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Welcome. My resources include CPD self-study units for teachers as well as whole units of work specifically designed for the English classroom. Whole units come with detailed teacher notes, teaching PPTs and all student resources. I hope you enjoy using them as much as I have. Questions are very welcome and I can be contacted at roseandmay2@virginmedia.com. Best wishes, Sam

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Welcome. My resources include CPD self-study units for teachers as well as whole units of work specifically designed for the English classroom. Whole units come with detailed teacher notes, teaching PPTs and all student resources. I hope you enjoy using them as much as I have. Questions are very welcome and I can be contacted at roseandmay2@virginmedia.com. Best wishes, Sam
AQA Functional Skills in English: Level 1 Unit - Taking the Next Step
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AQA Functional Skills in English: Level 1 Unit - Taking the Next Step

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AQA Functional Skills in English: Level 1 Unit - Taking the Next Step This engaging unit of work is designed to teach some of the key skills required for tackling the AQA Functional Skills Level 1 English exam paper. It is built around the idea of preparing for the world of college or work. There are three sections: Speaking and Listening – preparation for the discussion and presentation task Reading section – exploration of three related non-fiction texts with a focus on exam style questions Writing section – focus on writing a personal statement which culminates in an assessed piece of work This includes an attractively designed 61 slide teaching PPT (editable PPT format) as well as a set of detailed teacher’s notes and all 14 resources in both word and pdf formats. Tasks and texts are relevant and engaging and ideal preparation for the Level 1 exam. You may also like: AQA Functional Skills in English: Level 1 - Complete Course AQA Functional Skills in English: Level 1 Unit - Climate Change Crisis AQA Functional Skills in English: Level 1 Unit - Leisure AQA Functional Skills in English: Speaking and Listening Unit
SQA National 5 English: Spoken Language Unit
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SQA National 5 English: Spoken Language Unit

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This unit prepares students for their National 5 Speaking and Listening assessment (presentation task) on a specific topic agreed with their teacher. It guides students through the process by looking at aspects of effective talks such as openings, rhetorical devices, endings, use of cue cards to structure a talk and responding to questions. Strategies include exploring good examples of talks as well opportunities to try out a variety of techniques to help make their own talks lively and engaging. A 41 slide PPT is included as well as all eight resources in both word and pdf formats. I hope you enjoy teaching this unit.
SQA National 5 English: Component 3 Portfolio - Creative Writing Unit
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SQA National 5 English: Component 3 Portfolio - Creative Writing Unit

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This half-termly unit of work is designed to help prepare students for SQA National 5 English with particular focus on the Component 3 creative writing task. The unit will help explore and develop key writing skills such as narrative voice, openings and endings, writing dialogue and effective description. Students will explore good models of texts and identify successful features before moving to planning and composing their own piece of creative prose fiction for their portfolio. I have included a 52 slide teaching PPT plus all eleven resources in both word and pdf formats. This unit is accompanied by a detailed set of teacher’s notes. I hope you and your students enjoy this unit.
Student Home Learning Guide to Cambridge IGCSE English Paper 2: Composition
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Student Home Learning Guide to Cambridge IGCSE English Paper 2: Composition

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This student-friendly guide is designed to support students in developing their skills in preparation for the Cambridge First Language English IGCSE Paper 2 Section B: Composition exam. It is intended for use at home and includes lots of interactive and practical tasks to help them embed the key skills required at this level. It was written with my own mid to high ability IGCSE group in mind. It includes a work booklet as well as accompanying resources in Word and PDF formats including planning frames, narrative extracts and creative writing tasks for exam practice. It will be invaluable for teachers who wish to set revision tasks for their classes or for parents who wish to support with exam preparation. You may also like: Cambridge IGCSE English Language: Imaginative Writing Unit This unit of work is designed with a particular focus on Component 2 or 3 Imaginative writing. It explores descriptive and narrative writing within the context of gothic fiction, and includes a superbly presented 104 slide teaching PPT plus all 19 student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes. Cambridge IGCSE English Language: Speaking and Listening Unit This unit prepares students for their Cambridge IGCSE Speaking and Listening test (individual talk and conversation) on a specific topic agreed with their teacher. It guides students through the whole process by looking at aspects of effective talks such as openings, rhetorical devices, endings, use of cue cards to structure a talk and responding to questions. A 40 slide PPT is included as well as all eight resources in both word and pdf formats and a detailed set of teacher’s notes.
Key Stage 3 English: Reading Between the Lines Teaching Unit
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Key Stage 3 English: Reading Between the Lines Teaching Unit

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Key Stage 3 English: Reading Between the Lines Teaching Unit This unit of work is focused on developing the skills of reading between the lines and is based around extracts from the novel ‘Deep Water’ by Ann Turnbull. It covers key skills such as inference and deduction, questioning the text, prediction and visualising the text. It was written for my Year 8 lower ability English class though could easily be used for a year 7 group. All short extracts are provided so you do not need a copy of the novel though you may wish to buy one to read and enjoy other sections with the class. I have included a 47 slide teaching PPT, all nine resources in word and pdf formats and a detailed set of teacher’s notes. Hope you enjoy teaching the unit. Key Stage 3 English Units also available English Key Stage 3 Creative Writing Unit for Years 7-8 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12487013 This highly engaging and enjoyable unit of work is designed to help students write creatively with a particular focus on narrative and descriptive writing. It supports students in actively exploring and enjoying both descriptive and narrative texts, looking at excellent and varied models from a range of literature and identifying successful features before moving to composing their own creative responses.A very nicely presented 83 slide teaching PPT is included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes with suggested approaches and all thirteen classroom resources.
Cambridge IGCSE First Language English: Speaking and Listening Unit
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Cambridge IGCSE First Language English: Speaking and Listening Unit

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This unit prepares students for their Cambridge IGCSE Speaking and Listening test (individual talk and conversation) on a specific topic agreed with their teacher. It guides students through the whole process by looking at aspects of effective talks such as openings, rhetorical devices, endings, use of cue cards to structure a talk and responding to questions. Strategies include exploring good examples of talks as well opportunities to try out a variety of techniques to help make their own talks lively and engaging . A 40 slide PPT is included as well as all eight resources in both word and pdf formats and a set of teacher’s notes. **More Cambridge IGCSE resources Cambridge l IGCSE English Language: Imaginative Writing Unit This unit of work is designed with a particular focus on Component 2 or 3 Imaginative writing. It explores descriptive and narrative writing within the context of gothic fiction, and includes a superbly presented 104 slide teaching PPT plus all 19 student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes.
Key Stage 3 English: Improving Grammar and Punctuation - Starter Lessons
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Key Stage 3 English: Improving Grammar and Punctuation - Starter Lessons

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Key Stage 3 English: Improving Grammar and Punctuation - Starter Lessons This resource was designed as a series of starter activities to be taught across a half-term. It is a flexible resource for students who require input on improving sentences. It focuses on sentences structure and punctuation and provides opportunities for students to apply new skills. It takes a visual approach to teaching simple, compound and complex sentences and provides texts and writing activities which help provide a context rather than the more traditional method of writing out individual sentences. As well as sentence structure, it covers punctuation including use of commas and punctuating direct speech. It perfectly complements teaching of narrative or descriptive writing as many of the examples and tasks are fiction based. Included are 13 starters on a 68 slide teaching PPT plus all ten resources in both word and pdf formats as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes. I hope you enjoy using these starters and that they help your students to improve their grammar and punctuation. You may also like: English Key Stage 3 Creative Writing Unit for Years 7-8 This highly engaging and enjoyable unit of work is designed to help students write creatively with a particular focus on narrative and descriptive writing. It supports students in actively exploring and enjoying both descriptive and narrative texts, looking at excellent and varied models from a range of literature and identifying successful features before moving to composing their own creative responses.A very nicely presented 83 slide teaching PPT is included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes with suggested approaches and all thirteen classroom resources.**
WJEC English Language GCSE: Spoken Language Unit
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WJEC English Language GCSE: Spoken Language Unit

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This unit prepares students for their WJEC GCSE English Language spoken presentation. The unit guides students through the process by looking at aspects of effective presentations such as openings, rhetorical devices, endings, use of cue cards to structure a talk, delivery and responding to questions. Strategies include exploring effective examples of talks as well as group discussions and opportunities to apply their skills. A 41 slide teaching PPT is included as well as all seven student resources in both word and pdf formats. I hope you enjoy teaching this unit.
OCR English Language GCSE: Spoken Language Unit
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OCR English Language GCSE: Spoken Language Unit

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This unit prepares students for the OCR GCSE English Language spoken presentation. The unit guides students through the process by looking at aspects of effective presentations such as openings, rhetorical devices, endings, use of cue cards to structure a talk, delivery and responding to questions. Strategies include exploring good examples of talks as well as group discussions and opportunities to try out a variety of strategies. A 41 slide teaching PPT is included as well as all seven student resources in both word and pdf formats. I hope you enjoy teaching this unit.
Edexcel English Language GCSE: Spoken Language Unit
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Edexcel English Language GCSE: Spoken Language Unit

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This unit prepares students for their Edexcel GCSE English Language spoken presentation. The unit guides students through the process by looking at aspects of effective presentations such as openings, rhetorical devices, endings, use of cue cards to structure a talk, delivery and responding to questions. Strategies include exploring good examples of talks as well as group discussions and opportunities to try out a variety of strategies. A 41 slide teaching PPT is included as well as all seven student resources in both word and pdf formats. I hope you enjoy teaching this unit.
AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters
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AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters

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AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters This resource was designed as a series of starters for my Step Up to English group though it is could be used more widely for those requiring support with improving sentences. It focuses on sentences structure and punctuation and provides opportunities for students to apply new skills. It takes a visual approach to teaching simple, compound and complex sentences and provides texts and writing activities which help provide a context rather than the more traditional method of writing out individual sentences. As well as sentence structure, it covers punctuation including use of commas and punctuating direct speech. It perfectly complements Step Up Component 2 units which require narrative or descriptive writing as many of the examples and tasks are fiction based. Included is a 68 slide teaching PPT plus all ten resources in both word and pdf formats as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes. I hope you enjoy using these starters and that they help your students to improve their grammar and punctuation. More Step Up to English Resources Complete courses and individual teaching units on all component 1 and 2 topics are available. They include teaching PPTs, all student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes and can be found at: RoseandMay TES English Classroom Resources New individual units: AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 STYLE Unit AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 CRIME Unit New Complete Course AQA Step Up to English: Complete Course (Leisure, Crime and Style Units) You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit
AQA English Language GCSE Non-examination Assessment: Spoken Language Unit
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AQA English Language GCSE Non-examination Assessment: Spoken Language Unit

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This is a 3 week unit which is designed to prepare students for their AQA spoken presentation on a topic agreed with their teacher. The unit guides students through the process by looking at aspects of effective presentations such as openings, rhetorical devices, memorable endings, use of cue cards to structure a talk, delivering the talk and responding to questions. Lessons include exploring good examples of famous speeches and student talks as well as group discussions and opportunities to try out a variety of strategies. A 37 slide PPT is included as well as all six resources in both word and pdf formats and a set of teacher’s notes. I hope you enjoy teaching this unit.
Edexcel Functional Skills English Level 1 and 2: Speaking and Listening unit
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Edexcel Functional Skills English Level 1 and 2: Speaking and Listening unit

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This unit of work is designed to help build the skills necessary for success in the speaking and listening assessments for Edexcel Functional Skills English Levels 1 and 2 as well as those valued by employers. It is a discussion based unit and explores skills such as asking questions, leading a discussion, researching and planning a presentation. It leads to two assessment activities, a ‘meeting’ in which students discuss setting up a series of lunchtime clubs for younger pupils followed by an individual presentation in which students showcase their own plans for a school club. I have included a detailed set of teacher’s notes, a 44 slide teaching PPT and all resources in both word and pdf format. I hope your students enjoy taking part in this unit. **More Edexcel Functional Skills Resources Edexcel Functional Skills in English: Level 1 - Complete Course https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12459414 This is a collection of four teaching units for Edexcel’s Functional Skills in English Level 1 exam. Together they form a complete course which can be taught across one academic year or form the basis of a 2 year course. Each unit comes complete with a teaching PPT, detailed teacher notes and all resources in both word and pdf formats. ** **Edexcel Functional Skills in English: Level 2 - Complete Course https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12455303 This is a collection of four teaching units for Edexcel’s new Functional Skills in English Level 2 exam. Together they form a complete course which can be taught across one academic year or form the basis of a 2 year course. **
AQA Functional Skills in English: Speaking and Listening Unit
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AQA Functional Skills in English: Speaking and Listening Unit

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This unit of work is designed to help build the skills necessary for success in the speaking and listening assessment for AQA Functional Skills English as well as those valued by employers. It is a discussion based unit and explores skills such as asking questions, leading a discussion, researching and planning a presentation. It leads to two assessment activities, a ‘meeting’ in which students discuss setting up a series of lunchtime clubs for younger pupils followed by an individual presentation in which students showcase their own plans for a school club. I have included a detailed set of teacher’s notes, a 42 slide teaching PPT and all resources in both word and pdf format. More AQA Functional Skills in English Units AQA Functional Skills in English: Level 1 - Complete Course https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12458768 AQA Functional Skills in English: Level 1 Unit - Climate Change Crisis https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12458750 AQA Functional Skills in English: Level 1 Unit - Leisure https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12446306 AQA Functional Skills in English: Level 1 Unit - Taking the Next Step https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12443289
OCR Entry Level English: Imaginative Writing Unit
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OCR Entry Level English: Imaginative Writing Unit

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This half-termly unit of work is designed to help prepare students for OCR’s Entry Level Certificate in English with particular focus on the imaginative writing assessment. It supports students in developing some of the key skills required to write their own engaging narrative and descriptive pieces such as writing effective openings, writing dialogue, varying sentences and creating characters. It supports and leads them towards the imaginative writing task which they complete at the end of the unit. The 71 slide teaching PPT is included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes with suggested teaching approaches and all ten classroom resources in both Word and PDF formats. I have also included a CPD self-study unit for teachers on teaching imaginative writing for entry level students and a set of extra creative writing tasks which can be used for the assessment. I hope you enjoy teaching the unit.
AQA Step Up to English: Complete Course (Hobbies, Music, Science Fiction Units)
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AQA Step Up to English: Complete Course (Hobbies, Music, Science Fiction Units)

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AQA Step Up to English: Complete Course This bundle includes everything you need to teach the full AQA Step Up to English course. It contains two practice units (The Next Step and Myths and Legends) plus two component 1 units (Hobbies and Music) plus one component 2 unit (Science Fiction). Each of the three units contains a teaching PPT, all resources in word and pdf formats and a set of detailed teacher’s notes. The bundle also includes four self-study CPD units on how to teach entry level English. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. More Step Up to English Resources More complete courses and individual teaching units on all component 1 and 2 topics are available. They include teaching PPTs, all student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes and can be found at: RoseandMay’s TES English Classroom Resources New individual units: AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 STYLE Unit AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 CRIME Unit You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit
AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 MYTHS & LEGENDS Practice Unit
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AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 MYTHS & LEGENDS Practice Unit

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Welcome to a world of black dogs, goblins and boggarts! This practice unit is built around the Step Up topic of Myths and Legends for the AQA Step Up to English Component 2 Creative Reading and Writing assessment. It includes a detailed 78 slide teaching PPT with lots of engaging activities and both fiction and non-fiction extracts to ensure students develop the skills necessary to complete the assessment tasks for reading and writing. The writing section, for example, includes sections on good story openings, writing dialogue, creating character, narrative voice and varying sentences using a ‘visual grammar’ approach. All 18 resources with all texts and student resources are included in word and pdf formats as well as a very detailed set of teacher’s notes explaining how I have used the resources Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. Please note that the ‘Myths and Legends’ topic was last assessed in 2024 therefore is intended to be used as a practice unit. More Step Up to English Resources Other individual teaching units and complete courses which include teaching PPTs, all student resources and teacher’s notes can be found at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/RoseandMay101 All component 1 and 2 units are available including new units on ‘Crime’ and ‘Style’ .
AQA English Language GCSE: Paper 1 Creative Writing Unit for Lower Attainers
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AQA English Language GCSE: Paper 1 Creative Writing Unit for Lower Attainers

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This half-termly unit of work is designed to help prepare students for AQA’s English Language GCSE Paper 1 with particular focus on section B creative writing. I have written it with my own lower attaining GCSE class in mind. It supports students in developing some of the key skills required to write their own engaging pieces such as writing effective openings, writing dialogue, varying sentences, creating characters and planning responses. It supports and leads them towards the creative writing task (either narrative or descriptive) required for section B which they complete at the end of the unit. The 75 slide teaching PPT is included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes with suggested teaching approaches and all eleven classroom resources in both Word and PDF formats. I have also included extra creative writing tasks based on images in the AQA format. I hope you enjoy teaching the unit.
Edexcel  Entry Level Certificate in English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit
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Edexcel Entry Level Certificate in English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit

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This half-termly unit of work is designed to help prepare students for Edexcel’s Entry Level Certificate in English Component 2 Writing with particular focus on creative writing. It supports students in developing some of the key skills required to write their own engaging pieces such as writing effective openings, writing dialogue, varying sentences and creating characters. It supports and leads them towards the creative writing task required for component 2 which they complete at the end of the unit. The 75 slide teaching PPT is included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes with suggested teaching approaches and all nine classroom resources in both Word and PDF formats. I have also included a CPD self-study unit for teachers on teaching creative writing for entry level students and some extra creative writing tasks based on images. I hope you enjoy teaching the unit.
AQA Step Up to English: Department Set of Teaching Units  and CPD Guides
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AQA Step Up to English: Department Set of Teaching Units and CPD Guides

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This bundle of teaching units is for English departments who have more than one teaching group doing Step Up and would like to choose from a range of units to help match resources with the interests of the students. I have included three component 1 units and three component 2 units of work. All include teaching PPTs, teacher’s notes and all resources in both word and pdf formats. It also includes four CPD units which are aimed at teachers who wish to develop their knowledge and expertise in delivering entry level English. Two practice units are also included - previous assessment papers should be available from AQA. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. This bundle includes: Component 1 Style Pets Music Component 2 Heroism Crime Gothic Horror Practice Units Leisure Myths and Legends How to teach Entry level English Speaking and Listening Creative Writing Non-fiction skills Reading **More Step Up to English Resources Other individual teaching units and complete courses which include teaching PPTs, all student resources and teacher’s notes can be found at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/RoseandMay101 **