This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded for key Stage 3 pupils to study this text. The lesson is ready to teach, although you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. The other lessons can be used alongside it and they can be taught together, but all are suitable as standalone lessons. This lesson covers the use of vocabulary that describes places and people in the text.

Holes SOW Lesson PPs to support text; lesson This is one of a series of lessons that i have uploaded to structure the reading of the text Holes - aimed at year 8, the scheme breaks down the chapters / character and themes and prepares students of literature study. made in my PGCE year, so not great but can be adapted and should provoke ideas for lessons, if nothing else.

Autobiography KS3 – Narrative Voice This is one of several lessons that I have uploaded that are about autobiographical writing. The lessons are PowerPoints that are ready to deliver – but you may wish to update them for your own context and they can be taught together or as standalone lessons. This lesson has lesson objectives of: Develop character and voice in their own writing through their understanding of narrative voice and Identify how English varies from region and setting.

Autobiography KS3 – Using AFs In Writing This is one of several lessons that I have uploaded that are about autobiographical writing. The lessons are PowerPoints that are ready to deliver – but you may wish to update them for your own context and they can be taught together or as standalone lessons. This lesson has lesson objectives of: To be able to structure, organise and present a text; To be able to highlight a focus for my writing and assess it accurately.

Selling Ice Cream – Persuasive Writing This is a full self contained vocabulary list to create a card slot that can be used on it’s own or can be taught as a full scheme of work alongside the other 6 that I have uploaded. All lessons start with the name Selling Ice Cream for ease of finding. In this lesson, the L/Os are: To enhance your vocabulary by working with unfamiliar words in a piece of persuasive writing that is fit for purpose

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 full lesson PP that is ready to teach and it introduces the fact that pupils are going to work in teams to reseacrh an element of the period. I have also uploaded all of the separate tutorilas for this under 'Instructions for pre1914 presentations' - as all have specific instructions.

Selling Ice Cream – Persuasive Writing This is a full self contained vocabulary list that pupils can write on that can be used on it’s own or can be taught as a full scheme of work alongside the other 6 that I have uploaded. All lessons start with the name Selling Ice Cream for ease of finding. In this lesson, the L/Os are: To enhance your vocabulary by working with unfamiliar words in a piece of persuasive writing that is fit for purpose

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 contemporray war poems

I have uploaded 20 lessons in this series in total - each with it's own resources where relevant. Each lesson Powerpoint can be taught as a standalone lesson, or used within the series. These are brand new lessons and they structure the reading of the novel, whilst analysing it. Designed for AQA Literacy specification. This lesson covers the chapter 'A Packet Of Letters'

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 the Vietnam War

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 the wars of the world.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded for key Stage 3 pupils to study this text. The lesson is ready to teach, although you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. The other lessons can be used alongside it and they can be taught together, but all are suitable as standalone lessons. This lesson introduces the text and focuses on vocabulary use.

The quiz and the answer sheet are both uploaded here.

Target Setting Lessons to Boost Pupils from 3 to 4: These lessons are part of a project that is challenged with boosting pupils from level 3c to 4c. Each week starts with a new focus on literacy, numeracy, kagan techniques and a personal target. Pupils need a target book to work with and this less More…on is delivered at the begining of every week. Targets are then tracked through all of their lessons for the week to chart their progress. There are serveral lessons available for the start of every week. This is lesson 7.

This is a lesson on the writing triplet with an example of a review of Chicken Run to help pupils to write their own film review.

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 drafting skills and gets pupisl to redraft work craeted in previous lessons.

OfSted Outstanding Literacy All lessons Starter: With a new shift in focus for the 2012 framework that means that teaching and learning can only be judged outstanding if literacy and numeracy are encorporated across the curriculum, I am making a daily starter / settler activity that can be incorporated into all lessons. These mini activities are examples of a literacy activity & there is a tutorial before each. These are going to be made daily, so I'll upload them é I hope they will help other schools to boost literacy teaching. This one is about extending vocabulary.

Harry Potter – Harry’s Perspective This is one lesson of several lessons that I have uploaded (with resources if applicable) on the novel harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. All of the lessons are PowerPoints that are ready to teach, although you may wish to adopt them for your own context. This full lesson covers Harry’s perspective.

Writing To Describe lesson This is one of three lessons on writing to Describe - the lessons cover different ways of approaching this topic and build on each other.

Poetry Scheme of Work AQA Cluster 2 poems Lesson This is a series of 10 lessons that, although using all of the poems from Cluster 2, can be used with any year group to teach analysis of poems - and could even be used as prep for the unseen poem in the new Lit spec. This is a series of 10 lessons uploaded separately.