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This ‘Fun Philosophy Lesson’ is focused on philosophical and ethical issues that relate to literature, fiction, and poetry. This resource can be used with students aged 8-16. This download uses our innovative new format for philosophy education, you can download a FREE SAMPLE by clicking here. It is one of over fifty new philosophy & ethics teaching resources that uses this format. The resource cannot be edited. This interactive multi-use learning session is of particular interest to Teachers of English Literature; it focuses on a wide range of topics such as: The importance of fiction in human life The relationship between fiction and reality The ethical duties that authors potentially have The increasing role of AI in book-writing The personal and societal benefits that can be derived from engaging with literature Debates around censorship and the banning of books   We’ve aimed to cover as many issues as possible when it comes to finding engaging philosophical and ethical issues for young learners to debate and discuss in relation to literature! The big question asked in this session is “To what extent does human life depend on fiction?”. Using a variety of engaging activities students will discuss and debate a wide range of other philosophical and ethical questions such as: How can reading a work of fiction benefit our lives? What determines the value of s specific work of fiction? Is it possible to get too lost in works of fiction, fictional worlds, and the escapism of reading novels? If AI becomes better at writing novels than humans, why might people still prefer to read human-authored works? What is the value of ‘dystopian’ literature?   Students will also analyse and evaluate an eclectic mix of philosophical and ethical claims such as: “It’s possible to learn moral lessons from fictional stories.” “A work of fiction should never be censored or banned.” “A book can change an entire society” “I would never read a novel written by AI” “Authors must never demonise a specific group of people.”   This session uses our unique format for philosophy teaching resources and features an integrated menu that allows teachers to select from a variety of starter, main, plenary, assessment and end-of-lesson reflection activities. The file is a non-editable PowerPoint Show: no planning or preparation is required, just run the file and the intuitive menu system will make delivering a powerful philosophy session very easy!

Download this pack of ten printable metacognitive bookmarks today: each design is double-sided and one printed sheet created five bookmarks. This download contains ten different printable bookmark designs. Simply print them off and laminate them: they are engaging, colourful, double-sided, bookmarks designed to develop metacognitive reflection. The bookmark pack contains ten easy-print .pdf files: one page will create five bookmarks. The focus of the metacognition bookmarks is: Metacognitive Reflection Reading Strategies Reflection Questions Literacy Development These resources are suitable for students aged 8-16: they are suitable for any class is making its way through a book; more generally: all students in your school should be reading for fun and will, no doubt, own and be reading books - give them a fun new bookmark to encourage more reading! These bookmarks are ideal for teachers, educators or educational leaders.

This is a great metacognition activity to use at the end of your lessons! Download it for free and use it today! Description: This straightforward activity should be run at the end of a lesson: it’s a quick activity that encourages students to reflect on metacognitive factors that have helped them to learn or presented obstacles to learning. Students are presented with a question and move around the room to show their response, providing an opportunity for further metacognitive questioning from the teacher. How To Use: Simply run the PowerPoint Show at the end of your lesson (when there are 5-10 minutes remaining) Each slide presents your class with four options: they must move to different corners of the room to indicate their answer! Once students have moved: it is an ideal opportunity to ask questions that lead them towards insight surrounding their own learning and how they can increase their learning-power in future lessons. What’s Included: A PowerPoint Show (.ppsx) This metacognition activity is brought to you by The Global Metacognition Institute 51���� Adam Godwin (2019)