I hope my resources simplify your planning, give you the much needed extra hours for an improved work-life balance and take your teaching to the heights you want it to go.
I hope my resources simplify your planning, give you the much needed extra hours for an improved work-life balance and take your teaching to the heights you want it to go.
This resource is KS4 or a KS3 class.
The ppt contains:
A starter
A plenary
All learning activities
A HW task
Please note you will need to google a copy of the poem.
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of :
Gothic Fiction
Creative Writing
Poetry
Romeo & Juliet
Non-Fiction
Revision & End of Year Exam
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
Exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
lnks to AQA’s GCSE exam frames and criteria
It is ideal for new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of :
Poetry
Novel Study
Hamlet
Non-Fiction Study
Revision & End of Year Exam
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
links to AQA’s GCSE exam frames and criteria
It is ideal for a new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
This is 2 lessons - one for learning and preparation and one for writing practice using the genre.
The lesson is for KS3 or KS4.
It’s differentiated and features annotated deconstructions of the genre and persuasive techniques.
The lesson includes:
a starter (bingo)
a plenary
2 models from travel agents
writing criteria
a HW task
This is 1-2 lessons (depending on the pace and the depth of learning required at each step) for KS3 or a low KS4 class. The lesson includes:
a starter
a plenary
several models for comparison
HW task
This sheet is useful for making the teaching of persuasive language more realistic for students.
Suitable for KS3 but it is also useful for bottom set KS4 groups
This evaluation is designed to be used during the creation process or after the task is completed.
It can be used with any writing to inform task and can be adapted.
Suitable for KS3 or KS4.
This ppt is 1 1/2 to 2 lessons. 2 full lesson if you’re teaching a lower set because it includes a writing in practice task.
It introduces the genre ‘writing to inform’ by engaging students in tasks that see them deconstruct and evaluate language, presentational layout and presentational features. This lesson leaves plenty of room to build upon this genre and is purely meant as an introduction only.
The lesson includes group work, paired work and individual tasks.
Also included is a:
starter
plenary
HW task
Model PEE
This worksheet includes 2 HW tasks.
One is a reseacrh task and one in an editing SPaG task that requires students to also add more informative detail.
Good for either KS3 and KS4.
This is a very useful resource for building up your students’ poetry analysis skills.
It can be used in the following ways:
group work (cover work)
group work leading to a group presentation of an unseen poem
Individual preparation for a timed essay
Homework
Class discussion
It is suitable for KS3 and KS4.
Here is everything you need in terms of assessment criteria and feedback sheets for the study the following topics:
Shakespeare
19th Century novel (the criteria can be adapted for any novel)
Modern Drama
Writing to Argue/Persuade Self Assessment Criteria
Writing to Describe Self Assessment Criteria
GCSE English Language section A Q1-2
-GCSE English Language section A Q3-4
-GCSE English Literature: ‘The Merchant of Venice’
-GCSE English Literature: ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’
GCSE English Literature: ‘Blood Brothers’
This bundle includes assessment summary stickers for the front of the students’ exercise books and IEPs.
I hope they help!
This resource is to aide and reduce your marking and improve your communication with pupils about their progress. They’re pupil friendly sheets that also contain an area where students can respond to the teacher’s marking to develop clarity between teacher feedback and student progress.
The assessment/criteria sheets focus on the following topics:
Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four Criteria sheets for: Shakespeare, 19th Century novel (the criteria can be adapted for any novel), Modern Drama (any play)
Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four Criteria sheets for: Writing to Argue/Persuade Self Assessment Criteria and Writing to Describe Self Assessment Criteria
Key Stage Four Criteria sheets for: AQA GCSE English Language section A Q1-2, AQA GCSE English Language section A Q3-4, AQA GCSE English Literature: ‘The Merchant of Venice’, AQA GCSE English Literature: ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ and AQA Modern Drama( English Literature): ‘Blood Brothers’
I hope they help!
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This is for KS4 (but it could be used to stretch a very able KS3 class).
The ppt contains:
a HW task
a starter (group task)
2 x models of successfully emotive persuasive writing for group work
Peer assessment proforma
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This is suitable for KS3 and KS4.
The ppt includes 2 lessons (possibly 3 depending on the class’s ability)
A starter
A plenary (metacognitive task)
A model (created by a student)
Assessment criteria for students to use to develop the key skills
A HW task
A group task
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This lesson contains:
2 HWs
A lesson starter
Worksheets (using written and visual stimulation)
A Plenary
The goal of the lesson is to get students thinking about the following persuasive skills:
Repetition;
Rhyme;
Humour
Punning (play-on-words);
Hyperbole (exaggeration);
Metaphors/similes;
Commands (e.g. telling people what to do
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This zip file contains 2 lessons and a criteria sheet for the assessment of persuasive skills. It’s suitable for KS3 and KS4.
Lesson 1 contains a starter, establishes the criteria to demonstrate key persuasive skills, explains a generic purpose (scenario) of 3 blog topics to choose from, a group thinking task using the 6 thinking hats and planning tools with a teacher model too.
Lesson 2 contains a starter, the assessment criteria sheet (to be used in conjunction with writing time in lesson) and a plenary.
Please excuse my cover image, I couldn’t get a better one to upload.
A stand alone lesson that can be used as part of my Writing to Inform lesson (which are all available from my shop!). This lesson explores combining Writing to Inform with Writing to Explain to show the differences. Suitable for KS3 and KS4
The lesson includes everything you need:
models
starter and plenary
suitable writing task which can be completed for HW ( if required).
Enjoy!
This useful Writing to Inform & Explain A Self Assessment Checklist will help your students be independent writers and encourage them to develop their self editing skills.
Suitable for KS3 and KS4.
Make it impersonal! This worksheet is a writing to Inform task where students have to adapt the style of writing from personal to impersonal.
Suitable for KS3 and KS4