As the title says A tick list that will assist with identifying strengths and weaknesses in own work

Starter image with thinking questions on for students Group work activity follows Students will focus on different members of the Cratchit family and the opinions that they form of them At the end of the PowerPoint there is an image, whereby the language term 'juxtaposition' can be taught Students could then spend time noting down where juxtaposition occurs elsewhere in the novel and how this links to the moral ideology of Dickens

As the title says

You will also need a past student response to aid this PowerPoint Students will 1st work identifying elements that are successful in the student response and filling out the grid Then, move onto thinking about the task title - in this PP it is to describe the scene at a park There are some images to get students thinking creatively and imaginatively Students should then aim to write at least one descriptive paragraph by the end of the lesson

A range of themed images to prompt students to focus on specific detail

Low ability resource to get students thinking about the difference between thoughts and feelings - visual aid

A worksheet for students to consider the difference between thoughts and feelings - visual aid

A full lesson dedicated to focusing on Scrooge's past and Christmas at Fezziwig's when Scrooge was an apprentice The first section deals with the challenging language There's a link to a short video link to use as a visual aid Then the main activity is for students to find key quotes and discuss what they reveal about Scrooge's character - worksheet is on the last page of the PowerPoint

Great starter image to allow students to draw inferences from

4 questions that gradually become more difficult to use as a stimulus for group work discussion Students should explore possibilities, which is a skill they need for the Literature syllabus Questions can be stuck on A3 paper, so that students are able to write their answers around the questions All questions are based on Stave 1

Introduce your students to descriptive writing with this visual aid There are a range of images to be printed out I stuck the images on A3 paper - one image per sheet The students, in groups, then had to have a go at adding adjectives, verbs, similes etc to describe the image ****No book marking involved!!!

A series of statements that show where Lady Macbeth takes control within the play Macbeth

A structured worksheet to help with empathetic writing The resource contains a differentiated version too

As it says in the title :)

I created this quiz sheet to use at my school at the year 7 open evening. It's a great way of learning students how to use the library referencing system.

Poetry terms with definitions match up Print and laminate

A really simple resource that can show the progress a student has made in any lesson. You can even use as a starter and plenary.

4 different coloured poker chips e.g. red, blue, orange and green You hand out the blank chips to students and you keep the chips with the varied questioning starts on them The question starts have been taken from a question matrix It is up to you, you can use them as a differentiation tool, but the idea is that you take a red one for example, from your own pile and then look for an answer from a student who has a blank red poker chip. And so on. It's as simple as that!

A quick help guide for students

A quick settler/starter image to get your students thinking about the main themes in the poem Valentine.