GCSE English poetry unit of work PowerPoint lessons. Designed for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Belonging poems from the exam board anthology. Each poem from the Belonging section of the anthology has its own PowerPoint lesson which will guide both pupils and teachers logically through each poem. Powerpoints lessons include: Introduction to the anthology poem Context Anthology poem Discussion of key themes, language and structure Example exam questions Challenge exercises are included for most poems Lesson resources include: To My Sister Sunday Dip Mild The Mist Upon The Hill Captain Cook (To My Brother) Clear and Gentle Stream I Remember, I Remember Island Man We Refugees Peckham Rye Lane Us In Wales, Wanting To Be Italian Kumukanda Jamaican British (after Aaron Samuels) My Mother’s Kitchen The Émigrée

This resource contains 14 Powerpoints and detailed lesson plans specifically for the modern novel “Anita and Me” on the Pearson Edexcel English Literature GCSE. Resources include 14 PowerPoints and accompanying worksheets, lesson plans and timings, all desigined specifically for the Edexcel GCSE syllabus. Lessons are structured chronologically in line with the chapters of the novel and include: Prologue & Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Context Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter13 The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, extra challenge questions and exam questions plus at least one opportunity, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment.

12 worksheets in Word for SEN pupils covering whole of Macbeth at KS3 and KS4. Sheets include key word/theme analysis and cloze sentence exercises. 9 worksheets cover themes and key words in Macbeth including: Ambition Dagger Femininity Fiend Foul Masculinity Regicide Serpent Spirits 2 Cloze sentence worksheets answer the questions: “How is Lady Macbeth portrayed throughout the play?” and; “Macbeth became an evil king because of Lady Macbeth: How far do you agree with this statement?” 1 Dual coding worksheet which can be leveled up or down by teacher or Learning Support Assistant depending on ability of pupil. These resources have been designed for KS3 SEN pupils but would work as learning aids for KS4 students who struggle either with information processing or English language. Documents are fully adaptable if you wish to add, remove or edit to suit your student.

PDF activities worksheets for dyslexic students needing extra support with phonics and spelling; designed to be used in inclusion or one-on-one environments. Based on the principles of John Bald’s Slimmed Down Spelling, these phonics exercises have been designed to help higher-ability dyslexic students with their writing and spelling particularly at the start of KS3. The worksheet provides a step-by-step guide for the teacher, parent or learning support assistant to work through 6 spelling and writing activities to help practise word and letter patterns. The activities can be used in isolation from eachother in short bursts of around 15 minutes each or in 2 sessions of approximately 50 minutes each.

9 worksheets in Word for SEN pupils covering the whole of Merchant of Venice at KS3 and KS4. Sheets include key word/theme analysis and cloze sentence exercises. Worksheets would help with revision or can be used as a teaching aid with lower ability or SEN students. 8 worksheets cover themes, key words and characters in Merchant of Venice including: Christianity Judaism Patriarchy The Bond Usury Shylock Antonio Portia 1 Dual Coding worksheet which can be leveled up or down by teacher or Learning Support Assistant depending on ability of pupil. These resources have been designed for KS4 pupils as a learning support pack but would also work as a revision aid. They would work as learning aids for KS4 students who struggle either with information processing or the English language. Documents are fully adaptable if you wish to add, remove or edit to suit your student.

Powerpoint lesson covering chapter 13 of Patricia Forde’s ‘The Wordsmith’ (also known as ‘The List’ in the United States). Resources include: Powerpoint lesson with lesson plan Additional extract resources (x2) Fill-in-the-gaps exercise The lesson is designed to take an hour but is more likely to need two lessons depending on the challenge and depth that you want to pursue with the text. This is an ideal text for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) but could also work for top end Key Stage 2 (ages 9-11).

Powerpoint lesson covering chapter 12 of Patricia Forde’s ‘The Wordsmith’ (also known as ‘The List’ in the United States). Resource includes: Powerpoint lesson with lesson plan The lesson is designed to take an hour but can definitely be extended depending on the challenge and depth that you want to pursue with the text. This is an ideal text for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) but could also work for top end Key Stage 2 (ages 9-11).

