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Preparing resources and planning creative lessons is something I enjoy doing and always endeavour to deliver for my classes. The resources in this shop are resources I've created for and taught to my classes. As teachers, we all know time is scarce, if these resources can save other people a little bit of prep time - then more to the good. There are both free and premium resources for your perusal - I hope you find them useful and your classes enjoy them!

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Preparing resources and planning creative lessons is something I enjoy doing and always endeavour to deliver for my classes. The resources in this shop are resources I've created for and taught to my classes. As teachers, we all know time is scarce, if these resources can save other people a little bit of prep time - then more to the good. There are both free and premium resources for your perusal - I hope you find them useful and your classes enjoy them!
Writing a Speech or Talk
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Writing a Speech or Talk

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I used this to prepare my students for a mock exam. I got students to plan and write their talk, then some to model their ideas on the IWB and as a class we gave feedback on structure and language.
Writing a Report - exam preparation
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Writing a Report - exam preparation

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Created for use with KS4 exam preparation. A useful activity, allowing students to identify ways of improving an example of a report, it helps to focus their understand of what is required from this type of task. Could also be adapted for KS3. Please leave feedback if you find it useful.
Writing a Review - exam preparation
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Writing a Review - exam preparation

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I can't claim credit for some of the work here! I begged and borrowed worksheets from other TES users to put the whole lesson together. There&'s a lot to get through in an hour, I required two in the end. Could be adapted for KS3 also. Please leave feedback if you find it useful.
Storm Catchers - Tim Bowler
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Storm Catchers - Tim Bowler

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A set of approximately 12 lessons for use with the reading of 'Storm Catchers' by Tim Bowler. Include language analysis of extracts, chapters and characters and has some opportunities for drama freeze framing. There is some preparation for an assessment (impressions question) towards the end. Hope it's useful - my classes love this book!
'She Walks in Beauty' - Lord Byron - SAMPLE
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'She Walks in Beauty' - Lord Byron - SAMPLE

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This is a sample of three more slides from 34 slide PPT I have for sale for £2. The TES don’t allow authors to choose the slides on preview – this is a little insight into a few more of the slides in my resource. Please find the link to the complete resource below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mini-scheme-she-walks-in-beauty-lord-byron-wjec-eduqas-11281642
Informal Letter Writing - Transactional Writing - Exam Preparation -WJEC/Eduqas
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Informal Letter Writing - Transactional Writing - Exam Preparation -WJEC/Eduqas

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UPDATED with edits mentioned in the review below This resource contains work for a whole lesson (or two) based on writing an informal letter - aimed at KS4 students. Activities include: - reminder of assessment objectives (new spec) and mark schemes; - Discussion of informal letters, their purpose and who writes/reads them; - Mind-mapping class ideas to structure their own writing; - Model paragraphs - with discussion prompts for how to improve them; -Peer and self-assessment grids. - An additional task has been included at the end for either homework, revision or a in-class timed response that could be peer or teacher-marked. This is tailored to the WJEC/Eduqas mark scheme, assessment objectives could easily be replaced to suit your exam board.
Romeo and Juliet: Eduqas/WJEC - Extract Preparation: Act 4 Sc 1 - Juliet and Friar Lawrence
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Romeo and Juliet: Eduqas/WJEC - Extract Preparation: Act 4 Sc 1 - Juliet and Friar Lawrence

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This resource is for use when preparing students for the English Literature Component 1, Section A (extract question) section of the exam. The section for analysis is from Act 4, Scene 1; the question asks students to demonstrate what they learn about the way Juliet and Friar Lawrence speak and behave. The resource includes: - starter activity; - scene re-read; - assessment objectives and a breakdown of how to achieve them; - question and how to approach answering it; -for the most able in the group, a discussion/jigsaw/annotation activity(some teaching suggestions/ideas in the 'notes' section); -PEA grids filled out with some quotations (editable to suit your needs/differentiation); -how to write up an extract question response; -opportunities for getting to grips with the AO's through peer marking; -exam tips and hints; - homework asking students to compare two quotations showing how Juliet has changed; this would work equally well as a replacement to the starter. Other Romeo and Juliet extract preparation resources are available in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/cate_h Happy exam prep!
Romeo & Juliet - WJEC/Eduqas - Romeo and Benvolio - Act 1 Sc 1 - Extract Preparation
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Romeo & Juliet - WJEC/Eduqas - Romeo and Benvolio - Act 1 Sc 1 - Extract Preparation

