A Christmas Quiz with four rounds. Could be used as a last day/week activity with tutor groups or classes. Rounds are: ‘Elf on the shelf’ celebrity rhymes Name that song Christmas lyrics Name the Christmas movie Christmas general knowledge All images from Google

A collection of 59 A4 display posters which includes examples and definitions of technical terminology. Includes word classes, language devices and some sentence types. Would work well as a wall display. Posters are in PDF form. Terminology included: Common noun Proper noun Abstract noun Collective noun Concrete noun Pronouns Verb Auxiliary verb Modal verb Adverb Adjectives Contraction Determiner Discourse marker Imperative Preposition Suffix Prefix Comparative Superlatives Antonyms x2 Synonyms x2 Co-ordinating conjunction x2 Subordinating conjunction x2 Interjections x2 Non phrase Adverbial Relative pronoun Simile x2 Metaphor x2 Onomatopoeia x2 Oxymoron x2 Pathetic fallacy x2 Zoomorphism Asyndetic listing Syndetic listing Hyperbole x2 Fronted adverbial Prepositional phrase Formal Informal Command x2 Exclamation Question Statement Personification x2 Created on Canva All images from Google

Updated quiz which can be used in form/tutor time during last day of term. As previously uploaded but with changes to celebrity round and movie round.

Using research tasks, students create a 'portrait' of themselves by using words to shape their features. Could be used as an induction task in tutor groups/art/engineering subjects. Needs opportunity for students to research an engineer to create their portraits. (Easily adaptable to other subjects or word choices to create shapes.)

Two lessons which look at an extract from The Lord of the Rings describing the first encounter of Gollum. Students explore the character by selecting and retrieving textual evidence, pick key quotes to discuss and then write up their ideas using a framework. Could fit into a scheme that includes fantastic beats/mythology or as a stand alone build up to assessment (starter requires discussion of prior knowledge).

Lesson around Shelley’s creation in chapter five of the 19th Century novel. Includes an introduction to features of Gothic writing based on prior knowledge. Leads on to reading a short extract from the chapter, then looking at the language used. Also includes a creative writing task from a different perspective the climax of the creation of Frankenstein’s creature. Could be used or tweaked as an introduction to AQA GCSE 19th Century fiction or Literature progress tests.