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Resources produced by an English Literature and Language teacher of eleven years from North West England. All resources have been produced by myself. These resources include revision tasks and engaging activities for both Key Stage 3 and GCSE classes. After prominently teaching and marking the AQA exam board most of my resources comply with this curriculum. Hopefully you find these resources helpful, interesting and they help ease the pressure of planning!

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Resources produced by an English Literature and Language teacher of eleven years from North West England. All resources have been produced by myself. These resources include revision tasks and engaging activities for both Key Stage 3 and GCSE classes. After prominently teaching and marking the AQA exam board most of my resources comply with this curriculum. Hopefully you find these resources helpful, interesting and they help ease the pressure of planning!
Easter egg design project
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Easter egg design project

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Series of lessons which allows students to design their own chocolate egg, packaging, produce a piece of sensory description and deliver a persuasive speech. Project uses persuasive language exploration and real life examples to explore how to embed language devices into a piece of writing. Encourages creativity through writing and design of new chocolate egg product. Includes Power Point and Word document with separate tasks. Power Point includes: Logo guessing game Descriptive language model Descriptive writing framework Slogan game Persuasive language devices Riddles and word play task Box design task Persuasive speech model Persuasive speech framework All images from Google. All videos from You Tube.
England Football Team Letter of Thanks
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England Football Team Letter of Thanks

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Lesson which gives students guidance on how to write a formal letter of thanks to the England football team for their performance in the Euros. Uses a letter from the queen as an example of how to embed language devices. Gives a writing frame to use. Includes facts and statistics for students to embed into their letter. All images from Google.
Romeo and Juliet Ball Scene Mask Design
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Romeo and Juliet Ball Scene Mask Design

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Creative task in which students design their own mask for a masquerade ball similar to those of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Act 1 Scene 5. Includes translated key moments of scene and mask template. Promotes discussion around connotation of colour and design before students design their own. All images from Google.
Theme Park speaking and listening, design and creative project.
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Theme Park speaking and listening, design and creative project.

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Project (group) task usually used at the end of term. Students must design their own theme park, using ideas from research tasks and class discussion to inform their ideas. They produce a map, one key ride design, address a letter of complaint, write a point of view poem about their theme park and deliver a presentation to the group. There are also various extension tasks within the lessons (safety leaflets etc.) Could tie in well with homework too. 'Theme Park Project worksheet document is a workbook which could be used to store ideas and notes down any changes. Includes speaking and listening reflection. Lessons can be changed and order is not necessarily chronological.
Unseen poems (A Marriage, Long Distance, Symptoms)
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Unseen poems (A Marriage, Long Distance, Symptoms)

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Three poems which could be discussed individually or in groups to fuel a response around unseen poetry. Uses the MRS TEAR structure (meaning, structure, reason followed by TEAR paragraphs) Technique Evidence Analysis Reader response Model answer included and all poems can be taken from PowerPoint for printing.
'Ode to the Coast' exploration
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'Ode to the Coast' exploration

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A short series of lessons which encourage students to explore John Cooper Clarke’s poem ‘Ode to the Coast’. Includes a matching game to identify language devices, an exploration of the poem matching these devices, model responses using a structured framework and a framework for students to follow to analyse phrases of their own choice. Intended as a KS3 ‘unseen poem’ exploration - with some guidance beforehand!
Social Media - argumentative writing
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Social Media - argumentative writing

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A debate heavy, thoroughly structured approach to the AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B question (Q5). Asks students to discuss the topic of social media and whether this use of the internet is safe. Includes resources from 2018 to encourage students to use facts, statistics and anecdote to support their own ideas. Also includes a model of argumentative writing and a structured framework approach to exploring this topic. Suitable for most non-ficiton English Language GCSE specifications.
'Cornish Limpet' poem
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'Cornish Limpet' poem

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Series of lessons exploring the poem ‘Cornish Limpet’. Includes comprehension questions, explorative response, model answer and creative writing task. Has been planned for students to work through independently at home.
Black History Month: Author Display Posters
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Black History Month: Author Display Posters

