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I created a SOW for Year 7 to teach the core knowledge of plot structure, characterisation, setting, theme, etc. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
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This is a very simple lesson to get students to write an article about their home city/town. The pictures and references for this are Birmingham as that is my closest big city so you may need to adapt... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
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SOW on non-fiction writing with a science and wonder theme running through 4-5 weeks. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Teaching booklet that has Lamb to The Slaughter, The Landlady, When Wasps Drowned and The Monkey's Paw. Comprehension questions added and key vocab. Helpsheets and knowledge organisers are involved to... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy, Writing
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Task board for SEN students at the beginning, 6 starter question (need to be edited to fit your curriculum), use of Cornell notes (this fits with Noughts and Crosses currently, but can be edited), Fra... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry, Writing
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Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
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This is a creative writing scheme I made based on fairy tales and fractured fairy tales for year 8. Throughout the scheme, students complete tasks on setting, characters, etc which prepare them for th... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
A narrative writing scheme of work designed to take year 7 up to the Christmas holidays. Using 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' extracts, children have weekly opportunity to flex their cre... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Whole scheme introducing creative writing and writing techniques VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
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A writing scheme of work for Coraline by Neil Gaiman based upon the reading SOL written by Jane Peters and my own work on structure using Freytag's pyrmaid. Includes a KO, PP and week by week SOL plan VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
This sheet is for all students to stick in their exercise books, either on the inside front cover or the back inside cover for them to refer to. If students complete a task and need a challenge questi... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
I have created a range of PPts and resources using some modern examples to introduce non-fiction texts and writing. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, Eduqas
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A short SOW for year 7.Lessons and extracts based on 'The Tell-Tale Heart', 'Frankenstein', 'The Raven' and 'Dracula'. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
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There is a blank Book Look sheet and a completed one in the folder. Before starting marking have the blank Book Look sheet in front of you and the work, if this is in book form, then ask students to l... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Novels, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
There is a blank Book Look sheet and a completed one in the folder. Before starting marking have the blank Book Look sheet in front of you and the work, if this is in book form, then ask students to l... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Novels, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
A base ppt for creating a letter to the local council. Uses the theme of graffiti. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
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This is a ppt to encourage KS3 students to create a Gothic story that builds tension with each paragraph having a new focus.It includes pictures, captions and an eerie soundtrack. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
A booklet that I have written for our updated rhetoric unit. Students will study speeches and letters from Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Michelle Obama and Marcus Rashford. We have 9 week curriculum cyc... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
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A KO for our updated Art of Persuasion unit which explores the use of Pathos, Ethos and Logos in speech and writing taking students on a journey of famous rhetoric from Gandhi to Rashford. Includes de... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
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A knowledge organiser for our new yr 7 scheme exploring the evolution of the hero from Beowulf to Captain Marvel. Includes a Beowulf plot summary, Freytag's pyramid; characterisation terminology inclu... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels, Reading, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
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A KO for our new Dracula scheme for year 9 including: plot summary, key characterisation terminology, a list of explicitly taught Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary, a definition of Gothic Literature and guide t... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Novels, Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
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This power point is to be used with Neil Gaiman's short story. It develops student's understanding of Gothic literature and includes ideas for activities such as: monologue, newspaper and descriptive... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
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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
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
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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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
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 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
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
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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
Old but maybe a start for a tweak. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Speaking and Listening, Writing
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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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
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
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
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Another 5-a-day starter activity Power Point with numerous slides. This is for Autumn 1 for year 8. The template was taken from TES, but I can't remember who from apologies. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Reading, Writing
Scheme of work for Gerald Durrell's 'My Family and Other Animals'. Suitable for Year 7 or 8.A term of lessons with a linked language focus looking at writing to argue and persuade. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels, Reading, Writing
An example of the sequencing doc for Yr 7 to 10 for students. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Novels, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
A statement about making meaning. Taken from a free online resource and adapated a long time ago. I like it as it locates meaning in a combination of readers, writers and contexts. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
