This was designed for Y7-8 for Black History Month. The PPT contains several lessons of work, introducing Windrush with poetry and an inference square, and a homework research project, and then using sources on the Mangrove 9 to answer comprehension questions then complete a synthesis extended reading response. These resources were compiled from online sources.

Created by students, each slide focuses on one critic’s viewpoints and gives links to read more.

A revision podcast discussing why dreams are so significant in John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ for GCSE English Literature students. Search for Teach me Lit podcast on Spotify or Google podcasts or use the link below to stream via Podbean: https://sophietoovey.podbean.com/e/dreams-in-of-mice-and-men/

Created for a Year 8 group. There are 3 texts on terrorism as a stimulus for group discussion. The ‘thinking hats’ sheet gets them to consider the topic from different angles and can be a useful preparatory tool before they complete a group oracy task. It can also provide a scaffold for less able students who can use the questions to structure the group discussion.

Work out which numbers represent which letters and learn about Shakespeare, the Globe theatre and key facts about the famous playwright. Includes pictures and an extract from Bill Bryson’s ‘Shakespeare’.

A sheet to introduce reading a bar chart and practising GCSE style find and locate questions, explain, and text purpose.

Created using a school template for use with my Year 10 class to reflect upon what they have learned across lessons that week.

This resource was created for a low ability Y8 group. The ‘Bourne Identity’ extract leads to a vocabulary-building task then a sentencing task, then a write-on creative task.

This is a one-page tip sheet for students to give them pointers on how to revise for GCSE Literature. Includes things such as learning quotes, going back over classwork, making essay plans, being familiar with Assessment Objectives.

I used this with a MAT Year 7 group who had been looking at extracts from Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island throughout the term. As a group oracy task, they had to read the film pitches for both stories and then discuss which one to invest in, imagining they worked for a film production company. They really enjoyed the task and it allowed them to use a wide vocabulary when discussing the advantages of each story.

I am using Podbean to post revision podcasts for my GCSE Literature class; it is free to use and free to download. Topics include: -Racism, prejudice and justice Character essays with Scout as a worked example How to plan an essay Religion Boo Radley Context Chapter summaries [https://sophietoovey.podbean.com/] https://sophietoovey.podbean.com/

I have published a few podcasts to help students revise ‘Doctor Faustus’: Marlowe and the original story: https://sophietoovey.podbean.com/e/faustus-lesson-part-1-original-legend-and-marlowe/ The Reformation and religious context: https://sophietoovey.podbean.com/e/faustus-lesson-part-2-the-reformation/ Greek tragedy: https://sophietoovey.podbean.com/e/faustus-lesson-part-3-greek-tragedy/ These are on my channel https://sophietoovey.podbean.com - students can download them for free.

Graphic organiser to help students prepare to answer a comparison question. Suitable for Key Stage 3 and GCSE English Language.

Graphic organiser to help students prepare to answer a synthesis reading question. Suitable for Key Stage 3 and GCSE English Language.

Can be used for reflection on the learning of a unit, and also for ongoing skills-based reflection for writing, reading, oracy and attitude to learning.

I’m preparing to teach North and South for the first time and creating podcasts and study vlogs which hopefully students will find useful. The podcast series has chapter-by-chapter commentaries and a few topical podcasts about the Victorian era and Margaret as a subversive heroine. https://sophietoovey.podbean.com/ The study vlog starts by looking at Patsy Stoneman’s feminist reading of the novel, looking at the intersection of class and gender. I’ve also uploaded a document about the Victorian crisis of faith (to accompany the podcast) and a compilation of past paper questions with mark scheme comments from the chief examiner.

Study vlogs working through ‘Of Mice and Men’ for GCSE English Literature.

Study vlogs to help students work through the novel for WJEC English Literature GCSE.

Study vlogs looking at ‘The Great Gatsby’ to support A level students studying English Literature.

This study vlog works through a strategy for how to read a poem to give students tools for independent study. It uses Owen Sheers’ poem ‘The Hill Fort’ as a model example.