Two fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 1 scene 4. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore language, form and structure - assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria for lit and lang - write persuasively

Card sort activity for the 6 part structure for speech writing with templates for students to use to plan speech writing. Exordium, narration, refutation etc.

Resources to prepare students for the spoken language endorsement on the new specification English GCSE course. The resource: - explains the requirements of the task - provides the marks scheme for students to determine what they need to do to achieve a pass, merit or distinction - contains 3 example speaking and listening presentations for students to mark in preparation for their own presentation

20 full differentiated (by colour) and meticulously planned lessons to support the teaching of reading and writing skills. These lessons are ready to go. Ideal for transition from KS2 to KS3, for year 6, year 7 or year 8 classes. Within these lessons students are exposed to a wide range of fiction, non fiction and literary non fiction texts and will use these as a stimulus for creating their own texts. These lessons allow students to develop skills for accessing the new English language and English literature 9-1 specifications. Students will explore the following texts/extracts: - Article on bats - Extract from the Twits & BFG - Roald Dahl - Extract from Frankenstein - Extract from A Christmas Carol - Extracts from autobiographies - Extract from Bill Bryson - travel writing (non-fiction literary) - Extract from Bleak house - The Lion the witch and the wardrobe - blogs - poetry - Sister Maude, Mother any distance - articles about Friendship Students will develop the following skills in preparation for accessing new 9-1 GCSE - Synthesis - Comparison - Language. structure, form analysis - Theme exploration - Analytical writing - Imaginative writing - narrative and descriptive - Transactional writing Assessment opportunities and homework tasks also included

Resources to support the teaching of audio production. Lesson were planned to teach BTEC first unit 6 audio production but are equally suitable to help students understand audio for any Media studies course. Students work towards a brief and will create audio (a radio programme) by following industry practice. Resources provide opportunities to: - explore a variety of audio - music, noise, silence, speech, special effects - explore audio files - mp3, mp4, wav, AIFF, CD, DAB, FM - explore mono and stereo - monitor own audio consumption - explore broadcast audio and non broadcast audio - explore uses and gratifications - Blumler and Katz - explore microphones - edit audio using editing software - follow a Media brief to create a radio programme (broadcast audio) - explore and create radio sweepers, promos, idents, music beds etc. - conduct research - primary and secondary Differentiation using a points system. Students complete tasks to earn points, Difficult tasks have the most points attached to them. A work book is included for students to use while studying.

Over 12 resources to support the teaching of advertising production. The resources were created for students studying BTEC First in Advertising production (Unit 18) but can easily be used to help students with their studies of advertising as [art of GCSE. Resources allow students to work to a brief and end up creating an advertising campaign by following industry practices. Resources provide opportunities to: - explore how adverts play on our fears and dreams - explore persuasive language in advertising - explore presentational features - analyse adverts across 3 mediums (TV, radio and web) - explore synergy - study advertising across a range of mediums - plan own advertising campaign - conduct risk assessments and planning document as would be the case in the industry - give a pitch for the campaign created - explore legal and ethical - investigate the ASA (advertising standards agency) - consider budgets - conduct primary and secondary research - gather qualitative and quantitative data A work book is also included for students to complete as they study the course.

A variety of writing templates. Templates included: - newspaper template - facebook page template - twitter page template - shield - Story board template - book review template - leaflet template

Carousel activities which allow students to revise the context of Elizabethan England and practice analysing extracts from the play as well as referring to the play as a whole. Differentiated to allow students to structure an exam response which culminates in an exam practice question. Two exam questions also included in the structure of the 9-1 literature examination. Extracts taken from: Act 1 scene 5 Act 2 scene 2 Act 2 scene 3 Act 4 scene 3 Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue - middle ability yellow = higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Storm on the island' by Seamus Heaney. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration - interleave content with Romeo and Juliet. (troubles in both texts) - GCSE sample assessments Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Students explore extracts taken from Anne Frank’s dairy and explore the language she uses to express her feelings. Focus is applied to forming deeper interpretations. Reading is also provided around the Holocaust which leads into an imaginative writing speech task based on this. Do now quizzes also included.

Templates to support the completion of: department evaluation department development plan

This resource was created as a Walking talking mock to guide students through how to tackle key questions from the AQA language papers. This resource deals with Paper 1 Q4 and 5 Paper 2 Q2,4 and 5 The booklet provides all key knowledge and models as well as space for students to plan and answer questions themselves. The power point guides the WTM.

This presentation was used as part of teaching staff CPD that introduced direct instruction. The presentation guides staff through: what direct instruction is the pitfalls of inquiry based learning examples of how direct instruction may look benefits of direct instruction Engelmann’s direct instruction

A booklet of lessons to support the teaching of act 1 of Macbeth. Each lesson has a big and small question, provides key terms to support scene exploration and contains a knowledge retention quiz that also tests student knowledge of Power and conflict poetry and A Christmas Carol. A range of activities are included to support students with modelled responses.

A knowledge booklet designed for students to use as they study Romeo and Juliet in class. Suitable for KS3 and KS4 GCSE students. Lessons for all scenes and scaffolded activities for students who may need it. All lessons include a ‘do now’ activity that encourages knowledge retention and provide key term definitions to assist reading of scenes. Context is embedded and advanced reading around literary heritage is also provided. Lessons provide opportunity for students to develop and practice: language/structure analysis Narrative writing Writing about view points and perspectives evaluation skills SPaG GCSE literature skills academic writing including creating introductions