A lesson on writing descriptively or narratively, can be used as home learning or be taught as a lesson. Good for use as an introduction to writing creatively. Glossary and worksheet included. Covers: Metaphors Similes Personification word classes.

A 19 page booklet looking at developing student’s skills in order to achieve higher marks in the AQA GCSE English paper 2 exam. This booklet looks at the major skills reuired to pass the exam and the questions they relate to. Contents: Identifying language techniques Inference Language analysis Expressing your own opinion All sections come with model answers. The booklet should keep students occupied for many hours and help their understanidng of the exam because of its design students can complete this by themsleves and check their answers themselves for independent learning. This was designed from a few problem areas and my students actually asked me to make this for them to get rid of the common difficulties they face in paper 2.

A booklet designed for students to create their own superhero and and quiz to do afterwards. Should take about two hours in total.

I made a reading test for students to practice their skills. I wrote my own texts and based the questions of the new post 2019 Edexcel reform of the level 2 functional skills. The texts are in an editable word document, I put the questions and answers on a power point but I also included a copy of the questions on a word document. 15 questions in total same as the exam students are expected to spend 75 minutes on this, same as the exam. All resources are fully editable so if there’s anything you don’t like it can be fixed easily but I tried to represent every question that the students may face in the exam.

Icebreaker activities that can be done whilst social distancing within the classroom. Meme Contest Pet Peeves and likes Personality test Ground rules for future learning All resources are free to edit and can be used for online/at home learning.

A resource looking into the black lives matter movement, why it is important and the struggles of those who have worked for equality. Looks into the civil rights movement of the 1960’s in America. Match up activity where students link the images of four historically significant people with their profiles. A reading comprehension has been included. This lesson has numerous opportunities for discussion and great opportunity to think about the wider issues of segregation and civil rights.

A full lesson on comparing texts based on theme of Police power. Task 1 - using quotes Task 2 - A Padlet debate on in class debate depending on home learning or in school. Task 3 - Comparing texts comprehension questions Task 4 - spelling patterns explanation and tasks looking at ‘tion and sion’ patterns, suffixes that end in Y and plural suffixes. Task 5 - Plenary students choose one of three options in order to express their opinion on police powers. Answers included and all worksheets have been put on one editable document so that it can be used for home learning or in the class. I made this for level 1 functional skills but it can be applied to different year groups.

An assembly on Black History Month with this year’s theme of voting. The resource gives a task where students are made to consider how it would feel to be treated differently because of your appearance or identity. Then there is an explanation of the context in which the civil rights movement was going on in and we look at the importance of the right to vote. The second task is a true or false activity about the rights of African American people during this time, to help students understand the signifcance of the rights they fought for. The third task is where students watch a clip from Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream speech’ and talk about what the term 'all men (and women) being born equal". The forth task is a matchup activity where students are shown the photos of four people of African descent and are asked to name them and asked what achievements thry are known for. The next slides give a breakdown of these key people and explains why they are important. The final task is a look into ‘I know why the caged bird sings’, students are played the video of people reading it and the meaning is explained. This can be adapted to being a lesson, it has 17 slides in total and is fully editable if you wish to delet anything. I have included a task which I also used in my BLM lesson which I thought was a great tool for showcasing the civil rights movements in America. The only thing I havent included is the full speech of MLK and the poem because these are freely avible but I was unsure about putting them on here for copywright concerns.

A resource that can be used as a tutor time activity, assembly or an English lesson. Includes: A reading comprehension that I wrote, that is fully editable to suit the needs of your students, of a short scary story. The origins of Halloween - this goes into why people trick or treat, the story behind Jack O ’ lanterns and the historical and religious significance of the celebration. Youtube video and slide explaining. A short quiz on Halloween.

A bundle with a resource and power point slides dealing with the assessment objectives of level 2 functional skills English, topics covered are: Purpose of text Reading between the lines. Understanding the writer. Spotting different types of text. Spotting layout techniques. Spotting language techniques. Identifying tone and style. Each activity has an extension task and an answer sheet. All resources are editable to change if you wish. Ideal for home learning. Could be of a great help to native English speakers currently in year 6, great for home learning.

