Introduction to disciplinary literacy using UTV technique
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 reading but about understanding text and Vocab - UTV. every lesson begins with 10minutes of UTV, dissecti...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy
12th Night
SoL using 12th Night. It culminates in a speech assessment as well as focusing on analysis. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Plays
Allusions to make in speeches
An A4 table of allusions or references students might want to make in speeches / writing to persuade etc. Spoken language or Paper 2.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Spoken English
Course: GCSE Language
P1Q5 Narrative Writing
Easy revision or support Q5 tasks with self assessment plenary. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Writing
Course: GCSE Language
Exam/Board: AQA
Analysing Extracts from Macbeth
Short extracts and questions as a carousel to support plot knowledge and AO1 development. Useful as revision or essay skills. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Shakespeare
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Causes and Effects in Macbeth- Theme revision
Revision style lesson which also has an essay response opportunity. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Shakespeare
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
P2Q4 AQA Analysing Perspectives- Refugees
Short extracts make for super comparisons. Very clear perspectives and analysis opportunities. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Reading
Course: GCSE Language
Exam/Board: AQA
Paper 1 mock based on an extract from 'Educated'
Full mock paper - questions 1-5 based on an extract from the memoir 'Educated' by Tara Westover.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Paper 1
Course: GCSE Language
Exam/Board: AQA
Mock Paper 1 based on an extract from 'Jaws'
Mock paper for CAG/TAG evidence based on 'Jaws' extract} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Paper 1
Course: GCSE Language
Exam/Board: AQA
A Christmas Carol
Fully resourced lessons for ACC, mix of literature and language based tasks. I used this with a low ability group but can be adapted.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Transactional Writing SOW
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 pull it apart. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Macbeth essay marking grid- AQA
Created this to avoid myself repeating the same phrases- you can edit with your own comment bank. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Shakespeare
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Lord of the Flies 10x10 recall grid (Pryke style)
Does what it says on the tin.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Set Exam Texts (Novels)
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Great Expectations using GCSE Lang skills and Lit Theory
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 same time. Done with Yr9 (HAP) but can be adapted.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Power and Conflict essay building
Covers the 'impact of conflict' mini-cluster with Remains, WP and Poppies. Students have already revised the content of the poems, we then worked with slow-writing to build essays using grids and structure strips, prompts, depending on the group. Completed in lockdown as live lessons and...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Literary Villains
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 Shakespeare.After a few usual suspects I try to touch on a some different faces and ideas about villa...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Y9 Speech writing based on themes in AQA non-war related Conflict poems
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 writing (and delivering) a speech implementing key skills around ethos, logos and pathos.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Meanings and Representations: Kate and Meghan
A really useful pdf with some of the headlines from the Daily Mail about Meghan and Kate. Organised into pairs, with typed details below to facilitate annotation. Worked really well as a M&R lesson, which then developed for one student into an NEA.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Paper 1: Language, the individual and society
Course: A level lang
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Textual variations
Retrieval Practice Pyramids (ACC, AIC & a bit of Macbeth)
4 weeks of retrieval practice pyramids. Questions are centred around A Christmas Carol and An Inspector Calls mainly with a small interweaving of Macbeth.All created on Word so the questions can be amended to suit the needs of the groups/schools.Bottom layer = recallSecond layer = analysisThird laye...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Paper 2
Course: GCSE Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Textual variations
Practice AQA Paper 1 based on Jill Paton-Walsh's 'Knowledge of Angels'
Extract and questions - no mark scheme or indicative content yet. Focus for Q5 is descriptive - this is an area we need to focus on more!} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Paper 1
Course: GCSE Language
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Textual variations