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Poetry of WW1 wordsearch with authors and many famous ideas and poems

Focus on Caliban’s soliloquy - a curse on Prospero. Discussing whether Caliban is more than just a beast and how Prospero treats him and how he describes his suffering. Introduction to Stephano and Trinculo and how they are used as comic device Script writing task - create your own comic scene with amusing characters. Year 9 SOW.

Lessons 1 and 2 in a half term unit on non fiction writing. Enough for two hours, maybe more. Was made for a Year 8 class at KS3, but can be used for KS4 as well. 16 slides with nice presentation Revision on audience and purpose and different examples of how to write formally, with some examples which the students can critique and make suggestions. Two main writing tasks included. Improve the letter from the student who wants a place at the school. Names and ideas can be tweaked to suit your class. Main writing task - write a formal letter to Boris Johnson about improving a social issue in your local community. Examples of how to write the letter.

Lovely lesson on Dragon of Death looking at the rhyme, meter and vocabulary of the poem. A very popular poem with younger students. Can be part of a myths and legends SOW. End task to write own poem about their own creature using Prelutsky’s rhythm and rhyme scheme. Was given an outstanding lesson with this lesson plan. 26 slides, enough for two lessons

Nice lesson, lovely presentation Analysing imagery Part of KS3 culture poetry SOW Could be used for KS4 unseen poem Writing two PEE paragraphs 17 slides Included with worksheet that can be used for extension task, HW or cover work.

Two one hour lessons on the ice-skating extract from The Prelude by Wordsworth Focusing in on quotations, techniques used. Fill in grid with quote explanation Beautiful presentation in winter colours Mind map the picture of the frozen lake and write creatively

20 words Starter or settler activity

Lesson task for examination prep English Language, or for an assessment Letter to MP writing about needed improvements in local area.

A detailed presentation on language/form/structure of 'No Thank You John' with some revision tasks and thinking questions for discussion If you are old enough to remember Mr Bronson from Grange Hill, this will give you a small smile. Geared towards OCR poetry anthology for AS Lit but can you used for any exam board.

A discussion of some of the main points and imagery in Dulce et Decorum est by Owen. This resource was created with Year 7 and 8 in mind and leads towards a PEE paragraph assessment and a creative writing assessment - both are based on the poem. There is also a homework task and slide to check their understanding of the homework (vocabulary task). 15 slides and a copy of the poem in cloze format. Plus two free WW1/trenches/Owen wordsearches form starter activities or library work. Also a blank storyboard for storyboarding the poem.

An extract from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with questions on the extract. Frankenstein similes activity Spellings

Geared towards a top set Year 9 group. Also suitable for KS4. Explanation of what oxymorons are and some examples. Questions on the opening section of Gormenghast with a focus on Gothic features in the text..

Extract from the Pit and the Pendulum by Poe. Discussion questions and individual questions. Plan for a three paragraph mini assessment on the extract.

The famous satirical war poetry that exposes the reality of propaganda posters. Questions on the poem. Also an activity in which the students have to consider the poem in light of 'the army isn't all work' poster.

Suitable for KS3 or lower set KS4. Guided assessment task on who is most to blame for Macbeth's downfall. Looks at the witches, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth with a word bank for each character(s) Slide 3 can be printed out for pupils to use as a mind-map or planning sheet

2 x A4 question sheets on Charles Dickens' classic short story 'The Signalman'. Questions are based on the first section of the story, encouraging students to think about initial impressions of the setting and the character of the Signalman Plus wordsearch

Suitable range of questions for KS3 or as an unseen poem at KS4. Also some pictures of WW1 injuries that can be used to create a poster with quotations from the poem. A copy of the poem is included as well, or can be found online

Starter activity KS2/3 on adjectives and nouns or lower level learners/Entry Level students

Burger Thing are opening a new restaurant. Write the words of a leaflet for the new burger restaurant, persuading people to visit the new burger bar.

Questions on the poem Free