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A topical debate lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate! Students have to decide if they are for or against and three students act as a 'jury' to see who has won the debate. Debate cards included in the lesson Power Point to help structure students' arguments. If you prefer a writing version of this lesson then see the links below: Letter writing: /teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-letter-11260131 Lively article: /teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11255722 BBC article included. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits, BBC and Youtube.)

The Time Machine – Creative Writing Lesson. Highly engaging and visually appealing, creative writing lesson! Lesson scenario: When clearing out an old house, under a dust sheet in the attic, you discover some kind of strange machine. There is a chair and lots of odd looking machinery and dials. You sit in the chair out of curiosity and press a few buttons. Suddenly, things start to happen and you are transported in time. Where will you go? What will you do? Full lesson Power Point and planning sheet included. *Now available as a four lesson bundle – four great lessons for £6.95!* /teaching-resource/creative-writing-four-lesson-bundle-11256414 Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

A descriptive writing lesson using peaceful images to engage students! Lots of resources included. Full lesson includes: * Clear image starter * Lesson objectives * Five things to help with descriptive writing slide * Image + example task (resource included as a hand out) * Image prompt and review slide Student checklist, things to include in descriptive writing, a WAGOLL and descriptive word mat resources included. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (All images are copy right free to the best of my knowledge.)

Paris – Descriptive Writing A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from Paris, a video clip of Paris and quotes from Ernest Hemingway’s masterpiece, A Moveable Feast. Great engaging lesson! For the New York version of this lesson type see here: /teaching-resource/new-york-monologues-descriptive-writing-11309329 For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and Socialeconomoy.eu.org, Thestudyaroad.com, Thelocal.fr, Placeinparis.com .)

Highly engaging zombie apocalypse creative writing diary lesson guaranteed to motive. The scenario: You and a group of friends take a spin out of town in your new sports car. At first you are enjoying the night air and freedom of the road, but then a heavy fog suddenly descends Passing along a dark and dreary wood, you suddenly see a woman covered in blood appear along the main road. You swerve to avoid her and crash into a tree. Fortunately, everyone is well, but it becomes apparent that all is not what it seems… You are pursued through the woods by what seems to you to be an angry, crazed mob. Through the woods you and your friends discover an abandoned school. You immediately enter to take shelter from the encroaching hordes. Can you survive? What will happen next? Highly attractive Power Point includes: * Full lesson scenario * Starter task * Survival objectives * Planning sheet * Writing and discussion prompts * Interactive ‘zombie bingo’ with callers card and 30 individual bingo cards (from myfreebingo.com) Fantastic lesson!! You may also be interested in my other zombie apocalypse lesson or the first dystopian bundle: /teaching-resource/dystopian-and-horror-bundle-11219710 Note: this brand new lesson is not part of this bundle. For more great resources and lessons, see my page here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: copyright free images used in this lesson. Main zombie image copyright free: https://pixabay.com/en/apocalypse-zombie-death-undead-371947/ School image copyright free: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shedboy/3613591871, bingo cards from myfreebingo.com.)

Engaging SPAG and PEE starter pack and Power Point slides taken from extracts of Karl Pilkington's hilarious travel diaries, The Idiot Abroad. Each starter features a short extract, with a short SPAG and an extended PEE or comprehension starter, together with an image of Karl Pilkington. Starters are ideal for KS4 students or later KS3 and suitable for a variety of different exam boards e.g. WJEC or AQA as they involve the same core skills. Also included for free is a bumper word puzzles Power Point which is normally £2: /teaching-resource/word-quizzes-11195792 Please rate and visit my shop store for more great resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish Thank you. (Credits: images royalty free, taken from Wikicommons and pininterest.com)

Highly engaging, creative writing lesson based on the original Sandman image by Dina Bova. Attractive Power Point includes: * Cryptic starter * Lesson objectives * Full size image for discussion point * Task Explanation * Planning sheet slide * Writing tips shared activity * Writing prompts and plenary quiz Planning and help sheet resource included.

