Ppt showing a clip of the chocolate room, in the first film version, collage of chocolate room related pictures to help students write a description of the room using a set of given techniques. Then, the same story is used to look at onomatopoeia. Students look at a given extract from the story and identify the onomatopoeia, also considering the effect of it. Final task is to use onomatopoeia to describe a tsunami. 1-2 lessons.

AIMED AT HA KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON EXPLORES THE EFFECTS OF IMAGERY AND STRUCTURE. INCLUDES POEM.

AIMED AT MIDDLE TO LOW ABILITY KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON USES EMOJIS TO LOOK AT HOW THE POET CREATES MOOD. THE LESSON ALSO LOOKS AT THE POET'S USE OF TECHNIQUES AND CONSTRUCTING A SHORT RESPONSE USING PETAL.

This lesson looks at how to approach English Language Paper 1 Q4, step by step, using an extract from the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (where Lucy discovers Narnia for the first time). Students examine the wording of the question, work to find evidence to use in their response and discuss why the writer has used particular methods. Final task is to have a go at responding to the extract. Perfect for revision activities.

With step by step instructions, students will create a job role and character for themselves within a Victorian town of the class's own creation. This aims to further understanding of the working Victorians of the time and to be clear about the differences between the rich and poor. This can be taken further to develop characters and roles, and also used to facilitate descriptive or narrative writing.

Aimed at higher ability KS3 or 4, this lesson provides a range of WW1 poetry related tasks. Students are asked to consider what they already know about WW1 and create a colourful wordle (word cloud). Then, using stills from WW1 in Lego, students match lines from famous WW1 poems to the images. Finally, students decorate a template of a poppy (choice provided), with images and quotations from their learning. This could be provided as a competition. Possible introductory lesson to WW1 poetry.

Use some images to create ideas for descriptive sentences. Look at two examples and analyse them. See how Charles Dickens does it and then have a go!

These are a selection of activities to compliment the reading of this wonderful book by Mark Lowry. I did this with my LA Y8s and they really loved it. I would say that Y7 and 8 would be most suited to this book and these activities. Mark Lowry cleverly works in poetry to this story so it is ideal to dip into poetry alongside enjoying this story of two brothers. Included are activities on Haiku and Limericks, plus some non-fiction relating to dolphins and persuasive writing.

Complete lesson for students to consider the pros and cons of having the death penalty. Pros - examples of 2 killers from different countries, one of whom was given the death penalty and another who wasn’t. Cons - story of a man who was wrongfully convicted and spent over 20 years on death row with serious consequences to his life. Final task is to plan for an essay debating the pros and cons.

This lesson is a general introduction into the artists and poets of the Romantic movement. Starts with a look at paintings by Turner and Constable, then moving onto 6 key Romantic poets - Wordsworth, Shelley, Coleridge, Keats, Byron and Blake. Ends with task to illustrate final stanza of Frost at Midnight to focus on presentation of Nature by Coleridge.

THIS LESSON COMPARES HELENA’S JEALOUSY OF HERMIA IN ACT 1 WITH HERMIA’S JEALOUS OF HELENA IN ACT 3 SCENE 2. THE EXTRACTS CAN BE USED TO EXAMINE THEIR CHANGING FRIENDSHIP AND TO EXAMINE SOME OF THE METAPHORS USED TO INSULT EACH OTHER.

COMPLETE LESSON AIMED AT HIGHER ABILITY KS3. STARTS WITH SPOT THE DIFFERENCE ACTIVITIES, MOVING ONTO DISCUSSION AND ANNOTATION OF LARKIN'S POEM ABOUT CHANGE AND THE PASSING OF TIME.

An introductory task for pupils to complete on computers or phones, complete with answers for the teacher. Ideal for researching the context in which A View from the Bridge was set.

AIMED AT HA KS3, STUDENTS LOOK AT 2 X SNOW THEMED POEMS, MAKE A SNOWFLAKE AND ANALYSIS LANGUAGE AND TECHNIQUE. COMPLETE LESSON INCLUDING COPIES OF BOTH POEMS.

SET OF IMAGES WHICH ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO THINK WHAT IDEAS ARE SYMBOLISED BY THEM, IN THE PLAY. FOLLOWED BY A SCAFFOLDED ACTIVITY ABOUT LADY MACBETH, USING SYMBOLISM KNOWLEDGE. LASTLY, 10 QUIZ QUESTIONS TESTING LEARNING ON SYMBOLISM. USEFUL REVISION TASKS.

AIMED AT MIDDLE ABILITY KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON EXAMINES THE POET'S USE OF ONOMATOPOEIA. INCLUDES SOME CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND COPY OF THE POEM.

This is a Crime and Horror themed assessment intended for the end of a scheme of work looking at this genre. There are two questions: one on the writer's language and one on the use of the writer's structure. There are two differentiated options: one for higher ability and one for lower ability students. This resource also comes with detailed indicative content for marking and the relevant sections of AQA's English Language Paper 1 mark scheme.

In this lesson, aimed at middle to high ability Y9 or KS4, the stanzas of the poem are divided up with prompts to be given out to pairs or groups of students. Once students have thought about their individual stanza, they can feed back to the class and everyone can complete the A3 copy of the poem (with spaces for notes) to provide themselves with revision notes. The accompanying ppt provides a structure for the teacher to use when facilitating feedback.

Here is something that is hopefully a bit different. I have provided information and images on 5 capital cities, from which pupils have to describe them using a range of methods. I have included a WAGOLL and an overview of what is expected for each task. The capital cities here are: Athens, Madrid, Paris, Washington DC and Moscow. Easily adaptable and can be printed off as separate worksheets or as a booklet. Suitable for KS3. I have included differentiated versions of all worksheets plus the overview.

Aimed at higher ability KS3 or 4, this is a couple of lessons looking at how Othello's language changes from the beginning to the end of the play. It also makes comparison between Iago and Othello's language. The lesson also looks at identifying the writer's methods, through extracts from the play, which focus on the language used by both these key characters. There is a focus on Othello's words to Desdemona before he kills her and then how he returns to his former control in his final speech.