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Powerpoint slides of stand alone activities which can be used when cover has not been set or for unexpected teacher absence.

Fed up of no cover waiting for you when you arrive ? List of activiities for those pesky moments. Head off to reprographics and charge the paper to the relevant department… A3 ALWAYS works best :)

Some essential knowledge for young people that might help them become good citizens. The bare bones of a wider lesson are here for any add-ons and tweaks. This is UK centric but can obviously be adapted to suit…

Year 7 assembly with 14 simple ideas or plans for the summer holidays. Some original, some inspired by an Italian teacher.

Students now write their own ’ alien encounter 'story.

A quick ready to go lesson based on a short story (attached). Discussion questions and a list of comprehension questions are included. Suitable for KS 3 but adaptable upwards.

A remote learning lesson taking students through the meaning of connotations and tasking them with a creative activity. Available in ppt and pdf

A great tale about the dislike of food and how it can have cultural repercussions. Just the story and a few thinking questions for a half hour lesson.

Two or possibly 3 lessons involving an essay on the importance of memories. Structured for lower levels and remote learning.

The classic from Kurt Vonnegut.

Over 3 short lessons, students write an essay on LONELINESS in the novella. Very scaffolded but for lower groups. Each lesson about 30 minutes.

Students move on to look at how language is used to show a dystopian setting. A short 35 minutes worth X 2 = 70 MINUTES.

Half an hours thinking about the theme of AMERICAN DREAM with a few questions. More to follow.

Lesson A in a series which will analyse language themes and character.

Students complete questions and activities and finish their reading of the novel. The next lessons will focus on close analysis.

Students consider a few questions on Chapters 18 & 19 and read Chapter 20. a short 30 minutes worth.

Questions on Chapter 5 and 6 in this 40 minute lesson.

The O. Henry classic. Just a half hour’s worth. Questions and story on pdf but also link to story on line.

Students follow up from previous lesson and begin to read chapter 6.

Students reflect on chapters 14 & 15 and read chapters 16 & 17