KS3 Speckled Band SOW
This is a ten lesson SOW that we used in Year 7. Some of the lessons are duplicated as teachers differentiated for their groups but I have included them all. We would also do a 200 word challenge on a Friday.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Y7 - Distance Learning - Poetry from other cultures
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Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Y8 Distance Learning - Language Skills - Heroes
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Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Video - Before You Were Mine (Carol Ann Duffy)
A video I made that talks the students through the AQA poem Before You Were Mine. It even includes hand-drawn pictures!} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Year 10 Back to school in June
90 minute lesson designed for delivery from front to mixed ability for current situation. Covers revision of AQA Conflict poetry, Jekyll and Hyde/ A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls and free writing.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Language Levels Revision Quiz
A revision quiz that focuses on phonetics, grammar and pragmatics. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Paper 1: Language, the individual and society
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lang
Topics: Textual variations
English Language Phonetics, Prosodics and Phonology PPT
A small scheme to introduce students to the phonetics, phonology and prosodics part of the language levels. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Paper 1: Language, the individual and society
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lang
Topics: Textual variations
English Language Grammar PPT
A small scheme to introduce students to the grammar section of the language levels. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Paper 1: Language, the individual and society
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lang
Topics: Textual variations
English Language Pragmatics PPT
Small scheme of lessons to students to pragmatics. This will need updating as it was current when I taught it. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Paper 1: Language, the individual and society
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lang
Topics: Textual variations
Spoken Language - definitions and the IPA
Two lessons plus resources on phonetics and the IPA, and prosody and sound iconicity.There are linked videos in the second PowerPoint so you'll need to enable content} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Paper 2: Language diversity and change
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lang
Topics: Language diversity and change
AAVE (distance learning lesson)
This is my distance learning powerpoint on AAVE (I split it into 3 parts then used screencast-o-matic to record over it - so the voice comments are missing here). Included are also the transcript referred to (from QMUL's amazing resources) and a typed copy of Steven Willis' "Ebonics 101" poem w...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Unit: Paper 2: Language diversity and change
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lang
Topics: Language diversity and change
KS3 Ozymandias Lessons
This is a set of six lessons which looks at the poem Ozymandias at an introductory level. I used this with Year 7.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: A level lang
Topics: Language diversity and change
Eduqas Language Component 1 Reading Homework Booklet
A homework booklet that uses different fiction extracts and requires pupils to answer exam style questions.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Course: GCSE Language
Topics: Language diversity and change
Eduqas Language Component 2: 21st Century Homework Booklet
This is a collection of 21st Century non-fiction texts which asks pupils to answer exam style questions.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Paper 2
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Course: GCSE Language
Topics: Language diversity and change
Racism, Diversity & Inequality
A small collection of activities centered around poetry and an article that explore how writers express their experiences about growing up, facing racism, discrimination and prejudice. It includes an article on Stephen Lawrence, references George Floyd and poems by Benjamin Zephaniah, Maya Angelou a...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Course: GCSE Language
Topics: Language diversity and change
An Inspector Calls resources for home learning
I converted 16 lessons for An Inspector Calls into lessons which would work for those at home without access to the internet. I try to provide answers to help pupils and the resources cover the characterisation of each character interrogated, work on the language of the Inspector's final speech and...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Paper 2
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
Introduction to Conflict Poetry AQA
A ppt written for students whilst they are home-learning, to introduce the theme of conflict, and to start thinking about the poems they are going to be studying.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
Ozymandias- analysis lesson with links to Colston and Hussein
An introduction to Ozymandias, with parallels drawn between Saddam Hussein and the recent removal of the Colston statue in Bristol. Component 2 linked task at the end (Eduqas but would work for AQA with adaptation)} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
Reading Challenge Bingo
A basic template that outlines 20 book types/styles that students should try to read in a month-aiming to complete a column, line or the whole grid.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change
Reciprocal Reading Guide
A simple guide to reciprocal reading in schools. Used mainly with LSAs and targeted student groups whose reading is 86-100 NRSS. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Course: GCSE Literature
Topics: Language diversity and change