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Hello! I believe in making life easier for teachers, which is why I make my resources available on TES for free, or at a low cost. Most of my resources are full schemes of work, so when you make a purchase you're investing in entire units, not just one-off work sheets. Feedback is welcome! As I evolve in my teaching career, I hope to update my resources as well, so keep checking in. :)

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Hello! I believe in making life easier for teachers, which is why I make my resources available on TES for free, or at a low cost. Most of my resources are full schemes of work, so when you make a purchase you're investing in entire units, not just one-off work sheets. Feedback is welcome! As I evolve in my teaching career, I hope to update my resources as well, so keep checking in. :)
A Taste of Honey Exam Prep
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A Taste of Honey Exam Prep

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I've created three mock Literature Exam style papers for practicing exam skills with my top set year 11 group. Having no past papers to go from thus far, they're just my attempt to give the students a 'realistic' feel for the types of questions they may experience. Feel free to adapt and change.
Never Let Me Go Exam Prep
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Never Let Me Go Exam Prep

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I've created three mock Literature Exam style papers for practicing exam skills with my top set year 11 group. Having no past papers to go from thus far, they're just my attempt to give the students a 'realistic' feel for the types of questions they may experience. Feel free to adapt and change.
KS3 Stone Cold SOW
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KS3 Stone Cold SOW

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Some lessons (PPTs) and resources that I use to teach Stone Cold to KS3 groups. Not all of the resources are originally mine, but I did make all of the PPTs. Apologies for any errors you may find -- I don't catch all my mistakes!
KS3 Non-Fiction Media Olympics SOW (Part 3)
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KS3 Non-Fiction Media Olympics SOW (Part 3)

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More lessons and resources for a non-fiction SOW looking at the Olympic games. Please see Part 1 and 2 of same name for rest of SOW. I cannot claim ownership of all the resources, but I did create the PPTs myself, based on other stimulus. Apologies for any spelling/grammar errors - I don't catch them sometimes!
KS3 Non-Fiction Media Olympics SOW (Part 2)
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KS3 Non-Fiction Media Olympics SOW (Part 2)

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More lessons and resources for a non-fiction SOW looking at the Olympic games. Please see Part 1 and 3 of same name for rest of SOW. I cannot claim ownership of all the resources, but I did create the PPTs myself, based on other stimulus. Apologies for any spelling/grammar errors - I don't catch them sometimes!
KS3 Non-Fiction Media Olympics SOW (Part 1)
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KS3 Non-Fiction Media Olympics SOW (Part 1)

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First set of 17 lessons and resources for a non-fiction SOW looking at the Olympic games. Please see Parts 2 and 3 of same name for rest of SOW. I cannot claim ownership of all the resources, but I did create the PPTs myself, based on other stimulus. Apologies for any spelling/grammar errors - I don't catch them sometimes!
Shakespeare/Conflict Poetry Link CA Lessons
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Shakespeare/Conflict Poetry Link CA Lessons

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I've made the following resources to help support Year 10 WJEC English coursework, in which students write a controlled assessment analysing a theme within a Shakespearean play as well as across at least three different poems. I've focused on Macbeth and conflict this year, so thought I'd share some of the lessons I plan to use.
Never Let Me Go Literature Circles SOW Pt 2
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Never Let Me Go Literature Circles SOW Pt 2

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The rest of the 'lessons' created for my top set study of Never Let Me Go. Again, don't be scared off by number of 'lessons'. Most of the PPTs are focusing on one chapter at a time, so you may find you use two in a lesson, depending on how much debate and discussion you have.
Never Let Me Go Literature Circles SOW Pt 1
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Never Let Me Go Literature Circles SOW Pt 1

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I've adapted a Literature Circle task to aid in the study of Never Let Me Go, which I plan to use next year with my top set year 11 group. I've also included the lessons I plan to use to go through the chapters of the novel - reading is done outside of lesson, so you may find that you go through each 'lesson' PPT at a faster rate than one per lesson, so don't be scared off by amount of 'lessons'!
Year 7 Ghost of Thomas Kempe SOW
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Year 7 Ghost of Thomas Kempe SOW

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The following are all of the lessons that I created for a SOW centered around a whole class reading of The Ghost of Thomas Kempe. Focus is on getting students used to writing PEEL paragraphs. . End result is a reading assessment looking at how tension and suspense are built in the prologue.
Year 8 Introduction to Print Media Unit
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Year 8 Introduction to Print Media Unit

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The following resources I've adapted or created to create a scheme of work intended to introduce year 8 students to the codes and conventions used in print media, focusing on magazines and newspapers. For lesson 8, I did not save a digitical copy of the two articles used. They are &'How to stop vuvuzelas from taking over the world&'; by Conor McNamara and 'A stern defence of the vuvuzela&' bu Paul Geiss. I found these online, and hope that you&';re able to obtain through a search :) Please visit my website to download the entire SOW.
Year 7 Media Unit: Heroes, Villians, Beowulf
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Year 7 Media Unit: Heroes, Villians, Beowulf

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The following is a basic introduction to film media for year 7s. It requires the use of the DVDs of Stormbreaker and the 2005 version of Beowulf (the age appropriate one). It also makes use of Oxford University Press 'Beowulf' text (Keeping and Crossely-Holland). Students start by looking at how heroes and villians are typically represented in film and television, then study conventions of DVD covers, and finally focus on review writing.
KS3 Post-1914 Play (Dracula)
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KS3 Post-1914 Play (Dracula)

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The following are PPTs and worksheets I've created or found to use as part of a unit of study using a Post-1914 play. The play I&'ve used (with great success for two years now) is David Calcutt&';s adaptation of Dracula. The assessed piece of work at my school requires pupils to write their own gothic story, but I've also included another simple task that I found online awhile back (creating a Vampire Hunter guidebook), that may be more suitable for lower ability groups. Feel free to adapt and edit the work here; it&'s a good start, but it is by no means perfect :) Happy teaching!
Y7 Creative Writing Part 2 (Poetry)
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Y7 Creative Writing Part 2 (Poetry)

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This is the second half of the unit I'm currently doing with my year 7 groups. The first half required them to work on their writing skills. My intention here is to introduce them to various forms of poetry by showing a few examples and then having them create their own poems. Can be adapted and changed as needed.