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The Highwayman - Unit of Work - Teaching Resources 120-slide PowerPoint Presentation 15 lessons 19 PDF Worksheets PDF copy of the poem PDF lesson overview This engaging scheme of work explores the poem ‘The Highwayman’ verse by verse, analysing its narrative, characters, themes and language through a range of stimulating activities. These teaching resources can be used with either Year 6 (KS2) or Year 7/8 (KS3) depending on the ability of the students. Our unit for The Highwayman includes planning (planning provided with a 15-lesson unit of work overview), a fully editable PowerPoint teaching resource and 19 accompanying PDF worksheets. The resource can be used to teach a whole class text or as part of a guided reading programme. To preview ‘The Highwayman’ unit of work in detail refer to the images. Click on an image and it will expand, allowing you to view each PowerPoint slide in the teaching resource. Activities contained in the lessons include: Engaging verse by verse activities to consolidate understanding as children read through the poem Analysis of the characters of The Highwayman, Bess and Tim the ostler Exploration of the poem’s key themes Developing knowledge and understanding of poetic devices – similes, metaphors, building tension, tone and mood Using Point/Evidence/Explain to write about the poem Alfred Noyes’s ‘message’ – exploring the author’s purpose Cloze and sequencing activities to consolidate understanding Analysis of language in detail Role play - hot-seating activities to aid understating of characters Developing understanding of key characters through empathy writing activities Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar poetry units: The Lady of Shalott Conflict Poetry Christmas Poetry

Stone Cold - Unit of Work (18-lesson, 203-slide PowerPoint-based unit of work with 49 worksheets) Stone Cold is an 18-lesson teaching unit made up of a 203-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and a booklet of 49 worksheets. This Year 9 unit explores every chapter of the novel in detail and covers: Exploring attitudes to homelessness Reading and comprehension questions Developing understanding of implicit and explicit meaning Developing deduction and other key reading skills Exploring themes: homelessness, crime and punishment, family breakdown, the welfare state, poverty Speaking and listening activities Robert Swindells’ use of language in Stone Cold Character profiles and analysis - Link, Shelter, Ginger, Gail, Vince Empathy and descriptive writing Non-fiction writing And lots more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for popular KS3 novels: Boys Don’t Cry Cirque Du Freak Face Holes Noughts and Crosses Skellig The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night The Demon Headmaster The Silver Sword

This teaching resource includes a 204 slide PowerPoint, 27 printable worksheets and 21 step by step lessons to help teach one of English Literature’s most popular and enduring novels. Every lesson in the unit of work is planned using the four part lesson format and all slides are fully editable. This Lord of the Flies teaching resource contains the following activities: A brief William Golding biography The novel’s historical and social context Activities to develop knowledge of the plot, characters and themes Golding’s message and the role of setting, symbolism and language Role playing and empathy activities And much more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE English Literature Prose resources: A Christmas Carol Animal Farm Anita and Me Boys Don’t Cry Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Of Mice and Men

Writing to Persuade - Unit of Work (91-slide PowerPoint and 8 worksheets) Writing to Persuade contains a series of lessons designed to help students learn how to write a piece of effective persuasive writing. The resource includes a variety of activities suitable for GCSE students of all abilities. ‘Writing to Persuade’ contents include Defining writing to persuade. Understanding the form and purpose of a text. How audience affects the composition of a text. How to plan, structure and organise a piece of persuasive writing. How to use fact and opinion, emotive language and flattery to persuade. Developing understanding of rhetorical techniques (rhetorical questions, the rule of 3, etc). How to produce a piece of persuasive writing under exam conditions. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Writing a Review Persuasive Writing Newspaper Article Writing Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6 Autobiographical Writing - Year 5 and 6 Writing Effective Story Openings Descriptive Writing - Year 5/6 Writing to Entertain Writing a Formal Letter - Year 7/8 Descriptive Writing - Year 7/8 Writing Fiction - Creating Characters - KS3 KS3 Speech Writing GCSE Speech Writing GCSE English Narrative Writing GCSE English Writing Fiction - Descriptive Writing