6 'layers' from Y7-Y9 showing overlapping 'layers'. We use 'thresholds'. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Three worksheets which contain lists of tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary for non-fiction writing. The worksheets are aimed at increasing students' vocabulary and can be used for home learning or homework. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
A project I created to allow students to remotely practice a range of key skills within English. The tasks range from reading, writing and poetry. Students will require internet access for some of the... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A project I created to allow students to remotely practice a range of key skills within English. The tasks range from reading, writing and poetry. Students will require internet access for some of the... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
The attached articles and tasks have been created to use with pupils when they come back to school following the pandemic. Would be of use to anyone in particular who is looking at a Recovery Curricul... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: Eduqas
A series of PPTs with two exemplar paragraphs for close language analysis of non-fiction. Texts were provided in a file from this website (sorry, can't remember who posted them). These were designed f... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A unit based on Eduqas paper 2 reading and transactional writing.It includes topics such as Black Lives Matter, Equality and the environment. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Borrowed this idea from a great thread on the KS3 thread. This SOW looks at three major global events (Boxing Day Tsunami, 9/11, Coronavirus) and uses them to help students analyse and write newspaper... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
A short SOW (8 lessons) used for yr7 transition with a creative writing assessment opportunity at the end. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
A small collection of activities centered around poetry and an article that explore how writers express their experiences about growing up, facing racism, discrimination and prejudice. It includes an... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
A KS3 Gothic reading and writing unit. A range of gothic extracts are explored from texts including 'Frankenstein', 'Dracula', The Tell-tale Heart', 'Porphyria's lover' etc. Enjoy! VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A KS3 Gothic reading and writing unit. A range of gothic extracts are explored from texts including 'Frankenstein', 'Dracula', The Tell-tale Heart', 'Porphyria's lover' etc. Enjoy! VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A KS3 Gothic reading and writing unit. A range of gothic extracts are explored from texts including 'Frankenstein', 'Dracula', The Tell-tale Heart', 'Porphyria's lover' etc. Enjoy! VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A KS3 Gothic reading and writing unit. A range of gothic extracts are explored from texts including 'Frankenstein', 'Dracula', The Tell-tale Heart', 'Porphyria's lover' etc. Enjoy! VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A unit based around fantasy extracts, exploring different aspects of the genre. Designed for Y6 transition project but would also work for Y7. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Fully resourced SoL aimed at mid-high ability Y7. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Plays, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Aimed as a link unit for Y9 at the end of the summer term to prep for GCSE. Could form basis for Sp&L assessment for some groups or serve as a practice. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Aimed at Y9, fully resourced. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Plays, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Full scheme aimed at AQA P1 skills with resources. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Novels, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Full SoL for lower ability Y7 VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Novels, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A full scheme, complete with resources for a half term unit to teach ACC to Yr9/low ability Y10 VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Homework, Novels, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Full Scheme - suitable for low ability KS3. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Homework, Novels, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Complete unit for narrative writing based around producing a piece for a year wide and class wide competition. Fully resourced. Aimed at Y7. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A variety of games to play in class with a literacy focus. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A series of tiered or differentiated blank slides for starter or settler tasks. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Homework, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A sheet I use to help prompt meaningful feedback and peer-marking. I laminate and place on desks, 1 between 2. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Homework, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Whole School Literacy, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Individually highlighted target grade PLC sheets for grades 3-7. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Homework, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A resource I adapted from an existing resource (thank you to whoever uploaded it!) made more suitable for the next half-term of home learning for our Year 7s. Includes extracts from adventure / action... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, Writing
A resource I adapted from an existing resource (thank you to whoever uploaded it!) made more suitable for the next half-term of home learning for our Year 8s. Includes extracts from dystopian novels,... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
5 ticks sentence work should add detail and description for those who struggle. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A Year 7 scheme of work based on the idea of writing a formal letter to the Head teacher regarding transition. It reviews and builds on grammar work from Year 6 covering basic English grammar, active... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
This is a mini project (probably 3 x 1 hour lessons) aimed at KS3. Created for remote learning.First part is based on analysing Churchill's VE Day speech. Challenge linked to rhetoric.Second part is b... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, Writing
An 8 week independent, cross-curricular scheme for KS3. Perfect for work to set during lockdown. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A session designed for use with a mixed year group, age and ability collection of key worker kids when I am in school next week. Students will discuss the symbolism of hands, read and discuss Michael... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry, Writing
A three-week project focused on narrative.This asks students to revise what they know through links to online resources, create a writer's guidebook using their revision, then write a 4-500 word... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Writing
