Jessica Elizabeth
Currently teaching English to 11-16 year olds at an outstanding school. All resources are created to the highest standard, with an easy to follow, colourful, engaging powerpoint.
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Currently teaching English to 11-16 year olds at an outstanding school.
All resources are created to the highest standard, with an easy to follow, colourful, engaging powerpoint.
All resources
Refugees Poem - Analysis
Two lessons.
First lesson focuses on understanding the poem and the students asking their own questions about the poem to which their partner can answer.
Second lesson is differentiated and has 3 different tasks, catering to different abilities within the class.
Writing a Review for Of Mice and Men
A lesson which focuses on pupils writing a review on Of Mice and Men.
Suitable as a final lesson for studying the novel.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - Act 1 and 2
A range of exciting, fun lessons based on A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 1 and 2).
1) Writing to argue about who is right in the opening scene
2) Analysis lesson on Helena, Hermia and Lysander
3) Enchanted forest description lesson
4) The Mechanicals - focusing on Pyramus and Thisbe play and Bottom as a character
5) Analysis of Oberon and Titania's argument
6)Analysis of the pathetic fallacy used by Titania
7) News Report of Hermia missing
8) Helena's heartbreak analysis lesson
Multiple skills, such as analysis, inference/deduction, writing skills, speaking and listening etc will need to be used.
Macbeth - Plot
A lesson which focuses on revising the plot of Macbeth through the use of dual coding.
Pupils are encouraged to put the plot in the correct order through a series of images and then minimise the plot into manageable buzz words.
A great lesson for GCSE pupils revisiting plot.
A Christmas Carol - Scrooge's Family
A lesson which focuses on exploring Scrooge’s family relationships.
Pupils are given 5 small extracts, taken from across the novel, and asked to explore what each one reveals about Scrooge’s familial relationships.
They are then given some challenging questions at the end of the lesson such as ‘to what extent do Scrooge’s family have a positive influence on his transformation’.
A resource which is easily adaptable to fit the needs of your GCSE class.
A Christmas Carol - Exam Question on Relationships
A lesson which allows pupils to recall plot through spotting lies/errors on the PowerPoint.
Exam question on relationships with extract included, along with a high level, colour coded response with a worksheet for the pupils to fill in as well.
Can easily be adapted to suit lower ability through adapting my response.
A Christmas Carol - Ghost of Christmas Past
A lesson which includes a mini quiz with answers on Stave 2 and a worksheet centred on symbolism of Ghost of Christmas Past. My classes key ideas are included on the PowerPoint.
Friar Lawrence Key Quotations and Moments
A revision lesson ideal for Year 10 or 11 pupils.
A range of key scenes that the Friar is included in, alongside a range of quotations to go with this. It is all in chronological order as well.
Pupils are tasked with analysing the Friar Lawrence as a character, based on the scenes and quotations provided.
Lord of the flies poster display
An eye-catching poster made to capture the attention of students when they walk into your classroom.
Ideal display poster.
War of the Worlds -Context Lesson
An introduction lesson to War of the Worlds. Great for both KS3 and KS4 as you can adapt the lesson to fit the needs of your pupils.
The lesson focuses on the pupils making predictions based around certain images included on the powerpoint.
These images link to the radio broadcast of War of the Worlds.
Pupils then listen to the radio broadcast to see for themselves and answer some empathic questions based around the broadcast.
Simon Lord of the Flies Revision
Perfect for KS4 Eduqas/WJEC.
A lesson which focuses on tracking Simon as a character from Chapter 1 to his death in Chapter 9.
All key quotations/key moments etc included on the table.
Can easily be adapted to help a higher ability set as well.
Scrooge's Transformation
This lesson enables KS4 pupils to successfully track Scrooge’s transformation from Stave 1 to Stave 5.
They have to recall which stave each quotation was said in, link the quotations to specific and relevant context and then use the sentence starters and example essay to help them write their own.
Perfect for a mixed ability group or for any class who need to focus on revision based tasks ready for GCSE.
Lesson 1 - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Plot Summary
A plot summary lesson which uses a range of skills:
Numeracy starter
Inference and deduction based on the image shown on the ppt i.e what will the play be about judging by the image?
Listening skills, as well as taking notes at the same time.
Plot summary sheet provided as well.
A Christmas Carol - Context
A lesson focusing on context for A Christmas Carol (Victorian Era).
My class were given very specific facts and asked to link to as many key scenes as possible, along with finding key quotations.
Worked really well and helped them to remember to link to context for the exam without being overwhelmed by too much information.
Romeo and Juliet - The Invitation
A lesson focusing on reading the scene where Romeo is invited to the party.
Comprehension questions focusing on inference and deduction before an engaging, creative task at the end.
Lord of the Flies - Simon's Death
An analysis lesson focusing on Simon's death.
Challenging questions asked about the extract to allow for independent/paired analysis.
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Act 1 Scene 1
An opening lesson to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Focuses on reading the opening and then how to see all viewpoints to enable them to write an effective argument.
Group work involved.
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Oberon and Titania Argue
A lesson centered on the argument between Titania and Oberon arguing over the changeling boy.
Speed dating comprehension task for understanding, which include example responses my students came up with.
Exam style question included as well for them to complete.
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Enchanted Forest Description
A descriptive writing lesson loosely based on Hermia running away into the forest.
The lesson has been split into two and centers on them improving their writing skills through peer-assessment and self-assessment.
Can be adapted and used solely as a descriptive writing lesson.
The Great Gatsby - Chapter 1 - East Egg vs West Egg
A lesson looking at the differences between East and West Egg - an important concept within the novel The Great Gatsby.
Pupils are encouraged to read the extract attached, highlighting and selecting quotations linked to the setting.
The quotations are also on the ppt.
Pupils are then asked to try to draw out what they think East/West Egg looks like on the map and then compare to the images on the ppt.
Lastly, they compare the differences between East and West Egg.