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I have created a bespoke reading intervention programme based on the fundametnal principles of Reciprocal Reading, a method championed by the EEF’s research. Each Reciprocal Reading unit has a different genre focus - this unit focuses on extracts from nonfiction. The unit of work is designed for KS3 students with a reading age lower than their chronological age. There are 12 sessions, each fully resources, with an accompanying PPT, extract booklet and workbook for students.

I have created a bespoke reading intervention programme based on the fundametnal principles of Reciprocal Reading, a method championed by the EEF’s research. Each Reciprocal Reading unit has a different genre focus - this unit focuses on extracts from dystopian novels. The unit of work is designed for KS3 students with a reading age lower than their chronological age. There are 12 sessions, each fully resources, with an accompanying PPT, extract booklet and workbook for students.

I have created a bespoke reading intervention programme based on the fundametnal principles of Reciprocal Reading, a method championed by the EEF’s research. Each Reciprocal Reading unit has a different genre focus - this unit focuses on extracts from the opening of popular novels. The unit of work is designed for KS3 students with a reading age lower than their chronological age. There are 12 sessions, each fully resources, with an accompanying PPT, extract booklet and workbook for students.

Bingo game for A Christmas Carol, testing key quotations, knowledge of plot and characters as well as knowledge of context.

A full scheme of work guiding students through A Christmas Carol. There are two lessons on context, multiple lessons on every stave, and then a series of lessons which walk and talk students through the planning and writing of essays, including exemplar materials. Every lesson also includes a retrieval task to recap prior knowledge and all lessons are presented beautifully to engage. There are also homework tasks for each stave, plus quotation quizzes and vocabulary tasks to support learning.

This complete, fully-resources scheme of work is a comprehensive and detailed unit perfect for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying the AQA English Literature GCSE. For each poem in the collection, there are two hour’s worth of lesson materials. The first hour is more focused on explicitly teaching the poems, introducing students to key thematic and contextual knowledge before using guided analysis questions to support students in annotating the poems themselves. The second lesson focuses on analysis, using the “I do, we do, you do” approach to model effective analysis of a key theme in each poem. There is also retrieval practice for each poem. In addition to 30 hours of teaching covering all 15 poems in the collection, there are also 4 “essay based” lessons, which will likely take two hours to deliver - students are supported in preparing for an analysis question, guided in their planning and then provided with models to help them to create their own responses. A revision Bingo game and quotation quiz is also included - that means in total this unit comprises approximately 40 hours of lessons.

An assembly for KS3, KS4 and KS5 which links to whole school Literacy and the importance of reading, both academically and for pleasure. With reading high on the Ofsted agenda, this assembly is a good way of evidencing a whole school drive towards improving standards. I have recorded a voice over on each slide however this can be removed/scripted with your own members of staff.

A unit of work where students explore features of spoken language, examining transcripts of popular television shows to help them understand conventions of this mode of language. There are 10 lessons in total. Each lesson has a PPT to use and there is a booklet which accompanies the unit for students to complete each lesson. Each lesson comes with a transcript, and includes the following: Lesson 1: The Great British Bake Off Lesson 2: 24 Hours in Police Custody Lesson 3: First Dates Lesson 4: The Queen’s Christmas Day Broadcast Lesson 5: Live Football Commentary Lesson 6: The Apprentice Lessons 7-10 : Independent Investigation Unit Aims: Through this wider reading unit, your understanding of key terminology and theories relating to spoken language and P1 Q3 will be reinforced; you will also be encouraged to explore your own mini language investigation similar to that of the coursework task in Year 13.

An introductory unit lasting 8 lessons which introduces students to some of the concepts which are key when studying A Level English Language. Adaptable for any exam board. Students are also introduced to the concept of writing about topical language issues. Consists of Powerpoints for each lesson as well as a booklet for students to complete. Ideal for shared classes. Topics covered include: Lesson 1: A Timeline of Language Lesson 2: My Accent, My Language, My Voice Lesson 3: Essexisms ain’t totes bad Lesson 4: Why do we need new words? Lesson 5: Bad Language Lesson 6: Political Correctness Lesson 7: American Language Lesson 8: The Future of English

This package contains over 16 hours worth of lesson content which I designed and created for an engaging Year 6/7 transition Summer School in July 2021. The children had a brilliant time and learnt lots over the week - demonstrated by increased attainment in the entry assessment and exit assessment (all included). The week-long programme sees students design, create and then pitch their own Biscuit product in a “dragons’ den” style enterprise project, however each two-hour lesson also has either a Literacy or Numeracy focus, so is an excellent way to provide catch-up and recovery curriculum to students. There are 8 different lessons, each lasting two hours. I have included my timetable so that you can see which order the activities should be completed in. There is also an entry assessment and exit assessment (taken on the first and last day to judge progress) and a reward card.

