independent work from home. This is aimed at students studying The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play by Simon Stephens) for Edexcel English Literature IGCSE 4ET1. This also works well as a revision guide for students to work through independently. This workbook has 12 live lessons for delivery in class or online (I have delivered them all online) and 8 for independent home learning. It would be easy to adapt lessons to make them live or independent. This resource is an adaptation of my original Curious Incident lesson bundle available here. This resource includes: A Powerpoint workbook with 175 slides which covers 20 lessons. Students complete all of their work directly into the Powerpoint (I have found that this saves a lot of stress and time when students have all of their work in one place). An overview of the scheme of work. A video that simulates the feeling of sensory overload Christopher experiences in the train station (this is embedded within the Powerpoint, but I have added it here in case there are problems). A more detailed knowledge organiser that can be used alongside the simplified knowledge organiser found in the workbook. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my 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.

Two engaging and detailed lessons to teach students how to approach the narrative writing question in Language paper 2 of CIE 0500 English Language IGCSE. This resource contains a ready-to-teach powerpoint with printing and teaching instructions. The first lesson covers structure and the students are guided towards completing a planning sheet for their story which includes hook, characterisation, development, climax and the resolution. The second lesson asks students to consider how to write an engaging hook and then to complete their piece of narrative writing. LESSON ONE Learning Objective: Plan our narrative writing for Paper 2. Learning Outcomes: Students will understand what the narrative questions look like and what is assessed on the mark scheme. Students will be introduced to a recommended narrative structure and then will plan their own answer. Lesson Outline: Do it now: What is the difference between narrative and descriptive writing? Starter: Overview of Language Paper 2 and the mark scheme. Task one: A model plan for the five-part structure. Task two: Students plan their own narrative piece of writing using the five part structure. Peer assessment Plenary: What questions do you have about creating effective narrative writing? LESSON TWO Learning Objective: Write an engaging narrative for paper 2. Learning Outcomes: Students will recall and revise the success criteria for narrative writing from the previous lesson. Lesson Outline: Do it now: What is the difference between narrative and descriptive writing? Starter: Overview of Language Paper 2 and the mark scheme. Task one: A model plan for the five-part structure. Task two: Students plan their own narrative piece of writing using the five part structure. Peer assessment Plenary: What questions do you have about creating effective narrative 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. **

A detailed one hour lesson to support students to write their strongest answers in the IGCSE exam for Edexcel English Literature 4ET1 on the question on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play by Simon Stephens) . This lesson gives students a clear five step technique for approaching the exam in order to maximise their own critical engagement and language analysis skills. This resource contains a ready-to-teach Powerpoint with all teacher and printing instructions included. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my 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. **

A detailed and engaging one hour lesson to support students in their analysis of the theme of truth and lies in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play by Simon Stephens) for Edexcel English Literature IGCSE 4ET1. This lesson is best used towards the start of the teaching unit and then referred back to as you work through the play. This resource contains a ready-to-teach Powerpoint with all teacher and printing instructions included. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my shop.

A detailed and comprehensive knowledge organiser/revision mat for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play by Simon Stephens) for Edexcel English Literature IGCSE 4ET1. This comprises two A3 pages of information. This knowledge organiser contains the following sections: Literary terms Contextual terms Themes Structural terms Theatrical terms I have included it in colour and black and white 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.

21 engaging and supportive lessons designed for home/online/virtual learning to assist students to independently read ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. This is aimed at key stage 3 students and covers both English Language and Literature skills. I have taken my popular scheme of work on ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ and redesigned it for students to be able to work through independently from home. Therefore it is a workbook style document and students type their work straight into the Powerpoint. This is ideal for students who are home-schooled or need additional support to study the novel. This workbook comprises of 21 full one-hour lessons, and it is 225 Powerpoint slides long. The Powerpoint/workbook contains: A contents page A knowledge organiser with all the key terms for the unit defined A calendar template so that you can support your students with when they should be working on their English work. 21 fully resourced lessons with spaces for students to complete the work in it. Extension tasks A helpsheet Space for teacher/parent feedback. 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.

A detailed homework/online -learning resource for students to learn about the context of the black historical figures in John Agard’s poem ‘Checking Out Me History’. Answers are provided on a separate PDF. Students complete tasks on the following four figures: Toussaint L’Ouverture Shaka Zulu Nanny de Maroon Mary Seacole I use this to ensure that students have an understanding of who these figures were and their importance in history. This leads to a greater understanding of the poem. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other free and paid-for resources available in my shop.

