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.
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.
This sheet includes everything students will need in revising the character of Eric 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.
This lesson was for my intervention year 7 group, and therefore is very scaffolded. This would easily work for a year 5 or 6 class.
This lesson includes:
Introduction to connotations
Finding connotations of the word ‘romanticism’
Finding inferences in images of the Industrial Revolution, and the natural world
A fact-file activity with matching resources
Lesson One: How to structure a persuasive piecce of writing (ethos, logos and pathos)
Lesson Two: Using AFOREST (persuasive) techniques
Lesson Three: Studying TED talks an planning a persuasive TED talk
As Head of Year, you have probably notice that two things are often lacking in the cohort: punctuality and good manners! This assembly offers some key reminders and acts as a sort-of behaviour reset.
This teacher feedback sheet is separated into 3 sections - WWW, EBI, and a task. All you as a teacher have to do is highlight the correct sections - and the student work is marked! There are also marking codes and their meaning at the top of the sheet, to help the students to understand your marking. The numbers at the bottom reflect the student grade.
This sheet includes everything students will need in revising the character of Sheila 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.
Lesson One (Opening): This is the first lesson on ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ in a dystopian SOW. This lesson introduces the students to the concept of objectification, and the key themes and techniques present in the opening chapter (surveillance, biblical allusion, threat).
Lesson Two (Horrors of Gilead): This lesson has students analyze the use of power and indoctrination in chapter 2 of A Handmaid’s Tale. After a class annotation task, students will construct an analytical point independently.
**Lesson Three (Aunt Lydia Analysis): **This lesson focuses on the character of Aunt Lydia, and the concepts of internalized misogyny, and indoctrination. The students will complete a pair-analysis task, and then at the end, they will construct an analytical paragraph in response to a GCSE style question.
The Hunger Games: Lesson Summaries
Lesson 1: 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 others creative efforts at the end.
Lesson 2: This lesson focuses on analyzing the character of President Snow, and the contextual influences behind dystopian antagonists. The students will be introduced to the idea of a ‘facade’ and how dictators use facades of fairness and benevolence to maintain power. The students will read and analyze an extract from Catching Fire.
Lesson 3: This lesson focuses on acts of rebellion in Dystopian Fiction, in particular the ‘berries scene’ in The Hunger Games. The students will detect rebellious/revolutionary language in the extract, and then write their own revolutionary speech against the Capitol and President Snow.
In this lesson (7th in a GCSE exam skills SOW) students will learn about the language paper 1 question 3 requirements, and test their understanding of tracking structure with an extract of Franz Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’. This lesson is also part of a question 3 bundle, and also a 24-lesson GCSE Language Paper 1 SOW. Check the shop for more!
This assembly is interactive and covers the concept of Democracy, whilst also introducing the other British values. At the end, there is a task for students and a padlet competition.
5 lesson SOW on satire and modern-world issues. Can fit with Unseen prose or a Non-fiction SOW. Complete with word of the week, resources to print, and a 12 question end-of-week quiz.
Lesson one: Word of the week (satire) and satire to caricature.
Lesson two: Satire to criticise (focus on privilege and power inbalance)
Lesson three: Satire to ridicule (focus on conspiracy)
Lesson four: Satire for humour (focus on controversy, scandal and mockumentary)
Lesson five: Low stakes quiz, recap of key concepts and creative tasks
This lesson covers:
The Viking invasion (from 793)
King Cnut and his reign
Edward the Confessor’s acension to the throne
Students will complete a ‘succession timeline’, ordering the potential heirs to the throne over 4 time periods from 1016.
This teacher feedback sheet is separated into 2 sections for physicality and vocality- WWW and EBI. All you as a teacher have to do is highlight the correct sections - and the student work is marked!
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
This dystopian fiction lesson focuses on analysing the character of President Snow, and the contextual influences behind dystopian antagonists. The students will be introduced to the idea of a ‘facade’ and how dictators use facades of fairness and benevolence to maintain power. The students will read and analyse an extract from Catching Fire.
This lesson will have students explore various types of promotion and analyse purpose, form and audience. By the end, the students will be writing their own promotional pieces for a book of their choice.
