Introductory lesson for 'The Sign of Four'. The lesson breaks down the English literature paper and the Assessment Objectives for the exam. Students will then act as detectives using images, video clips and a summary of the novel to make their own predictions of the novel.
A series of questions for students to complete exploring the social, historical context of the novel. The workbook has website links to help students and extended writing tasks to complete.
The workbook looks at the following areas:
- Crime and policing
-Jack the Ripper
-Class
-British Empire (importing and exporting)
-Women
-Drugs
Detailed PowerPoints focusing on question 1 and 2 of the English Language Paper 1 examination.
Lesson 1: Introduction into English Paper 1, using an extract from 'The Hunger Games'
Lesson 2: Understanding the differences between implicit and explicit information using 'The Hunger Games' and visual aids.
Lesson 3: Group based lesson/activities focusing on language techniques
Lesson 4: Breakdown of Question 2 using 'The Sign of Four'
Lesson 5/6: Understanding more ambitious language techniques, such as antithesis and Satire using 'Tale of Two Cities' and 'Animal Farm'.
Lessons provide scaffolding for lower ability students, including sentence starters and activities to suit needs of different abilities.
An introductory lesson for English Language Paper 1: Exploration in Creative Reading and Writing.
Break down of assessment objectives and steps on how to approach a literary text, using chapter 2 of 'The Hunger Games'.
Text can be found online (The Hunger Games pdf/chapter 2/lines 1-45)
Full lesson that aims at students writing a leaflet, including an exam style question (Q5) . To engage students, the subject area focuses on the Syrian refugee crisis.
An English Language Mat that students can use each time they want to tackle section A of the English Language Paper 2 paper. It breaks down each question into steps to help answer the questions successfully. It also lists techniques and connectives they can use to help with question 2-4.