There are three resources included which have been created for a lower ability KS3 group. All of the card sorts have a card with the key word on, definition, example and an extension card for students to write an example themselves. Key Word Card Sort 1 - Adjective, capital letters, comma, exclamation mark, full stop, paragraphs, question mark and speech mark. Key Word Card Sort 2 - Adjective, noun, verb, alliteration, simile, metaphor, explicit meaning, implicit meaning and structure. Pass The Parcel Literacy Activity - You will need to have a pass the parcel for this activity. You could display pictures on a screen if you didn’t have a parcel. The activity requires students to provide a noun, verb, adjective and simile for each prize they get once the parcel has been opened. Students then have space to write a sentence using all of this information.

There are three resources included that have been created for a lower ability English group. Character Card Sort - There is a card sort for seven characters within the play MacBeth. I use this as a starter every lesson in order for students to remember the key characters and their role within the play. The extension card can be used for students to write their sentences on. MacBeth Spellings - There are ten weeks worth of 10 spellings per week. I set this as a weekly homework. All words are related to MacBeth. MacBeth Planning Sheet - This is a differentiated resource for students answering an exam question. The question is based on MacBeth’s soliloquy at the beginning of Act Two Scene One.

The activities contained in this power point are based on Catherine Fisher’s “The Clockwork Crow”. Activities are based on plot, character and structure with the sections called: Introduction Plot Hooks Rhyming Couplet Chapter introductions Significance of Silver Seren Mrs Villiers The Crow Who are “Them”? Literary Comparisons Book Award Letter Conclusion Extension Tasks Some of the 21 power point slides also have notes added at the bottom to support with delivery.