Skellig Unit of Work - Year 6 and 7 Skellig is a unit of work containing a 212-slide PowerPoint, 26 PDF worksheets and 23 lesson plans. This engaging scheme of work explores the novel chapter by chapter, analysing the book’s plot, characters, themes and language through a range of stimulating activities. Below are examples of the activities contained in the lessons: 1. Comprehension questions 2. Chapter summary cloze and sequencing activities 3. Research (William Blake and angels) tasks 4. Making predictions about Skellig using the cover, title, author and blurb 5. Exploring and discussing themes 6. Character analysis of Michael, Mina and Skellig 7. Understanding the features of a novel – how does David Almond use hooks, tension and techniques such as pathetic fallacy in Skellig? 8. Close analysis of language in key scenes 9. Role play and hot seating activities 10. Understanding Skellig’s characters through empathetic writing ‘Skellig Unit of Work - Year 6 and 7’ can be edited, so you are able to adapt the resource to suit the individual needs of each class you teach.

An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource teaches learners about the character of Gerald Croft in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to write an essay about Gerald in exam conditions. It contains a 21-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 2 accompanying worksheets. The resource contains the following: Exploring Gerald’s character, his lack of development and the reasons why he doesn’t change during the play. Studying and explaining key quotes that reveal Gerald’s character traits and his role in the play. Comprehension questions to assess understanding of character, theme and Priestley’s message (with example answers provided). Exam essay writing activity with example essay plan and model response included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

Anita and Me - Unit of Work 'Anita and Me' is made up of a 150-slide PowerPoint presentation, an 8-page booklet of worksheets and a 21-lesson unit of work overview. Our 'Anita and Me' unit is designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language, themes and the social and historical context of the novel. It contains a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities, including: - A brief biography of Meera Syal - An explanation of the social and historical context of the novel (1970s Britain, the Black Country, immigration in 70s Britain, racial tensions, the partition of India) - Plot tracking and consolidation activities - Activities to explore the narrative structure of Anita and Me - Analysis of the characters of Meena and her family as well as Anita, Tracey and Robert - Exploration of the key themes of Anita and Me - identity, racism, family, friendship, childhood, growing up, the cultural diversity of C20th Britain - Developing understanding of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style and language - Examining Meera Syal's use of language - setting, description, contrast, symbolism and pathetic fallacy - Exploring character development through Meena - Reading and discussion tasks and questions - Diary writing (empathetic writing) to consolidate a deeper understanding of Meena's development - A 21 lesson unit of work (following the four part lesson structure) - A 150-slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below) - 8 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint All PowerPoint slides are fully editable, so you can personalise and differentiate the resources as much or as little as you want. Add extra slides, delete pages, change the text and imagery and update it as is necessary to suit your teaching needs. In addition, the resource contains a unit overview and a student booklet with worksheets created to be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint. To preview a selection of slides from the unit, click on the images.

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood (20-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets) In Stave 2 the Ghost of Christmas Past encourages Scrooge to reflect on the time that he was abandoned at boarding school by his emotionally-distant father. This GCSE resource enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of this unhappy time in Scrooge’s life. It includes: A differentiated Do Now task in which learners must make three different, valid sentences relevant to Stave One using the words contained in three separate grids. Learners will then read from, ‘Scrooge reverently disclaimed any knowledge…’ down to ‘…and the streets were lighted up’, thinking about why Scrooge was unhappy at boarding school, how Dickens presents Scrooge’s unhappiness and the effects of this experience on Scrooge’s emotional development. Following on from this, learners will undertake a differentiated task that encourages them to consider the significance of three different characters from the stories that Scrooge read as a child. This could be done in pairs. The lesson concludes with a 3-2-1 learning review. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

Sentence Dictation 2 - Year 4 In this English teaching resource, pupils practise sentence writing by writing simple sentences dictated by the teacher as per the curriculum objective of the Year 4 English programme of study - Writing - transcription. Pupils are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and correct punctuation. This resource covers the statutory spelling patterns and words for Year 4, Term 2. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 2 - Year 4’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Functional Skills: Speaking and Listening This Functional Skills (Speaking and Listening) teaching resource is made up of a fully editable 78 page PowerPoint presentation, 16 accompanying worksheets and a detailed unit of work with step by step lessons. The resource contains 7 lessons, all of which are structured using the four part lesson plan format. Functional Skills: Speaking and Listening includes a variety of engaging tasks and activities and covers: Verbal and Non verbal communication Rhetorical devices and target markets Analysing TV shows Dragons' Den and The Apprentice Creating and delivering a sales pitch Using Functional Skills criteria to self and peer assess