This is a complete scheme of work for the poetry section of the Edexcel GCSE English Literature specification; the CONFLICT cluster. This scheme of work contains three lessons focusing on each individual poem, which each walk students through the context, language, form and structural analysis they need to understand and teaches them how to analyse the poem with regards to a specific theme. There is also a differentiated glossary for each poem. There are also four lessons which teach students how to answer the comparison question, focusing on the themes of war, anger, relationships and nature. Including within these lessons are model answers, references to the mark scheme and planning sheets. Additionally I have created a poetic terminology workbook to run alongside the unit which students complete as they annotate each poem. There are also memory quizzes designed to help students to be able to quickly recall important quotations from across the cluster.

This 2 hour session explores how the English language has changed as a result of technological advancements with regards to texting, considering key terminology, a prescriptivist stance on language change and the affordances of texting with references to theories from Dr Wood and David Crystal. The assessment task at the end is designed for the OCR syllabus but can be easily adapted to suit other exam boards.

This is a 104-page activity booklet made to be used alongside David Crystal’s book “The Story of English in 100 Words”. I have highlighted on page 2 chapters that are specifically useful to students on the A Level Language course, highlighting particular parts of the book that relate to concepts like borrowing, neologisms, the influence of Latin and Greek on English etc, though of course the whole book is wonderful to read. This makes an excellent transistion task between either Y11 and Y12, or Y12 to Y13. Of course this also could be used for #homelearning #homeschooling as it is a substantial task which can be completed independently (we buy our sixth formers a copy of the book to take away with them).

This is a 6 week long scheme of work to deliver the content for GCSE English Language Paper 2 (20th and 21st century nonfiction). Included are lessons which break down how to answer each question, model answers (including examples from real candidates during the GCSE exam series) and mock exams. This unit has been designed for the Edexcel specification, though can be easily adapted to suit other exam boards.

This is a 16 lesson unit of work that walks students through everything they need to know to answer the identify, analyse and evaluate questions in relation to a 19th century extract on the new GCSE English Language Paper 1 exam. This unit is designed to suit Edexcel, though can be easily adapted for other exam boards. The unit includes example responses (including full mark model answers) and exemplar paragraphs for modelling with each lesson.

A six week scheme of work that teaches students all they need to know about the transactional writing element of the new GCSE for English Language. Although this is designed with Edexcel in mind, it does adapt easily to other exam boards (the only specific references to Edexcel are on slides containing shots of the success criteria). This SOW is very detailed, containing multiple grade 9 exemplars to use for inspiration, as well as exam tasks. The lessons cover different genres, for example writing a speech, a newspaper article, a magazine article, an obituary, a letter and a blog, as well as different purposes including writing to persuade, inform, argue and entertain.

This is a 6 week unit that teaches students how to write imaginatively for the new English Language GCSE specification. My lessons are created for Edexcel, though of course the skills being assessed are the same as with AQA and other exam boards. This unit will walk students through how to achieve highly in both AO5 and AO6, teaching them skills such as how to create imagery, use onomatopoeia whilst avoiding clichés, use literary devices for effect, use sentence constructions for effect, use other structural devices for effect, controlling both basic and more varied punctuation, and how to organise a narrative for impact. Included are also three grade 9 exemplars. Also includes six weeks of homework relating to higher level vocabulary and spelling. Powerpoints include detailed instructions so ideal for #homelearning

An intervention lesson focusing on the transactional writing question on the GCSE English Language paper. This lesson teaches students how to craft an engaging and effective opening and includes a model.

A two-hour lesson designed to help students revise/learn more about the theme of ambition in Macbeth. Students are then taught how to write an essay academically exploring this theme using an excellent model answer as a guide. There is high-level vocabulary work to help the most able achieve the highest grades. Graded outstanding in an observation.

A list of quite challenging spellings for KS4 students studying Animal Farm. Remember that students are assessed for their SPAG for this question (with Edexcel), and so higher level vocabulary is credit worthy.