This lesson, suitable for any KS3 class, contains activities to do with International day, including a questionnaire, a mind-mapping and a creative task.

In this lesson, students can use the template to make their own board game based on a fantasy book of their choice. I give them two examples: Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings, but students can choose any book! Lesson comes with resources.

Here, the students will follow clues around the ‘middle earth’ (the school) to lead them to the final treasure. This could work for any school that has a playground, a hall and a library!

This lesson will teach students: What a ‘TED Talk’ is. How to differentiate between good and bad public speaking How to review a TED Talk for persuasive devices How to plan their own TED Talk

Includes a differentiated verbal and spatial learner planning sheet, stretch and challenge opportunities and self-reflection task.

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.

This lesson explores all of the historical events that inspired and shaped dystopian fiction. The students will conclude the lesson by completing a creative task titled ‘walking around a dystopia’, in which they will include all of the elements of dystopian fiction that they learned about in the lesson.

This is a fun lesson that can come directly after watching the film ‘Elf’ and looking out for themes of identity/cultural identity. This lesson includes: An analysis task A poetry task A film review task A fun ‘elf-on-the-shelf’ creative task

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 is the first lesson in an EAL SOW that focuses on building descriptive vocabulary. In this lesson, students will focus on using the present tense and interesting adjectives to describe themselves.

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.

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 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.

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 Includes: Activities on the word of the Week (Cultural Identity) Coverage of context (Grace Nichols background and UK post-war immigration) Coverage of key concepts and techniques including reconcilliation and allusion An initial reading of a poem Partner work, individual work, presentation opportunities and peer review

If you are currently teaching in the UAE, you might benefit from these 3 lessons on the upcoming National Day. Keep the students busy with fun activities, and a mini history lesson on the UAE, and National Day!

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 lesson is the fourth in a scheme of work on GCSE skills - however, it can easily stand alone. This lesson allows students to study a section of The Kite Runner, and analyse any techniques they find. At the end, students will produce a question 2 style response.

Using this worksheet the class will be able to prepare for creating a Dystopian world of their own (search creating a dystopia worksheet) by collecting and practicing using ‘dystopian verbs’. Suitable for KS3, low-mid ability.

This lesson is lesson 2 in a SOW that focuses on Norman England. This lesson covers: An exploration of the historical image of Edward (a pious saint) The reality of Edward (his difficulties during the reign of Cnut and Harold Harefoot) Edward’s relationships with Lords (in particular, Godwin) A debate about the core reason behind the failings of Edward’s reign.