A topical classroom debate lesson on the government’s plans to increase school hours. Guaranteed to provoke a response! Attractive Power Point featuring information on what the proposals are, for or against video clips, detailed lesson objectives, for or against planning and writing prompts. This download is everything you need for a full lesson on this issue. No printing or photocopying required. *Also Included are 10 free KS3 lesson starters* For the letter writing version of this lesson (including a free card sort download) see here: /teaching-resource/should-students-work-longer-hours-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11277266 Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: Image copyright free from Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1G-bB6a6sk, Osborne image, copyright free flickr.com, Gove copyright free from Wikipedia.co)

A complete lesson on the film Jaws! Students watch a 10 minute clip of Jaws (choose a dramatic section at the start of the film) and do an extract analysis using the planning and prompt sheets provided. Power Point includes additional prompts, starter and plenary ideas and lesson objectives. Resources included are: * Planning Sheet * Prompt Sheet * Additional Images (if required, these can be printed off and placed around the room for immediate impact to go with the starter.) For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (51���� free: to the best of my knowledge all images are copy right free.)

A brand new, complete lesson for 2016-17, suitable for English or form times based on resolutions. Lesson includes: * Attractive image, starter question * Discussion prompts and objectives * Prompts and discussion around last year and this year, 2016-17 * Activity to write the top 5 resolutions and hopes * Addictive word game to finish Also included is a large collection of general starters, useful throughout the year. (Image is copyright free, wiki.)

Spooky ghost story. Creative writing diary lesson. The scenario: You are travelling alone at night when a mysterious fog encircles your car and it suddenly cuts out. With no means to call for help, you take to the road. Through the woods you stumble across an old mansion house. You are about to walk towards the house, when to your horror, you see on the path the words “look behind you” you turn, shaken to you core, and… Full lesson includes all resources. Starter, lesson objective and a spooky bingo plenary finish with 30 individual bingo cards! For more great resources and lessons visit my shop here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: the images used in this work are COPYRIGHT FREE and can be found here: https://pixabay.com/en/photos/haunting/ https://pixabay.com/en/foggy-pathway-road-fog-landscape-1082224/ )

The Magic Lamp – Creative Writing A fun creative writing lesson based around a magic lamp situation. Students are given an exciting scenario with a magic lamp and can continue the story based upon their own ideas. Lesson objectives, writing tips, video clip writing tip resource, planning sheet and descriptive bingo lesson plenary all included!! For more great resources and lessons visit my shop here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: copyright free images and myfreebingo.com.)

A literacy ‘health check’ booklet containing 25 questions, ideal for Y6-Y9 low or average ability range. The short assessment is intended as a brief, low pressure test (hence the ‘health check’ not a ‘test’) and comprises of simple fill-in-the-blanks questions on: capital letters; there, their and they’re; to and too; apostrophes and common spelling errors. Included on the Power Point are all the answers to the test, as well as a starter and literacy plenary ideas. All resources are included at the back of the Power Point. Attractive 21 page Power Point includes: • Title page. • Fun facts - true or false starter. • Literacy objectives page. • Prompt pages for the test. • Full answers for each section. • Reflective area for students to respond to on the back of the test. • Discussion prompt. • Creative literacy word search activity (provided at the back of the Power Point.) • Links to a literacy ‘Block Buster’ online game and image. • All resources, with instructions on how to create the booklet. You may also be interested in poetic terms full lesson: /teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997 For more great resources and lessons, visit my page here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

New York Monologues – Descriptive Writing A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own monologues! Great engaging lesson! For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and other royalty free sites.)

Inspire your students with these framed 10 pack of A4 sized inspirational quotations. Ideal for displaying around the classroom or on a motivational wall. Visually appealing as well as emotionally stimulating. For more great resources and lessons, see my page here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish Credits: https://www.flickr.com/photos/celestinechua/9626665207/in/photostream/

An Olympics observation quiz with two rounds. Round 1 – Students watch a clip of Olympic events and have to answer four questions based on what they have just seen. Round 2 – Students watch a ‘what happens next clip’ and are rewarded for imagination as well as accuracy. Quiz sheet included. Ideal for form time as the quiz should take around 20 minutes. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish