Key stage 3 skills overview
This is our termly skills plan for Key stage 3. We teach mixed ability, so within classes we have students working from Pre writing in our lower ability class to Key skill 2.Key skill refers to the old fashioned NC levels, but we have tweaked them for our cohort. So for example on our skills system...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy
Exam/Board: AQA
Technology
Here is a SOW centered around technology I have created for Y8.I have explored a variety of skills needed across English Language and English Literature. However, the focus was emphasised more on Lang Paper 2 towards the start.You can find within the SOW a variety of non fiction articles, fictional...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy
Exam/Board: AQA
Idiolect Project: Good Transition task from Yr11 to 12
This Word document takes students through a range of tasks to investigate their own language fingerprint. I've used this for Transition tasks for those starting Yr12 English Language.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Additional resources
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lang
Topics: Language diversity and change
Love and Relationships multiple choice assessment
Good as an alternative to essay to test knowledge or can be used for interleaving/revision} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
Student friendly guide to annotating a poem independently
I made this for my year 10 as i had had a few queries along the lines of "How do i annotate a poem?"You may wish to jazz it up a bit as its just a word document.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
KS3 My Country Independent Project
An 8 week independent, cross-curricular scheme for KS3. Perfect for work to set during lockdown.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
WW1 POETRY FOR YEAR 9 (PRE-GCSE)
I have a mid-term plan too, but it's in a different location - might be able to share it if anyone's interested - just message me! } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
Home Learning - Spoken Language - KS3 - Summer Term 1 - 5 weeks
Home Learning:Here's a set of Spoken Language activities for Years 7, 8 and 9.Each folder contains 5 weekly resources / set of activities and a Knowledge Organiser for each year group.Hope this might be useful for next half term.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
Independent Reading Project for KS3
This is something I have put together for our whole department to cover first half term of Summer. We are going to send it out in one week tasks. hope this is helpful. Be good to hear how your students have responded.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Whole School Literacy
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
19th to 20th-century Non Fiction - remote reading and research
This is a collection of texts from an 1891 copy of the Graphic which have been digitised, along with some related letters (early 20th-century) exploring attitudes to animals at the turn of the century. The texts are deliberately quite short to facilitate a bitesize approach to engaging with 19th-cen...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: OCR
Course: GCSE Language
Topics: Language diversity and change
19th to 20th-century Non Fiction - remote reading and research
This is a collection of texts from an 1891 copy of the Graphic which have been digitised, along with some related letters (early 20th-century) exploring attitudes to animals at the turn of the century. The texts are deliberately quite short to facilitate a bitesize approach to engaging with 19th-cen...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: OCR
Course: GCSE Language
Topics: Language diversity and change
Attitudes to animals in the 19th century (context for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde)
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Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
Coping with Corona
Writing activity based on how the current pandemic is affecting young people} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
These are the hands style poetry writing
A session designed for use with a mixed year group, age and ability collection of key worker kids when I am in school next week. Students will discuss the symbolism of hands, read and discuss Michael Rosen's poem "These are the hands" and then write their own piece inspired by his work. As it is a l...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
Plot cardsort An Inspector Calls
A 20 part card sort for AIC with all key details included.(For student edition, simply delete numbers.)} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Paper 2
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
Remote Learning Non-Fiction Task 4
These are two comprehension-focused worksheets based on 19th century non-fiction texts.The first extract is from ‘The Dictionary of Daily Wants’ and gives advice on selecting an appropriate apprenticeship.The second extract is entitled ‘The Dreadful Life and Confession of a Boy Aged Twelve Years, Wh...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Language
Topics: Language diversity and change
Brick Lane Updated
For use with Lit A AQA Unseen Prose unit. Updated} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lit (A)
Topics: Option 2: Modern times lit from 1945-present
Revolutionary Road Unseen style analysis
Takes students through how to answer a question on unseen prose in Paper 2b Literature Spec A. The extract is one AQA have published when the course was set up but I find it quite good to use, even though it is on the spec. The PowerPoint can accompany my tutorial on YouTube found at: htt...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lit (A)
Topics: Option 2: Modern times lit from 1945-present
Charles Dickens Revision Booklet (Year 7)
A revision booklet aimed at Key Stage 3 students. The idea is that they practice tasks to consolidate their learning. It can be used as a homework booklet also. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lit (A)
Topics: Option 2: Modern times lit from 1945-present
Year 7 Homelearning Narrative Writing Project
A three-week project focused on narrative.This asks students to revise what they know through links to online resources, create a writer's guidebook using their revision, then write a 4-500 word story based on their revision. It isn't a workbook with tasks. It requires independendence.Set...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lit (A)
Topics: Option 2: Modern times lit from 1945-present