Four paragraph plan for a mini-essay on the Inspector's mysterious identity.

A plan for a mini assessment about Gerald asking students about their perceptions of Gerald in Act Two of Priestley's play. Good or bad. Essay plan for three paragraphs included. Plus a model paragraph showing students how to write a more detailed paragraph.

Focus on Caliban’s soliloquy - a curse on Prospero. Discussing whether Caliban is more than just a beast and how Prospero treats him and how he describes his suffering. Introduction to Stephano and Trinculo and how they are used as comic device Script writing task - create your own comic scene with amusing characters. Year 9 SOW.

7 slides Two extracts from Jane Eyre where the porridge is burnt and the awful food is described with questions on the extracts. Examples of Victorian menus for paupers and orphans. Activity to design your own menu for a ragged school or workhouse. From a Year 7 SOW.

Whole lesson. Created for an entry level group working on the pscale, but can be used as a shorter activity in English lessons or tutor time for any KS2 or KS3 groups as basis for discussion on hobbies and pastimes. A big list of hobbies is included as a starter. Students have to put in the correct punctuation into the sentences, mind-map their own hobby and write five detailed sentences about it. There is an example of looking at street art. At the end of the lesson, there are prompts for a class discussion and debate on hobbies.

Extract from the Pit and the Pendulum by Poe. Discussion questions and individual questions. Plan for a three paragraph mini assessment on the extract.

Ten Shakespeare wordsearches just for fun. Plays, sonnets, insults

Introduction to the play discussing the ideas of power and hierarchy and how these roles may be reversed in the storm. Questions on Act One Scene One Created for a Year 9 SOW. 6 slides

8 slides with an activity for preparing for a S&L task on games students used to play as a child. Suitable for KS3, a tutor time activity or entry level. The resource was created for an entry level KS4 group.

A fun task for students to check their level of understanding regarding a particular character's thoughts, actions and motivations, plus their relationships with other characters. An example Facebook status from Mrs Birling is here

Suitable for Year 7 or 8. RSPCA leaflet about Billy is included with the ppt Introduction to some persuasive techniques such as emotive language. Match up the persuasive techniques with the definition and find examples in the text. Questions on the text Design your own leaflet for an animal shelter in your own town.

The short story has been around for years and was previously set for study for OCR and the old Midland examining boards as part of a GCSE anthology of stories from other cultures. 2018 - This lesson was designed for KS3 however and the students really enjoyed the short story about the servant boy Sidda who is accused of stealing the jewellery. Questions on the story True or false Extended writing task Group work task

A lesson based on the story 'The Selfish Giant' by Oscar Wilde. Comprehension questions and some literacy and vocabulary work. Written task is a letter to the Cornish Ogre with a coat of arms 10 slides ppt and a copy of the story

A lesson that introduces the play via an examination of the stage directions by JB Priestley. Can be used with any exam board, or for KS3 reading. Tasks for students included including annotation task. s/h context included. 8 slides ppt

Creative writing - plannng and imagining what it is like to become homeless and where someone might end up and what they might experience. Example paragraph and ideas used Can be used with schemes of work for Stone Cold, Buddy etc, or any other story where a character has to run away. Or as a one off piece of writing.

Background and initial introduction to the play for new A Level, geared towards OCR but can be used for anyone wanting to study the play. 18 slides with information on social and historical context, themes, Well Made Play, features of Naturalistic Drama, focus on initial scene and stage directions. Some tasks including homework for students.

Questions on Act 1, Scene 2 Introduction to Caliban and Ariel Background to James I and witchcraft with links to BBC website Task on jobs for Caliban Extended writing task with scaffolding - letter from Ariel asking to be released from service Homework task 9 slides

Lesson 2. First part of Act One. Imagery used by Torvald to describe his wife. Comparison between Nora and Mrs Linde.

A discussion of what sort of person Mr Birling is shaping up to be in Act One of the play. Students have to find evidence to prove the points made. Some new terminology. Two activities, to annotate the picture of Mr B and then complete the letter writing task from a former employee with a focus on students showing through their writing what sort of man Mr B is!

A short story in which an alien visits a boy called Kevin. Related activities encouraging students to use inference and deduction to read around to discover the meaning of the alien words. Part of my aliens SOW. Could be used with Year 6, and lower sets in Year 7 and 8.