Hello! I believe in making life easier for teachers, which is why I make my resources available on TES for free, or at a low cost. Most of my resources are full schemes of work, so when you make a purchase you're investing in entire units, not just one-off work sheets. Feedback is welcome! As I evolve in my teaching career, I hope to update my resources as well, so keep checking in. :)
Hello! I believe in making life easier for teachers, which is why I make my resources available on TES for free, or at a low cost. Most of my resources are full schemes of work, so when you make a purchase you're investing in entire units, not just one-off work sheets. Feedback is welcome! As I evolve in my teaching career, I hope to update my resources as well, so keep checking in. :)
The following is a basic introduction to film media for year 7s. It requires the use of the DVDs of Stormbreaker and the 2005 version of Beowulf (the age appropriate one). It also makes use of Oxford University Press 'Beowulf' text (Keeping and Crossely-Holland). Students start by looking at how heroes and villians are typically represented in film and television, then study conventions of DVD covers, and finally focus on review writing.
A full scheme of work which explores a variety of short stories from other cultures. Many of the stories are not included in this package, but are available in older KS4 anthologies or from other sources. The resources are aimed at levels 4, 5 and 6 reading skills. Final assessment was an analysis of a short story.
These are the assignment briefs that are meant to be used with resources found under 'BTEC Creative Digital Media: Planning and Pitching'
Someone has noted that the assignment numbers don't match the Unit number within the specification; this is a valid criticism. However, I chose to call the unit 'Unit 3' as it was the third topic I covered with my group; I felt that it would be less confusing for them this way. You can easily change the assignment numbers and Unit information to suit your own purposes.
I've created three mock Literature Exam style papers for practicing exam skills with my top set year 11 group. Having no past papers to go from thus far, they're just my attempt to give the students a 'realistic' feel for the types of questions they may experience. Feel free to adapt and change.
I've made the following resources to help support Year 10 WJEC English coursework, in which students write a controlled assessment analysing a theme within a Shakespearean play as well as across at least three different poems. I've focused on Macbeth and conflict this year, so thought I'd share some of the lessons I plan to use.
These resources are intended for use with students in lesson. They provide a basic understanding of AO2 and AO4 grade criteria for 10 mark questions on the Component 1 A (Reading) exam. Students are also provided with examples of how to start sentences within the various levels.
These resources are intended for use with students in lesson. They provide a basic understanding of AO2, AO3 and AO4 grade criteria for 10 mark questions on the Component 2 A (Reading) exam. Students are also provided with examples of how to start sentences within the various levels.
The lessons included in this package have been used to teach to the new Eduqas GCSE Literature specification (first teaching autumn 2015). It includes whole lessons, worksheets, exemplar responses, a revision summary sheet and three potential mock exams. Could easily be adapted to suit legacy GCSE, but is best suited for the new specification.
This download contains an entire half-term’s worth of lessons for a unit on Travel Writing. It would be suitable for most KS3 classess, although I use it for Year 8. Most resources and examples mentioned in each lesson are provided, although if anything is missing, please do get in touch :)
This download contains all of the resources needed to teach a unit on key scenes from Romeo and Juliet. This resource does not study every scene of the play in detail. Instead, we focus on key scenes linked to persuasion and the development of the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. If you are studying the entire play, these resources would compliment a further study, and are suitable for KS3 classes - I would not recommend you use these resources for GCSE level classes.
This download contains a series of lessons linked to a reading of an abridged version of Oliver Twist. The outcome of this unit is not a reading assessment, but a writing assessment which encourages children to use vocabulary from the 19th century. As such, the unit starts with a focus on reading non-fiction texts from the 19th century, with a key focus on identifying ‘unfamiliar’ words and using them in writing. The lessons here end about half-way through completing reading of Oliver Twist (as this was not the main outcome of the unit), so if you’re looking for a full SOW on Oliver Twist, they may seem incomplete (we do carry on reading the rest of the text, but mostly for enjoyment/carrying on building our writing skills. I have not included these lessons as they are not linked to an outcome/assessment - I use this scheme of work in the final summer term). This resource is suitable for any KS3 class, and is pitched towards middle-lower ability students.
This download contains lessons for a complete study of Macbeth, for the Eduqas specification. I make extensive use of a visualiser in my lessons - a majority of many of these lessons are spent reading and annotating key scenes from the play. Included are some mock exam questions and exemplar responses to help guide students towards success for both the extract and essay questions of Litearture Component 1 (Shakespeare).
This lesson works on ways students can effectively use dialogue in their writing, focusing on how to use it to create conflict in order to drive the story forward.
This is a mini-lesson (about 30 mins, but could be stretched to 60) that teaches students how to look at deeper meaning in a poem. The poem used is by Canadian poet Rienzi Cruz and focuses on moving. Skills are aimed at levels 4-6.
This unit supports a mid-to-lower level group of Year 9 students as they read Machine Gunners. Some of the lessons work on building reading skills at levels 5 and 6, while others work on writing skills. The final assessment for this unit was a written assessment.
While the attached unit was created for GCSE, it can be easily used and adapted at KS3 for use in Year 9, under the new curriculum. The unit itself focuses on a revision of the key themes and characters, and would support lessons after a full reading of the text. Skills include analysing language and structure, as well as exploring how characters and themes develop across a text.
