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I specialise in no-prep, high-quality resources for teaching KS3 and KS4 English.

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I specialise in no-prep, high-quality resources for teaching KS3 and KS4 English.
'Boys Don't Cry' bundle 1: Worksheets for chapters 1-22
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'Boys Don't Cry' bundle 1: Worksheets for chapters 1-22

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This bundle of worksheets supports a blended learning approach to teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by Malorie Blackman at GCSE. Included in this bundle are worksheets for chapters 1-22. The worksheets cover skills for both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature. Also included, is my scheme of work for all 34 lessons of this unit. All accompanying resources are available on my TES shop: Wordy Witterings.
'Boys Don't Cry' Bundle 2: Worksheets for chapters 23 to 50
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'Boys Don't Cry' Bundle 2: Worksheets for chapters 23 to 50

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This bundle of worksheets supports a blended learning approach to teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by Malorie Blackman at GCSE. Included in this bundle are worksheets for chapters 23 - 50. The worksheets cover skills for both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature. Also included, is my scheme of work for all 34 lessons of this unit. All accompanying resources are available on my TES shop: Wordy Witterings.
Pride Month Assembly (Secondary)
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Pride Month Assembly (Secondary)

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This is a script and powerpoint for a secondary school assembly for Pride Month. It was written to be student-led, with six speaking sections and some optional student dramatisations. It’s main content is: The history of Pride The Pride flag Celebrating diversity The importance of tolerance Ways to encourage an atmosphere of tolerance
Poetry Terms Colour by Number
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Poetry Terms Colour by Number

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Suitable for KS3 or KS4, this colour by number sheet asks pupils to read the definition and select the correct poetry term. Great end-of-term or revision exercise. Answer sheet provided.
KS2 to KS3 transition lesson - English
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KS2 to KS3 transition lesson - English

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This is a no-prep KS2 to KS3 transition lesson, Year 5/6 taster lesson or Year 7 cover lesson. It features an original short story for pupils to read and a short piece of creative writing. There is just one page to photocopy for pupils. The lesson should last 50-60 minutes.
Boys Don't Cry Chapters 2, 3 & 4 Worksheet
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Boys Don't Cry Chapters 2, 3 & 4 Worksheet

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Worksheet to accompany chapters 2, 3 and 4 of Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman. Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning. Covers: metaphors, literal meanings, minor sentences, simple sentences Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.
'Boys Don't Cry' Bundle 3
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'Boys Don't Cry' Bundle 3

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This is a huge bundle of resources to accompany the teaching and revision of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ at GCSE. In this bundle, you get: 6 practice papers, with suggested content for answers and planning tables Vocabulary powerpoint for all 50 chapters, to accompany the reading of the novel No prep lesson on the theme of Gender Colour by numbers revision activity Stand-alone lesson on how to write an IEEL paragraph Quotation card sort activity Author’s tecnniques self-marking activity Exploring the title task Complete scheme of work This bundle accompanies the complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ at GCSE. Other resources for the teaching of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ are available on my TES shop.
Command Word Classroom Display
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Command Word Classroom Display

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Help your students to understand key concepts and exam questions with this classroom display of printable command word. Each poster contains a flat icon and simple definition. The image backs up verb’s meaning and makes it much easier for students to engage with their meaning. I have these up at the front of my room as a permanent display, using them in both KS3 and KS4 lessons. I also have a set laminated and stick one up at the top of my whiteboard when I want to explicitly teach one skill or type of exam question. Features the command words used on all exam boards for GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature. Supports both UK and US spellings of key terms. The pack contains posters explaining the following terms: Advise Analyse (you’ll find it spelled ‘Analyze’ in an additional poster) Argue Comment Compare Describe Evaluate Explain Explore Identify Infer Inform Link List Persuade Predict Quote Review Summarise (spelled ‘Summarize’ in an additional poster) Support If you require words that are featured on this list and would like them adding, please do let me know. wordywitterings.com
Boys Don't Cry GCSE practice papers  (Set 2)
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Boys Don't Cry GCSE practice papers (Set 2)

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SET 2 Three GCSE ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ practice papers for EDUQAS, each with a table to support response writing and an indicative content list for marking. Questions in this set explore Dante’s change, Tyler, and Adam. For marking, use the EDUQAS GCSE English Literature post-1914 literature mark scheme (page 4): https://pastpapers.download.wjec.co.uk/S22/s22-C722U10-B-ms.pdf Please have a look at my TES shop for other Boy’s Don’t Cry and English teaching resources.
Boys Don't Cry Quotation Card Sort
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Boys Don't Cry Quotation Card Sort

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Card sort game: Match the quotation from Boys Don’t Cry to the character who said it Revision activity Features 40 quotations Includes answers Attractively presented using a dyslexia-friendly font Editable resource (you get both PDF and editable PowerPoint versions of the cards) Please check out my TES shop for more Boys Don’t Cry teaching resources.
6 x 'Boys Don't Cry' GCSE practice papers, plus extras
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6 x 'Boys Don't Cry' GCSE practice papers, plus extras

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Six GCSE ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ practice papers for EDQUAS, each with a table to scaffold response writing and an indicative content list for marking. Questions in this set explore the themes of parenting, friendship and family, and the characters of Adam, Tyler and Dante. Some extra resources are also included: One practice paper also includes examples of how to annotate the exam paper, and an example IEEL paragraph. Two practice papers also include a teacher feedback sheet. One practice paper also includes an annotated ‘what a good one looks like’ response (WAGOLL) For marking, use the EDUQAS GCSE English Literature post-1914 literature mark scheme. Please have a look at my TES shop for other Boys Don’t Cry and English resources, including a complete unit of work.
EDUQAS GCSE Non-fiction Writing Frames (2022)
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EDUQAS GCSE Non-fiction Writing Frames (2022)

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Differentiated writing frames for 2022 EDUQAS English Language component 2, questions 21 and 22. 3 levels of differentiated support/planning for each exam question. I am an experienced examiner for this unit and created this resource straight after marking the 2022 exam, based on the type of content and skills that leads students to achieve their best possible grades. These have been successfully tried out on my own classes. Differentiated as follows: Sheet 1 - For students who are working towards grades 3/4/5 or for those wanting more support. Full support including a vocabulary bank, with space to add personal spellings. Sheet 2 - For students who are working towards grades 6+, more ambitious techniques/punctuation. Halfway between a writing frame and planning sheet. Sheet 3 - A guided planning sheet for more confident pupils All sheets are in Arial, size 12 font. Mark schemes are available on the EDUQAS website (English Language, Past papers/mark schemes/2022/Component 2 mark scheme).
Boys Don't Cry Vocabulary Slides
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Boys Don't Cry Vocabulary Slides

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This resource has been produced to support the teaching of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by Malorie Blackman at GCSE. Designed for whole-class teaching, so that the tier 2 and 3 vocabulary and metaphors can be explained to students without you having to keep stopping to explain what it all means. Pictures and diagrams are also included where relevant. This resource is suitable to support whole-class teaching, homework, revision, pre-teaching and independent reading of the book. This has been put together to boost the vocabulary of all students at all levels. It is particularly useful as an adaptive resource for students with EAL, ASD and hearing impairments. It is attractively, and simply presented, using a dyslexia-friendly font and background. This is an editable, 180-slide PowerPoint and a PDF version. Chapter headings and section dividers help you to find the relevant vocabulary quickly. If you are teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ at GCSE, please check out my other resources in my TES shop: worksheets, complete lessons and practice papers.
Cover Worksheet: An Inspector Calls, Act One
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Cover Worksheet: An Inspector Calls, Act One

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This worksheet requires no teacher input at all. It is suitable to be used for cover lessons, revision, homework, isolation or catch-up work etc. All the pupil needs is a copy of ‘An Inspector Calls’. What you get: two versions of the worksheet (including a version with plenty of scaffolding) varied self-guided tasks to assist revision of plot, character, and quotations enough independent tasks to last even the quickest pupils a full hour answer sheet (suitable for self-assessment or peer-assessment) both Word and PDF formats You may like to save some money by buying this worksheet in a bundle with similar worksheets for Acts two and three of ‘An Inspector Calls’. This bundle is available in the Wordy Witterings TES shop.
Cover Lesson Worksheets: 'An Inspector Calls'
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Cover Lesson Worksheets: 'An Inspector Calls'

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These worksheet require no teacher input at all. They are suitable to be used for cover lessons, revision, homework, isolation or catch-up work etc. All the pupil needs is a copy of ‘An Inspector Calls’. What you get: worksheets for three separate lessons: Act One, Act Two and Act Three two versions of each worksheet (including a version with plenty of scaffolding) varied self-guided tasks to assist revision of plot, character, and quotations enough independent tasks in each worksheet to last even the quickest pupils a full hour answer sheets (suitable for self-assessment or peer-assessment) both Word and PDF formats You may prefer to buy these worksheets separately. All are available in the Wordy Witterings TES shop.
Boys Don't Cry, worksheets for chapter 37
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Boys Don't Cry, worksheets for chapter 37

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Blended learning worksheets for ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, chapter 37. Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning. Content of these worksheets includes: homophobia short tasks about chapter 37 testing: locating information; inference; language and structure; writing an IEEL paragraph teacher feedback sheet Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.
Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Paper Tracker
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Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Paper Tracker

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This is a list of all the EDUQAS GCSE English Language exam papers from June 2017 to November 2023. It’s presented as a table on which you can track which papers you’ve used with each year group. I keep a print out in my planner and update it throughout the year. It’s also useful for helping you to quickly find the correct paper (or the mark scheme to go with the correct paper). Fully editable Word document.