Making Words - ‘ed’, ‘en’ and ‘et’ EYFS English Teaching Resource In this English teaching resource, children practise spelling CVC words ending in ‘ed’, ‘en’ and ‘et’. 'Making Words - ‘ed’, ‘en’ and ‘et’’ is a 14 slide Powerpoint presentation that includes an interactive activity with an accompanying worksheet. ‘Making Words - ‘ed’, ‘en’ and ‘et’’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class taught.

CHARLOTTE’S WEB ELA Teaching Resources: Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White (Unit of work, 147-slide PowerPoint and 20 worksheets) This teaching resource explores the popular children’s novel Charlotte’s Web in detail and covers the following areas of study: Developing inference and deduction skills Developing debate skills Character study and creating character profiles How to use embedded quotations in a response Exploring plot, themes and language Individual, pair and group activities Think, pair, share activities Story boards and hot seating Create a quiz and a newspaper front page story Writing a book review

Homophones and Near-Homophones - Year 2 (18-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheets) This KS1 English resource explains the difference between homophones and near-homophones and provides clear examples of each. It also includes techniques for making visual reminders to help tell homophones apart. Included are differentiated worksheets with full answer keys.

Identifying Bias KS3 English - Non-fiction - Reading 15-slide PowerPoint-based lesson with worksheet Identifying Bias explains how to identify the use of bias and rhetoric in non-fiction and media texts. This fully editable PowerPoint-based lesson includes: What is bias? Understanding what bias is. How to identify bias in a text Bias and rhetorical devices consolidation / assessment task

SATs Survival GPS (46-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 13 worksheets) ‘SATs Survival GPS’ is designed to help learners revise for the KS2 SATs paper. The resource covers key spelling, punctuation and grammar skills including: Word types Tenses Prepositions Prefixes ricky spellings Homophones Synonyms and antonyms Modal verbs Pronouns Determiners Relative clauses Subordinate clauses Active and passive voice Each short lesson includes a class activity and individual pupil worksheet which are ideal for English warm-ups or homework tasks.

Personal Pronouns - Years 3 and 4 ‘Personal Pronouns - Years 3 and 4’ is an English grammar teaching resource that covers the pronoun objectives in the English programme of study for years 3 and 4. This animated PowerPoint lesson includes: What are personal pronouns explanation Why we use personal pronouns explanation A subject and object pronouns explanation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Personal Pronouns - Years 3 and 4’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Pronouns - Year 3 and 4 Personal Pronouns - KS2 Using Pronouns to Avoid Repetition

Noun Phrases - Year 2 This Year 2 English grammar teaching resource introduces pupils to noun phrases and is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering the curriculum objective in the Year 2 English programme of study. Content includes: Nouns recap with activity An explanation of noun phrases Noun phrase activity and accompanying worksheet An explanation of expanded noun phrases Expanded noun phrases activity and accompanying worksheet Improving your writing by using expanded noun phrases activity and accompanying worksheet Further noun phrase activity with an accompanying worksheet ‘Noun Phrases - Year 2’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit their individual teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6 Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 4 Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs Types of Nouns

Action Words - Verbs English Teaching Resource 32 slide PowerPoint lesson with 2 accompanying worksheets and 1 further consolidation worksheet with answers. It includes a definition of verbs and explains the importance of using powerful and effective verbs to improve written work. Tasks require pupils to identify verbs within the context of a sentence and to write engaging sentences by using effective verbs. It includes 2 accompanying worksheets for pupils to use during the lesson and 1 further worksheet with answers to consolidate learning. ‘Action Words - Verbs’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit the requirements of each lesson. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Modal Verbs Subject - Verb Agreement Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs The Verb ‘to be’ Verbs Verb Tenses

