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Covering Dracula, Frankenstein, Jekyll and Hyde and Jack the Ripper. Used with KS3 to develop creative writing, subordinate clauses, analysis and familiarisation with 19th Century writing. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
This is a creative writing lesson for a Year 6 transition lesson. The ppt is based on the book/film Inkheart and has the trailer for the film, slides with captions and music (from the film) to gu... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Four lessons from a longer scheme. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels, Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary
Four lessons from a longer scheme. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels, Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary
Four lessons from a longer scheme. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels, Plays, Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary
Four lessons from a longer scheme. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays, Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary
Four lessons extracted from a longer scheme. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary
3-4 lessons - part of a full scheme. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary
This is the first four lessons in the full Writing through Time scheme posted a few weeks ago. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary
A lesson to explore emotions in A Poison Tree. Focus on extended metaphors. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Support mats to help students when writing fiction and non-fiction texts. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Reminder on including commas after fronted adverbials VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Whole School Literacy, Writing
The aim of this unit of work is for Year 8 pupils to engage with the form of the play and its content, taking a freeing approach to the text that is talk- and drama-based, and active. In lieu o... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
A scheme we used with Year 9 this year - some bits will definitely need tweaking, and I feel like I've lost a couple of slides along the way - sorry! VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
Scheme of Learning, based around the short Ray Bradbury story 'All Summer in a Day.' The aim of the Scheme is to introduce students to some of the skills they will need for their GCSE Language papers,... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
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Full Scheme of Learning analysing a range of poetry based around the theme of relationships. The aim of the SoL is to help students develop the skills needed for their Anthology study at GCSE. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry, Writing
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Full Scheme of Learning covering a range of World War I Poets and Poetry. Students focus on developing skills in analysing and comparing poems through extended writing. There is also a focus on contex... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
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Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy
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Macbeth SoL for Year 7 with a focus on the character development of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's characters (culminating in a venn diagram comparison and comparative paragraph assessment. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
A scheme of work for The Tempest. Following these lessons, students worked in groups to do an evaluative presentation on one of the following topics (differentiated):• “Prospero is a cruel tyrant.”• “... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
A great intro for Media or Film Studies if studied at GCSE, if not, this is a great accessible unit for Year 9 students to explore a range of non-fiction texts. The scheme Developing an awareness of h... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: AQA
This is my curriculum map for KS3 and year 10 (we are a new school so only just got to ks4). Hopefully, it is helpful. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
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Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
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Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
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Resources for reading a book in a day using Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
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A full SOW for a Y7 unit around Catherine Johnson's Sawbones. Each lesson is planned and there are retrieval activities at the start of each lesson. Some of these resources are adapted from others I h... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
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A lesson on capital punishment in Oliver Twist. Features a real life case and requires students to formulate arguments then write these up in the form of a letter. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Plays
Exam/Board: AQA
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This lesson is part of a bigger series of lessons on Oliver Twist. The lesson explores themes used in the play (adaptation by Nigel Bryant). VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Exam/Board: AQA
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A competition for the whole school. Give a teacher a sticker with one half of a literary pairing. Students have to match the teacher to the list on the sheet, and for extra challenge, name... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
Persuasive writing lesson. Students will learn how to identify ethos, pathos and logos. Students will learn the AFOREST acronym and will put it into practice in a fun writing activity. Can be easily a... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A fun resource to get students thinking about how we perceive monsters. It further gets students to consider how to differentiate between the characteristics of humans VS monsters. In this resour... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
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A differentiated short SOW (approx 12 lessons) exploring the plot and characters in 'Wonder'. This SOW is great for upper KS2, EAL or low level literacy learners at KS3. Note* this SOW has been create... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
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A differentiated short SOW (approx 12 lessons) exploring the plot and characters in 'Wonder'. This SOW is great for upper KS2, EAL or low level literacy learners at KS3. Note* this SOW has been create... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
Powerpoint SOW for Where The World Ends - Y7/8. Needs to be tinkered with but there's lots on there to get you started. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
Exam/Board: AQA
A scheme of work designed for teaching at a Pupil Referral Unit/SEN school. All PowerPoints and resources included. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry, Writing
