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Year 6 English Transition Lesson - Poetry
A transition activity for Y6 (heading into Y7) to have a poetry taster. Students will have the chance to show off any prior knowledge, consider why words and poetry are important before having a go at creating their own page poems.
You will need pages from books/novels for students to complete the activity. They can never believe they’re allowed to draw on the pages!
Always goes down a treat :)
Reading Extracts on the theme of 'outsiders'
Six extracts taken from six different novels which focus on the theme of being an 'outsider;. Each extract is accompanied by a blurb, comprehension questions to ask either during reading (or after), a ‘challenge’ question and finally a longer task for students to complete to extend their learning/understanding.
Extracts are from the following texts: Daz4Zoe, The Outsiders, Stone Cold, Bone Sparrow, Now is the Time for Running and Coming to England.
Works great for a reading lesson or helpful for cover lessons!
GCSE English Language Structure Strips
Structure strips to help students craft detailed and focused answers for the AQA GCSE English Language spec. There are strips for Q2-4 for both Paper 1 and Paper 2.
Strips are one to a page to allow for ease of use and colour-coded to make it clear when students need to move on. These are best suited to learners who are just starting out with the AQA spec and ready to write answers or those who struggle to formulate their responses.
Thesis Statements - help sheet with examples
A help sheet which breaks down the complicated process of crafting a thesis statement into something more digestible for students through the format of a formula.
It comes with examples for AQA anthology poetry, An Inspector Calls and the Unseen Poetry element.
AQA GCSE English Lang P2 Q5 - 3 example articles
AQA GCSE English Language - P2 Q 5 exemplars/example answers for grade 5, 7 and 9.
Task: “People assume it’s the younger generation that are rude, selfish and ignorant but this isn’t always the case." Write an article for a newspaper in which you voice your opinion on this matter.
Bonus explanation of how the answers differ!
Bundle
P2 Q5 AQA GCSE English Lang example answers
This bundle contains three separate tasks, each with three example answers (grade 5, grade 7 and grade 9). For each task there is also an explanation included to describe the differences between the answers.
Tasks are:
Task: “We live in a ‘throwaway society’ where people have forgotten the value of the things they have.” Write an article for your school newspaper, stating whether or not you think this is true.
Task: “Nurses and teachers are public servants and therefore should not go on strike.” Write a letter to your local newspaper, stating whether or not you think this is right.
Task: “People assume it’s the younger generation that are rude, selfish and ignorant but this isn’t always the case." Write an article for a newspaper in which you voice your opinion on this matter.
Perfect for revision and stretch and challenge in the run up to this year’s exams.
Thesis statement help sheet
A help sheet which breaks down the complicated process of crafting a thesis statement into something more digestible for students through the format of a formula.
War Poetry - Mini Unit
13 lessons looking at war poetry spanning from McCrae to Armitage and Agard.
In this short unit students will look at the context of war poetry, the role of propaganda, key writers’ methods and look at comparing poems. Includes some model paragraphs too.
Front slides left blank to add own images/LOs etc.
Poems:
Fall In
The Soldier
In Flanders Field
Dulce Et Decorum Est
War Girls
The Call
The Click of the Garden Gate
That Night of Death
In Times of Peace
Out of the Blue
Whole class feedback sheet
A straightforward template to help collate whole class marking feedback. This is a ‘teachers’ version and not designed to share with students.
The template can be copied and pasted to provide additional pages so it can be kept as a record per class. It can be printed and kept as a hard copy but it also works excellently as a google document! It’s been an absolute time saver for me and helps to keep thoughts/notes organised.
AQA GCSE English Lang P2 Q5 - 3 example letters
AQA GCSE English Language - P2 Q 5 exemplars/example answers for grade 5, 7 and 9.
Task: “Nurses and teachers are public servants and therefore should not go on strike.” Write a letter to your local newspaper, stating whether or not you think this is right.
Bonus explanation of how the answers differ!
AQA GCSE English Lang P2 Q5 - 3 example articles (batch 2)
AQA GCSE English Language - P2 Q 5 exemplars/example answers for grade 5, 7 and 9.
Task: “We live in a ‘throwaway society’ where people have forgotten the value of the things they have.” Write an article for your school newspaper, stating whether or not you think this is true.
Bonus explanation of how the answers differ!
Romeo & Juliet Key Quote Cards
Flashcards containing key quotes for the main characters in Romeo & Juliet.
Bonus cards for key themes (with key quotes) and a separate slide for the Prologue to aid with revision.
Writer's Methods Flashcards
Core writers’ methods on their own flashcard. Easily editable and printable for students!
Great for those who struggle to remember methods or for those revising for GCSE English Language.
English Language GCSE Revision Checklist
A checklist to help students self-guide their revision. With helpful checklists and links!
Literature Revision Lists - Bundle
Revision lists to help students self-guide revision. With helpful checklists and links!
This download includes:
Jekyll and Hyde
Power and Conflict Poetry
Romeo & Juliet
Unseen Poetry
An Inspector Calls
Concepts in Literature
A document outlining key concepts in the following texts: An Inspector Calls, Romeo and Juliet, Jekyll & Hyde and Power and Conflict anthology poetry.
It’s a useful starting point for departments as well as students for what you want to explore in the Lit texts. Helpful for making connections too!
Comes as a pair of sheets - one with and without the definitions of concepts if you want to use as an activity with students.
The Gothic - 20 complete lessons, fully resourced
A planned and resourced SoL introducing students to the Gothic - perfect for Y9 students. The will look at key conventions, motifs and how language is used to build suspense and mystery.
You will get:
20 powerpoint presentations (approx teaching time dependent on students)
Extracts booklet
Resource booklet
4 bonus homework tasks
Extracts include prose, poetry and non-fiction. Prose extracts include: The Tell-Tale Heart, Frankenstein, Jekyll & Hyde, Wuthering Heights and Dracula!
Students will have the opportunity to develop their analytical writing. There are a variety of types of tasks planned but lessons are easily customisable for your students.
Reading Log Bookmark
A simple but effective template to help your students track when and how much they’re reading! These can be printed double sided and there are two to a page. They can be printed on A4 for a larger book mark or on smaller card for a more traditional size.
Works well to have a quick glance in your lessons and can open up meaningful conversations with your students.
Methods Display
A collection of writers’ methods/linguistic devices formatted for display. You’ll find a clear title, definition and example.
Works well on a big display board which is easily accessible - my students are forever using this one!