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Talking Books

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Author: Sean Smith
Nessfield Primary School, West Yorkshire

This 6-week resource for Y5/6 children is designed to bring together children’s skills in ICT and Literacy. It is truly cross curricular and can be adapted for other KS2 groups.

 

Cyber Quests

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Author: Rachel Wood
Heath Primary School, Derbyshire

Through the use of prepared worksheets, primary students are encouraged to visit websites to appraise content and to find the information to complete worksheets.

  Stories for Year 2 View project | Download resource
 

Author: Margaret Roberts
Heath Primary School, Derbyshire

This unit of work comprises 6 lesson lessons which could form part of longer unit of work or be an introduction to story writing. Some of the resources the use of TextEase used widely in UK primary schools.

  Authors and Letters View project | Download resource
 

Author: Elaine Brent
Heath Primary School, Derbyshire

This resource supports the Narrative Unit 4 in the renewed framework for Literacy in England but may also be useful for pupils in other year groups. Some of the resources also require teachers to use TextEase.

  Instructional Texts View project | Download resource
 

Author: Joan Laws
Mellers Primary & Nursery School, Nottingham

Over a period of 5 lessons in one week, Y4 students work through the activities and exercises around instructional texts whilst at the same time, revising verb tenses and using imperative commands.

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  New! Using blogs in the English classroom View project
 

Author: Jo Loveridge
Dartford Technology College, Kent

Not only did Jo wish to bring her English and Media teaching into the world of Web 2.0 but she also wanted to change the way in which her subjects were studied ... her students love the new approach!

New! Introduction to Prose Fiction

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Authors: Jo King and Colette Flanagan
Notre Dame High School, Sheffield

This scheme prepares Y9 students for GCSE coursework - they should be able to understand aspects of the writer's craft, mark differences in texts from different time periods and use the PEE method to analyse texts.

New! Early Entry GCSE

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Author: Jenny Mannion

The resource prepares students for early GCSE entry in November and June but the resource can be used all year round and the lessons changed around to suit the needs of your own students.

New! Pre 20th Century Prose

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Author: Jackie Girgenti
Dartford Technology College, Kent

Over 7-8 weeks, this resource supports KS4 English Literature pre-1914; it contains a presentation and activities for the study of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

New! Mystery Poetry

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Author: Laryssa Molloy
Sharples School, Bolton

This unit of work over 5-6 hours focuses on sea poetry - specifically using Flannan Isle and Mary Celeste as mystery poems which lead to investigative work, imaginative writing, log keeping and report writing.

New! Aspects of Narrative

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Author: Martha Featherstone
Titus Salt School, Bradford

This scheme of work comprises lesson plans and resources based on the poetry aspect of the AQA AS Literature, using some of WH Auden’s poetry from the Anthology.

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  Themed Essays for English View project
 

Authors: Colette Flanagan and Jo King
Notre Dame High School, Sheffield

Over 18 lessons, this resource covers Section B AQA Literature. The study of poems in the Armitage/Duffy selection and other pre-1914 works is supported by annotated presentations in four themed areas - love, death, parent/child relationships, revenge.

  World War I Literature [A Level] View project | Download resource
 

Author: Jo Loveridge
Dartford Technology College, Kent

This resource over 11 hours' studies literature of WWI in the AQA A Level English Literature syllabus. With a focus on 'Birdsong' by Sebastian Faulks, it offers study guides and activities to help students respond to large and rich prose texts.

  Pass GCSE View project | Download resource
 

Author: Jenny Mannion
Penketh High School, Warrington

This scheme pulls together all of the skills needed to gain success in the GCSE examination but while written for the AQA scheme, these lessons could be adapted to meet the requirements of other exam boards. 

  GCSE Revision Guide View project | Download resource
 

Author: Jo Loveridge
Dartford Technology College, Kent

This project provides a study guide for the AQA GCSE English examinationa and for teachers seeking generic information on how to answer a poetry comparison question and how to analyse prose texts.

  The Art of Rhetoric View project | Download resource
 

Author: Martha Featherstone
Titus Salt School, Bradford

This is a varied project for Y9 pupils using activities based around exciting and engaging resources; reading, writing and speaking and listening skills will be utilised, providing an introduction to persuasive writing.

  Original Writing-Saving Private Ryan View project | Download resource
 

Author: Jenny Mannion
Archbishop Beck Catholic College, Liverpool

This resource aimed at GCSE students encourags the writing of a soldier's perspective on the invasion of Normandy during WWII in 1944. The film 'Saving Private Ryan' can be used to provide the historical perspective.

  Building a website on bullying View project | Download resource
 

Author: Robin Shakespeare
Chelmer Valley High School, Essex

This unit is aimed at Y7 students; it provides opportunities to research and evaluate advisory websites, develop ideas for the construction of their own site and provide advice and guidance to other students.

  Newspaper Simulation View project | Download resource
 

Author: Robin Shakespeare
Chelmer Valley High School, Essex

The resource centres around the production of a newspaper by teams of students and their presentation to the rest of the class on the roles and responsibilities of an editing team.

  Prose Horror View project | Download resource
 

Author: Stephen Powell
Monks Park School, Bristol

This set of resources will help KS4 students learn how to think, plan, formulate and write intelligently on prose. Horror excerpts were chosen because of their appeal to teenagers!

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  Writing on Poetry View project | Download resource
 

Author: Stephen Powell
Monks Park School, Bristol

This resource contains PowerPoint presentations and other resources to develop a teacher's key skills in examination preparation while reinforcing the language of the poems themselves.

  SATs Revision View project | Download resource
 

Author: Jo Loveridge
Dartford Technology College, Kent

This project provides two sets of revision resources for KS3 students for the SATs reading and writing papers. The Horror of SATs provides a fun unit with a lively horror focus whilst the Much Ado About Nothing works with set scenes for 2008.

  Introduction to Online Media View project | Download resource
 

Author: Pinaki Chakrabarti
Astor of Hever School, Kent

The objective of this unit is to introduce secondary students to the world of media with a focus on online [and offline] newspapers and advertisements and to develop analytical and organisation skills.

  Writing Advice Texts View project | Download resource
 

Author: Pinaki Chakrabarti
Astor of Hever School, Kent

The aim of this unit is to introduce secondary students to the world of advisory texts. This unit will help the students to develop skills to analyse their features and use that knowledge to write their own. 

  A Level English Literature View project | Download resource
 

Author: Jo Loveridge
Dartford Technology College, Kent

A presentation and linked resources prepare students for analysing texts, understanding terminology and for imbuing students with a holistic understanding of the history of English and American Literature.

  Much Ado About Nothing View project | Download resource
 

Author: Jo Loveridge
Dartford Technology College, Kent

This project is preparation for KS3 SATs tests and is driven by a PowerPoint presentation and links to worksheets, activities and revision exercises in Publisher and Word.

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