Wednesday 6 November 2013

War Photographer Teaching Resources (Carol Ann Duffy)

War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy

(War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy - English teaching resource featuring 23 slides)


 KS4 English teaching resources
English Teaching Resources: War Photographer (Carol Ann Duffy)
PowerPoint and worksheets
English Teaching Resources: War Photographer (Carol Ann Duffy) is a 23 slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation designed to teach Carol Ann Duffy's poem.  War Photographer (Carol Ann Duffy) takes pupils through the meaning, imagery and themes of the poem as shown in the images below.  
To preview English Teaching Resources: War Photographer (Carol Ann Duffy) click on this link http://www.teacher-of-english.com/war-photographer-by-carol-ann-duffy-teaching-resources-619.html.



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Friday 4 October 2013

Warhorse (Michael Morpurgo) teaching resources

Warhorse (Michael Morpurgo)

(Warhorse (Michael Morpurgo) - English teaching resource featuring 130 slides)

Key Stage : KS3 teaching resources
Warhorse is a complete 14 lesson scheme of work with a 130 slide editable PowerPoint presentation and a 16 page booklet of worksheets.
KS3 English Teaching Resources: Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the historical context, plot, characters, language and themes of this wonderful novel.
Our Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo teaching resources include a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities:
    - A scheme of work overview with 14 four part lessons covering historical context, plot, character, themes and language
    - Analysis of the characters of Joey, Albert, Father, Captain Nicholls and others
    - Extension activities for G&T pupils
    - 4 part lessons with starter activity, introduction, development and plenary
    - Historical context understanding research activity
    - Developing inference and deduction skills
    - Empathetic writing - Joey's diary
    - Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding
    - Analysing Michael Morpurgo's use of language and narrative structure in Warhorse
    - Writing a newspaper story
    - 14 lesson scheme of work
    - A 130 slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below)
    - 16 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint slideshow
To view the KS3 English Teaching Resource: Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo in more detail you can click on the Powerpoint images in the boxes below.
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Thursday 29 August 2013

Resources for the new school year

Getting to Know Your Pupils
  
As it's time to prepare for the new school year, we're featuring our 'getting to know you' resources and ice-breaker ideas.
 
Introduce yourself and find out about your new pupils.

A fun activity which can be used to get to know a new class.

20 effective ice-breakers.
 
Fun tasks that work great as ice-breakers and starters.
 
20 starter activities which can be used as effective ice-breakers.
 
Works in exactly the same way as the TV show. Contains three ready made boards which can be changed or added to.
 
A great template for creating your own ice-breaker quizzes.
 
A fully editable version of the traditional game.
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Wednesday 21 August 2013

Warhorse Teaching Resources (Michael Morpurgo)

Warhorse (Michael Morpurgo)

(Warhorse (Michael Morpurgo) - English teaching resource featuring 131 slides)

Key Stage : KS3 teaching resources
Warhorse is a complete 14 lesson scheme of work with a 131 slide editable PowerPoint presentation and a 16 page booklet of worksheets.
KS3 English Teaching Resources: Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the historical context, plot, characters, language and themes of this wonderful novel.
Our Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo teaching resources include a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities:
    - A scheme of work overview with 14 four part lessons covering historical context, plot, character, themes and language
    - Analysis of the characters of Joey, Albert, Father, Captain Nicholls and others
    - Extension activities for G&T pupils
    - 4 part lessons with starter activity, introduction, development and plenary
    - Historical context understanding research activity
    - Developing inference and deduction skills
    - Empathetic writing - Joey's diary
    - Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding
    - Analysing Michael Morpurgo's use of language and narrative structure in Warhorse
    - Writing a newspaper story
    - 14 lesson scheme of work
    - A 131 slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below)
    - 16 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint slideshow
To view the KS3 English Teaching Resource: Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo in more detail you can click on the Powerpoint images in the boxes below.
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Wednesday 10 July 2013

The English Zone Online Learning Activities

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The English Zone has been designed to help young people succeed in English.  This brand new website is packed with online English tutorials and skills exercises for children aged 4 to 11.  All tutorials contain video presentations with interactive activities and worksheets which guide children through a range of essential English skills.
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Teacher-of-History.com has been designed with History teachers in mind.  It contains a wide range of teaching resources for KS2, KS3 and KS4 History. As with its sister sites, all Teacher-of-History.com's PowerPoints are fully editable so you can tweak, personalise and differentiate them as much or as little as you like.  
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Thursday 4 July 2013

