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Story writing prompt used for a Year 7 baseline assessment.

This is a handy resource if you are a supply teacher and need an efficient way to leave feedback for the class teacher.

A slide I’ll be using to reset classroom expectations at the start of a new term. I will fill this in with contributions made by students.

TBQ: Can I research and revise relevant context to support my analysis of the poor in A Christmas Carol? Students were given laptops in this lesson to support their revision. Alternatively, this could be set as a homework revision task. Kahoot quiz link included.

Guiding Y7 students through expanded noun phrases, using The Highwayman Poem by Alfred Noyes. Designed for a literacy intervention class.

Creative ctivities that can be adapted to support revision for any Power and Conflict poem. Kahoot quiz links. Images to match to quotations in Kamikaze and My Last Duchess

A sheet listing opening sentences/paragraphs from a range of novels, which can be used/adapted for all secondary year groups. I’d suggest laminating it, so that it can be reused. Could be used to explore inference skills and the writer’s intent, sentence structure, word choice, and to identify literary techniques. You could also use these as sentence scaffolds for exploring both structure and content with students, as suggested by Jane Considine in her first The Write Stuff session on demonstration writing.

Some generic plenary questions as well as questions for GCSE Literature students. Students roll a dice (the one I have is 1-8) and answer the question corresponding to the number they roll.

A quick starter activity to practice identifying persuasive techniques

Designed to support students to effectively plan a persuasive speech/article.

An overview of the Literature Paper 2 Exam, created to prepare my Year 10 class for their mock exam.

Used as a revision resource to help prepare my Year 10 students for their Language Paper 2 mock exam.

Dual coding activity to support understanding of the poem.

Dual coding activity to support understanding of the poem.

Resignation template

Created for a first reading of Winter Swans. In this resource I have selected 4 key quotations from the poem, giving students a chance for independent analysis before sharing ideas and annotating as a class.

A resource designed to revise creative writing skills in preparation for Language Paper 1 Question 5. This resource covers key skills, writing structure and a creative writing task with scaffolding.

Designed to follow on from the simile lesson, also available on my shop. Students build upon their knowledge of similes and develop these skills into creating effective metaphors using advanced vocabulary. During this lesson they will understand the effects of metaphors, and how they are similar/different from similes. They will use their knowledge to develop effective metaphors in their creative writing, using engaging stimulus.

A student-led exploration and analysis of significant moments in Chapter 6 of LOTF. This lesson uses jigsaw work, enabling students to work in groups to share and discuss their explorations. The lesson can be adapted for online learning through the use of collaborative breakout rooms in Teams.

‘Am I able to explore Chapter 12 and comment on the most significant moments?’ Designed for a Y11 top set reading lesson and includes a ‘significant moments’ grid which can be used to reflect on and analyse key moments in the chapter. Students can record their own thoughts and add the feedback of other students in a different colour. The plenary enables students to reflect on the ending and why it might be significant. Lesson plan and grid included.