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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.
Commedia Dell'Arte Bundle
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Commedia Dell'Arte Bundle

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3 lessons on Commedia Dell’Arte. Lesson One: Introduction Lesson Exploring the comedy genre Introducing Commedia as a whole Introducing Commedia characters Lesson Two: Practice Lesson Focus on center of leading and tension states Improvising a performance Focusing on two characters in particular Lesson Three: Test and Performance Lesson Recapping the weeks’ knowledge of comedy types and commedia with a low stakes multiple choice quiz Finalizing with a guided Lazzi performance.
Assembly: Politeness and Punctuality
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Assembly: Politeness and Punctuality

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As Head of Year, you have probably notice that two things are often lacking in the cohort: punctuality and good manners! This assembly offers some key reminders and acts as a sort-of behaviour reset.
'Remains' Context and Inference Lesson
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'Remains' Context and Inference Lesson

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First lesson in a three lesson mini-scheme for Armitage’s ‘Remains’. This lesson in particular covers key themes, vocabulary, context, and offers a ‘first look’ at the poem.
Commedia Dell'Arte Lesson: Practice
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Commedia Dell'Arte Lesson: Practice

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This lesson should come after an initial introduction to comedy, and Commedia Dell’Arte. This lesson explores the four key character types of Commedia, with a key focus on the ‘master’ and the ‘servant’. Students will analyse their physicality, and then attempt to emulate it in an improvised performance.
National Day UAE 3 Lessons
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National Day UAE 3 Lessons

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If you are currently teaching in the UAE, you might benefit from these 3 lessons on the upcoming National Day. Keep the students busy with fun activities, and a mini history lesson on the UAE, and National Day!
Hurricane Hits England Context Lesson
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Hurricane Hits England Context Lesson

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Lesson Includes: Activities on the word of the Week (Cultural Identity) Coverage of context (Grace Nichols background and UK post-war immigration) Coverage of key concepts and techniques including reconcilliation and allusion An initial reading of a poem Partner work, individual work, presentation opportunities and peer review
3 Lessons on Storm on the Island
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3 Lessons on Storm on the Island

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First lesson: Word of the Week and Context Second lesson: Guided structural and poetic analysis Third lesson: Planning and writing a critical analysis, and a 10- question multiple choice low stakes quiz.
Storm on the Island Context Lesson
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Storm on the Island Context Lesson

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Lesson includes a word of the week (impregnable) with accompanying questions, context on Heaney, Stormont and The Troubles, a first reading of the poem and group/discussion work activities.
40 Lesson Non-Fiction SOW
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40 Lesson Non-Fiction SOW

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8 Week 40 lesson non-fiction SOW including: Word of the weeks at the start of each week A focus on a range of non-fiction pieces Fully differentiated resources Many extension activities and opportunities for student reflection Multiple choice knowledge tests at the end of each week A mid-term assessment and end of term assessment An end of term 68- question multiple choice knowledge test
Conversational Writing Lesson
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Conversational Writing Lesson

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Topic: Debates in Science - how far is too far? Resource: A conversation between two female scientists about the ethics of ‘designer babies’ Task: Construct a conversational piece, using the resource as inspiration. Resources included
Frankenstein and Transgression
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Frankenstein and Transgression

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Topic: Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’, cultural anxieties and how they affect literature, transgressive science. Lesson including resource, word of the week (transgression), key concepts and structured analysis.
Analyzing Articles 5 Lessons
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Analyzing Articles 5 Lessons

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5 lesson SOW including a word of the week lesson, key concepts, and a low stakes quiz. Students will be trained to analyze articles relating to current affairs, and produce a critical paragraphs recording their findings. Focus of the week is ‘disparity’.
Researching Articles Lesson
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Researching Articles Lesson

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This lesson is for KS4 students preparing to write their own analytical response in essay form. However, this gives them even more freedom and independence by asking them to find their sources, and formulate their own essay questions.
Analysing an Essay Lesson
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Analysing an Essay Lesson

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An excellent, high level lesson on critical analysis, with a focus on Albert Camus’ ‘The Myth of Sisyphus’. Perfect for a non-fiction SOW. Key concepts include: Existentialsm, futility, absurdism and nihilism. Key technique focused on: Extended metaphor