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A display made focusing on the work of Black authors. Can be used on display in classrooms or in other parts of the school building. Ties in well with KS3 and KS4 reading. Includes posters, key biography facts, bullet pointed biography and two covers for each author. Authors included are: Maya Angelou John Agard Zadie Smith Benjamin Zephaniah James Baldwin Designed using Canva.
Author biography information display posters
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Author biography information display posters

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A selection of 20 author biography posters (both modern and Literary heritage) with information about each author and their writings. All posters are PDF A4 size. Suitable for Primary and Secondary settings as a classroom or whole school display. Includes: Image of author Bullet pointed autobiography List of key writing ‘Did you know…?’ interesting facts Authors included are: JK Rowling F Scott Fitzgerald Roald Dahl Edgar Allan Poe RL Stevenson Michael Morpurgo Jane Austen CS Lewis Willy Russell John Steinbeck David Walliams Mary Shelley William Shakespeare Simon Armitage Charles Dickens Virginia Woolf George Orwell Charlotte Bronte JRR Tolkien Philip Pullman Designed on Canva. All images from Google.
The Hill We Climb poem analysis
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The Hill We Climb poem analysis

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Series of lessons which includes: Analysis of poem title Link to poem being performed Summary of poem Analysis of extract Key language features Model answer exploring theme of ‘hope’ Framework for students’ independent response Creative writing task Also included is a copy of a glossary to explain language used in the poem. All images from Google.
'Macbeth' full text revision escape room
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'Macbeth' full text revision escape room

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An ‘escape room’ series of revision tasks for William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. Includes quotations, key themes, setting and plot organisation tasks. Also includes a PDF document which includes the tasks so students can complete them independently or in groups.
'Blood Brothers' full text revision escape room
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'Blood Brothers' full text revision escape room

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An ‘escape room’ series of revision tasks for Willy Russell’s ‘Blood Brothers’. Includes quotations, key themes, lyrics and song organisation tasks. Also includes a PDF document which includes the tasks so students can complete them independently or in groups.
Summer Quiz 2021
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Summer Quiz 2021

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Quick quiz which could be used with forms or classes towards end of term. Should take about 20-30 minutes to complete. Would work across multiple abilities and ages. 4 rounds with multiple questions: Name the masked celebrity Chocolate bar logo game General knowledge Name the movie All images from Google
Shakespeare 'Romeo and Juliet' invite/sonnet writing
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Shakespeare 'Romeo and Juliet' invite/sonnet writing

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Lesson which explore Capulet’s invite to his ball (Act 1 Scene 2) and Sonnet 18, then asks students to then write their own version of one of the pieces. Includes starter activities, original text and translation, key questions for understanding the language and frameworks for both tasks. All images from Google.
'The Darkness Out There' mini scheme
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'The Darkness Out There' mini scheme

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Set of lessons (and a few extra tasks) with activities and a glossary for the short story ‘The Darkness Out There’ in the AQA anthology. Includes frameworks, model answers, GCSE style analysis, key terminology, context and information about the author. Encourages discussion and includes references to other Literature to allow students to make links within the short story text. Lessons are aimed at mid ability, can be adapted for others and mini scheme is easily rearranged at teacher’s discretion.
'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' full text revision escape room
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'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' full text revision escape room

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An ‘escape room’ series of revision tasks for ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. Includes quotations, key themes, setting and chapter titles tasks. Also includes a PDF document which includes the tasks so students can complete them independently or in groups.
Negative food review writing
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Negative food review writing

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Using a sarcastic and spirited negative review, students are to write their own negative food review. Includes: Clip of Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares to encourage ideas Emotive images and planning Negative review of Chinese restaurant Framework to organise students planning and initial write up Intended for KS3 language classes - originally introduced as part of a transactional writing scheme.
Goosebumps review and adaptation
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Goosebumps review and adaptation

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Collection of 7 lessons which focus on reading a Goosebumps short story. Includes starter activities, review template and tasks around movie adaptations. Aimed at lower ability students. Full copy RL Stine’s ‘Stay Out Of The Basement’ can be found on Google. All images from Google.