Comparing Dulce et Decorum Est and The Charge of the Light Brigade (93-slide PowerPoint and 4 worksheets) Comparing Dulce et Decorum Est and The Charge of the Light Brigade contains a range of tasks for all abilities and a detailed analysis of both poems. Dulce et Decorum Est includes: A biography of Wilfred Owen. The historical and social context of Dulce et Decorum Est - World War One, trench warfare, propaganda posters and poetry. An introduction to the poem, including a video and audio reading of ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’. A copy of ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’. Consolidation of understanding and comprehension tasks. Wilfred Owen’s use of imagery in Dulce et Decorum Est. Structure and poetic techniques in the poem. The theme and message of Dulce et Decorum Est. Links to the Wilfred Owen website, more war poetry, an audio video reading of Dulce et Decorum Est, BBC history WWI resources, Recruiting and war propaganda posters. Comparing the poems framework. The Charge of the Light Brigade includes: A brief biography of Alfred Lord Tennyson. Social and historical context of the poem. Analysis of the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade and discussion of ideas and consolidation. Structure & language - Discuss how Tennyson employs structure and analysis of imagery in The Charge of the Light Brigade. Style and form - Analysis of Tennyson’s style and form and the use of poetic devices in The Charge of the Light Brigade. Language - Exploration of word choices. Themes of The Charge of the Light Brigade explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose. Links - Where to find further information and analysis of the poet and the battle and clips from the film. A framework for comparing the poems. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Dulce et Decorum Est The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Darkness Out There is an 81 slide PowerPoint based unit of work (with 13 worksheets) which includes a variety of lessons and activities to help understand the plot, characters and themes of the story. Activities include: Group discussion work about plot, character and themes. Comprehension tasks - a Spoken English (Sandra’s telephone call) and a Writing task (Sandra’s diary/blog). Comparing characters - making a Sandra and Kerry Venn diagram. Analysing Mrs. Rutter - first impressions and extended writing. Exploring how characters develop. Penelope Lively’s use of the Fairy Tale genre. Explore Lively’s use of darkness and light. Discussing themes - stereotypes and appearance and reality. Language analysis - How Lively uses formal and informal language and how simile and metaphor are employed in The Darkness Out There. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for KS3/4 short stories: The Monkey’s Paw The Red Room The Landlady My Polish Teacher’s Tie

Spellings - Year 5 and 6 This year 5 and 6 spelling teaching resource follows the same format as the KS2 English grammar, puncutuation and spelling Paper 2 Spelling task. The national curriculum word lists for year 5 and 6 are divided into 10 sets of 10 words. Each word has been placed in a context sentence which is read out by the teacher. Each set has a corresponding worksheet and a script for teachers to use: Give the spelling number Say: the word is … Read the context sentence Repeat: The word is… Each spelling has a corresponding PowerPoint answer slide to use with the pupils following the test. Content includes: A 111 slide PowerPoint presentation 10 teacher spelling scripts 10 worksheets Worksheets with each of the 10 spelling lists

Twas the Night Before Christmas - Year 2 and 3 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ is a unit of work that includes a PowerPoint presentation, 6 worksheets and a five-lesson overview. This detailed and engaging English teaching resource covers a number of the English curriculum objectives in the English programme of study. Content includes: Unit overview with 5 lessons Making predictions A version of the poem with colourful animations Animated video telling of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ Recount and comprehension activities with worksheets Storyboarding comic strip creation task and accompanying worksheets Unfamiliar words and using a dictionary task and worksheets Rhyming words activities and worksheets Identifying adjectives in ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ and using adjectives to improve writing and worksheets Spotting similes and using similes to develop a description and accompanying worksheets Create a children's storybook based on ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

‘Wonder – Unit of Work Part One’ explores the first eleven chapters of the novel ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit begins with an introduction to the book and author before focusing on understanding the novel’s plot, characters, themes and use of language. The resource contains ten lessons (made up of an 85-slide PowerPoint presentation and 23 worksheets) which explore the book from Chapter One, ‘August’ to Chapter Eleven, ‘The Performance Space’. The unit contains a range of teaching and learning activities including: Developing reading and vocabulary skills Differentiated tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze) to provide appropriate learning for all pupils Reading and comprehension tasks Grammar, punctuation and spelling activities that cover contractions, time adverbials, pronouns, homophones, synonyms and word classes Language study – comparing American and British English Discussing key themes Character analysis Formal and informal writing Drama activities and freeze framing And much more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

