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English
A Revision Lesson - Comparing Two Poems (Any Poems)
This is a powerpoint is a one off lesson that revisits some key poetic devices and demonstrates how to use a venn diagram to compare two poems before writing about them.
Suitable for KS3 and KS4.
It includes a starter and plenary, guided reading/analysis questions and basic ’ introduction’ skills.
Model Essay (with teacher's commentary) - comparing 'Quckdraw' with 'In Paris With You'
This essay compares ‘Quickdraw’ and ‘In Paris With You’. At the bottom there are 5 teacher comments and space for students to decide with their teacher what the overall grade should be. There is also a box for the ‘quality of written communication’ to be assessed.
Bundle
Unseen Poetry Bundle
The powerpoints in this bundle are appropriate for advanced (i.e. Year 9 working at the new GCSE Grade 4/5) or any GSCE group.
Each powerpoint is a full lesson. in some cases, the lesson extends to 2-3 lessons.
Lastly, each powerpoint contians the following:
Starter
All learning activities (differentiation and extension) such as writing tasks, deconstructions of the poem, scaffolded worksheets etc.
A glossary - if required
HW tasks (follow up tasks)
A plenary
PLEASE NOTE: YOU’LL NEED TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE POEMS FROM GOOGLE.
Sister Maude - Unseen Poem
This resource is for an advanced KS3 class or a KS4 class.
This ppt includes:
A starter
A plenary
All lesson tasks - including a writing task
Please note, you’ll need to Google a copy of the poem.
Harmonium - Unseen Poem
This resource is for an advanced KS3 group or a KS4 class.
The ppt includes:
a starter
all learning and writing tasks
a plenary
Please note, you’ll need to find a copy of the poem on Google.
Born Yesterday - Unseen Poem
This resource is for GCSE students or an advanced KS3 group
The ppt contains:
A starter
All activities - including differentiated tasks
A plenary and a fun post lesson game
Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem.
Unseen Poetry PEE Success Criteria
This resource enables pupils to self assess their PEE writing skills
Quickdraw - Unseen Poem
This is a good poem to teach to a GCSE group or an advanced KS3 class.
The resource includes:
A starter and a plenary
Lesson activities
2 HW tasks
Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem
Praise Song For My Mother - Unseen Poem
This is a good poem to teach to a low set GCSE group or a KS3 class.
The resource includes:
A starter and a Plenary
Lesson activities
A HW task
Please note, you will need to google a copy of the poem
Nettles - Unseen Poem
This resource is for a KS4 or a KS3 class.
The ppt contains:
A starter
A plenary
All learning activities
A HW task
Please note you will need to google a copy of the poem.
In Paris With You - Unseen Poem
This resource is KS4 or a KS3 class.
The ppt contains:
A starter
A plenary
All learning activities
A HW task
Please note you will need to google a copy of the poem.
Hour - unseen poem
This resource is for KS4 or an advanced KS3 class as this ppt contains some challenging ideas.
The resource includes:
starter
plenary
all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis sheet and questions)
HW task
Ghazal - Unseen Poem
This resource is for KS4 or an advanced KS3 class as this ppt contains some challenging ideas.
The resource includes:
starter
plenary
all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis and parapgraph writing tasks including a model PEE answer)
HW task
6 Thinking Shapes - Evaluate Unseen and Seen Poems
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
Breaking into Unseen and Seen Poetry - template
This is for KS4 and KS4 and can be used in conjunction with essay writing skills
Flirts Grid - Unseen and Seen Poetry Analysis
This resource is for KS3 and KS4 .
It can be used as a post reading task with unseen or seen poems.
The notes can then be used for essay writing.
Unseen Poem - Brothers
You can use this former AQA poem ‘Brothers’ as an unseen poem. The ppt includes all the resources and tasks needed for the whole lesson.
This lesson can be used with KS3 or KS4 as its premise requires students to dig deeper into a poem, identify and analyse the impact of poetic devices etc.
The resource includes:
starter
plenary
all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis and writing tasks that could lead to essay writing)
Please note: you will need to download a copy of the poem off the internet for the lesson
Bundle
Paragraph Skills - Writing to Describe (Creative Writing) and Non-Fiction BUNDLE
This bundle provides 5 ppts to teach and compare paragraphing skills in both Fiction-Non-Fiction writing. There is possibly 2 weeks (or 3 weeks with redrafting) work in total.
It includes all of the resources such as:
Starters
Learning activities with all of the resources (differentiation and challenge)
Plenaries
Notes on the slides explaining how to use the resource
It is a bundle that is ready to go!
Paragraphing Skills- Working with Non-Fiction -LESSON 3
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!
Paragraphing Skills - Writing to Describe (LESSON 2)
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