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English A Level
English GCSE
History GCSE
History A Level
Geography Resources
Development Education

Essay Writing and Revision

 

Tips for Exam Essays 

 

General tips to help calm those exam nerves!

 

 Revision Tips

General guidelines for revision and a range of techniques

 

 

General Teaching Ideas

 

VAK lists of activities

  - looked at from a language teaching perspective but can be adapted.

 

General Approaches to teaching and planning a short course.

 - looked at in terms of planning a week's summer school course in MFL

 

Starters,warmers, fillers, plenaries

 

Who am I?

Prompt cards designed to be ice-breaking activitiy  

 

What will the World be like in 2050?

Prompt worksheet for Inform, Explain, Describe activity.

 

IT and English

 

Rosie Rawlins ppt game

 

This activity teaches students how to hyperlink by creating a powerpoint game. 

It also encourages the use of more diverse language and inspires creativity.

 

Worksheet for Rosie Rawlins ppt

  - A basic two page guided task sheet to support students in completing the ppt game. Can be adapted to show them how to create a new game using their own ideas.

 

 Creative Writing and Drama 5 Day Course (6-12 year olds but could be adapted)

 

Scheme of Learning (this was adapted after teaching the first course, please contact for alterations)

 

Drama Task Sheet

Newspaper Task Sheet

Newspaper Template

Newspaper Writing Frame

Planning your Play Worksheet