A complete unit to teach the presentation of Animals in Fiction and Non-Fiction texts, leading to several discussions and a final discursive argument about whether or not Animals should be kept in Zoos. Unit of Work with clear lesson by lesson focus and link to worksheets Notebook file and Pdf file of teacher notes - written on whiteboard as moved through this unit - may be of use to assist with teaching certain lessons. All resources mentioned below and in the unit are included Room Display inspiration - titles, words and images Includes Animal alphabet Adjectives and verbs to describe Animals Animal related onomatopoeia, similes and metaphors Animal habitats Animals in the media - positive and negative portrayals, bias int he media Collective nouns for animals Description and connotation of negative and positive in description - vocabulary copyright of ‘Descriptosaurus’ by Alison Wilcox, published by Routledge 2013 Animal combinations - inspired by ‘Axel Scheffler’s Flip Flap Series’, published by Nosy Crow 2014 Reference to National Geographic - paper copy, website or instagram feed. Pet argument - annotate and analyse CCEA KS3 Past Paper ‘Wood Green Animal Shelter’ - analyse for writer’s craft Animals in Film, and as fashion fads Writing to inform - argument Article ‘Calling Animals ‘pets’ is insulting, academics claim’ - connotation of appropriate words for ‘pets’ - read poems ‘Old Dog’ and ‘Sheepkiller’ to further the discussion How are animals used? Poems ‘The Battery Hen’ , ‘The Early Purges’, and ‘Killing a whale’ to further the discussion Animal rights - what are they and how are they compromised? Writing to explain - discussion of animal rights Hierarchy of animal kingdom Issue of Extinction - furthered by use of CCEA KS3 Past Paper ‘The Black Rhino’ Zoos vs Safari - investigate and create a balanced argument in response to the topic: It is unfair to keep animals in Zoos.

A complete coverage of a variety of poem and the context in which they were written. Booklet for pupils Booklet for teacher PowerPoint for Visual demonstration Context Propaganda Background activities Life in the trenches Writing home War poetry language Poetic techniques Essay comparison ‘Who’s for the Game’ Jessie Pope - with differentiated activities ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ Wilfred Owen - with differentiated activites ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ - comparison of drafts ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke ‘In Flanders Field’ John McCrae ‘The Evacuee’ by RS Thomas ‘The Target’ by Ivor Guerney

To accompany the Power Point resource of ‘Animal Farm Characters and The Russian Revolution’ [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-characters-and-the-russian-revolution-12366402] The characters are laid out in a format that can be printed onto address label pages/stickers - height of each pairing is approximately 3.5cm.

A simple resource designed to show emotional connotation in writing.

A simple PowerPoint using a wide range of paper advertisements from the past -the first slide shows the advert and the genre being used, and the second slide reveals the product being sold. The aim of the resource is to develop the understanding of how genre can be manipulated for both non-fiction and fiction - there are no bounds when it comes to the imagination and how to advertise a product. Each advert can be analysed for its persuasive qualities and how it manipulates the target audience.

KS3 Past Paper 2, May 1 2003 Non-Fiction Paper: Mount St Helen’s This resource covers the answers to the above test, a very useful starter for KS3, leading to the ‘Reading Non-Fiction’ section of GCSE English. See My Shop for more KS3 Past Papers The original papers for these KS3 English papers are often gathering dust in storerooms across N. Ireland, but if anyone needs a copy of the original - please contact me.

KS3 Past Paper 2, May 2005 Non-Fiction Paper: Royal Lifeboats This resource covers the answers to the above test, a very useful starter for KS3, leading to the ‘Reading Non-Fiction’ section of GCSE English. See My Shop for more KS3 Past Papers The original papers for these KS3 English papers are often gathering dust in storerooms across N. Ireland, but if anyone needs a copy of the original - please contact me.

KS3 Past Paper 1, May 1 2003 Fiction Paper: Margaret Forster This resource covers the answers to the above test, a very useful starter for KS3, leading to the GCSE English exam. See My Shop for more KS3 Past Papers The original papers for these KS3 English papers are often gathering dust in storerooms across N. Ireland, but if anyone needs a copy of the original - please contact me.

A simple PowerPoint offering a picture and short summary for each scene in each act. All images taken from Google. Suggested use: as a visual aid; to summarise and refer to scenes left unread; as a recap aid.

A quick visual and written summary of Macbeth’s plot. The 20 boxes here are in chronological order - suggested use is to cut them up and get the student to reorder them themselves.

Five adverts which can be used at KS3 for the study of Media, Adverts and Non-Fiction, or as an introduction to Reading Media Texts, CCEA GCSE Language Paper 1, Questions 4 and 5. Five simple adverts,asking the same questions to encourage the student to look at both the chosen language and presentation. What is this advertising? What is the purpose of the advert? Where did this advert come from? Who is the Target Audience of this advert? How are they being targeted? Explain the layout: picture, slogan, words. Explain the slogan. Explain any other language involved. Discuss the colours. Why are these chosen? Discuss the character – what is she doing and why? What do you think of this advert?

Enjoy my free newspaper samples: VERY POPULAR: Sample Article written with the 5 W https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-newspaper-article-example-who-what-when-where-why-12366711 Tabloid + Broadsheet PP https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-newspapers-tabloid-broadsheet-frontpage-12366847 Or purchase my KS2/KS3 Newspaper booklet A complete and thorough resource, covering all aspects of Newspapers in a usable and student friendly format, with a booklet for the students, and a matching answered one for the Teacher. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-ks3-newspaper-booklet-unit-12366851 Included here: Two resources: A labelled front page from ‘The Irish News’ A labelled, but deletable front page layout to aid IT work.

A simple and interactive way of getting students to focus on FONT and a little bit of COLOUR as a developed choice by creators of media. Perfect introduction to the CLIF aspect of Question 5 in Paper 1 of the GCSE Language exam. Visit My Shop for more helpful aids to understanding the new Language papers and their questions

Simple PowerPoint looking at Point, Evidence, Explanation and how to apply it to a question from ‘Holes’. The burger reference is always very useful in the classroom!

Enjoy this free sample, part of my fuller Newspaper Unit - which comes with student booklet and teacher answer booklet https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-newspaper-booklet-unit-12366851 Enjoy my free newspaper samples: Newspaper Frontpage https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-newspaper-front-page-12366705 Tabloid + Broadsheet PP https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-newspapers-tabloid-broadsheet-frontpage-12366847 Included here: A simple but useful layout of an article for KS2/KS3 students. Complimenting the idea of the 5W layout for articles, each paragraph is labelled with its purpose and then an example of what might be said: Introductory sentence Who What When Where Why Bring it up-to-date

Simple PowerPoint of pairs of slides to test student knowledge of poetic techniques.

Simple layout for a Newspaper which could be made towards the end of ‘Holes’ by Louis Sacher. Resource contains some ideas about what might be included in a newspaper from the plotline set in the past or present.

Sample provided to experience before purchasing the full document: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12599923 Sample demonstrates the first six alphabetised writer’s craft techniques. In the full document you will get: An alphabetised Dictionary suitable for English Language students at GCSE. 56 page document 80 writer’s craft techniques listed and defined. ‘What’ and ‘Why used’ sections for each Includes extra spaces at the end for additional techniques. Useful for covering all language techniques expected at GCSE English Language level, with a few common presentation techniques also included. Advice: I usually print out the title page full size, then print the document 2 pages per sheet - and put it together as a wee booklet. Full Document: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12599923