Writing Effective Story Openings (KS3 English)

Writing Effective Story Openings Key Stage KS3 English resources Powerpoint English Teaching Resource

Writing Effective Story Openings

(Writing Effective Story Openings - English teaching resource featuring 15 slides)

Key Stage : KS3 English resources
15 slide PowerPoint & worksheets
English Teaching Resources: Writing Effective Story Openings is a 15 slide PowerPoint presentation with accompanying worksheets.  As with all our PowerPoints the presentation can be tweaked, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs.  English Teaching Resources: Writing Effective Story Openings includes a range of tasks and activities designed to help pupils create effective story settings.
The PowerPoint contains:
- A guide to selecting an effective setting
- An analysis of how writers convey mood, tension and atmosphere through the use of setting 
- A guide to using the senses to create descriptive imagery - with an example text
- A guide to transforming sensual images and notes into a piece of descriptive prose which establishes setting and engages the reader
- A model text to help students through the creative process
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Tuesday 2 July 2013

Skimming and scanning skills teaching resources

Skimming and Scanning

(Skimming and Scanning - English teaching resource featuring 6 slides)

Key Stage : 3
(PowerPoint teaching resource)
English Resources: Skimming and Scanning skills is a 6 slide PowerPoint presentation designed to teach pupils how to develop the key reading skills of skimming and scanning.  The resource includes:
  1. An introduction explaining the difference between skimming and scanning
  2. An interactive activity which allows pupils to apply their skimming and scanning skills and enables teachers to assess their understanding.
  3. The use of bold clear fonts, simple language, bright colours and 'lower school friendly' imagery.
  
To preview the PowerPoint presentation English Teaching Resources: Skimming and Scanning please click on the link below.

  

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Thursday 16 May 2013

An Introduction to Shakespeare - KS3 English teaching resources


An Introduction to Shakespeare

An Introduction to Shakespeare - English teaching resource featuring 95 slides


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An Introduction to Shakespeare is a 95 slide editable PowerPoint presentation with a 10 page booklet of worksheets.
KS3 English Teaching Resources: An Introduction to Shakespeare contains a range of tasks and activities designed to introduce pupils to the works of William Shakespeare at KS3.
An Introduction to Shakespeare has activities for pupils of all abilities:
    - True or False game - assessing prior knowledge of Shakespeare
    - Research and note making task - Who was William Shakespeare?
    - Create a Shakespeare booklet for Year 6 pupils
    - Learn the key features of tragedy, comedy and history
    - Shakespeare's influence on the English language
    - Introducing famous Shakespearian characters
    - Shakespeare's sonnets
    - Comparing and contrasting film versions of Romeo and Juliet
    - Studying The Seven Ages of Man from As You Like It
    - Witches Brew - an introduction to Macbeth
    - A 95 slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below)
    - 10 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint slideshow
To view the KS3 English Teaching Resource: An Introduction to Shakespeare in more detail please click on the link below.

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Monday 22 April 2013

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas scheme of work, PPT, plans and worksheets


The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

(The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - English teaching resource featuring 126 slides)

Key Stage : 3
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a complete 14 lesson scheme of work with a 126 slide editable PowerPoint presentation and a 25 page booklet of worksheets.
KS3 English Teaching Resources: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the historical context, plot, characters, language and themes of John Boyne's novel.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas teaching resource includes a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities:
    - A scheme of work overview with 14 four part lessons covering historical context, plot, character, themes and language
    - Analysis of the characters of Bruno, Father, Gretel and Lieutenant Kotler
    - Extension activities for G&T pupils
    - Interactive quizzes and starter activities*
    - Historical context understanding research activity
    - Developing inference and deduction skills through The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
    - Empathetic writing - a letter to Grandmother and Bruno's diary
    - Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding
    - Analysing John Boyne's use of language and contrast in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
    - Speaking and Listening tasks  - Bruno and Shmuel's conversations
    - Writing a book review for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
    - 14 lesson scheme of work
    - A 126 slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below)
    - 25 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint slideshow
* interactive elements require Flashplayer
To view the KS3 English Teaching Resource: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in more detail you can click on the link below.

