A fun, challenging writing task where students come up with a halloween-themed thing/object for every letter of the alphabet.
Could be a starter activity, or be used to inspire a creative writing task!
12 lesson unit of work on Dystopian fiction, focusing on chapter one of the ‘Hunger Games’ series by Suzanne Collins. Designed for Key Stage 3 students preparing to study AQA GCSE English Literature and Language specifications. Develops skills in analysing texts and creative writing.
10 lessons plus exam practice, designed to support the AQA GCSE English Language specification.
Students will develop their ability in areas including:
sensory descriptions
varied sentence starters
Exciting and engaging openings
Using different perspectives
Showing, not telling
Writing in different genres
Being the examiner
All lessons are combined on one PowerPoint presentation.
There are 5 slides at the end with example exam-style questions to be used as revision
An Introduction to Drama workbook for KS3, although this could also be used with GCSE or even A Level students who need a refresher on the basics.
The workbook covers 12 lessons, but could be padded out to last longer! It includes all required resources and comes with a handy teacher guide to help you plan out the lessons around the tasks.
This pack includes:
teaching students the stage map
different types of theatre staging
use of proxemics
developing vocal and physical skills
understanding power dynamics onstage
creating convincing characters
understanding the importance of set and props
building characters from a picture
rehearsing a monologue
performance practice in pairs and small groups
a final monologue writing challenge
The teacher guide also outlines optional homework tasks for every week of the workbook, as well as giving step-by-step lesson outlines for every lesson.
A collection of Broadway classics and modern hits arranged as a cabaret performance for students to perform as an end-of-term show/ cabaret evening.
Featured shows are:
West Side Story
Chicago
Rent
A Chorus Line
Wicked
Dear Evan Hansen
Hamilton
NO TRACKS PROVIDED
A one-off creative writing lesson to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III.
Designed for KS3/4 students but could potentially be used with older or younger students too.
Could be used in conjunction with a longer lesson after the coronation, or perhaps split into two, with students filling in the table for homework after watching the coronation and then completing the writing task in lesson.