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I provide resources mainly for English (IGCSE and GCSE content), but also post useful Drama resources. There are also brand new English-with-Media resources to choose from, and many materials such as assemblies and certificates that could prove useful to Head of Years. All resources are differentiated appropriately and labelled with key year groups.

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I provide resources mainly for English (IGCSE and GCSE content), but also post useful Drama resources. There are also brand new English-with-Media resources to choose from, and many materials such as assemblies and certificates that could prove useful to Head of Years. All resources are differentiated appropriately and labelled with key year groups.
Dystopia: The Maze Runner
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Dystopia: The Maze Runner

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A differentiated KS3 lesson on an extract of The Maze Runner. This 8 slide lesson focuses on: INFERENCE SKILLS ADVANCING STUDENT VOCABULARY EVIDENCING UNDERSTANDING OF GENRE LOCATING LANGUAGE AND STRUCTURAL TECHNIQUES Two sided student resource also included. For further instructions and teacher help, please view the preview pdf, also attached!
Mr. Birling Revision Activity Worksheet
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Mr. Birling Revision Activity Worksheet

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This sheet includes everything students will need in revising the character of Mr. Birling in AIC Side one: Quote analysis Side two: Contextual and thematic analysis, as well as space to find key vocabulary and write essay-openers using frames provided.
Mrs. Birling Revision Worksheet
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Mrs. Birling Revision Worksheet

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This sheet includes everything students will need in revising the character of Mrs. Birling in AIC Side one: Quote analysis Side two: Contextual and thematic analysis, as well as space to find key vocabulary and write essay-openers using frames provided.
Dystopian Fiction: 12 Lessons
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Dystopian Fiction: 12 Lessons

12 Resources
Lesson 1: Intro to Dystopian Environments Lesson 2: Dystopian Character Archetypes Lesson 3: The Context behind Dystopia Lesson 4: Analyzing the Setting of 1984 Lesson 5: Analyzing the Character of O’Brien in 1984 Lesson 6: The Key Dystopian Concepts of 1984 Lesson 7: Intro to A Handmaid’s Tale Lesson 8: Horrors of Gilead – HMT Lesson 9: Aunt Lydia Analysis - HMT Lesson 10: Intro to the Hunger Games Lesson 11: President Snow Analysis Lesson 12: Revolution & Rebellion in The Hunger Games
Intro to Shakespearean Tragedy
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Intro to Shakespearean Tragedy

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This lesson includes: Word of the week (tragedy) Intro to tragic heroes and hamartia Study of Oedipus and his hamartia Study of tragic soliloquies (using ‘Out out brief candle’ soliloquy).
Persuasive Writing: AFOREST Techniques
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Persuasive Writing: AFOREST Techniques

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This lesson will teach students: Ethos, logos and pathos, and how to utilise all three in a persuasive piece The AFOREST persuasive techniques, and how to write examples of each technique How to combine AFOREST and ELP to write a persuasive piece about the banning of school uniforms How to write an effective peer review
Detective Fiction: Sherlock Holmes Context
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Detective Fiction: Sherlock Holmes Context

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This 50-60 minute lesson includes: Do Now with Challenging Vocab Task Class Comprehension Task with Accompanying Resource Creative Main Task with Prompts and Self-Reflection Task Two Clear Progress Checks Stretch and Challenge Opportunities Throughout
Lord Capulet and Juliet Lesson
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Lord Capulet and Juliet Lesson

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This Romeo and Juliet lesson focuses on the relationship between Capulet and Juliet, and how the patriarchal systems of the time served as a catalyst for the final events of the play.
Dystopia: The Hunger Games Introduction
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Dystopia: The Hunger Games Introduction

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This lesson will give students an understanding of subjugation as a concept, and will allow students to detect evidence of government subjugation in an extract of ‘The Hunger Games’. After they have completed some analysis questions, students will be writing their own ‘choosing ceremony’ scene, and peer-reviewing each other’s creative efforts at the end.
3 Lessons on Persuasive Writing
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3 Lessons on Persuasive Writing

3 Resources
Lesson One: How to structure a persuasive piecce of writing (ethos, logos and pathos) Lesson Two: Using AFOREST (persuasive) techniques Lesson Three: Studying TED talks an planning a persuasive TED talk
British Values: Democracy Assembly
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British Values: Democracy Assembly

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This assembly is interactive and covers the concept of Democracy, whilst also introducing the other British values. At the end, there is a task for students and a padlet competition.
Intro to Romanticism (lower level)
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Intro to Romanticism (lower level)

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This lesson was for my intervention year 7 group, and therefore is very scaffolded. This would easily work for a year 5 or 6 class. This lesson includes: Introduction to connotations Finding connotations of the word ‘romanticism’ Finding inferences in images of the Industrial Revolution, and the natural world A fact-file activity with matching resources
Creative Writing: Writing a Narrative Hook
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Creative Writing: Writing a Narrative Hook

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Students will use this lesson to write a narrative opening to a story about skydiving. This includes a speedy starter, a matching up activity with accompanying worksheet, an extended writing task and a peer assessment opportunity at the end.
Language in AIC (Mrs Birling and essay writing)
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Language in AIC (Mrs Birling and essay writing)

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This lesson can be used for mid-top set KS4, used as a double lesson or simplified/split in two for a single hour lesson. Includes how to analyse personal pronouns, concrete and abstract nouns, and Mrs Birling/The Inspector’s use of superlative adjectives. Great way to push your students to conduct some deeper analysis of the text. Lots of visual aid (videos), differentiation (challenge activities), example analysis and comparative essay sentence starters. Hope you find this useful!