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This resource is for use when preparing students for the English Literature Component 1, Section A (extract question) section of the exam. The section for analysis is from Act 1, Scene 1; the question asks students to demonstrate what they learn about Romeo in these lines through the way he speaks and behaves. The resource includes: - starter activity - acting out the specified lines; - assessment objectives and a breakdown of how to achieve them; - question and how to approach answering it; -PEA grids filled out with some quotations (editable to suit your needs/differentiation); -how to write up an extract question response; -opportunities for getting to grips with the AO's through peer marking; -exam tips and hints; -model paragraph. Other Romeo and Juliet extract preparation resources are available in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/cate_h Happy exam prep!
Romeo and Juliet: Eduqas/WJEC - Extract Preparation: Act 1 Sc 2 - Capulet and Paris
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Romeo and Juliet: Eduqas/WJEC - Extract Preparation: Act 1 Sc 2 - Capulet and Paris

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This resource is for use when preparing students for the English Literature Component 1, Section A (extract question) section of the exam. The section for analysis is from Act 1, Scene 2; the question asks students to demonstrate what they learn about the way Paris and Capulet speak and behave. The resource includes: - starter activity (re-read scene); - assessment objectives and a breakdown of how to achieve them; - question and how to approach answering it; -for the most able in the group, a discussion/annotation activity; -PEA grids filled out with some quotations (editable to suit your needs/differentiation); -how to write up an extract question response; -opportunities for getting to grips with the AO's through peer marking; -exam tips and hints; -model paragraph. Other Romeo and Juliet extract preparation resources are available in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/cate_h Happy exam prep!
Quote Revision - EDUQAS Poetry Anthology - 9-1
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Quote Revision - EDUQAS Poetry Anthology - 9-1

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As we all know, learning quotations is vital for success in the new GCSEs. I created this PPT of revision starter activities and used it with my class last academic year. They could also be used for plenaries or mini homeworks. Here’s how I used this resource: students were given ten minutes at the start of a lesson to complete the task either individually or collaboratively, but with no teach input. These activities stimulated some excellent discussion, especially the Venn diagram tasks. There are three different types of task: Name the poem & poet from the quote. This type of slide also contains two challenge tasks (stating other poems to compare with, linking with context, explaining the quotes). Venn diagrams asking students to compare or contrast specified poems. Asking students to link poems by theme, recall three quotes from each and explain them.
Report Writing - Transactional Writing - Exam Preparation  -WJEC/Eduqas
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Report Writing - Transactional Writing - Exam Preparation -WJEC/Eduqas

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This resource contains work for a whole lesson (or two) based on writing a report - aimed at KS4 students. Activities include: - reminder of assessment objectives (new spec) and mark schemes; - Discussion of reports, their purpose and who writes/reads them; - Labelling activity for how to format a report; - Correctional exercise (starter) for improving punctuation and formality of sentences; - Mind-mapping class ideas to structure their own writing; - Model paragraphs; -Peer and self-assessment grids. - An additional task has been included at the end for either homework, revision or a in-class timed response that could be peer or teacher-marked. This is tailored to the WJEC/Eduqas mark scheme, assessment objectives could easily be replaced to suit your exam board.
Mini Poetry Scheme: 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove - WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Poetry Scheme: 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove - WJEC/Eduqas

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This 33 slide PPT contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015, although it would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards, especially for teaching how to approach the 'unseen' poetry element of an exam. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and a class/team essay response. If you purchase this complete resource, please take the time to leave feedback! Thank you.
Mini Poetry Scheme: 'Living Space' by Imtiaz Dharker - WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Poetry Scheme: 'Living Space' by Imtiaz Dharker - WJEC/Eduqas

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This 29 slide PPT contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing ‘Living Space’ by Imtiaz Dharker. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015, although it would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and a timed essay response towards the end. If you purchase this complete resource, please take the time to leave feedback! Thank you.
Mini Scheme - 'London' - William Blake - WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Scheme - 'London' - William Blake - WJEC/Eduqas

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This 26 slide PPT contains approximately 4 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing ‘London' by William Blake. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015, although it would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards, especially for the ‘unseen’ element of the exam. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. One of the activities on structure, makes comparisons between this poem and 'Living Space' by Imtiaz Dharker. (The resource for Living Space can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mini-poetry-scheme-living-space-by-imtiaz-dharker-wjec-eduqas-11084407) Each activity is linked to the AO’s (of which there is a student-friendly version) and there is a set of grade criteria/banding towards the end of the PPT, for peer/self-assessment. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and an opportunity to respond to an exam question at the end, with some hints about how to structure a response. Check out my other resources for use with the Eduqas Poetry Anthology. All images hold the Creative Commons License and have been attributed.
Article Writing - Transactional Writing - Exam Preparation -WJEC/Eduqas
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Article Writing - Transactional Writing - Exam Preparation -WJEC/Eduqas

