A four-part sequence exploring reading and writing skills in crime fiction: Crafting a setting description Exploring locked room mystery Making inferences on Helen Stoner Reflecting and re-drafting

Formatted labels for classroom resources and trays.

Resources to support with analysis of ‘Mother Any Distance’.

Template for class book stickers for split classes/moving classrooms.

A collection of resources/knowledge recall starters for Romeo and Juliet.

A collection of resources and reflections after an assessment analysing ‘Poppies’.

A lesson exploring utopian and dystopian descriptive writing through evaluation of others examples. This lesson focuses on developing different AFL strategies.

A reading journal for secondary school students, including space for teacher comments, target setting, and information related to Accelerated Reader.

A collection of LA reading comprehension activities based on superhero biographies.

A collection of 5 fiction short stories from the AQA telling tales section followed by space for active reading activities and comprehension tasks.

Weekly reading lessons to complement an adventure non-fiction scheme of learning. 5 MA - HA non-fiction texts followed by space for comprehension activities selected by the teacher.

An open booklet template for Sherlock Holmes stories to be explored in depth.

A single lesson exploring structure through multi-media (a clip of the water scene in Jaws) to track the events and focus of the audience. This is then developed into the text version and how to track structure in this.

A lesson exploring narrative structure through the study of ‘Up’ as a stimulus, building towards crafting a narrative ghost story opening.

Two linked lessons exploring the genre of adventure fiction with a focus on Treasure Island.

A single lesson with attached resources exploring Gothic conventions. MA/LA for a KS3 class.

This task is to plan a piece of descriptive writing and peer-assess.

To develop SPaG, students will explore different sentence types, lengths, and openings to develop the quality of their written expression. To begin with, students will explore the effect sentences can have on the reader, focusing on pace, emphasis, and development of ideas.

Assessment reflection sheets for a piece of descriptive writing.