Wonder - Unit of Work Part Two (10 lessons, 79-slide PowerPoint presentation and 14 worksheets) This ‘Wonder – Part Two’ resource is the second section of our complete unit of work for ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit contains ten more activity packed lessons which study the text from the chapter ‘The Deal’ to ‘Cheese Touch’. It contains a number of engaging teaching and learning activities including: Building a personal dictionary - developing reading and vocab skills Differentiated tasks to provide learning for children of all abilities Reading and comprehension tasks GPS activities that cover tenses, homophones, prefixes, improving vocabulary, alphabetical order and fronted adverbials Understanding fact and opinion Discussing key themes and how to express an opinion Analysis of key characters Drama activities and other speaking and listening tasks How R J Palacio has structured the text And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

The Landlady by Roald Dahl is a 5 lesson scheme of work with a 50 slide editable PowerPoint presentation and an 11 page booklet of worksheets. The Landlady by Roald Dahl teaching resource includes a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities: A scheme of work overview with 5 four part lessons covering literary context, plot, character, themes and language Analysis of the characters of Billy Weaver and The Landlady Extension activities Cloze and sequencing exercises Literary context understanding influences - fairy tales - activity and notes A copy of the text link Tales of the Unexpected TV version of The Landlady introduced by Roald Dahl link A modern day version of The Landlady link Analysing Roald Dahl’s use of language to build mood and tension in The Landlady Essay question with planning guidance

Wonder - Part 3 (10 lessons, 77-slide PowerPoint and 5 worksheets) This ‘Wonder – Part Three’ resource is the third section of our unit of work for ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit contains ten lessons which explore the text from the chapter ‘Costumes’ to ‘Private School’. It contains a range of teaching and learning activities including: Developing reading and vocabulary skills and building a personal dictionary Differentiated tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze) to provide appropriate learning for all abilities Reading and comprehension tasks GPS activities that cover apostrophes, prefixes, colons, semi-colons, plurals, sentence punctuation and relative clauses Find and retrieve tasks Discussing key themes and contributing opinions Character analysis, understanding a character’s outer and inner dialogue and character empathy And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

Wonder - Unit of Work Part 4 (17 lessons, 129-slide PowerPoint and 7 worksheets) This ‘Wonder – Part Four’ resource is the fourth and final section of our unit of work for ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit contains seventeen lessons which explore the text from the chapter ‘In Science’ to the end of the book , ‘The Walk Home’. It contains a range of teaching and learning activities including: Developing reading and vocabulary skills Differentiated tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze) to provide appropriate learning for all abilities Reading and comprehension tasks GPS activities that cover colons, the subjunctive form, parenthesis, dialogue punctuation, word classes, homophones, extended lists Find and retrieve tasks Formal writing, fact and opinion, participating in discussion and expressing an opinion Discussing key themes Character analysis and empathy And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A is a 73-slide PowerPoint presentation with 10 accompanying worksheets designed to help students prepare for Section A of the Eduqas GCSE English Paper 1 exam. Content includes: - An Introduction to Paper One Section A of the Eduqas GCSE English Language exam. - An example Paper 1, Section A exam text including extract, questions with prompts and marks. - A step-by-step guide to achieving a good grade on all five questions. - Analysis of the key skills required to answer the questions successfully. - Model answers for each of the five Section A questions. - Teaching students how to a) write about language and structure, b) organise a response, and c) use and explain quotations effectively. To preview Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A please click on the images.

World Cup 2018 teaching resources – The Football Fact Files (an editable 45 slide PowerPoint based teaching resource) World Cup 2018 teaching resources – The Football Fact Files includes a range of KS2 and KS3 English teaching activities and ideas for students of all abilities. Contents include: An introduction to the unit – Students will produce a fact file about a country competing in the 2018 Russia World Cup How to research a topic How to find information fast - skim, scan and highlight How to make relevant notes quickly Constructing linear and diagrammatic notes Learning a range of diverse research skills - traditional and digital texts (TV, video, DVD, websites) How to turn notes into prose How to use images and layout to make a fact file which has impact and is engaging To preview the first nine PowerPoint slides of World Cup 2018 - Football Fact Files please click on the image from the PowerPoint above.

