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.

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 di More…scursive 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 analysis of the effects of writer's choices.

Identify and explain key lines from the key scenes that show that Macbeth’s character is changing. Select quotes that show that his behaviour and outlook are becoming different from before the murder of Duncan. - This uses the template style of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Full lesson PP History of Ben Johnson This is a full lesson PP on the history of Ben Johnson. It’s only a starting point as I used it when I was unqualified some years ago but gives some basic information and can be adapted.

LO: To continue to analyse the adjectives and details in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Lesson 1 Analysing Texts This is one of two lessons that are about analysisng texts - the context is credit awareness so ideal for Citizenship too.

Pupils summarise their thoughts and learnings on a series of themese in the book.

A series of questions about the play to use as a quiz.

This is one of the many lessons and resources that I have uploaded for the teaching of Macbeth to year 7s working at level 4/5 in English. It's based on an end result of old SATs style type question that can be APP'd. These are 2 sheets - One is just the question and instructions. The other is differentiated with a writing frame - Question: Imagine you are going to direct these extracts for a theatre performance. Explain how the actor playing Macbeth should show his reactions, and give reasons for your suggestions.

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.

This is 1 of 5 lessons that is based on the Apprentice. Pupils analyse texts and the programme in order to come up with their own product and deliver a pitch. The Pitch is assessed as the GCSE group work speaking and listening component. The Real feel of the product is to ensure that they are competent with what they are actually talking about. All lessons are uploaded with the powerpoint and the resources as separate uploads but they are numbered and labelled as above for ease of searching.

Elizabeth 1 – Gathering Info From Sources This is a full lesson PP with handout to help students to gather information about Elizabeth 1.

These are two speaking and listening lessons that can be used for GCSE assessment. All resources are also included here.

This is part of a full scheme of work - all powerpoints and resources have been uploaded. Powerpoints are all separate uploads, saved by lesson numbers 1,2,3 etc. There are 9 lessons in total. Also uploaded as part of this section are resources. All lessons are saved under 'Nobody Has a Private Life'. This scheme is quite old, and will need some adapting as it was written in my PGCE year. However, it's a good starting point and pupils have very much enjoyed it over the years. Also has strong citizenship links!

This is one lesson powerpoint in full from the full scheme of work that has been written. Also uploaded is the full scheme of work with the resources as well as one by one lesson Powerpoints for the scheme, that have all been uploaded separately as 'Death penalty Writing Scheme lesson 1' etc, Written in my NQT year, it will need some updating to include APP criteria and AFL, but it appeals to all learners and has been very very popular over the years; a great starting point and it includes many citizenship strands. Enjoy!

Reading Challenge Lesson 8 These are a series of lessons and pps that were designed to support the delivery of the Dfes unit of work on Reading Skills. There are 12 lessons altogether and i have uploaded them all as separate entities as each can be used as a standalone lesson or you can use all 12. The lessons explore different reading skills and they are aimed at year 7 readers - level 4.

Oliver Twist Lesson PP How the Poor Are Treated This lesson introduces the criteria for AQA English Teading and introduces the topic of Oliver Twist – pupils watch the film to get an idea of Oliver’s journey through life before they start to analyse the text.

Selling Ice Cream – Team Work This is a full self contained lesson plan 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 continue to identify the ingredients of a successful pitch To be able to work as a team to reach a group consensus.

This is one of a series of lessons and resources that I have uploaded on the poem The Laboratory . I created them in my PGCE year, so they are in no way the finished article but they are a definite starting point for ideas and activities for teaching it. This particular resource is a quiz with 9 key words for themes / techniques in the poem - good as a plenary after teaching them or as a starter to check understanding of each prior to building on them in the poem.

Germany GCSE History – Sources For Crash This is one of many lessons that I have uploaded on the history of Germany for GCSE pupils. All of the lessons can be taught together, but each covers a topic so can also be picked up separately. For ease of locating, the title stem is the same: 'Germany GCSE History -'. This is a full PowerPoint lesson, ready to teach, and any relevant resources are also uploaded with it. This lesson’s LO: To explain the economic and political effects of the Wall Street Crash using a source of information