2 lessons exploring fragility and power in the poem Tissue
Opportunity to analyse the poem and make links to others in the AQA power and conflit anthology.
Perfect for year 11, year 10 mocks intervention or resit.
This is a walking talking paper 2 mock exam- non-fiction reading section- that details timings and provides scaffolding for students.
A lesson in which students consider the importance of sentence structures within their writing using video clips from Planet Earth II.
Complete with full lesson Powerpoint with differentiated learning objectives (3 levels).
Worksheet with the speech David Attenborough says, without any punctuation in. Students to punctuate as they listen to and watch the show, considering the intended effect.
This worked so well for my set 2 year 11 class and they thoroughly enjoyed the task!
A lesson that introduces the concept of grammar, morphology and syntax.
The start of the lesson gets students to consider prescriptive vs descriptive language analysis, highlighting the importance of A Level focus being descriptive.
Then students are introduced to the linguistic rank scale where each one is focused on in detail and with examples.
This study is them applied to an advert for Clarins, where students analyse how the grammar and morphological choices impact on the reader, in relation to the form audience and purpose.
2hrs worth of lesson on AO2: Language and structure analysis of War of the Worlds.
The extract used is on the Powerpoint itself and is rich in language and structural features, such as the paragraphs growing as the martian grows.
Task on entry of structural analysis of the soundtrack to the film.
Truly engaged my set 2 year 11!
Included:
Powerpoint presentation: complete with full Y11 lessons for a set 3 class.
Themes: worksheets for 3 key themes with prompt quotes and questions.
Timeline: of events, students to put into the correct order.
Character analysis sheets: The Boss and Carlson
Curley's Wife: character analysis sheet.
Language feature crossword
3 resources:
1 pack with various activities on how to get their B grade to an A for section a: Of Mice and Men.
1 pack with various activities on how to get their B to an A for section b: Writing.
1 presentation to support.
Perfect for revision sessions.
Lesson and worksheet to introduce students to AO3- comparison of writer's methods, rooted in context.
Differentiated learning objectives throughout, and with further differentiation on each slide
Creation and application of 'STAPLE' acronym to help students remember the ingredients of a fantastic response for Q4 in language paper 2 of the AQA examination.
Has been used with a range of abilities in KS3 and 4 with lots success: it's a visual, engaging way to introduce students to a complex skill, before applying to words.
Based on two videos linked by the theme of war, to complement our 'War Genre' unit.
This was produced for a 90 minute lesson, but could easily be shrunk or extended to suit your needs.
This lesson involves students watching and analysing three different 2016 Christmas adverts, considering features the writers have used to achieve effect and make use of ideologies. This is perfect for all AOs of the spec, allowing them to apply their skills to a visual form.
I will be using the grid to get students to produce an analysis of the adverts, based on their critical understanding (AO4).
All links are located on the Powerpoint, which has differentated learning objectives on each slide, and I have produced a scaffolded grid to enable students to write whilst watching.
A perfect 'wind down' lesson, that actually gets them to apply their English skills thoroughly (without them knowing...)
Please leave a review and let me know how it goes!
A lesson in which students write a speech about their role models, based on a reading analysis of Barack Obama's statement on the death of Muhammed Ali.
Includes:
Powerpoint with prompts for students, as well as mark schemes.
The original statement given by Obama, in which students can identify their own features.
Scaffolded grid with examples from the speech and space for students to write in the corresponding feature.
A model response, used for them to assess and improve.
Could also be used to meet the speaking and listening aspect of the exam.
A PP with accompanying booklet designed to walk students through the challenging paper 2 question 4.
Uses a 19th century source and a 21st century source.
Worked extremely well for the two years I’ve used.
Perfect for a walking talking lesson, intervention or tutoring.