A couple of adverts that I have transcribed from the 'How to Fail' podcast with Elizabeth Day. Could be used for cover or as a starter/couple of starters for identifying persuasive techniques. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
I usually use this with Year 7 but you could use with other KS3 classes.The lesson is based around watching a couple of popular Christmas TV adverts, then a creative writing activity follows each one.... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A couple of lessons on Penny Dreadfuls as part of a larger focus on Gothic Literature. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature
A worksheet to accompany the TED video on iambic pentameter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5lsuyUNu_4 VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas, City and Guilds
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
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Useful for y8/9 looking at DAFOREST techniques and dissecting Rashford's letter. There is a what - how - why model that can also be used for other extracts. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy
Exam/Board: AQA
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A selection of extracts based on ideas on disciplinary literacy. Each section has three extracts and the extracts get increasingly more challenging. Students then plan and write a response based on th... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: AQA
A unit on The Lady of Shalott which I did with a low ability yr8 group. Complete set of resources. Some are based on things I found, so I can't claim complete credit for it all. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
This is a structure lesson which was based on year 8 pupils (ignore the title I was having a funny five) who were reading Animal Farm but would work for pupils that haven't been reading it as it is ba... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
Exam/Board: AQA
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A workbook I created for students who are absent from school and need further support. It follows our Scheme of learning. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
A lesson with detailed annotated lesson plan I created for an interview.Year 9 are currently studying a unit entitled ‘Identity’. In this unit, we are using poetry as a way to show how writers use lan... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
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A resource made compiling:ExtractQuestion PaperMark SchemeGrade Boundariesfor every paper sat under the new spec for AQA since 2017. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework
Exam/Board: AQA
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A scheme of learning for A Monster Calls completed this half term. A Monster Calls is a stunning text that beautifully describes the emotional trauma of Conor O'Malley. I hope you find the r... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
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A half term SOL including skeleton PP, all word files, SOL and KO for teaching to year 9 to support their preparation for KS4. All sources are about people who have been erased from history due to sex... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
This is the first lesson on the opening chapters of Terror Kid, focusing on characterisation. I used this with Y8 students. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
21 lessons based on short stories or extracts, some poetry and non-fiction links too. Inspirational stories aimed at year 7, equality themed lessons aimed at year 8 - extract list included to show whi... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
Old but maybe a start for a tweak. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Needs jazzing up as I took out all of the pictures, but the basics are there. Might save someone some time. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Reading
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An original text (700+ words) with starter tasks, comprehension and analysis questions, extended writing prompts, and reading mark scheme.Ideal for stand-alone lessons, cover lessons, or as part of a... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
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An original text (700+ words) with starter tasks, comprehension and analysis questions, extended writing prompts, and reading mark scheme.Ideal for stand-alone lessons, cover lessons, or as part of a... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
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A stand alone double lesson for year 7, we are going to use this for their first English lesson with us. They will produce a piece of creative writing that we will use as a baseline assessment piece.&... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
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Exit Tickets allow pupils to reflect on their learning at the end of the lesson, thereby removing the need for a teacher-led plenary. Promotes independent and personal thinking skills, and provides fo... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Novels, Plays, Poetry, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary
Knowledge Organiser for KS3 Novel 'A Little Piece of Ground' by Elizabeth Laird, a resource to support students' study of the text. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
This is an excellent and timely novel.These resources have been created with thanks to inspiration from the freely available Reading with Relevance Guide found online.The SOW takes students through th... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
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This is the second part of the SoL: it has the resources to accompany lessons and an end of unit assessment. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
This is Part 1 of the upload; it has the lesson ppts. The end of unit assessment and resources are in Part 2 VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
A six-week resourced scheme of work for Year 7. Aims of the unit include class reading of a book for pleasure, considering structure and character development and exploring genre. Best tau... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels, Reading
I have cobbled together this list of 50 questions for A Christmas Carol from various other resources. There are assessment objective specific questions (although they are not labelled explicitly as th... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Novels
Encourage pupils to think about the positives and negatives of the Euros 2021 and write a formal letter to one of the footballers. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy, Writing
A resource VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Speaking and Listening
This is a creative writing sow aimed at Year 7 with the theme of archetypal heroes and villains. There are numerous extracts and tasks to embed writing skills. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Accelerated Reading was a money pit for a while, but after implementing the key elements detailed in the handbook, we have seen exceptional progress in students who engage with the lessons. They also... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy
