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Frankenstein chapter 5 analysis whole lesson activities
Includes a starter to improve vocabulary (AO4), an extract from chapter 5 with cut out annotation cards for the main activity and a point, quote, comment task for the developmental (AO2). There is an example of how students should write a comment and embed quotations and a word bank to encourage the use of more sophisticated essay language.
Descriptive and creative writing lessons - describing an attic
PPT for lessons to guide students through the description of a scene (an attic in an old house). The scene can then be used as part of a creative writing piece.
Includes activities for the different parts of the lesson, differentiated objectives, peer assessment tasks and a plan for students to guide them through the writing process.
Developing descriptive and creative writing using the senses
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use the senses effectively. Includes several assessment grids (easy marking), differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty for each of the senses and tasks to increase the range of relevant student vocabulary related to the senses. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Developing vocabulary in creative and descriptive writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use vocabulary effectively. Includes assessment grids, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and an extension. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Adverbs lesson
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use adverbs effectively. Includes an explanation and example of adverbs and their use, peer assessment, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and an extension. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Using show don't tell in creative and descriptive writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use 'show don't tell' effectively. Includes an explanation and example of 'show don't tell' , a self - assessment task, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and extension tasks. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
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Gothic Poetry SOW, resources and assessment
A complete set of resources to teach 'The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner' with a detailed scheme of work to follow, a detailed assessment plan and an easy-to-mark homework project.
Also includes a poetry self-assessment sheet to assess knowledge of terminology at the start of the unit and a placemat to support students with poetry analysis.
Poems of the Decade - History by John Burnside task/work sheets
A double sided worksheet with five tasks to help students explore and analyse the poem.
Gothic genre homework project and research task on contextual information
A project homework sheet outlining details of a presentation on the Gothic genre. This serves as a speaking and listening task as well, and therefore does not require any marking in a formal way, just a speaking and listening grade.
Research task: prompts students to gather contextual information about the genre - a good preparatory exercise before beginning a Gothic text.
Poems of the Decade - 'On her Blindness' worksheet & an essay question comparison with 'Effects'
A student task sheet to explore and analyse the poem. Includes activity to identify devices, quotation analysis tasks, an essay question and comparison grid to compare with the poem 'Effects'.
Poems of the Decade - 'Material' by Ros Barber
A set of four worksheets for students to explore and analyse the poem. Includes differentiated learning objectives, extension tasks and ideas for class discussion. The tasks vary in style (mindmapping, listing, questions on structure, tone etc. quotation grids and tables to plot links to other poems.
our versus are - homophone worksheet
A handy worksheet for student s to clarify the differences between 'our' and 'are'. Includes explanations of each word with examples and three separate tasks. Good as a starter or extension activity.
Othello Activity pack/workbook for Acts 4 & 5. Use in the classroom or for homework.
A range of differentiated tasks to help students understand and analyse the play. Flexible enough to use in the classroom or as a revision/homework book. Includes differentiated objectives, vocabulary, quotation and thematic activities, as well as extension tasks.
Between a Rock & a Hard Place Edexcel IGCSE. English Language textual analysis & essay task & plan
Several lessons worth of worksheets including differentiated objectives and tasks of increasing difficulty, as well as extension tasks.
There is an exam style question with a detailed essay plan with optional starting sentences for the introduction and conclusion.
H is for Hawk Edexcel IGCSE anthology text. English Language Text analysis and essay plan
Several lessons worth of worksheets including differentiated objectives and tasks of increasing difficulty, as well as extension tasks.
There is an exam style question with a detailed essay plan with optional starting sentences for the introduction and conclusion.
poem 'Hide & Seek' activity worksheet - unseen or IGCSE poetry preparation
Includes a cloze activity for the starter, differentiated main tasks (using *all, **most, ***some), learning objective and extension tasks.
Separate copy of the poem also provided.
Analysis of articles. Purpose, audience, language, layout. GCSE exam preparation.
A wide range of tasks for students to complete after reading any non-fiction article. Great for preparing students for the GCSE English language paper. Alternatively, this would work well as a cover lesson or even a homework project.
Can be laminated and reused.
Persuasive Writing Task - Persuade a friend to visit your area GCSE English Exam Preparation
This task is highly differentiated as students are provided with a planning sheet, which reminds them to use persuasive devices and outlines ideas for each paragraph. There is a sample introductory paragraph, reminders, word-bank and sentence starters for less able students, as well as extension tasks for the more able.
There is a matching task for a lesson starter with an 'add your own example' column and extension for more able or early finishers. Teacher answers are also included and can be displayed. The answers are colour-coded for students to self-mark.
A PowerPoint presentation outlines all tasks and includes a peer assessment task for the end and also includes differentiated objectives.
Tone & Structure in the poem 'Blessing'
Good for practising the unseen or general poetry analysis in preparation for the GCSE and IGCSE
Various tasks to help students understand the impact of tone, structure and connotations in the poem. Differentiated objectives and extension task are included.
Answer sheet provided for students to self-mark.
Homework Project
A project based on the reading of a novel over an extended period of time; ideal for holiday homework.
Specific links are outlined for GCSEs, but the project can also be used for KS2 and 3. This is excellent preparation for year 9 over the summer as a transition from KS3 to KS4 and/or to develop the reading and language skills of year 10 groups.
The project includes a range of tasks which support the skills needed to succeed in English Language and Literature GCSEs/IGCSEs. The tasks are categorised into the following sections: research, writing, analytical and creative, to appeal to different learners and cover a range of skills.
There are specific guidelines included for presentation and emphasis is placed on the development of independent learning i.e. students must learn to manage their work and time effectively in order to meet the teacher's deadline.