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I provide resources mainly for English (IGCSE and GCSE content), but also post useful Drama resources. There are also brand new English-with-Media resources to choose from, and many materials such as assemblies and certificates that could prove useful to Head of Years. All resources are differentiated appropriately and labelled with key year groups.

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I provide resources mainly for English (IGCSE and GCSE content), but also post useful Drama resources. There are also brand new English-with-Media resources to choose from, and many materials such as assemblies and certificates that could prove useful to Head of Years. All resources are differentiated appropriately and labelled with key year groups.
Creative Writing: Writing a Narrative Hook
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Creative Writing: Writing a Narrative Hook

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Students will use this lesson to write a narrative opening to a story about skydiving. This includes a speedy starter, a matching up activity with accompanying worksheet, an extended writing task and a peer assessment opportunity at the end.
Detective Fiction: Sherlock Holmes Context
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Detective Fiction: Sherlock Holmes Context

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This 50-60 minute lesson includes: Do Now with Challenging Vocab Task Class Comprehension Task with Accompanying Resource Creative Main Task with Prompts and Self-Reflection Task Two Clear Progress Checks Stretch and Challenge Opportunities Throughout
Mr. Birling Revision Activity Worksheet
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Mr. Birling Revision Activity Worksheet

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This sheet includes everything students will need in revising the character of Mr. Birling in AIC Side one: Quote analysis Side two: Contextual and thematic analysis, as well as space to find key vocabulary and write essay-openers using frames provided.
Mrs. Birling Revision Worksheet
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Mrs. Birling Revision Worksheet

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This sheet includes everything students will need in revising the character of Mrs. Birling in AIC Side one: Quote analysis Side two: Contextual and thematic analysis, as well as space to find key vocabulary and write essay-openers using frames provided.
Dystopian Fiction: 12 Lessons
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Dystopian Fiction: 12 Lessons

12 Resources
Lesson 1: Intro to Dystopian Environments Lesson 2: Dystopian Character Archetypes Lesson 3: The Context behind Dystopia Lesson 4: Analyzing the Setting of 1984 Lesson 5: Analyzing the Character of O’Brien in 1984 Lesson 6: The Key Dystopian Concepts of 1984 Lesson 7: Intro to A Handmaid’s Tale Lesson 8: Horrors of Gilead – HMT Lesson 9: Aunt Lydia Analysis - HMT Lesson 10: Intro to the Hunger Games Lesson 11: President Snow Analysis Lesson 12: Revolution & Rebellion in The Hunger Games
Persuasive Writing: AFOREST Techniques
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Persuasive Writing: AFOREST Techniques

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This lesson will teach students: Ethos, logos and pathos, and how to utilise all three in a persuasive piece The AFOREST persuasive techniques, and how to write examples of each technique How to combine AFOREST and ELP to write a persuasive piece about the banning of school uniforms How to write an effective peer review
Dystopia: The Maze Runner
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Dystopia: The Maze Runner

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A differentiated KS3 lesson on an extract of The Maze Runner. This 8 slide lesson focuses on: INFERENCE SKILLS ADVANCING STUDENT VOCABULARY EVIDENCING UNDERSTANDING OF GENRE LOCATING LANGUAGE AND STRUCTURAL TECHNIQUES Two sided student resource also included. For further instructions and teacher help, please view the preview pdf, also attached!
A Handmaid's Tale: Aunt Lydia Analysis
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A Handmaid's Tale: Aunt Lydia Analysis

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This lesson focuses on the character of Aunt Lydia, and the concepts of internalized misogyny, and indoctrination. This is the ninth lesson in Dystopia SOW, though it can easily be a standalone lesson. The rest of the scheme is available in my shop for a discounted rate.
Romantic Poetry: Finding Techniques (Low Level)
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Romantic Poetry: Finding Techniques (Low Level)

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Very low-level differentiated lesson. Students will recap simple word types (adjective, verb, etc.), and simple language techniques. They will then try to find these techniques in the poem ‘Daffodils’. This is very scaffolded and should be quite straightforward.
Lord Capulet and Juliet Lesson
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Lord Capulet and Juliet Lesson

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This Romeo and Juliet lesson focuses on the relationship between Capulet and Juliet, and how the patriarchal systems of the time served as a catalyst for the final events of the play.
In a London Drawing Room - Context and First Reading
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In a London Drawing Room - Context and First Reading

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This lesson introduces some key themes of the poem (industrial revolution, strict rules and punishments, monotony). It also allows the students to understand a bit of the context behind the poem, and the feelings of restriction and helplessness that inspired George Elliot (or Mary Evans) to write this poem.
Intro to Shakespearean Tragedy
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Intro to Shakespearean Tragedy

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This lesson includes: Word of the week (tragedy) Intro to tragic heroes and hamartia Study of Oedipus and his hamartia Study of tragic soliloquies (using ‘Out out brief candle’ soliloquy).
Reading Display
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Reading Display

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This display is great for encouraging reading in your classroom. The butterflies are also resources that can be completed by students before being stuck on the wall.
Persuasive Writing: Creating a Travel Brochure
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Persuasive Writing: Creating a Travel Brochure

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This lesson will teach students: •Analysis techniques (on a sample brochure) •How to embed ambitious vocabulary into their persuasive writing •The structuring/planning a persuasive brochure • How to complete a thoughtful reflection
Dystopia: The Hunger Games Introduction
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Dystopia: The Hunger Games Introduction

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This lesson will give students an understanding of subjugation as a concept, and will allow students to detect evidence of government subjugation in an extract of ‘The Hunger Games’. After they have completed some analysis questions, students will be writing their own ‘choosing ceremony’ scene, and peer-reviewing each other’s creative efforts at the end.
Language in AIC (Mrs Birling and essay writing)
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Language in AIC (Mrs Birling and essay writing)

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This lesson can be used for mid-top set KS4, used as a double lesson or simplified/split in two for a single hour lesson. Includes how to analyse personal pronouns, concrete and abstract nouns, and Mrs Birling/The Inspector’s use of superlative adjectives. Great way to push your students to conduct some deeper analysis of the text. Lots of visual aid (videos), differentiation (challenge activities), example analysis and comparative essay sentence starters. Hope you find this useful!