This is a crossword created for my year seven class to revise their poetry knowledge ahead of their assessments.

Full lesson as an introduction to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Includes clip of Shakespeare song. Information about Elizabeth then a matching activity of modern adaptations of Shakespeare plays.

An independent work booklet including lots of different writing practice tasks, ideal for an intervention and it is suitable to be done at home.

This powerpoint follows an episode of teen titans go (currently on netflix) - season two episode 33. There are activities to break up the episode and encourage the development of literacy.

This is a lesson following an episode of total drama island involving activities to do . Follow the notes bit to see where to pause. Great for a low ability writing or literacy intervention

This lesson explores the genre of detective fiction through a multiple choice reading comprehension of hounds of the baskervilles and a chance for them to write their own detective fiction stories.

This pack includes theme stars and the novel on one sheet of A4 for the following texts: Blood Brothers, A Christmas Carol and Macbeth. And just the theme stars for the following: Jekyll and Hyde, Lord of the Flies, An Inspector Calls, Curious Incident, Frankenstein, Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet and Sign of the Four.

A starter task matching definitions to word classes then a text about a pet shop followed by four questions and a plenary task to write 3 sentences. Perfect for SEND pupils or reading interventions.

This would be good for consolidating their knowledge after chapter eight. The PowerPoint consists of 5 pictures with the opportunity for some creative writing then writing a diary entry. Great for a low ability group to complete or for a literacy intervention.

This sheet gives children space to log everything they have read over the Christmas holidays and a bingo sheet for different types of reading.

This lesson is designed for independent online/remote learning. It focuses on a poem written by Elizabeth I herself ‘when i was fair and young’ and includes both English and History skills.

This lesson explores the monarch Mary I (Bloody Mary) through the use of poetry as a source. There are tasks to do independently making this very suitable for a remote learning task.

This lesson looks at mystery writing and gives children the opportunity to write their own version of a mystery story. This is best for LA or SEN children or those doing a literacy intervention.

I made this powerpoint as a revision tool for my classes with structuring questions based on characters. There are slides with very brief notes to be completed as a discussion within the class and then the tables can be printed to be completed independently or gone through as a class.