Macbeth GCSE Unit of Work Macbeth is a GCSE unit of work containing a 192-slide PowerPoint, 44 worksheets and lesson plans. This engaging scheme of work explores the play act by act and scene by scene, analysing its plot, characters, themes, language and historical context through a range of stimulating activities. These GCSE Macbeth teaching resources include planning (lesson plans and a unit of work overview), a fully editable PowerPoint teaching resource and twenty accompanying PDF worksheets and are designed to teach Macbeth at GCSE. The unit can be used if you are following the AQA, Eduqas, Edexcel or OCR GCSE course. To preview our Macbeth GCSE unit of work click on the images. Clicked images will expand, allowing you to browse each PowerPoint slide in detail. Below are examples of the activities contained in the lessons. - Historical / social / literary context - a biography of Shakespeare's life and the Elizabethan theatre - Scene by scene activities to consolidate understanding - Comprehension questions to assess students’ knowledge of plot, character, language, context and themes - Analysis of the characters of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo - Exploration of the key themes (ambition, betrayal, evil, the supernatural) - The social and historical context of the play – witches, witchcraft and the play’s representation of women - Developing key reading skills - inference and deduction - Using P.E.T.E.R. Point/Evidence/Technique/Explain/Reader to write an effective GCSE exam response - Close analysis of Shakespeare’s language, key quotes and Macbeth's key soliloquies and monologues - Shakespeare's use of tension and suspense in Macbeth - Role play - hot-seating activities - Understanding key characters through empathy writing tasks – diaries and letters - Video links to help the teaching and learning of key scenes

Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a GCSE unit of work containing a 259-slide PowerPoint, 50 worksheets and a 32 lesson unit overview. This engaging unit explores the play act by act and scene by scene, analysing its plot, characters, themes, language and historical context through a range of learning activities. These GCSE Romeo and Juliet teaching resources include planning (a 32 lesson unit of work overview), a fully editable PowerPoint teaching resource and 50 accompanying PDF worksheets. Below are examples of the activities contained in the lessons. Historical / social / literary context - a biography of Shakespeare’s life and the Elizabethan theatre. Scene by scene activities to consolidate understanding. Comprehension questions to assess students’ knowledge of plot, character, language, context and themes. Close analysis of the characters of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio and Tybalt. Exploration of key themes - love, hate, fate, loyalty. The social and historical context of Romeo and Juliet and the play’s representation of women. Developing key reading skills - inference and deduction. Using P.E.T.E.R. Point/Evidence/Technique/Explain/Reader to write an effective GCSE exam essay. Detailed analysis of Shakespeare’s language, key quotes and Romeo and Juliet’s soliloquies and monologues. How Shakespeare uses tension and suspense in Romeo and Juliet. Role play - hot-seating activities. Understanding key characters through empathy writing tasks. Video links to help the teaching and learning of key scene. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources and alternative GCSE English Literature drama materials: Romeo and Juliet An Inspector Calls Blood Brothers Macbeth The Merchant of Venice The History Boys The Tempest

GCSE WJEC Comparing Unseen Poetry (PowerPoint and worksheets). This unit of work is designed to help pupils with the Unseen Poetry section of the WJEC GCSE English Literature Exam at GCSE. GCSE English Literature Teaching Resources: WJEC Comparing Unseen Poetry is a complete lesson by lesson unit of work (includes detailed lessons and activities, a 53 slide PowerPoint and 4 accompanying worksheets). If you are looking for a version of this resource made specifically for Higher Tier students go to /teaching-resource/resource-12831962 If you are looking for a version of this resource made for Foundation Tier students go to /teaching-resource/resource-12831779 GCSE English Literature Teaching Resources: WJEC Comparing Unseen Poetry includes a range of varied lessons and activities for pupils of all abilities. - An introduction to the unseen poetry exam question - Using the A HIT POEM mnemonic to approach the unseen poems - How to write about the poems' content and context - How to discuss imagery, poetic techniques, structure, tone and theme - How to write a personal response - How to compare the poems - A model/exemplar answer for annotation and discussion - 53 slide PowerPoint presentation - 4 pages of worksheets

