Discussion points on the dagger soliloquy for written questions or class debate Discussion of why dagger soliloquy is so dramatic True or false questions General questions on the soliloquy with focus on language and structure (eg bell)

A media text which focusses on facts, opinions and bias. The text is included on the slides and can be easily printed out for students to annotate. Students can then design their own prehistoric monster, and write a newspaper report about their creature. Can be used in varying SOWs and for different year groups. At least two lessons of activities.

Reading questions and writing task based on Stanley Cook’s poem about flowers growing on an old site where there used to be houses. KS3 or KS2.

Writing task or emergency cover lesson. A writing task with a few choices based on the pics

Homework words relating to London

Can be used as a starter activity or homework sheet. Free

Some tasks/choices set for an imaginative writing club that were creating an anthology. KS3 or KS4 Can easily change the word count

Starter for KS2/3 Lower level learners or entry level students. Common nouns My low ability students did these on a B&W copy first, then copied onto a colour copy and made a poster with autumn leaves with similes on each leaf, looked lovely

Starter activity KS2/3 on adjectives and nouns or lower level learners/Entry Level students

Activity for inspiring a piece of work ‘An Autumn Walk’ with leaf shapes, colours and similes.

Adjectives Nouns Verbs

Used at KS3 and for entry level group Year 10 as a starter

Thorough introduction to A Christmas Carol by Dickens. Geared towards KS4 19th century Literature text. My exam board is AQA but can be used with any exam board. 20 slides KS4 assessment objectives Language to describe Scrooge and Marley in Stave One Background to Victorian beliefs and superstitions Dickens and the Victorian Gothic 7 deadly sins Several questions and tasks, drama role play/script as an extension task I hope you find this a useful introduction to the novel. Can be used for KS3 also, (perhaps removing the 7 Deadly sins if too scary). Enough here for 2-3 lessons. I will upload the rest of the Staves.

Christina Rossetti AS poetry anthology for OCR

Advert from London Dungeon describing activities for a Hallowe’en event. Questions on powerpoint for students KS2 KS3

x4 starters/settler tasks for students to do as they come into the room Or for fun when finished main task 1 x how many words out of Boris Johnson’s name 1 x football adjectives 1 x adverbs 1 x intensifiers 1 x complete the similes

Quick starter or activity to finish off a literacy lesson or after AR. Their/there/they’re Can be done verbally or in books

Article on bonfire night celebrations in Cheshunt, with AQA style questions. The lesson was prepared for a Year 9 class. Also a powerpoint of questions/activities if you wanted to use the text with Year 7 or 8.

Anagrams based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

Introduction to the poem Questions and discussion tasks Background information PEE paragraph Writing task