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 :)
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 :)
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge
Various tasks looking at analysing the character and the representation of the character Main task is a choice of three different differentiated tasks.
A lesson taught as part of a unit teaching Of Mice and Men.
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
Aimed at a top-set year 9 class but can easily be adapted for lower ability groups.
A lesson taught as part of a unit teaching Of Mice and Men.
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
Aimed at a top-set year 9 class but can easily be adapted for lower ability groups.
Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and mega challenge.
Lesson is aimed at a top set year 9 group but can easily be adapted to suit other ability ranges.
Lesson looks at racial segregation in 1930’s America and students eventually get a choice of differentiated tasks to complete.
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
Lesson aimed at teaching an introductory module to Chaucer to KS3.
Focuses on developing students PEED skills.
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
Lesson is part of a unit of work for KS3 studying Myths and Legends.
Lesson uses the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
Aimed at introducing Chaucer to KS3.
This lesson focuses on the character of the Cook and looks at cooking in the Middle Ages.
-A lesson made as part of a KS3 unit of work about Chaucer.
-Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.
-Lesson focuses on the character of the Miller and introducing students to comparing characters.
This powerpoint includes the context of the poem, annotations of the poem, a challenge task grid and language analysis task.
Lesson differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme.
Lesson is aimed at years 9-11 studying GCSE poetry.
Please leave a review, I’d love to know your feedback on the lesson.
Christmas creative writing lesson aimed at KS3 (can easily be adapted for any year group.)
Differentiation using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme.
Uses a clip from ‘The Snowman’ and asks students to use the ‘show don’t tell’ technique to describe the snowman coming to life.
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.
Context, poem annotations and language analysis on the GCSE poem ‘Ozymandias.’
Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme.
Lesson is planned using the TEEP model.
Aimed at year 9-11 studying GCSE poetry.
Analysing the opening scene of Macbeth and the context of Witchcraft.
Students analyse what makes it an effective opening.
Challenge tasks used for differentiation.
Lesson planned using the TEEP model.
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.
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.
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 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.