AQA GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry 'AQA GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry' is a two-lesson 75-slide PowerPoint presentation (with 12 accompanying worksheets) ideal for teaching approaches to the unseen poetry question on the AQA GCSE English Literature exam. Contents include: Example examination questions with example poems. A mnemonic designed to give students a structured approach to answering the unseen poetry questions. A step-by-step guide to writing about unseen poetry using the example questions and exemplar responses. How to write about an unseen poem's content, imagery, poetic techniques, structure and theme. How to compare two unseen poems. Exemplar model answers. To preview 'AQA GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry', please click on the images from the PowerPoint lessons.

Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry 'Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry' is perfect for preparing students for the unseen poetry question on the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Paper 2. Contents include a 68 slide PowerPoint presentation and 10 accompanying worksheets. This teaching resource covers the following: Example examination question and poems A mnemonic to give students a structured approach to answering the unseen poetry questions How to write about content, imagery, poetic techniques, structure, mood and theme How to construct a personal response How to write a comparison of two unseen poems An example model answer

Of Mice and Men contains 29 lessons which explore Steinbeck’s classic novella in detail. Resources include a unit lesson overview, an editable 244 slide PowerPoint presentation and 58 worksheets. All lessons are structured using the four-part lesson format and the resource has a range of activities for students of all abilities. CONTENTS: • Background information about Steinbeck and the context of the novel • Activities to develop knowledge of the plot • Analysis of the characters of George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, Curley’s Wife, Curley and Slim • Exploration of themes - dreams, loneliness, racism, marginalisation, friendship • Steinbeck’s viewpoint and purpose and the role of Crooks, Curley’s Wife, Candy and Lennie • Analysis of Steinbeck’s language in key scenes • Steinbeck’s use of tension and suspense • Speaking and listening activities • Empathy writing activities - diary and letter writing • Sequencing activities to consolidate plot knowledge • Developing inference and deduction skills And much more!

My Polish Teacher's Tie English Reading Teaching Resource 'My Polish Teacher's Tie' is a six lesson unit of work designed to teach Helen Dunmore's popular short story. 'My Polish Teacher's Tie' is included in the AQA GCSE English Anthology 'Telling Tales'. Resources include a variety of lessons and activities ideal for helping pupils understand the plot, characters, themes and the author's use of language. My Polish Teacher's Tie also contains 8 worksheets which can be used alongside the PowerPoint presentation. Activities include: 1. Group discussion work about plot, character and themes. 2. Comprehension and consolidation - Speaking & Listening and written tasks. 3. Exploring characters - archetypes 4. Analysing the changing character of Carla in detail - extended writing. 5. Exploring how characters develop. 6. Helen Dunmore's use of symbolism in My Polish Teacher's Tie. 7. Hot seating the main characters. 8. Discussing themes - identity and immigration.

Billionaire Boy by David Walliams This English reading fiction teaching resource is a 13 lesson unit of work covering the popular David Walliams novel. The resource contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language and themes of the novel. This animated, editable PowerPoint presentation includes: Analysis of the characters of Joe, Mr Spud, Bob and Lauren A variety of starter and plenary activities Discussion of key themes: bullying, family, friendship, wealth Developing inference and deduction skills Empathetic writing – Joe and Bob’s diary Speaking and Listening - hot seating to develop character knowledge and understanding Studying David Walliams’s use of language, symbolism and structure Writing a book review for Billionaire Boy Studying and producing a newspaper article Scheme of work overview 19-page booklet of accompanying worksheets