A series of five lessons, focusing on structure of texts. The unit covers extracts from '1984', 'Dracula', 'I'm the King of the Castle' and AQA sample materials on 'Brighton Rock'.
There are example responses, mark schemes, a range of key vocabulary and annotated exemplar to use with your students.
All texts should be attached.
A series of lessons, fully planned, leading to an assessment opportunity for writing to present a point of view.
Requires access to BBC iPlayer for one of the lessons.
Suitable for GCSE English students or Y9 practising key skills.
Focuses on building skills and knowledge of exam requirements.
A huge presentation of fully planned lessons, including a final writing assessment, this unit of work uses the learning cycle: Connect, New Information, Activity, Demonstrate and Review.
Approximately 6 weeks of lessons.
A range of tasks including:
what is an autobiography?
what is a biography?
analysing extracts
verb tenses
language analysis
structural analysis
creating a 'voice'
exploding images
analysing front covers
creating autobiography covers
analysing and writing blurbs
use of humour and anecdote
researching myself
exploring web pages
writing about myself
Designed for Y7 but useful across KS3 to develop analysis of non-fiction.
Prepared for GCSE students as practice for the new GCSE examinations, this exam contains a modern article and 19th century extract on the topic of tea and coffee. There is a full exam for students and a mark scheme for teachers, complete with indicative responses.
Useful for tackling older texts and making links between writers' perspectives.
Designed as a series of lesson starters/connect activities for GCSE students. Could be used as a quiz/extension tasks. 25 individual tasks included, ranging from image analysis to quote exploding. Just in time for the Christmas countdown!
Designed to work alongside the new A Level specification for AQA, this unit of work focuses on how opinion journalism is created and encourages students to write their own piece, with supporting commentary.
The lesson develops appreciation of extended metaphor and includes a student learning mat, envoy task, model annotations and review. Judged outstanding. Used with KS3 mixed ability.
Designed to encourage students preparing for GCSE English Literature to compare the content and style of both poems. The lesson can lead into diagnostic assessment of skills.
Used to prepare students for the coursework element of A Level English Language, as well as covering some of the reading theory for Language Acquisition. Focus on independent, collaborative learning.
Designed as a KS5 introduction to the demands of non-exam assessment in English Language; the unit of work focuses on how language and power impacts on food packaging.
A range of lessons, with resources, to teach descriptive and narrative writing to GCSE students. The presentation includes lessons on:
Describing people and places
Show not Tell
Narrative arcs and structures
Creating characters
Developing vocabulary
Exploding minor details
Openings
Endings
Planning a response
All lessons have been successfully taught with a Year 10 higher-ability class.
A lesson focusing on the Crisis webpage, analysing how the text engages and persuades the audience. Could also be adapted to suit other exam boards or used at KS3 to explore writer's use of language and structure for effect.
The booklets could be used as an independent task or with teacher support. The pack includes:
Terms and Conditions document
Transcript of a courtroom discussion
Transcript of Teacher and students
Designed to work alongside the new A Level specification for AQA, this unit of work focuses on how travel writing is created and encourages students to write their own piece, with supporting commentary.
A lesson designed to encourage students to think independently about making connections in the anthology poetry, whilst trying to incorporate the Assessment Objectives into their planning.
Can be used as a generic tool to approach comparisons.
This is approximately 2-3 hours of lesson time as the presentation includes a peer and self assessment opportunity.