Exam practice for Edexcel GCSE English language creative writing section. Focuses on the skills and the language/layout techniques students need to know. We look at GOMASSIVE techniques for language and we look into dialogue , narrative voice ect for structure. The text is ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allen Poe, all other resources and tasks are editable. The lesson is scaffolded with quick tasks for students to develop their confidence before looking at the exam, Edexcel even have a full mock exam based on this extract should you wish students to attemot the full thing by themselves after having this. Lesson should take a little over two hours.

A great quiz to do just before your students break up for the Christmas holidays questions are broken down into different styles to keep it interesting and are as follows: Emoji round - Students guess what Christmas phrase is being hinted at and they are given a clue as to how many words this contains - three questions in total using this style. Anagrams - Students are given a mixed up word and have to decode it - Three questions in total for this. Other celebrations - questions focused on different religious holidays to make the quiz more inclusive, great for equality and diversity. 2 questions but in two parts as the second one is a picture based question. Christmas songs - match up the lyrics and match up the band. 4 different song lyrics and 4 different bands. Christmas films - student’s look at pictures and try and guess the film that is being referred to 4 photos in total. Answers - I will also include a link to watch this on Youtube should that be the format you wish to use when delivering this quiz. The powerpoint is entirely editable but should take around twenty five mins to complete depending on the age of your students.

Quiz on general knowledge/current events and Maths and English, a great way to break the ice and get students thinking, or a good warm down before the end of term, the types of question are: General knowledge Pictograms for maths questions Emojis for English idioms Sound clips Picture rounds There are twenty questions in total and each one is a little bit different from the rest to keep students engaged. Answers are included the powerpoint is editable if you wanted to add any more questions, feel free.

Reading for information is about teaching students how to extract particular pieces of information from a text. Its a functional skill that enables them to use English for everyday life, things like looking at holiday deals and train timetables. I’ve put all the resources on one sheet and included a separate answer sheet so that it can easy to follow for home learning. Some of the texts are based on crime and punishment. It covers: Fact and opinion Skimming and scanning Some speaking and listening opportunity in the form of a class debate using information on crimes and punishments. Exclamation marks and possessive apostrophes. Further learning is included with a separate document and a skimming and scanning video.

A lesson to suit Black History Month. The lesson is based on speech writing with a focus on Martin Luther King. Looks into DAFORREST techniques and King’s use of symbolism. Then goes into how to use verbs and adjectives to make the writing more powerful. Goes into detail on how to write speeches and looks into today’s modern problems around the globe so that students can choose a topic of their own to express their views on. The lesson should last around two hours, all resources are editable, can suit any lesson that needs to teach persuasive writing.

A lesson on report writing that can be used for both E3 and Level 1 level learners. Spelling rules E3 - 'ce’ vs ‘se’ LV1 - ‘cious’ or ‘tious’ I then go over how to structure and write a report. I have written a sample answer from a question I wrote and then gave the students a sample question to have a go of as well. I’ve included a video explanation of the how to write a report and a quick run through of my answer, so it can be used for homework or remote learning. I haven’t turned it into a PDF because I wanted to give you the option of editing and adapting this as you see fit but I hope it helps. At the end of the resource I’ve included a table with the idea in mind that students will start to recored the different features of different texts.

A ‘getting to know you’ resource to be used at the start of a year to help you get to know the students, with cruical questions gathered from teachers on Edutwitter. It has a section on SMART targets and is fully adaptable so it can be changed to suit subject specific targets, Comes with a cut out activity where students order the things they find most important in effective learning.

A functional skills lesson on the theme on employability, looks at common work terminology for British employment, it has a reading and a writing task to suit writing a cover letter and understanding a person specification. Discussion opportunities throughout the text its a really good opportunity to talk to students about work. Tasks on connectives and complex and simple sentences included. Should last around 1 hour 40 mins depending on class ability.

A Christmas/end of term lesson for English GCSE language for AQA. Starter 10 minutes define sophisticated vocab Celebrations taboo 20 minutes Word search of language techniques 15 minutes A05 practice 15 minutes Identify four things from the video and discuss 10 minutes AO2 use inference to get meaning from nonsense sentences 10 Minutes Writing puns (AO5) Students write cheesey jokes based on the prompts. 15 minutes. Over the break game where students build on each others activities 10 minutes Team quiz with 12 questions - sorry theres a promise of chocolate for the winners at the end. Plenary match up of the sophisticated words from the beginning.