Bonfire Night Unit - Year 7/8 (68-slide PowerPoint based unit of work with 5 worksheets) This brilliant Bonfire Night Unit is designed to develop non-fiction writing skills. Students are required to organise a spectacular Bonfire Night event. Perfect for the Autumn Term. The resource covers: advertising, formal letter writing, speaking and listening and descriptive writing. Our Bonfire Night Unit contains a unit of work overview and a range of varied lessons and activities for children of all abilities – such as: Make a poster advertising the Bonfire Night event Design a leaflet which will act as a visitors’ guide at the event Speaking and listening discussion - speak to a group of local residents about their concerns Produce a piece of vivid and sensual writing describing the night Write a formal letter to the local newspaper

Discussion Texts - Bullying Unit of Work (45-slide PowerPoint based teaching unit with 9 worksheets) Task - to write a discussion text addressing the question: Should we feel sorry for bullies? The unit includes a variety of activities ideal for Year 5/6, however it also works well with Year 7 students. Contents include: Discuss and define bullying and the different forms it can take Sort and role play different bullying scenarios to understand different viewpoints Create a mind map of the effects of bullying Analyse videos to understand the mind-set of a bully Review and practise the discussion text features such as: statistics, formal language choices, technical language use and opposing conjunctions. Learn how to structure a discussion text Edit and redraft writing using a checklist

Volcanoes - Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Unit (56-slide PowerPoint presentation with 14 worksheets) This engaging resource will develop children’s knowledge of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius through several English reading and writing activities. The PowerPoint includes a number of individual, paired and group activities which will encourage discussion and focus on language choices for writing. Ideal for UKS2 or LKS3. Learning outcomes include: Find and retrieve comprehension skills Dictionary activities Poetry First person recounts. And lots more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS2 non-fiction resources: Climate Change - Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Unit Autobiography Unit Retrieving and Recording Information Boy - Roald Dahl’s Autobiography

Christmas Poetry Teaching Unit (119 slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 13 worksheets) This ‘Christmas Poetry Unit’ teaching resource uses a range of Christmas themed poems to teach upper KS2 and lower KS3 pupils how to write about poetry in detail. The resource explores themes, structure, poetic devices, imagery, context and more. Poems studied include ‘The Christmas Truce’ by Carol Ann Duffy, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ by Dr Seuss and ‘Winter-Time’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. This fully editable 119 slide PowerPoint (with 13 accompanying worksheets) resource covers the following: How to write about tone and mood How to explore imagery in a poem How to write a haiku poem How to use P.E.E. to write about poetry How and why poets use devices such as alliteration, personification, similes etc An assessment piece And much, much more. For more fun Christmas resources, click the titles below: The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS2 The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 A Christmas Carol - Year 5/6 A Christmas Carol - KS3 Twas the Night Before Christmas Christmas Grammar Activities Creating a Christmas Card Christmas Word Search A Christmas Carol - House of Games

Christmas Poetry Unit Our ‘Christmas Poetry Unit’ teaching resource uses a range of Christmas themed poems to teach upper KS2 and lower KS3 pupils how to write about poetry in detail. The resource explores themes, structure, poetic devices, imagery, context and more. Poems studied include ‘The Christmas Truce’ by Carol Ann Duffy, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ by Dr Seuss and ‘Winter-Time’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. This fully editable 120-slide PowerPoint (with 13 accompanying worksheets) resource covers the following: How to write about tone and mood How to explore imagery in a poem How to write a haiku poem How to write about poetry How and why poets use devices such as alliteration, personification, similes etc An assessment piece And much, much more For more fun Christmas resources, click the titles below: The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS2 A Christmas Carol - Year 5/6 A Christmas Carol - KS3 Christmas Poetry Unit Twas the Night Before Christmas Christmas Grammar Activities Creating a Christmas Card Christmas Word Search A Christmas Carol - House of Games