This is a lesson with a difference. This Creative Writing lesson, ‘Swansong,’ is accompanied by a movie to provide a backstory and inspiration for the children as they begin to write on a topic that has been featured all too regularly in our news feed in recent years. By purchasing this pack, you get: A lesson PowerPoint (fully animated, timed and ready to use). This also includes the aforementioned movie. A success criteria for self and peer assessment. Six images to provide additional inspiration for your pupils to use. This lesson can be used across a variety of year groups but is recommended for classes between Year 6 and Year 10.

Welcome to 'The Shadow of Duality: The Revision Revision Board Game for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. This group revision board game is an entertaining way to revisit Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for GCSE English Literature. Groups of 4-6 players will face seven different categories of question cards and choice of pathways across the board, each presenting different outcomes and dilemmas along the way (aimed at replicating not only the duality of man but also the impact of individual choice and reputation). The seven categories of questions are: Plot (recapping the plot and its development) Character (exploring key characters’ personalities and traits) Themes (examining the key themes and their impact) Quotes (identifying key quotes and their speakers) Challenge (timed challenges to test your knowledge under pressure) Virtues (exploring virtuous aspects like the actions of Dr Jekyll) Vices (examining sinful or vicious aspects like the persona of Mr Hyde) Not only are there questions to answer, the choice to pursue Virtues and Vices questions bring individual choices. Virtues questions provide an opportunity to aid others whilst Vices questions provide an opportunity to place the self first, much like Dr Jekyll’s pursuit of the egotistical desire to be recognised in the field of Science. By purchasing this game, you will receive: x1 printable two-page A3 game board x7 printable decks of 24 question and answer cards (168 questions in total) x6 printable Jekyll-and-Hyde-themed game counters x1 printable A4 game instructions (folded) Please Note: Players will require a six-sided dice and access to a timer to play (NOT included). In order to play the game, simply print and laminate the game boards, card decks, game counters and instructions. Be sure to print the game cards double-sided! Plus, by laminating, you can reuse the resource in the future! Replay the game as many times as you wish or even send the question cards home as additional revision if you so wish. Do your students have what it takes to uncover The Shadow of Duality?

Welcome to ‘The Beast Within’: The Lord of the Flies Revision Game for GCSE English Literature. Designed for group revision, the aim of the game is to be the first to reach ‘The Beast Within’ by answering relevant questions on William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Groups of 4-6 players will face six categories of questions: Events: Testing knowledge of the plot and the development of key themes and concepts. Quotations: Testing knowledge of key quotations from the novel. Symbols: Testing knowledge of key symbols and symbolism in the novel. Themes: Testing understanding of the impact and development of key themes. Analysis: Testing ability to analyse key concepts, themes, and ideas, similar to GCSE English Literature exams. Beast: The ultimate test of knowledge, including advanced ideas such as Darwinism, Freudian Theory, and Biblical Symbolism. This is to encourage knowledge that will aid the pursuit of GCSE Grades 8-9. By purchasing this game, you will receive: x1 Printable A3 Game Board x6 Printable Decks of Question Cards (24 cards - 144 questions in total, all with answers included) x6 Printable Lord of the Flies themed game counters x1 Printable A4 Game Instructions leaflet (folded) In order to play the game, simply print the instructions, game board, tokens and question cards according to their specified paper size (ensuring that question cards are printed double-sided to be able to identify their categories on the reverse) and, for additional durability, laminate them for future use before cutting them out using a paper trimmer. The game also requires the use of a six-sided dice (either physical or virtual). Replay the game as many times as you like with your students and you could even send the questions home as additional revision material should you so wish! Do your students have what it takes to uncover The Beast Within?

The Behaviour Matrix is a simple yet effective way to manage behaviour in your classroom. Simply enter each pupil’s name into the designated spaces for your class and display the PowerPoint on your Interactive Whiteboard. Once you do, an epic title screen will appear, accompanied by a cinematic sound effect, signalling to the class that the ‘Matrix’ is now active. The behaviour screen will automatically appear (no need to advance the PowerPoint manually). You can update a pupil’s status at any time by pressing the button to the right for rewards or to the left for sanctions. Pupils can move in both directions during a single lesson which has been shown to promote individual responsibility. With sanctions and rewards clearly labelled across the top of the screen, pupils will easily see their current status; note that the labels are editable and can be customised to align with your school’s behaviour system. Every time a sanction or reward is given, a corresponding cinematic sound effect will play. This means that during independent tasks, pupils will be alerted by sound if they are being rewarded for their work or sanctioned for poor behaviour. Additionally, with a clickable traffic light system at the bottom of the screen, you can indicate whether pupils are allowed to talk or not. Clicking the amber button in the centre will initiate an epic 3-second countdown, signalling that conversations must stop within that time. Use the status buttons effectively once the lights turn ‘red’ and the corresponding sound effect plays to reinforce expectations. To allow talking again, simply click the ‘green’ light to deactivate the red light, play the ‘green’ sound effect and illuminate the green light. There are 38 pupils spaces in the template provided. Simply delete any superfluous names and status boxes for your classes. Tip: Save a different matrix for each class and pin the PowerPoints on your ‘open menu’ to enable swift access for each class you teach. This system really works and is highly regarded by pupils in my own classes!

Dive into the spirit of Charles Dickens’ classic novella with this engaging GCSE English Literature revision board game, designed to make exam preparation interactive and fun! Tailored for groups of 4-6 players, this game will not only add competition and enjoyment to a self-running group activity, it will, if laminated, provide you with a resource that you can use year-on-year with your classes and revision groups… …AND IT’S COMPLETELY FREE! The instruction booklet details how to play so simply print the A4 booklet double-sided, fold it on the dotted line and your students will be able return to the instructions again if they need help or clarification. If you’d like to see how the game works, please check out the instruction booklet preview. By downloading this resource, you will gain access to: x1 A3 three-piece game board. x6 question & answer cards (to be printed double-sided): * x30 Plot, Character, Theme, Quotes and Context cards (x150 questions in total) * x20 Spirit’s Challenge cards x6 themed game counters x1 instruction booklet Game preparation: You will need to print the game board, cards, counters and instruction booklet according to their specified paper size in the file name (laminating the board, cards and counters if you plan on using it again). IMPORTANT: Print the question cards double-sided so that each question ‘card’ is backed. This also makes trimming much quicker! You will need a six-sided dice and one minute timer to play this game. This can be virtual or physical.