Lesson designed at KS3 level to introduce creative descriptions in order for students to understand how to use paragraphs in order/appropriately.

Sheet designed to introduce AR to KS3 and encourage competition between readers. to record Star reading and Quiz percentages to measure success.

Worksheet that introduces effective opening, change of focus and zooming in. Students are guided in selecting the features and analysing their effect before completing this independently. Sentence starters given so that analysis can be written up in paragraph form.

Short tasks and questions based upon Paper 1 of the AQA English paper 1. (6 pages) Extract from The Hunger Games.

Double sided worksheet giving insight into effective opening, changing focus and zooming in with examples from popular fiction. Students are modeled on the approach to analyse this then led towards an exam style question.

a collection of warm up activities for use in creative writing.

Lesson introducing key terms for analyzing poetry. Card sort followed by the consolidation of the terms on a handy reference sheet. Students then identify where they can find the techniques in the given poems.

Worksheet to introduce the poem to low ability students. Annotation for key features followed by questioning on themes and use of techniques.

8 page booklet guiding students through the 5 question styles of Paper 1. Text: The Hobbit

PPT and resources to get students to work in teams to make the biggest words they can. Useful as a warm up, competiton or tutor time activity.

A selection of cards that cover word classes and language features. best laminated and placed on a split pin but can also be used as a display. Literacy mat with promps for writing also included.

Students read a poem, identify word classes and techniques used. They then create one short analysis (could be extended to more) before brainstorming their own winter themes and planning lines for their own composition. Still learning, but celebrating the snowy/icy/just plain cold season!

Students to analyse media language used in various stills from Elf before defining the audience and reviewing the film. A great support to an end of term viewing of Elf.

Lesson that introduces the concepts of ZPD (choosing an appropriate leveled book) and quizzes. Used to encourage competition and engagement.

8 page booklet which revises poetic techniques and analyses 3 poems: - Anthem for Doomed Youth - Dulce et Decorum est - Who's for the game Students are to identify techniques in poems and respond to analytical questions that scaffold towards long form written responses.

8 page booklet that revises poetic techniques and studies 3 poems: - Education for Leisure - Kid - Impressions of a New Boy Students are guided through annotation into selecting and analysing features in order to develop long-form written answers.

Easy to cut up and give to students, in order for them to structure feedback to be constructive. Sucessess can be identfied using check lists which then go on to shape constructive comments.

Students begin by 'warming up' the vocabulary given on worksheet. Lesson then develops to allow students to respond to stimuli images and culminates in peer assessment.

Students identify key information given in famous novel openings and then respond creatively to various stimuli images.

Students will recap simile, metaphor and personification before exploring two extracts. they will learn in a scaffolded way how to analyse and create their own paragraphs.