This lesson links to the 19th century Nellie Bly lesson uploaded earlier (31st March 2020). It introduces KS3 students to comparison skills using what how why to compare viewpoints and perspectives of... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Pupils read the fake letter supposedly written by F. Scott Fitzgerald about being quarantined during the Spanish Flu. Then they use it as stimulus to write their own letters recording how they are res... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Please feel free to use and adapt. I made this for Year 7 but this can be used for any year group. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Some extended writing tasks that are easily printable for students who do not have internet access at home. Collated from other resources and nothing revolutionary, but should be nice and clear in the... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
A planning sheet used with year 8 to help them with speech writing. Easily adaptable for other year groups. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
7 lessons on viewpoint writing and non-fiction texts made into a booklet to use for long term cover VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Students to write complaint letter about a rubbish holiday- based on picture stimulus. also can show clip from youtube - old holidays from hell programme. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, WJEC, Eduqas
This has been made for KS3 and used successfully with Year 7 in particular. Students are given a choice of Christmas adverts to watch, with a corresponding activity. Alternatively you can watch a... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
For use with tsunami scene from Day after Tomorrow (youtube clip). VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, Eduqas
for use with the opening of the Lion King (circle of life).Students to then write a short piece of creative writing. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, Eduqas
Based on Talk for Writing. My classes made this 'Plan It, Link It, Express It, Check It' self/peer-assessment grid. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Second attempt to upload. Converted to pdf. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
A writing support frame to help students properly analyse language techniques. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
I set as a cover lesson to be taught in conjunction with 'Great Expectations' but would work as an assessment and with any Victorian (urban) novel. For Y9 but can be adapted VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Used as part of a SOW on Great Expectations. This is a good way to allow students to move focus around the ships to create a description. Completed a step by step planning guide with the h... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A worksheet introducing and exploring the Cognitive Grammar concept of specificity and granularity and their role in creating tension in a text. Short extract taken from Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer) wit... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, Whole School Literacy, Writing
A worksheet that can be used in a lesson or as homework looking specifically at the role of verbs in expressing action. Extract taken from Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer), tasked based on Cognitive Grammar... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy, Writing
A short story by Dahl with a series of comprehension questions and 4 lessons that take students through the text exploring language, structure and then crafting a piece of creative writing. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A short story by Dahl with a series of comprehension questions and 4 lessons that take students through the text exploring language, structure and then crafting a piece of creative writing. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A short story by Dahl with a series of comprehension questions and 4 lessons that take students through the text exploring language, structure and then crafting a piece of creative writing. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
I really loved Zoe Barne's booklet and lessons on 'Lost and Found'. I messaged Zoe to see if she would mind if I used them as a template to create a further booklet called 'The Greatest Show'.&n... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Two lessons which gets students to design a world that represents themselves then describe it. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Range of resources to use on the topic of war-includes war poetry, propaganda articles and speeches. All looking at the theme for non fictional writing tasks and writer's point of view. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Writing
Resources for year 7 to work on unit of Canterbury tales and evolution of English Language. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry, Vocabulary, Writing
These lessons are being taught alongside a reading of War Horse but may be of some use to others. Slides 1-6 have used some activities from Pobble 365 (The Trench) - one or two activities have been ad... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels, Poetry, Vocabulary, Writing
A full SOW and lessons based on gender inequality. Students over the last few years have been really engaged with this SOW, which teaches them speaking and listening skills and question 5 paper 2 skil... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR
I have been updating my scheme of work on AMND and thought I would share it - it includes response to reading, poetry, creative writing and non-fiction writing opportunities. I hope you find it useful... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays, Poetry, Reading, Writing
12 lessons worth of cover worksheets to complete independently VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: WJEC
10 lesson baseline writing unit. With introduce yourself style task (lesson 1 and 2) and baseline writing task lessons 3-10. Resources included (often at the end of the slides) and marking rubric and... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
A sheet I use at the start of a half term to organise my planning of a topic. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
This is a 15-lesson scheme of work (fully-resourced) on world myths and legends.We have used it with Year 8 and it has been excellent at keeping them engaged and enthusiastic about English in the fina... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry, Reading, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
My attempt to make the art of letter writing more exciting. Students listen to Stan and read the lyrics - having done so they are to write a letter to Eminem that he would like to receive. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Created for KS3 to introduce Language paper 2 skills. Idea and some resources from someone on here or TES (sorry, I have forgotten your name but it was really helpful) and then adapted for our KS3.&nb... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
An amalgamation of the 200 word challenges found on Twitter and a self-assessment task getting students to analyse the language they have used. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
This SOW is meant to increase pupils' cultural capital. It starts with the general information about literature, introduces literary timeline, explains how literary canon is created. It then moves to... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays, Poetry, Reading, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
This a Media/English Unit- potentially a good end of term fun unit which looks at film and advertising. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
