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Simile or Metaphor Quiz!
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Simile or Metaphor Quiz!

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10 Questions (Gothic inspired simile and metaphors). Easy and convienient. Can be used as a starter activity, or as a low-stakes quiz. Dyslexia friendly font (Calibri) with visuals. Challenge available for students to create their own / analyse an above example.
Comparative Writing: Ozymandias & Exposure
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Comparative Writing: Ozymandias & Exposure

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Revision lesson for Year 11 / AQA / GCSE. Very explicit with clear modelling and scaffolding. Model includes detailed analysis of Ozymandias and My Last Duchess. Group task asks students to compare Ozymandias and Exposure. Self-Assessment and Plenary. Dyslexia friendly. Stretch challenges throughout.
Simile or Metaphor Quiz!
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Simile or Metaphor Quiz!

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10 Questions. Easy and convienient. Can be used as a starter activity, or as a low-stakes quiz. Dyslexia friendly font (Calibri) with visuals. Challenge available for students to create their own / analyse an above example.
Interleaving Starters: Power & Conflict Poetry
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Interleaving Starters: Power & Conflict Poetry

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Students fill-in the blanks. Challenge: Students label the back for author intent and key devices/effects. Enables Year 10/11 with revision cards to access key quotations and analysis. Helps memory retrieval. Hypothetically, flash cards could be made in advance for the department. Have students stick in an envelope, folder, or a clear plastic wallet at the back of their books. For longer poems, 2 slides could be made.
Diamond 9: An Inspector Calls (Context)
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Diamond 9: An Inspector Calls (Context)

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Revision lesson for Year 11 studying GCSE ‘An Inspector Calls.’ Students must select the MOST and LEAST significant AO3 information and apply it to each character. This lesson creates lots of student debate! (Great for revision and engagement). Retrieval. PowerPoint contains a section for writing practice on thesis statements.
Year 11 Revision: Queen Mab Speech
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Year 11 Revision: Queen Mab Speech

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Excellent revision lesson on Mercutio & the Queen Mab Speech! Fun retrieval starter activity: Guess Who!? Slide 2: Ranking the purpose of the speech (they all apply!) Slide 3: Group activity + Whiteboards (verse analysis). Slides 4-8: Detailed answers on each verse! Slide 9: Shakespeare’s Intent for Mercutio. Slide 10: Writing Practice (with sentence stems). Slide 11: Final Reflections
Diamond 9: 'Romeo and Juliet' Context
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Diamond 9: 'Romeo and Juliet' Context

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Revision lesson for Year 11 studying GCSE ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ Students must select the MOST and LEAST significant AO3 information and apply it to each character. This lesson creates lots of student debate! (Great for revision and engagement). Retrieval. PowerPoint contains a section for writing practice (consolidate learning)
Year 11 Revision: 'Romeo and Juliet' Quotations
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Year 11 Revision: 'Romeo and Juliet' Quotations

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This is a revision lesson specifically designed to help Year 11 ADJUST quotations to fit the exam question (AQA but could work with OCR too). Quotations are versatile. The PowerPoint contains a starter, explanation slide, model answer, task on quote application, a writing practice opportunity on fate, and a final reflections slide. Has worked brilliantly, especially with my weaker classes.
Simile or Metaphor Quiz!
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Simile or Metaphor Quiz!

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15 Questions. Easy and convienient. Can be used as a starter activity, or as a low-stakes quiz. Dyslexia friendly font (Calibri) with visuals. Challenge available for students to create their own.
Q3: Paper 1 The Sound of Thunder (Revision) Ray Bradbury
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Q3: Paper 1 The Sound of Thunder (Revision) Ray Bradbury

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Revision lesson on AQA Paper 1, Q3: How has the writer structured the text to interest the reader? For copyright reasons, I can’t share the extract but it can be easily found online. Starter activity on OFFICES and Freytag’s Pyramid. Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles how to answer Q3. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. PEER REVIEW.
Q4: Language Paper 1 Revision: Great Expectations Charles Dickens
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Q4: Language Paper 1 Revision: Great Expectations Charles Dickens

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AQA Paper 1, Q4: Evaluate the writer’s methods. Note: Students will need to have completed Q2 & Q3 (or have spent time labelling the extract for Dickens’ use of language devices & structural features) in order to have a solid understanding of the lesson. Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles how to answer Q4. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Contains a top Q4 answer. PEER REVIEW.
Q2: Language Analysis on The Flowers by Alice Walker
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Q2: Language Analysis on The Flowers by Alice Walker

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The question this lesson contains is: ‘How does the Alice Walker use language to describe the setting?’ Q2 Language Analysis. Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.
Q2: Language Analysis on 1984 George Orwell
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Q2: Language Analysis on 1984 George Orwell

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Important Note: this lesson’s exert isn’t from a past AQA Paper 1. The question this lesson contains is: ‘How does the writer use language to describe the moment Winston begins to write.’ Q2 Language Analysis. Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.
Q2: Language Analysis on The Monkey's Paw
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Q2: Language Analysis on The Monkey's Paw

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AQA Paper 1, Q2: Language Analysis Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW. We Do: teacher model on the last slide.
Q2: Language Analysis on Jamaica Inn
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Q2: Language Analysis on Jamaica Inn

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AQA Paper 1, Q2: Language Analysis Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.
Q2: Language Analysis on A Sound of Thunder
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Q2: Language Analysis on A Sound of Thunder

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AQA Paper 1, Q2: Language Analysis Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.
Q2: Language Analysis on Brighton Rock
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Q2: Language Analysis on Brighton Rock

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AQA Paper 1, Q2: Language Analysis Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.
Q2: Language Analysis on Hemmingway: The Old Man & The Sea
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Q2: Language Analysis on Hemmingway: The Old Man & The Sea

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AQA Paper 1, Q2: Language Analysis Uses clear teacher modelling & scaffolding. Gradual release of responsibility: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. Tackles ‘imagery’ linking it to atmosphere. SEND / dyslexia friendly. Teacher guidance on slide 1. Offer opportunities for stretch challenges. PEER REVIEW.