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I am a secondary school English teacher, teaching KS3 and KS4. My lessons are all differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Please leave a review - I would love to hear your feedback :)

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I am a secondary school English teacher, teaching KS3 and KS4. My lessons are all differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Please leave a review - I would love to hear your feedback :)
Charles Dickens The Signalman - How is language used to describe setting?
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Charles Dickens The Signalman - How is language used to describe setting?

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2 x lessons on Charles Dickens’ ‘The Signalman’ analysing how language is used to describe setting. Aimed at a high ability year 8 class but can easily be adapted to suit other abilities/year groups. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Includes WAGOLL answer on main task. Lesson has been structured using the TEEP model.
Effective use of adjectives and adverbs in creative writing.
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Effective use of adjectives and adverbs in creative writing.

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A creative writing lesson aimed to help students improve their use of adjectives and adverbs in their descriptive writing, Lesson involves short tasks, improving extracts and eventually a descriptive writing task. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at KS3 students but can also be used with KS4.
Cludeo style Gothic creative writing lesson. Key gothic elements.
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Cludeo style Gothic creative writing lesson. Key gothic elements.

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Students are asked to find different ‘pieces’ of a gothic story (for example: characters, setting, curses, colours, lighting, weather etc) - these will be stuck around the room before the lesson begins. Once each group has found every piece, they then have 15 minutes to discuss and plan a gothic story using the elements they have collected. Then students will use these ideas to independently write up their own gothic story. Lesson is aimed at KS3 but can be adapted for older years. Lesson is planned using the TEEP model. Lesson is differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme.
Sherlock - Mystery writing KS3 - Paper1, Question 5
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Sherlock - Mystery writing KS3 - Paper1, Question 5

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A Sherlock mystery writing lesson to focus on Paper 1, Question 5 descriptive writing skills. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at KS3 but could be easily adapted for GCSE groups. Lesson planned using the TEEP model.
Persuasive Writing -Do They Know It's Christmas Time? Bob Geldof Live Aid/Comic Relief AFOREST
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Persuasive Writing -Do They Know It's Christmas Time? Bob Geldof Live Aid/Comic Relief AFOREST

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Persuasive writing lesson based on Live Aid and Comic Relief. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Students read an extract from Bob Geldof’s diary which sparked the song 'Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?, discuss the impact of the song and how persuasive writing techniques have been used. Students will eventually create their own piece of persuasive writing. Lesson planned using the TEEP structure.