The English section of a whole school summer tasks booklet.Students self or peer mark answers in lessons.Teachers have slides with answers to share. Not prescribed how teachers use it. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Stories written by children from KS2-KS3 from BBC2's 500 Words competition.All stories freely available online. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A sequence of 3 lessons focussing on the conventions of writing an artice. The imphasis put on the use of formal, impersonal language. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Full SOW for Y7 studying Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Focus on reading and transformational writing. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Novels, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
SOW for KS3 reading Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. Focus is on speeches and persuasive writing. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays, Reading, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, WJEC, Eduqas
Used for a functional skills interview but fits nicely with KS3 work if you want them to understand the layout and content. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Display of famous first lines. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
This is a list of events that I organised for a whole school literacy day called 'Everybody Writes'. As we were a small school, I was able to create three separate workshops across the day for each pu... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy, Writing
Editable word bank for LA for feedback/improvements for those unable to use a dictionary easily. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Marking and feedback sheets for all skills. Printable tick sheets which can be either printed for LA or displayed for HA. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A mix of reading lessons and creative writing lessons using the old (until 2011) AQA Anthology of short stories: Your Shoes, Growing Up, Flight, Chemistry, Snowman etc.. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A full term's scheme of learning for KS3 on AMND. Includes contextual work and language work. Approx 40 lessons with resources and powerpoints. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays, Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
This unit was originally designed for Y8 students. I chose non-fiction extracts from the EMC KS3 Non-Fiction book and the Syria speech resources were from TES. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
A double lesson where students develop their ability to show and not tell character emotions. You put slips of paper into a box and the students pick one out to see what their box contains. Ideas for... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
a sample of independent writing lesson. If you are interested in more, please let me know. Can be used for all stages but labelled KS3. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Stand alone lesson. Includes comprehension questions and a writing task at the end. Very basic but does the job - especially in the last week of term! Student are very engaged in this task and it gene... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
Stand alone lesson based on The Bear and The Hare John Lewis advert. Includes comprehension questions and a writing task at the end. Please note: The comprehension questions taken from The Literacy Sh... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, IGCSE, WJEC, Eduqas
All of the resources to accompany the KS3 Macbeth SOW uploaded. They should be in numerical order for the lessons. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays, Reading, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Posters featuring famous book openings to encourage students to consider how they will open their own stories. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Whole School Literacy, Writing
A glossary of subject terms I made for use by KS3 students. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Homework, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Reading, Writing
A sequence of creative writing lessons using cut up sentences from a story. Can be used with KS3 and KS4 as it's useful for teaching structure and crafting. You can play around wit... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
The attached narrative writing planning template worked quite well with my college resit students and I managed to get 1 to 1.5 pages of writing out of most of them on the first attempt. VIEW
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing, Paper 1, SPAG, Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
This file includes four fully-resourced lessons and a GCSE-style descriptive/narrative writing question. It has been designed as a start of year benchmark assessment for Year 8, however it would b... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A selection of words (split into word classes and sub-sections) related to the Gothic genre. Supports pupils with extended their vocabulary, choosing precise language, and demonstrating correct sp... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature, SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
This uses the Year 8 paper on the AQA website (Carriage Dogs one) - the KS3 papers can be found on the secure site. I have used it with KS3 to prep for end-of-year exams in the style of Paper 2 and fo... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading, Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
KS3 lesson on sentence starters to add variety to writing.Dracular themed. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
A creative writing task that can cover a lesson or two and become a mini project. Can be linked to texts and contexts studied. Can be to create work for display. I had some students who... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
A fully-resourced lesson with a choice of two starter tasks based on pupils' exisiting knowledge. Suitable for both KS3 and KS4. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
I used this as a starter in a descriptive writing lesson to encourage the pupils to try to create more unique and unusual imagery and to avoid cliche. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Vocabulary, Writing
Originally designed as part of a KS3 SOW for Y9 Non-Fiction. It can be used to introduce Paper 2 to Y9 students, or for lower ability KS4 groups. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
I have lesson slides and all resources if anyone wants them - email me traceylm99@gmail.com, or ask in the FB group. Lesson slides are in Active Inspire rather than ppt. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays, Reading, Writing
Planned for low ability Year 11 to give them something to pick out in exams and put in their own writing. Could also be used for KS3 to introduce imagery. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
A resource to teach students extended metaphors to use either when analysing poetry or within their own creative writing using Symphony by Zara Larson. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
A KS3 Student friendly writing grid with GCSE AOs. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Can be edited for you to use with your department. VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
This is a basic reference tool to enable students to read and respond to questions about inaccuracies in SPaG for DIRT lessons, or in grammar teaching. I use it with a writing target bank based... VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Whole School Literacy, SPAG, Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar, Writing
