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.

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


To preview GCSE English Teaching Resources:  Edexcel English and English Literature Exam Prep please click on the link below: