I hope my resources simplify your planning, give you the much needed extra hours for an improved work-life balance and take your teaching to the heights you want it to go.
I hope my resources simplify your planning, give you the much needed extra hours for an improved work-life balance and take your teaching to the heights you want it to go.
This ppt can be purchased with the other set of lessons on sale on my page (i.e. lessons 1-3) or can be bought and used in isolation.
This ppt contains 3 lessons that include a range of skills but focus essentially on writing ; practicing what the students have learnt about the genre Writing to Inform.
Every lesson has a …
starter
plenary
writing task
two lessons have models that can be analysed
Suitable for KS4 or advanced KS3 classes.
This resource can be used in many ways: plenary, starter, or as a competitive group game. You could also hide the clues around the room.
It’s a fun way to learn a lot a techniques in one lesson.
These are 8 topics (a mixture of argue, persuade and advise tasks) with slightly differentiated planning proformas for each question so students can work independently.
Suitable for KS4 classes or accelerated KS3 classes.
This resource is for KS3 and KS4 and is designed to generate independent work, group work skills and in the end, essay writing skills.
The shapes support the development of Numeracy Across the Curriculum
This powerpoint provide is a detailed lesson designed to teach paragraphing skills in Non-Fiction. It can be used in isolation or with the other powerpoints on my “Author Dashboard”.
It includes all of the resources such as:
Thinking task
Starter
Learning activities with all of the resources needed to make progress (including differentiation and challenge)
Plenary
Notes on the slides explaining how to use the resource
This powerpoint is ready to go!
This powerpoint provide is a detailed lesson desgined to teach paragraphing skills in Fiction. It can be used in conjunction with the other two powerpoints (with a similar name) on my dashboard or in isolation as an isolated lesson.
It includes all of the resources such as:
Thinking task
Starter
Learning activities with all of the resources needed to make progress (including differentiation and challenge)
Plenary
Notes on the slides explaining how to use the resource
This is 1-2 lessons (depending on the pace and the depth of learning required at each step) for KS3 or a low KS4 class. The lesson includes:
a starter
a plenary
several models for comparison
HW task
A stand alone lesson that can be used as part of my Writing to Inform lesson (which are all available from my shop!). This lesson explores combining Writing to Inform with Writing to Explain to show the differences. Suitable for KS3 and KS4
The lesson includes everything you need:
models
starter and plenary
suitable writing task which can be completed for HW ( if required).
Enjoy!
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of the new linear GCSE English Course. This long term plan reflects the new GCSE Assessment Objectives.
Students will be assessed on:
Responding to GCSE fiction and non-fiction text extracts exploring creative writing based upon GCSE literary non-fiction text extracts
Exploring Shakespearean tragedy: the study of the rise and fall of Othello
Exploring contemporary poetry: contemporary poetry
The study of the 19th century novel: Alice in Wonderland
Exploring and developing a viewpoint
A mock GCSE summer exams
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
Exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
links to AQA’s GCSE exam frame and criteria
It is ideal for new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of the new linear GCSE English Course. This long term plan reflects the new GCSE Linear Exam Assessment Objectives.
Students will be assessed on:
Responding to GCSE fiction and non-fiction text extracts exploring creative writing based upon GCSE literary non-fiction text extracts
Exploring Shakespearean tragedy: the study ofeither Macbeth or Merchant of Venice
Exploring contemporary poetry: contemporary poetry (AQA Anthology)
The study of the 19th century novel - the teacher’s choice
Exploring and developing a viewpoint
A mock GCSE summer exams
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
links to AQA’s GCSE exam frame and criteria
It is ideal for new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of :
Poetry
Novel Study
Hamlet
Non-Fiction Study
Revision & End of Year Exam
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
links to AQA’s GCSE exam frames and criteria
It is ideal for a new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This zip file contains 2 lessons and a criteria sheet for the assessment of persuasive skills. It’s suitable for KS3 and KS4.
Lesson 1 contains a starter, establishes the criteria to demonstrate key persuasive skills, explains a generic purpose (scenario) of 3 blog topics to choose from, a group thinking task using the 6 thinking hats and planning tools with a teacher model too.
Lesson 2 contains a starter, the assessment criteria sheet (to be used in conjunction with writing time in lesson) and a plenary.
Please excuse my cover image, I couldn’t get a better one to upload.
This is 2 lessons - one for learning and preparation and one for writing practice using the genre.
The lesson is for KS3 or KS4.
It’s differentiated and features annotated deconstructions of the genre and persuasive techniques.
The lesson includes:
a starter (bingo)
a plenary
2 models from travel agents
writing criteria
a HW task
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This is for KS4 (but it could be used to stretch a very able KS3 class).
The ppt contains:
a HW task
a starter (group task)
2 x models of successfully emotive persuasive writing for group work
Peer assessment proforma
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This lesson uses ‘campaigns’ as the foundation for teaching persuasive writing techniques.
The ppt includes:
A starter
A plenary
Model answers
Group tasks
Planning tool
Peer assessment template for assessment
Notes for the teacher on the slides
This could be stretched into two lessons.
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of :
Gothic Fiction
Creative Writing
Poetry
Romeo & Juliet
Non-Fiction
Revision & End of Year Exam
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
Exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
lnks to AQA’s GCSE exam frames and criteria
It is ideal for new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
This resource is to aide and reduce your marking and improve your communication with pupils about their progress. They’re pupil friendly sheets that also contain an area where students can respond to the teacher’s marking to develop clarity between teacher feedback and student progress.
The assessment/criteria sheets focus on the following topics:
Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four Criteria sheets for: Shakespeare, 19th Century novel (the criteria can be adapted for any novel), Modern Drama (any play)
Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four Criteria sheets for: Writing to Argue/Persuade Self Assessment Criteria and Writing to Describe Self Assessment Criteria
Key Stage Four Criteria sheets for: AQA GCSE English Language section A Q1-2, AQA GCSE English Language section A Q3-4, AQA GCSE English Literature: ‘The Merchant of Venice’, AQA GCSE English Literature: ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ and AQA Modern Drama( English Literature): ‘Blood Brothers’
I hope they help!
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This is suitable for KS3 and KS4.
The ppt includes 2 lessons (possibly 3 depending on the class’s ability)
A starter
A plenary (metacognitive task)
A model (created by a student)
Assessment criteria for students to use to develop the key skills
A HW task
A group task
What is this resource?
Two fully planned lessons that include thinking tasks, starters, lesson resources (e.g. reading, writing and peer assessment tools) and plenaries
These two lessons could easily be extended to 3-5 lessons depending on the ability range of the group being taught. Plus, if the teacher includes the creative writing task they want the class to complete at the end of the these lessons, it will result in a week of work.
It should be used at the beginning of a learning phase on “Creative Writing” as a recall task or as a developmental task teaching students the key elements of basic “Creative Writing”
**Who is it for? **
KS3 and KS4 English
What’s included?
Thinking tasks
Starters
Activity Resources
Plenaries
Curriculum links?
English and Literacy Support Lessons (KS3 and KS4)
Practical Tips?
It is to be used in conjunction with a creative writing task where students are required to write independently after the lessons using the skills that have been covered on these slides.
These colour sheets can be glued into the front of students’ exercise books at the start of the year and revisited each new term when new, updated versions, can be glued into the exercise books. This is a method for tracking a student’s progress.
They’re linked to the new 2 year linear GCSE English Language and Literature courses.
It has suggested topics (i.e. programmes of study) on each IEP too if you’re a new HOD and need some guidance.