Yoga English is pretty well exactly what it sounds like: yoga + English activities = a new literature experience! Included are 9 posters for you to put around your classroom, each with a different yoga pose and set of questions and thinking/discussion prompts (as well as a brief intro on using this resource). Meant to be used while studying literature (novels, plays, short stories, etc.), the questions are universal and character-centric... which means you can use them again and again. Hello, last-minute planning! Except, these resources will help you bring creativity, thoughtfulness, discussion, and rejuvenation to your class, so it's the best kind of last-minute planning. The types of prompts included will be especially useful and relevant if the characters in the literature you're studying are any of the following: - in complicated relationships - unstable - in want or need of something - changing OR resistant to change - poised and strong - power-hungry - sturdy and well-formed - flimsy and weak - in need of some introspection (who isn't!?)

Although this lesson is now outdated since the incoming of the new curriculum and its texts, this lesson (originally designed to prepare students to write about Candy in a literature mock) can be adapted to suit any character you might currently be studying. This would take place over two lessons (activities would be #1, writing the mock/maybe some review at the beginning of class would be #2) and give students an opportunity to practice a mock by making them familiar with exam-style questions and the information needed to successfully answer them. Since this is on Candy, you'll need to adapt the questions and pictures for whichever character you're choosing to dissect in class. So, it will require you to do a bit of work before it's ready to use, but the ideas and activities are there (the PEE chain also included is universal!). Enjoy :)

Included are two long lessons that outline commonly used persuasive techniques, activities to practice identifying them, and written activities/assignments to assess student use of them. The first topic features a controversial collection of ads that are meant to raise awareness of animal brutality and extinction; the second centres on the topic of a Space Ark, which is a real event and in the making - but an invention in which not everyone can fit. Students rely on the persuasive skills they learn in order to create two pieces of persuasive writing on topics I have found particularly motivating. Additionally, there is a rubric (based off the Ontario curriculum) that can be easily adapted for your own curriculum, if you so wish to use one. **Updated: A student-friendly rubric created from English Language Paper 1, Section B is now included, as well as a PDF of the PPT, and two versions of the same PPT (one is saved in the 97-2004 format).

With the potential to be used in preparation for Language Paper 1, Section B, the versatility of this resource package is endless for those teaching to write creatively! While this mini unit has a specific focus (creating mood and atmosphere), the lessons themselves can be used as contained lessons to build on prior or new skills, or can be looked at as a collective whole that leads students to an end goal: writing Section B of Language Paper 1. Specific skills covered include: - identifying, using, and analyzing pathetic fallacy - sentence variety - mood and atmosphere specific vocabulary - using literary devices for effect - peer and self-evaluation - using the mark scheme to evaluate other creative writing *Students should have prior knowledge of literary devices. A How-To-Use-This-Resource document has also been included.

Based on the new AQA English Language specifications, this unit is designed to take you and your students through preparatory classes and skills that will allow them to be successful on Section B (description/narrative prompt) of the English Language exam, Paper 1. This resource will be best-used with a middle or top-set class, but can be easily adapted. Using the theme of "Worlds Unlike Our Own," the classes engage with the fantasy genre and practice skills that include the following: - developing and using genre-specific vocabulary - creating and evaluating catchy openings - exploring and successfully using a variety of sentences - being able to use all aspects of a picture prompt to creatively write (while invoking the 5 senses) - understanding how to use a variety of punctuation for effect - practicing use of literary devices in creative tasks - peer and self-evaluation - evaluating creative writing, especially while using the specimen mark scheme All of these skills lead to the finale - writing an assessment in the fashion of English Language, Paper 1: Section B. A complete, comprehensive PowerPoint of 115 slides is included and refers to the following handouts/resources, which are also within this package (PDF and Word doc versions): - a student-friendly mark scheme (condensed, simplified) - sentence variety worksheet (student and teacher copy) - stations activity cut-outs - first sentences activity cut-outs - extract for evaluation - genre-specific spelling list An introductory guide on how to use this resource is also included. Note: students should have a basis of literary devices prior to beginning this unit. While this will be worked on, they should have a basic understanding of what similes, metaphors, etc. are, and how to identify them. As well, this unit is created with a paper-saving initiative in mind, so the majority of the activities and tasks are slide-based so we can all save a few trees!