Functional English Speaking & Listening - lesson 1 There are 4 lessons altogether - numbered 1 - 4 that have been uploaded. These lessons use the idea of the true meaning of Christmas to get pupils discussing it - then to prepare a grpuo presentation that the whole class completes and marks.

This is one of many lessons and resources that I have uploaded on Russel's Blood Brothers for the AQA Lit specification. L/Os: To be able to develop effective answers that will give you the maximum chance of achieving your potential Grade. To understand the successes and areas for development within your own work.

This is one of several resources that I have uploaded fto support the teaching of the spoken language analysis. This worksheet is aimed at A/A* pupils and covers the vocabulary that they need to use in order to write about speach.

Intro To Shakespeare Full Scheme Of Work- Resources and lessons. This is a full scheme of work aimed at Year 7 for introducing Shakespeare's plays and Macbeth in particular. I have also uploaded all of the resources in one upload as well as the pps separately.

Pullman's Frankenstein - SOW - Full lesson PP This is lesson 1 of a full scheme of work with 12 lessons - all created on pp and uplaoded separately - The scheme results in pupils writing their own gothic play and performing it to the class. ideal for Level 4/5 readers and writers and great for a Speaking and listening activity. 12 lessons plus resources all uploaded.

This is a full lesson PP with resources that is ready to teach about the genre of ghost stories.

Jack The Ripper – Interpretation This is a full lesson PowerPoint that is ready to teach (with resources if applicable) – although you will wish to adapt it for your own context – it’s part of a Humanities curriculum that is taught to Year 7 pupils, so covers Geography, History and Literacy skills. There are a series of lessons that I have uploaded. They can be taught as a group, or as a standalone as each is an entire complete lesson. This Lesson’s LO: To show understanding of why people have different points of view

This is a full lesson PP ready to teach with L/Os of: To be able to understand and comment upon possible drives and motivations for the author’s purpose in writing the novel. To understand the importance of context and how it relates to the message of the author.

Geography Skills – What is geography? This is a full lesson PP that is part of a humanities curriculum covering History and Geography strands, as well as Literacy. This lesson is ready to teach and can be used as part of the whole unit that I have uploaded, but each is a standalone lesson so can be taught alone. This lesson covers what the subject it.

There are two copies here - one is differentiated down for bottom set year 7 and one is for level 4 and above.

Twelfth Night Scheme of Work KS3 complete lesson Powerpoints. Differentiated resources for the character of Malvolio.

This is a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire game for key Stage 4 Writing questions.

These, when all combined have a hidden message - suggesting that you're the best teacher - just change my name for your own!

This is a scheme of work that I have revisited and updated for 2012, to include all APP frameworks, persuasive techniques and analysis of the Death Penalty. The scheme looks at murderers and results in a question about whether or not we should bring back the death penalty. Pupils end by writing a discursive essay, as if they are under controlled assessment conditions, as I am trying to prepare year 9 for their GCSE years. If you want every lesson, type in '2012 Death Penalty Lesson Miss R' and they should come up in a list. This one covers the case of James Bulger.

This is a full worksheet on Magazines and audiences and consumption.

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.

Presents From My Aunts – Identity This is a full lesson PowerPoint that helps pupils to analyse the poem in relation to the poet’s identity.

This is one of several lessons that I created when teaching unqualified, so it's not great - but it's certainly a starting point for someone.

This is a full lesson using a Functional Text as a stimulus and it encourages pupils to use the Reading Afs to design questions. Designed to enable pupils to work with the reading AFs and familiarise themselves with them.

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 comparing the film to the novel.