Powerpoint lesson covering chapter 11 of Patricia Forde’s ‘The Wordsmith’ (also known as ‘The List’ in the United States). Resource includes: Powerpoint lesson with lesson plan The lesson is designed to take an hour but can definitely be extended depending on the challenge and depth that you want to pursue with the text. This is an ideal text for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) but could also work for top end Key Stage 2 (ages 9-11).

Powerpoint lesson covering chapter 14 of Patricia Forde’s ‘The Wordsmith’ (also known as ‘The List’ in the United States). Resource includes: Powerpoint lesson with lesson plan The lesson is designed to take an hour but can definitely be extended depending on the challenge and depth that you want to pursue with the text. This is an ideal text for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) but could also work for top end Key Stage 2 (ages 9-11).

One Powerpoint lesson covering chapter 7 of Patricia Forde’s ‘The Wordsmith’ (also known as ‘The List’ in the United States). Resources include: 1 full Powerpoint lesson with lesson plan Challenge activity for higher abilities The lesson is designed to take an hour but can definitely be extended depending on the challenge and depth that you want to pursue with the text. This is an ideal text for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) but could also work for top end Key Stage 2 (ages 9-11).

Two Powerpoint lessons covering chapter 6 of Patricia Forde’s ‘The Wordsmith’ (also known as ‘The List’ in the United States). Resources include: 2 full Powerpoint lessons with lesson plans Additional extract resource Challenge activities for higher abilities Each lesson is designed to take an hour but can definitely be extended depending on the challenge and depth that you want to pursue with the text. This is an ideal text for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) but could also work for top end Key Stage 2 (ages 9-11).

Powerpoint lesson covering chapter 9 of Patricia Forde’s ‘The Wordsmith’ (also known as ‘The List’ in the United States). Resource includes: Powerpoint lesson with lesson plan The lesson is designed to take an hour but can definitely be extended depending on the challenge and depth that you want to pursue with the text. This is an ideal text for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) but could also work for top end Key Stage 2 (ages 9-11).

Powerpoint lesson covering chapter 10 of Patricia Forde’s ‘The Wordsmith’ (also known as ‘The List’ in the United States). Resource includes: Powerpoint lesson with lesson plan The lesson is designed to take an hour but can definitely be extended depending on the challenge and depth that you want to pursue with the text. This is an ideal text for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) but could also work for top end Key Stage 2 (ages 9-11).

Powerpoint lesson covering chapter 15 of Patricia Forde’s ‘The Wordsmith’ (also known as ‘The List’ in the United States). Resource includes: Powerpoint lesson with lesson plan The lesson is designed to take an hour but can definitely be extended depending on the challenge and depth that you want to pursue with the text. This is an ideal text for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) but could also work for top end Key Stage 2 (ages 9-11).

A simple and easy-to-use set of lessons covering Amanda Gorman’s ‘Earthrise’. This works really well with Key Stage 3 pupils, particularly years 7 and 8 but could also work for year 6 as well. As this is an American poet, this resource would work well for 5th Grade, and the start of Middle School (6th-7th Grade) Resources include: 1 Powerpoint comprising of 6 lessons 6 Word Documents with poem sections to print

This resource contains 14 Powerpoints and detailed lesson plans specifically for the modern novel “Boys Don’t Cry” on the Pearson Edexcel English Literature GCSE. Resources include 18 PowerPoints and accompanying worksheets, lesson plans and timings, all designed specifically for the Edexcel GCSE syllabus. Lessons are structured chronologically in line with the chapters of the novel and includes practice exam questions. The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, extra challenge questions and exam questions plus at least one opportunities for self/peer red-pen assessment and homework.

An assembly to celebrate Refugee Week. This presentation includes: Language greetings in Farsi, Dari Persian, Arabic and Pashto 3 Youtube videos; Opportunities for pupil interaction; Further YA reading for pupils