This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded on the novel Holes by Louis Sacher, ready to teach with it's resources (if aplicable). Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. This lesson gets pupils to summarise key events in the novel to show their understanding.

This is a full powerpoint lessons, ready to teach but you will want to adapt it / update it for your own context. This lesson covers the eatures of essays and gets pupils to analyse one before completing one.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded on Media and Non Fiction Texts, ready to teach with it's resources. The lessons are contextualised in the remit of 'making a band'. You will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. This one covers gig posters and their persuasive techniques.

This is one of several resources that I have uploaded for the teaching of Pre1914 poetry. This is taught to develop pupils comparing skills and would be relevant to the AQA new specification for language and poetry. This particular resource is a lesson PP that covers questions that could be asked on this poem.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded on the novel Holes by Louis Sacher, ready to teach with it's resources (if aplicable). Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. This lesson covers the reading of chapters 11 - 14

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded for key Stage 3 pupils. The lessons are skills based and all cover war texts - from a variety of different wars. The lessons are contextualised in terms of the war period that the text originates from. The lesson is ready to teach, although you will wish to adapt and differentiate. The other lessons can be used alongside it,, but all are suitable as standalone lessons. This lesson gets pupisl to write from the persepctive of a soldier.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded for key Stage 3 pupils. The lessons are skills based and all cover war texts - from a variety of different wars. The lessons are contextualised in terms of the war period that the text originates from. The lesson is ready to teach, although you will wish to adapt and differentiate. The other lessons can be used alongside it,, but all are suitable as standalone lessons. This lesson covers persuasive techniques of war texts

This is one of several tutorials that I use with pupils to get them to invesitigate an element of pre 1914 poetry so that they can present back to the class and teach the class. They create a lesson on the topic and the pp that I have uploaded is their guide to what they should be researching. Dual assessed as a speaking and listening activity. This one is on Spenser

This is a full lesson Powerpoint to aid teaching narritive writing. This lesson is ready to teach, but you will want to differentaite it for your own classes. It covers interesting vocabulary - particularly verbs and adjectives.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded on Media and Non Fiction Texts, ready to teach with it's resources. The lessons are contextualised in the remit of 'making a band'. You will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. This one covers persuading each other who should be in the band. You will need to cretae 'band Members' for it.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded on the novel Holes by Louis Sacher, ready to teach with it's resources (if aplicable). Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. This lesson covers the reading of chapters 5-7

This is a full lesson powerpoint that is ready to teach on the novel Stone Cold. I have uploaded several other lessons that you could use in conjunction with it, but all are good to teach by themselves. This particular lesson covers predicting what will happen to Link and Ginger

This is a full lesson powerpoint that is ready to teach on the novel Stone Cold. I have uploaded several other lessons that you could use in conjunction with it, but all are good to teach by themselves. This particular lesson covers the subject of homelessness in relation to the novel.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded on the novel Holes by Louis Sacher, ready to teach with it's resources (if aplicable). Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. This lesson covers the reading of chapters 1-4

This ready to teach powerpoint lesson covers how Lady Macbeth persuades her husband and has been differentiated in task and outcome for level 3 and 4 readers. Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons.

A simple activity to get low ability writers to expand simple sentences.

This is a full lesson powerpoint that is ready to teach on the novel Stone Cold. I have uploaded several other lessons that you could use in conjunction with it, but all are good to teach by themselves. This particular lesson covers the characters and the themes that they share.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded on the novel Holes by Louis Sacher, ready to teach with it's resources (if aplicable). Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. This lesson covers extracting info from the text.

This is 1 of 8 similar exercises that i have uploaded. There is a job description and an application form. Pupils have to read the job description and then apply the necessary details required to the application form writing. It tests reading for meaning and writing skills at functional skills level 1. This role is for an assistant sales director.

This is 1 of 8 similar exercises that i have uploaded. There is a job description and an application form. Pupils have to read the job description and then apply the necessary details required to the application form writing. It tests reading for meaning and writing skills at functional skills level 1. This role form is for a creative director.