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This resource contains work for a whole lesson (or two) based on writing an article - aimed at KS4 students. Activities include: - reminder of assessment objectives (new spec) and mark schemes; - Discussion of articles, their purpose and who writes/reads them; - Mind-mapping class ideas to structure their own writing; - Model paragraphs - with discussion prompt for how to improve them; -Peer and self-assessment grids. - An additional task has been included at the end for either homework, revision or a in-class timed response that could be peer or teacher-marked. This is tailored to the WJEC/Eduqas mark scheme, assessment objectives could easily be replaced to suit your exam board.
Mini Scheme: ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats - WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Scheme: ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats - WJEC/Eduqas

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This 38 slide PPT contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015, although it would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards, especially for the ‘unseen’ element of the exam. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. Each activity is linked to the AO’s (of which there is a student-friendly version) and there is a set of grade criteria/banding towards the end of the PPT. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and a timed essay response towards the end. I've added previews of a few more slides from this PPT, so you can see a bit more of what you're purchasing: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/to-autumn-john-keats-sample-11226797 I hope you find it useful.
Eduqas/WJEC GCSE English Literature: Exam - Extract Preparation - Capulet and Juliet
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Eduqas/WJEC GCSE English Literature: Exam - Extract Preparation - Capulet and Juliet

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This resource is for use when preparing students for the English Literature Component 1, Section A (extract question) section of the exam. I have used this with my Y10 set 4 (of 6) and it covered 2 lessons. This may vary depending on your class. The section for analysis is from Act 3, Scene 5 (lines 141-159) and explores some of the argument between Capulet and Juliet. The resource covers how to approach an extract question, putting it into context, annotations (whole class and paired) then completing a table of analysis, before writing their answer up in 20 minutes. I've included model examples in the table and another as a paragraph of analysis. I've have included a breakdown of the assessment objectives (AO1 and AO2) and a brief markscheme with 'Band 5' and 'Band 3' criteria, that links to each AO. There is a slide with exam reminders at the end. You will need to source the extract. Hope it's useful! I'll be adding more of this type of resource as I've used them. Please leave feedback if you choose to purchase, thanks!
Mini Poetry Scheme: Afternoons by Philip Larkin - WJEC/Eduqas
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Mini Poetry Scheme: Afternoons by Philip Larkin - WJEC/Eduqas

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This 35 slide PPT contains approximately 4-5 hours worth of lessons (depending on your class and their pace) analysing ‘Afternoons’ by Philip Larkin. This resource is specifically tailored to the new WJEC/Eduqas Anthology for teaching from September 2015. It would be suitable for analysis for other exam boards, especially for how to approach the ‘unseen’ element of an exam. It covers first impressions, opportunities for detailed language/poetic technique analysis, discussion and analysis about tone, structure, themes and context. Homework and revision opportunities are also built in. Some activities are for individual completion, some pair and group work and a timed essay response towards the end, with student-friendly banded marking criteria for self-assessment. I'm creating resources for each of the poems in the WJEC anthology - some of which I've already uploaded. If you purchase this complete resource, please take the time to leave feedback! Thank you.
Speech Writing - Transactional Writing - Exam Preparation
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Speech Writing - Transactional Writing - Exam Preparation

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This resource contains enough content for at least 2 lessons, depending on the speed of your learners. There are opportunities for paired and independent work; peer assessment against the (included) criteria and model paragraphs demonstrating excellent paragraphs, that include a range of technical aspects. It has also been updated with the mark scheme for the new Eduqas specification (teaching from 2017).
Formal Letter Writing - Complaint - Exam Preparation - WJEC/Eduqas
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Formal Letter Writing - Complaint - Exam Preparation - WJEC/Eduqas

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This resource contains work for a whole lesson (or two) based on writing a letter of complaint- aimed at KS4 students. Activities include: - reminder of assessment objectives (new spec) and mark schemes; - starter/entry activity (you'll need to source the news clip of Jeremy Corbyn on the train - available on youtube) - Labelling activity for how to format a letter; - Mind-mapping /discussion of issues that may lead to a complaint being made to structure their own writing; - Model paragraphs - with a heavy focus on the SPaG element; -Peer and self-assessment grids. - An additional task has been included at the end for either homework, revision or a in-class timed response that could be peer or teacher-marked. This is tailored to the WJEC/Eduqas mark scheme, assessment objectives could easily be replaced to suit your exam board.