A selection of POS and lesson ideas from our English Dept masterclasses, aimed at Yr6 students coming to our school in the following year. They are a bit old and disorganised but they can be ada... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays, Poetry, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, WJEC, Eduqas
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This is a full scheme of work with booklet and PowerPoints, plus an overview, covering around 5 weeks. It has been created with Year 7 in mind. I have brought together some previously existing resourc... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
A SOW designed to support the teaching of 'Noughts and Crosses' the play to y8 students for their English lessons. I have included clips from the Pilot theatre production of the play at the... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
We used this with Year 8 as part of their unit, but can really be used with any year group as an unseen poem/ making inferences etc. As part of the PPT I've include her performance of the poem on the... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A fun little worksheet to introduce the many insults in Shakespeare's works. This can be used as an introduction to Shakespeare or as a starter task with KS3, allowing them to become familiar with lan... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Exam/Board: AQA
These are four two hour lessons that we originally used in lockdown but are now being used by our exclusion room. The powerpoints include a warm up to the fantastic Oak National lessons by Stuart Pryk... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Reading
As a school we had worked on DEAR but it simply wasn't working, teachers were scared of teaching reading or students were allowed to simply stare at a book for 20 minutes. This is not about readi... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy
SoL using 12th Night. It culminates in a speech assessment as well as focusing on analysis. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Power-point and resources for Transactional Writing. Designed for Y9 but can be adapted. Credit to Mr S Pryke as some of his amazing resources are included. Put together quite quickly so feel free to... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A series of lessons using extracts mainly to explore the Lang P1 GCSE skills through the text and apply literary and social theory. Another teacher completed other book content teaching at the s... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
An introduction to some literary villains looking at common threads of description etc. There is assessment for Reading, Writing and S&L, and ultimately it was designed top lead into a Scheme on S... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
This Scheme tries to combine Paper 2 non-fiction writing skills with an introduction to the poems not related to war. It focuses on feminism, poverty, race and the environment building towards pupils... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
This contains PPTs and resources for a full scheme of work. It is not all my work; I have used many different resources that I have collected over time, and many thanks to all those who produced them,... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Some examples of how Katie Ashford's book Building Brilliant Vocabulary can be turned into PowerPoints to teach alongside your SoLs. Just choose the words that suit the texts/tasks and embed them into... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Vocabulary
I put this booklet together to support Year 6 pupils last year during lockdown. It could easily be adapted for Year 7 pupils. I hope you find it useful. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
A five week (20 lessons) poetry scheme for Year Seven. Some resources are original, some are collated from a variety of other sources. SOW, lesson PPTs, resource booklet and homework ideas... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Useful revision task for creative writing, with an example paragraph, structure, and language technique checklist for introduction to Paper 1, Section B. Can be tailored as GCSE exam practise. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Suitable for remote learning adapted from another resource from TES. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Taught to year 8 as part of our 'poetry and short stories from other cultures' unit. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry, Reading
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
Taught to year 8 as part of our 'poetry from other cultures' unit. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
This extract is studied as part of our 'Poetry and short stories from other cultures' unit. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
This taught as part of our year 8 'Poetry from Other Cultures' unit of work. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
This is a series of lessons based around The Woman in Black. It covers some techniques and mostly analytical writing focussing on atmosphere. I have adapted some of this to use as a creative writing f... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels, Reading
I've updated my list of great things to watch that support the teaching of English at KS3 & KS4. I've added some documentaries also. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework
Exam/Board: AQA
This is a scheme I used with KS3 but you could take to poems and use them at GCSE also to practice for the Unseen element.Let me know if it is useful :) VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Two lessons starting with the red room in Jane Eyre followed by a lesson on The TellTale Heart using the online text:https://www.poemuseum.org/the-tell-tale-heart VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
A scheme of work that includes a range of fiction and nonfiction sources exploring the experience of childhood from the Bronze Age all the way to the modern-day. The scheme focuses on key reading skil... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
This is a scheme of work to support the teaching of the book Love That Dog. Would work very well with a low ability KS3 group.The book is essentially a journal written by 'Jack' in response to hi... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Use these success criteria for different parts of narrative writing, linked to Freytag's Pyramid. Great for breaking down each part of the story into chunks. Can be used to create rubrics... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A lesson for KS3 - year 7 - on Lady Macbeth and her downfall. The students are investigators and must find out what happened to her and why through clues such as doctors notes, secret letters fr... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Powerpoint of lessons for a Y7 Sci-Fi unit. Texts include Hitchhikers, Fahrenheit 541, Day of the Triffids. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Some CPD I delivered to both whole school and NQTs and ATs on reading, vocabulary and oracy. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy
Remote Learning Unit - suitable for uploading on to an e-learning platform or for live lessons. Includes all PPTs and resources. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
Exam/Board: AQA
This is a useful resource for teachers to review evidence of a study and links to resources. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: Functional Skills
Unit: Reading
