Quiz Quiz Trade cards to cut up and use for teaching or revising the context of An Inspector Calls
Powerpoint has ideas about context and responsibility. There are also picture stimuli and quotes for discussion.
A worksheet using the Magenta Principles of 'Reduce' to help students identify key information and their own personal responses when approaching a text. Suitable for Year 7 - 11.
This has links to Of Mice and Men but can easily be adapted to suit any novel / characters.
A set of retrieval challenge grids - could be used for short responses or more detailed revision.
An Inspector Calls
A Christmas Carol
Jekyll and Hyde
Anthology Poetry
Unseen Poetry
Macbeth
3 worksheets based on the article published following the sinking of the Titanic. Can be used to cover Paper 2 19th century texts as well as look at the context of An Inspector Calls and views of Arthur Birling.
This was an attempt at differentiating a KS4 close reading scheme of work so that it was suitable for Year 7. Year 7 enjoyed it but it could be used with KS3 - 4 or even elements for KS5.
The 111 slide PPT includes
-Jane Eyre
- Pride and Prejudice
- Emily Dickinson poetry
- De Bono
- Plus, Minus, Interesting
- Rally Robin
- Think Pair Shair
- Self/Peer assessment
- Hot Seating
- Word classes
- Irony
- Alan Peat sentences
A series of resources (4 lessons) to ease pupils into Paper 2 teaching.
Includes two articles - one is a recount about the Rio Carnival and the other is an article about the impact of the Rio Olympics. Includes opportunities for Global Learning.
5 example exam questions for the AQA exam and worksheets to help scaffold answers.
I’ve used this with Year 8 mixed ability, very low ability Year 11 and top set Year 11. All engaged with the articles.
Weekly tasks for revision of the AQA lit and lang exams. This is a homework booklet but could be adapted for use in lessons.
Each week there is an exam task with a prompt to help students.
A PPT and worksheet to scaffold a debate about Lady Macbeth's role in Duncan's death / Macbeth's downfall. This has worked well with set one and set 8! Links to assessment objectives throughout.
Can be edited.
Students write a description of New York using extended metaphors - worksheet to scaffold understanding of this.
Several worksheets on using subordinate clauses, colons and semi colons.
Worksheet for developing a character - we first discussed this as a class and used mini drama tasks to bring the character to life and generate more interesting descriptions (show don’t tell)
Additional story mountain sheet if students need support with planning.
Four lessons on risk - one of the topics that must be covered when PSHE becomes statutory in 2020.
PPTs and worksheets/booklets as well a child friendly version of the Sensation Seeking Scale Questionnaire designed by Dr Marvin Zuckerman. Also includes an end of topic evaluation to demonstrate progress.
Can be editted.
3 Powerpoints and 3 Booklets - each contains approx 6 lessons
Designed around three short stories from the EMC Iridescent Adolescent collection:
Click Clack the Rattlebag
Foreboding
The Typewriter
Aimed at KS3 literacy support / intervention classes
Includes explicit vocabulary instruction and reading strategies
AQA English - New Spec
PEE paragraphs
Self Assessment Activity
Students award themselves money when they meet criteria but deduct money when they miss something - the richest person at the end becomes the class expert for the week
Write a story about the journey to a concentration camp - used from year 7 to 11
Includes planning sheet, pictures and scaffolding for imagery and pathetic fallacy
A sheet which outlines achievements of students across the year. I have used it to scaffold conversations at parents’ evenings and the data is useful for evidence when having difficult discussions!
- Option to copy and paste last official report
- Review of effort, behaviour, organisation and homework
- General comments
- Review of results in each topic/assessment
- Targets to circle/highlight as appropriate
Lesson plan, PPT and worksheet.
A lesson designed to help students explore the portrayal and development of Sheila - could be used for one lesson or two depending on how much detail you want to go into/level of your students.
There is a photo worksheet to help students map out key quotes and how Sheila changes then
the lesson is set out as a court room debate with sheets to scaffold students’ reponses.
There is an additional focus on vocabulary to support AO4.
The lesson is linked to AQA assessment objectives but could easily be adapted and / or used with lower school.