non-fiction writing: Orwell Youth Prize task 3 - toads
an easy-to-set hour lesson with stimulus to prompt non-fiction writing} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Non-fiction reading: Orwell Youth Prize Task 2 - Common Toad
An easy-to-set lesson on non-fiction reading and response} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Research project prior to Other Culture poetry
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
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Macbeth - Act 1 Scene 5
A lesson exploring Lady Macbeth's soliloquy.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Shakespeare
Exam/Board: AQA
An Inspector Calls - Power and Mr Birling Vs The Inspector
Revision of The Inspector and Mr Birling in 'An Inspector Calls'. The lesson has differentiated work at three different levels and has been designed for live teaching but could also be easily used in the classroom.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Set Exam Texts (Novels)
Exam/Board: AQA
Shakespeare Project - Year 7 virtual
Independent project for Year 7s to complete using resarch and online resources from RSC.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Plays
Exam/Board: AQA
Charge of the Light Brigade lockdown learning worksheet
A worksheet to upload to Google Classroom or similar for students to work through for their own learning. Ideal also for revision.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
AQA A-level English Language writing frame Paper 2 Question 3
This one refers to language change but I just change the key words and leave the structure intact for different questions. I print a3 versions and get the students to literally use them as a frame - the line up their a4 paper inside the frame and that shows them roughly how much to wr...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Course: A level lang
Unit: Paper 2: Language diversity and change
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses
WJEC Unseen Poetry Feedback
Success criteria with linked improvement tasks to aid quick marking and DIRT lesson.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Unseen Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses
Boris Johnson - Stay At Home - Introduction to Transactional Writing
Just in case you want something topical (and gentle) to introduce Transactional writing to your class, I've just put together this PP on the speech Boris Johnson gave last night (4/1/21). This is an amended version but I attached the full version for my students to see as well.I've just uploaded for...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 2
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses
Meter in GCSE poetry
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Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses
Wonder Walk! Preparing to write ... Orwell Youth Prize
Get your GCSE students out and about - and starting to think about writing about their own lives and area.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Topics: Language discourses
Year 9 Poetry SOW - War
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Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses
Year 8 Poetry SOW - Love and Loss
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Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses
Year 7 Poetry SOW - Growing Pains
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Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses
AQA English Lit and Lang Exam Spec KO
KO containing a brief overview of the exam spec for AQA Lit and Lang for both papers.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 1
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses
Exit Tickets
Printable exit tickets that can be used for student reflection on learning.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Whole School Literacy
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Topics: Language discourses
Creative Writing and reading
This is a 5-hour session designed for year 9 students who will be remote learning for the first week back after Christmas holiday. At my school we do the Readathon (reading for good charity sponsored read) so this lesson ties in with that, however you could delete the references to that and have it...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 1
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses
'A Christmas Carol' literature essay practice
This is a 5-hour session created for year 10 students who will be at home for the first week back after Christmas break. They are about to complete their assessment on 'A Christmas Carol' and this lesson is revision/understanding how to write a literature essay/practising writing a literature essay....} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses
Christmas Carol Homework or Remote Learning booklets Higher and Lower Ability
Two HW or remote learning booklets on Christmas Carol. One for higher ability (HA) and one for lower ability (LA) Each HW has a different focus - Scrooge, Bob, The Ghosts , Minor Characters, Structure and Symbolism. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language discourses