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (97-slide PowerPoint and 15 worksheets) is a brilliant Year 4/5 English scheme of work featuring a series of 11 lessons designed to enhance and develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl) includes a fully editable PowerPoint presentation with a wide range of activities and lessons for pupils of all abilities such as: A brief biography of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory author Roald Dahl with a short film about his life narrated by Michael Rosen An eleven lesson scheme of work overview/plan using the four-part lesson structure Exploring the text - making predictions using the title, blurb and front cover Descriptive writing - creating characters and settings Analysis of key characters in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory including Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka How Roald Dahl creates suspense and sympathy in the novel And much more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for Roald Dahl books: Boy Fantastic Mr Fox The Magic Finger The Twits

Functional Skills English - Entry Level 2 A ready to teach 10 lesson unit of work which includes a 222 slide editable PowerPoint and 35 worksheets. This detailed teaching unit covers everything required by Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English. It includes a range of engaging ‘life skills’ activities that help develop important communication skills. The unit covers Speaking, Listening, Communication, Reading and Writing in a fun and practical way. Contents include: Why does Functional Skills English matter Working with a diverse range of people Role-playing real-life situations – ‘Café Culture’ Built in spelling tests from the Functional Skills EL2 list Asking for, listening to and following directions Understanding alphabetical order Eating healthy food – reading and comprehension How to follow a recipe and make healthy choices Following a video, making notes and answering questions Purchasing presents for friends and family and writing thank you notes Improving writing skills – full stops, capital letters, plurals, writing for different audiences, using conjunctions and adjectives and improving vocabulary The emergency services – what are they, how to contact them and what to do in an emergency (includes speaking, listening, reading and writing activities) Applying for a job – filling in an application form and writing a covering letter And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more English Functional Skills resources: Functional Skills Entry Level 1 Functional Skills Entry Level 3 Functional Skills Level 1 Functional Skills Level 2

Living Space by Imtiaz Dharker (editable PowerPoint and worksheets) Living Space is a GCSE English teaching resource for the poem ‘Living Space’ by Imtiaz Dharker - as featured in the WJEC Eduqas GCSE Poetry Anthology. The resource includes a range of activities which explore in detail the poem’s context, language, tone, form, style, theme and structure. The resource is aimed at teachers of GCSE students preparing for the WJEC Eduqas GCSE English examinations. Living Space includes: An introduction to Imtiaz Dharker and the context of the poem Consolidation and understanding tasks Exploring Dharker’s use of language and imagery Analysing the poem’s form and structure and Dharker’s use of poetic techniques Modelling how to use P.E.T.E.R. to write about ‘Living Space’ The key themes of ‘Living Space’ Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London The Soldier As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Death of a Naturalist Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood Ozymandias La Belle Dame sans Merci A Complaint 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Love’s Dog Nettles My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

My Father Would Not Show Us (38-slide PowerPoint and 5 worksheets) GCSE Poetry My Father Would Not Show Us explores the Ingrid de Kok poem – as featured in the Edexcel Poetry Anthology - in detail. It includes the following activities: Guided Reading and understanding the poem Exploring the imagery used by de Kok Discussion of form and structure Analysing language and poetic techniques Learning how to write about the poem using P.E.T.E.R. Links to additional notes, a copy of the poem and a copy of the anthology Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London The Soldier Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Death of a Naturalist Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood Ozymandias La Belle Dame sans Merci A Complaint 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Love’s Dog Nettles My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

KS2 ENGLISH - Romeo and Juliet teaching resource (lesson plans, PowerPoint presentation, unit overview and worksheets) This teaching unit contains an editable 230 slide PowerPoint presentation, 30 worksheets, a unit overview and 32 lesson plans Our KS2 Romeo and Juliet resource is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare and includes a variety of activities for pupils of all abilities. It is ready to teach and can be used as it is, or it can be edited and adapted and / or dipped in and out of. Contents include: A mini Shakespeare biography and a guide to the theatre in Elizabethan England. Tasks to help understand the main events. Examining the characters of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt and more. Exploring the main themes. Developing understanding of Shakespeare’s stagecraft. Using Evidence when writing about the play. Examining Shakespeare’s use of language. Shakespeare’s use of tension and suspense. Empathy writing and spoken English activities. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - House of Games