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Human Bingo Form Time Resource
This sheet includes an editable Human Bingo form time ice breaker resource. Students each get a sheet and have to find a different student to fill in each category.
English Trivial Pursuit
This resource provides a fun lesson idea for GCSE students as a way of revising for their GCSE English mock exams.
Students are given guidance on how to create questions for each topic of their exams.
This example includes:
An Inspector Calls
Jekyll and Hyde
Romeo and Juliet
AQA Power and Conflict poetry
SPAG
Literary devices
Can be easily adapted for other texts and exam boards.
The Author's Purpose Poster
This poster is ideal for prompting students to consider what the author is trying to achieve with their text. It is accessible to all but particularly helpful to use when supporting students to aim higher.
Creating effective techniques full lesson
This resource is an ideal lesson for KS3 or lower ability KS4 to support them in improving their use of literary devices in their writing.
The lesson features a starter task, an overview of what makes devices effective, a mini whiteboard feedback task and a chance for students to put their ideas into practice independently.
Upgrading sentences full lesson
This resource is an ideal lesson for KS3 or lower ability KS4 to support them in improving and varying the types of sentences they use.
The lesson features a creative starter followed by teacher led instruction before students practice the skills in pairs and then independently. It also encourages students to think about how they can use strategies discerningly.
Silent debate - Macbeth
This resource provides a one hour lesson for revising key ideas about the characters from Macbeth.
The pack contains:
A PowerPoint with a character related starter, instructions for the silent debate and a plenary
A3 sheets with statements about each character for students to respond to as part of their debate
A worksheet for students to collate key ideas about each character after the silent debate
KS3 Poetry lesson - Ode to my Shoes
This one hour lesson gets students to look at an example poem before creating their own. It features challenge tasks to push students and encourages them to consider language and structure in a creative way.
This lesson could be ideal for an interview!
Silent debate - A Christmas Carol
This resource provides a one hour lesson for revising key ideas about the characters from A Christmas Carol.
The pack contains:
A PowerPoint with a character related starter, instructions for the silent debate and a plenary
A3 sheets with statements about each character for students to respond to as part of their debate
A worksheet for students to collate key ideas about each character after the silent debate
Instead of 'Makes the reader want to read on' posters
This resource provides an excellent display with 5 alternative phrases to ‘Makes the reader want to read on’ to encourage students to be more precise with their analysis.
English devices posters
A resource which features common English devices, their definitions and examples in an attractive and engaging design.
Silent debate - An Inspector Calls
This resource provides a one hour lesson for revising key ideas about the characters from An Inspector Calls.
The pack contains:
A PowerPoint with a character related starter, instructions for the silent debate and a plenary
A3 sheets with statements about each character for students to respond to as part of their debate
A worksheet for students to collate key ideas about each character after the silent debate
An Inspector Calls Big Questions
This resource can be used as a lesson or as part of students’ independent study.
The PowerPoint begins with a true or false quiz (animated) on key events from the play.
In the following worksheet, students are given basic questions to support their recall of key information from the plot of An Inspector Calls. All students should be able to answer these questions, though some may be stretched to consider the purpose of these events/characters. They could make links to key quotes and context.
Jekyll and Hyde Big Questions
This resource can be used as a lesson or as part of students’ independent study.
The PowerPoint begins with a true or false quiz (animated) on key events from the novella.
In the following worksheet, students are given basic questions to support their recall of key information from the plot of Jekyll and Hyde. All students should be able to answer these questions, though some may be stretched to consider the purpose of these events/characters. They could make links to key quotes and context.
Romeo and Juliet Big Questions
This resource can be used as a lesson or as part of students’ independent study.
The PowerPoint begins with a true or false quiz (animated) on key events from the play.
In the following worksheet, students are given basic questions to support their recall of key information from the plot of Romeo and Juliet. All students should be able to answer these questions, though some may be stretched to consider the purpose of these events/characters. They could make links to key quotes and context.
Silent debate - Jekyll and Hyde
This resource provides a one hour lesson for revising key ideas about the characters from Jekyll and Hyde.
The pack contains:
A PowerPoint with a character related starter, instructions for the silent debate and a plenary
A3 sheets with statements about each character for students to respond to as part of their debate
A worksheet for students to collate key ideas about each character after the silent debate
Silent debate - Romeo and Juliet
This resource provides a one hour lesson for revising key ideas about the characters from Romeo and Juliet.
The pack contains:
A PowerPoint with a character related starter, instructions for the silent debate and a plenary
A3 sheets with statements about each character for students to respond to as part of their debate
A worksheet for students to collate key ideas about each character after the silent debate
An Inspector Calls End of Unit Quiz
This resource contains a quiz for ‘An Inspector Calls’ with four rounds.
The rounds include:
Multiple Choice general knowledge
Quotes and their characters
Context
Key terminology
There is also a tiebreaker question.
Giving Feedback Poster
This display resource provides students with practical ideas of how to effectively identify areas for improvement in self and peer assessment. The poster is attached to an A4 word document but can be resized to a larger size as a teacher desires.
Why Study English? Display Pack
This pack contains 5 posters which promote the value of English. Each poster identifies a skill that is acquired in the study of English with an explanation of its value and where it is applied beyond school.
The skills identified include:
Enjoyment
Communication
Empathy
Critical thinking
Creativity
Power and Conflict Poetry Context Worksheet
This A3 resource gives students a variety of research prompts to give them a comprehensive understanding of the context of the poems in the AQA Power and Conflict poetry series.
With a laptop and a worksheet, this resource is an easy lesson plan or a helpful homework.