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Monday 8 April 2013

Edexcel GCSE English and English Literature Exam Teaching Resources


Edexcel GCSE English Exam Preparation

(Edexcel GCSE English Exam Preparation - English teaching resource featuring 105 slides)

This resource is designed to help pupils prepare for the Edexcel GCSE English and English Literature exams.   The resource covers both exams and uses the texts Of Mice and Men and Animal Farm to revise the requirements of the exam papers. As with all our resources, the PowerPoint can be tweaked, changed and edited to suit your teaching and learning needs and could be incorporated into a wider scheme of work on examination preparation. 
GCSE English Teaching Resources: Edexcel English and English Literature Exam Preparation includes a range of detailed tasks and activities:

- Example examination questions

- An introduction to the exam papers 

- A step by step guide to organising your responses

- Developing key exam success skills

- How to identify purpose, audience and form

- Analysing language 

- Analysing texts - novels and poetry

- A step by step guide to planning and organising writing

- Developing sentence, punctuation and spelling skills

- How to use language effectively 

- Specimen mark scheme

- 100+ slide Powerpoint


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Tuesday 19 March 2013

Buddy (Nigel Hinton) teaching resources for KS3 English


Buddy by Nigel Hinton teaching resources

(Buddy by Nigel Hinton - English teaching resource featuring 68 slides)

Buddy is a 68 slide PowerPoint presentation with a 15 page booklet of worksheets.
KS3 English Teaching Resources: Buddy by Nigel Hinton contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language and themes of this longstanding KS3 favourite. KS3 English Teaching Resources: Buddy by Nigel Hinton includes a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities:
    -A teacher's overview of the novel with key themes and teaching ideas
    -Discussion of key themes - right and wrong, marginalisation, poverty, parenting, prejudice, friendship, education, superstition, bullying
    -Using conscience alley to promote discussion
    -Analysis of the characters of Buddy, Terry, Julius, Charmian and Ralph
    -Self and peer assessment tasks
    -Assessment of understanding -  essay style question
    -Developing awareness of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style and language
    -Picking out key points in a text and using quotations
    -Exploring similes 
    -Analysing Nigel Hinton's use of language in Buddy
    -How do authors use devices to hook and hold the reader's interest?
    -Creative, discussion and newspaper (non fiction) writing
    -Empathetic writing to develop a better understanding of character
    -A 68 slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below)
    -15 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint slideshow
To view the KS3 English Teaching Resource: Buddy by Nigel Hinton in more detail you can click on the link below:
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Friday 8 March 2013

English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell


Educating Rita by Willy Russell

Educating Rita by Willy Russell - English teaching resources

Key Stage : 4
English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell
(Powerpoint and worksheets)
English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell contains a 113 slide PowerPoint slideshow and an accompanying 25 page booklet of worksheets.
English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell contains 11 lessons covering the key aspects of the play: plot, characters, dramatic craft, language, themes and the historical context of the 1980s. English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell includes a range of activities and lessons for pupils of all abilities.
English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell contents: 
- Exploring themes of class and class stereotypes
- Social and historical context of the 1980s and the Open University
- Exploring links between language and class
- Studying the characters of Rita and Frank
- Focusing on stage directions and setting
- Tracking the changing relationship between Rita and Frank
- Examining themes - education, class, society, wealth, manners
- Analysis of tone and mood in key scenes
- Cloze exercises to consolidate knowledge
- Empathetic writing as Rita and Frank
- Tracing the development in Rita's character
- Assessing Russell's use of dramatic irony
- Educating Rita writing tasks and grading criteria
- An 11 lesson unit of work 
- A 113 slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below)
- 25 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint
As with all our resources, the Educating Rita powerpoint is fully editable so you can personalise and differentiate the resource as much or as little as you want.  Add extra slides, delete pages, change the text and imagery and update it as is necessary to suit your teaching needs.  
To view the English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell powerpoint in more detail you can preview the resources by clicking on the link below:
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