A detailed homework/online learning resource for students to learn about the context of Of Mice and Men. Students work through four sources (videos and articles) and then answer questions on them. The answers are provided as a separate PDF. The four contextual topics covered are: John Steinbeck The Great Depression Racism The American Dream I have an Of Mice and Men resources bundle available here. . I have a whole range of Of Mice and Men revision resources available in the shop and a range of revision videos on my YouTube channel (this is linked to in my shop). Leave a review and choose any other resource, of up to the same value, for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

Engaging and ready to teach one hour lesson to cover chapter two of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. This lesson introduces the key words juxtaposition and foreboding. Students then look at three quotes and consider the techniques and effects used in them before writing a scaffolded PETER paragraph about the chapter. This resource includes a ready-to-teach lesson and a printable scaffolding worksheet. Learning Objective: Write a PETER paragraph about the impression of Bruno’s new house. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Write a paragraph using the PETER structure. Silver: Explain the effect of the quote in detail. Gold: Make links between different parts of the text. Lesson Outline: Do It Now: Students try to work out the meaning of the two key words of today’s lesson. Starter: Students read the chapter and write down any quotes that give a foreboding impression Activity one: Think – pair- share discussion of the literary techniques used and the effects. Activity two: Students use PETER paragraph outline to write an analytical paragraph. Peer assessment Plenary: What do you think made Bruno feel “cold and unsafe” in the new house? 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.

A simple match-up activity with 16 poetic terms and their definitions. I keep a couple of sets laminated and use them for speed matching; over time my students have shown a real improvement. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review and have a look at other resources available in my shop.

Two engaging and detailed lessons to teach students how to approach the descriptive writing question in Language paper 2 of CIE 0500 English Language IGCSE. This resource contains a ready-to-teach powerpoint with printing and teaching instructions. LESSON ONE Learning Objective: Plan a structure for descriptive writing for Language Paper 2 Learning Outcomes: -Students will understand what the descriptive questions look like and what is assessed on the mark scheme. Students will be introduced to a recommended descriptive structure and then will plan their own answer. Lesson Outline: Do it now: Quick recall – what skills are needed for descriptive writing? Share as part of a class discussion. Starter: Overview of paper 2, descriptive writing and the mark scheme. Task one: Outline of structure and students plan their structure. Peer assessment Plenary: Look at your zoom section and where your partner has added a ‘?’ Write a simile or metaphor to describe this feature. LESSON TWO Learning Objective: Improve our descriptive writing for Language Paper 2 Learning Outcomes: Students will revise the recommended structure for descriptive writing. Students will practise improving extracts using the success criteria. Students will begin to write a piece of descriptive writing using their structure plan. Lesson Outline: Do it now: Quick recall on structure and length of exam Starter: Gap fill exercise for descriptive writing success criteria Task one: Improve three examples using the success criteria. Task three: Write piece of descriptive writing. Peer assessment Plenary: After today’s lesson, what do you think are the top three rules for success in descriptive 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.

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. **

One academic year’s worth of Word Root of the Week slides (36 weeks) for displaying in during assembly and/or form times. These are very effective for normalising the breaking down of words into their component parts and digging deeper into how they affect the word’s meaning. Each slide displays the definition of the word root followed by three examples of words containing it which are broken down into their component parts. These words correspond with this free Excel file which provides a yearly plan with 36 word roots and example words. For more Word Root of the Week resources, have a look at this bundle. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free, of up to the same value, from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A weekly planning template that has been very effective in helping me to use my time more efficiently. I used to use the Eisenhower Matrix as a tool for working towards my goals, but I found that as a teacher so many unexpected tasks can crop up in a day (some important - many of them urgent) that it didn’t work for me, and I found it too confusing when trying to prioritise what to work on next. I find this tool far more helpful for time management. Every day, I first complete all the items in the ‘today’ column, I then move on to the ‘this week’ column and when this is done I can move on to the ‘long term goals’. Using this, I have found that I tend to have completed all my weekly tasks by around Wednesday, which means that Thursday and Friday’s limited spare time can be put towards long term goals. I have attached it as a pdf for easy printing, but it is also included as a ppt in case you would like to edit it so that it works better for you. If you find this resource helpful, please leave a review 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.