Using AQA KS3 Papers as a resource - includes PPTs, resources and links for full remote learning unit. Can be used for live lessons or posting on e-learning platform. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
I've added some stories together (i've not read them all so please be careful). VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
A selection of resources for Functional Skills L1 and L2, comprising Reading sources and comprehensions, a SPaG exercise, vocab development and Writing/S+L exercises. See the PP teacher slides for ful... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
Exam/Board: City and Guilds
These are adapted from the resources produced in our Trust and from the book written by the marvellous Stuart Pryke and Amy Staniforth. Adapted mainly by our lovely HOD Eve Rice One is voiced by... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Exam/Board: AQA
A research task designed for year 8 students prior to studying poetry and short stories from other cultures. Just to get them thinking about the relevance of context when studying a poem. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Independent project for Year 7s to complete using resarch and online resources from RSC. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Printable exit tickets that can be used for student reflection on learning. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
I used the National Curriculum grids to create this so that we can mark KS3 using the grades 1-9. It is certainly not an exact science but as always in English, it is about best fit. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
A number of worksheets on the characters in Mortal Engines and the traction cities within the novel. Used with mixed ability Y9s VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
Creative Writing using an image from Pobble. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
These documents are a working draft of how we are attempting to mark our KS3 students this year. They use a pared down version of both the AQA English Language AO5 and AO6 criteria for GCSE and... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Extracts throughout history on the subject of rebellion. I'm posting this in the hope of gaining more ideas, so if you use it, suggest soemthing to add! VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Some resources I put together on the Apopo rats, who sniff out landmines and disease. My students really enjoyed this topic. Lots of information can be found on the Apopo site. This topic covered 2-3... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Many of these materials are for blended/interactive use on my Google Classroom, and I have attempted to convert them to paper based for easier sharing.This is the first FS topic I am uploading. I'm no... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Based on a variety of different texts ( not included). Useful as starter, examining the structure of an analytical paragraph and emboldened useful words and phrases to help pupils understand how to wo... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
PPT with ten lines from Macbeth. Put students into pairs to act the lines. The teacher sets the scene, introduces the line, they act out the line, teacher summarises action, act out... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Exam/Board: AQA
Variety of tasks designed to help students understand the impact of punctuation on writing and meaning. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar
Crime Fiction SOW (aimed at Y7 but could easily be adapted and used with all KS3 classes) combining both reading and writing activities focusing on crime fiction. Includes a booklet / workbook wh... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
pdfs of slides (cannot convert Active Inspire to ppt, sorry), plus a worksheet. Three-step process to create metaphor, simile, personification etc. - lang devices based on comparison.Could also b... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Poetry
This was delivered as a 'recap' unit of key skills at the start of Year 9 - mixed ability group with lots of EAL but generally high ability. It was a 3 week unit, and only taught in ONLY double lesson... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, IGCSE
Romanticism Scheme for Year 9 - pitched to high ability but can be differentiated down with ease...set of slides more than explained scheme but feel free to contact me on FB for clarity. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature
'Power' Poetry for Year 7. More a set of slides than a SoW, but you can always contact me on FB if you need info! :) VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Pastoral Poetry Scheme (well, slides that support the scheme - some lessons will be clearer than others - you can always ask questions via FB if you want more info) VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
A scheme of work for Year 9 on Othello. Scene-based approach - relatively limited text content; lots of focus on character motivation and the notion of 'outsiders'. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
A very detailed SoL on three stories taken from the excellent collection 'Canon Fire'. The stories are a collection chosen by Michael Morpurgo. The lessons and resources are for the three stories: The... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
A PPT and Word document (just the opening to OMAM chapter 4), looking at concrete vs abstract nouns, plus an extended writing opportunity at the end using 'literally, metaphorically, symbolically'. In... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
A Language Paper 1 style assessment. It covers Q1, Q2 and Q5.I will upload the finished mark scheme soon. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
Exam/Board: AQA
A Language P1 style exam paper for Year 8. The exam paper is not my own but the mark scheme is one we created in the department. Covers Q1, Q2, Q5 only VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
Exam/Board: AQA
Looks at comparing the differences and exploring symbols and how this might be an allegory for something bigger. For Yr9 VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
Exam/Board: AQA
This is part of larger unit on Poems and Culture for Yr8 though can be adapted. These lessons focus on the ways of exploring language in more depth using quotation explosion, teaching concepts o... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
This file contains a whole pack of Form Time Activities for years 7-10 which link to 'Communication' or Literacy. It is rather large. It holds a folder for each year group 7-10. Then, in eac... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy
Exam/Board: AQA
An updated SOW for OMAM. May need tweaking for use as it's currently being used in lessons that are 2.5 hours long. Links to "Me Too" movement and debate lesson (last lesson) on BLM / relevance of OMA... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels
Exam/Board: AQA
A selection of literacy starters (with suggested answers) for various year groups. Each ppt is loosely linked to one of the SOW's we teach, but could be used for any topic. Each PPT has a... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy
PPT Resources for the poems:BlessingWherever I HangPresents From my Aunts in PakistanElectricity Comes to Cocoa BottomMother in a Refugee Camp
