A detailed book review template for KS2 or low ability KS3. This particular one is for Stormbreaker, but feel free to edit the title etc to make it your own! I have successfully used this with a low set Year 7.

Differentiated task for the short, brilliant animation, 'Alma'. 3 differentiated question task sheets with a section of the written story at the centre. Questions around the narrative to stretch and challenge students to analyse how suspense is built in the story. Could be used for group or independent work and can be easily changed to meet the needs of your students. Used with middle ability year 7 but could easily and quickly be adapted for primary or older year groups.

3 step adapted tasks/worksheets for the poem Belfast Confetti. Ready to use with KS3 and/or 4. Ofsted observed with excellent feedback :). Great for unseen poetry or to help students grasp the idea of context.

The whole of Act 1 Scene 1 complete with annotated questions to prompt independent analysis of the text. Questions have been written to hit all the AOs required to answer the AQA GCSE exam and include a section for wider textual references. Two differentiated sheets included - used with a middle ability group but easy to edit up or down for your students. Other key scenes available on my shop :)

Could be used for a KS3 or an Unseen Poetry KS4 task. Guided annotation task and structure strip for Maya Angelou’s ‘Still I Rise’. Question focus: ‘How does Angelou use language to show a sense of empowerment?’ Includes: Copy of the poem with clear step by step instructions for students to annotate the poem to answer the question ‘How does Angelou use language to show a sense of empowerment?’ Defintions of key words to support students to decode the question List of poetic features for students to identify in the poem. List of higher level vocabulary to challenge and improve the quality of students’ annotations. Page 2 - structure strip to support students writing an extended response to the above question using their annotations. Model answer that includes the sentence starters in the structure strip to model a successful response. I used this to model successful annotations and support a successful response in preparation for an EOU assessment.

A summary sheet for Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses. Including: Space for students to summarise the start/middle/end of the novel Space for students to clearly state who is a ‘Nought’ or a ‘Cross’ Key word bank to include definitions I made this as a one page revision/overview resource for my class. Lines are included on the summary sections for students who prefer some structure for their writing. I printed this onto A3 so students had lots of room to write their ideas. Great for homework, whole class revision, individual or group tasks.

Adapted tasks for teaching Simon Armitage’s ‘Remains’ which features in the Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology. Includes: Copy of the poem Guided annotation tasks to support students to deconstruct the poem Key quotes selected for more detailed annotation ‘Start here’ / ‘End here’ clearly signposted to support students who may find the navigation of annotating challenging. Sheet 2/Group 2 - tasks are more challenging, they challenge students to find their own quotes. Group/pair task for student-led poetry analysis. Lines are provided in the boxes to help students organise their ideas neatly. Space around the boxes too for extra annotation or to create a key to highlight key words/quotes. This would be helpful for introducing students to annotating poetry. When I have used this task I have printed it onto A3 so students have lots of space to write their ideas.

Matrix to compare and contrast the characters of Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff. Students are to select quotes from the play to analyse in detail. Could be used as an individual or pair task or as a homework piece. Might be useful in preparation for an extended writing piece on the characters. Could be printed onto A3 to give students plenty of room. Lines included for students to organise their ideas neatly.

Key poetic terms inside a neat table for students to find the definitions for. Great homework resource for introducing poetry at KS3 or KS4. Slightly smaller than A4 (if printed onto A4) so it can be cut down and stuck at the back of students’ books.