5 Great KS3/4 English Literacy Resources from Ms Cole

5 | A Christmas Carol Lesson and Quote Analysis Tasks

And finally, this lesson focuses on the opening of A Christmas Carol and Dickens’ description of Scrooge, including a starter activity getting students to look closely at the deeper meaning, rather than just taking a quote at surface level.

For more information on Educated Minds with Ms Cole head to educatedminds.co.uk or follow @MissCRevision on Twitter. And for more resources head to Miss Cole’s Shop on the TES.

4 | ‘Explode the Quote’ Tasks for Mrs Birling in An Inspector Calls

Or, if Mrs Birling is more your cup of tea, then these perfect starter activities for teaching/revising the play lets students ‘blow up’ words and phrases from key quotations for Mrs Birling into smaller pieces to analyse.

5 | A Christmas Carol Lesson and Quote Analysis Tasks

For more information on Educated Minds with Ms Cole head to educatedminds.co.uk or follow @MissCRevision on Twitter. And for more resources head to Miss Cole’s Shop on the TES.

3 | Character Study of Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls

This detailed lesson looks at the significance of Inspector Goole to the play, and includes an exam question and self assessment sheet using grades 1-9.

4 | ‘Explode the Quote’ Tasks for Mrs Birling in An Inspector Calls

5 | A Christmas Carol Lesson and Quote Analysis Tasks

For more information on Educated Minds with Ms Cole head to educatedminds.co.uk or follow @MissCRevision on Twitter. And for more resources head to Miss Cole’s Shop on the TES.

You can download it here.

2 | Use J Cole and Tupac to Teach Students how to Compare Poetry

This activity is all about trying to make learning relatable to your students, rather than forcing them to just learn about poets they cannot connect with. This is why Miss Cole decided to use J Cole (‘Change’) and Tupac (‘Changes’) songs for this lesson.

Students will:

Begin with a general overview of what it means to compare
Work in groups to unpick the songs using TSLAP (Questions are given to help aid students analysis of the songs)
Identify the similarities and differences between the songs
Have a class discussion
Complete a comparison essay (sentence starters provided and comparison flashcard)

3 | Character Study of Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls

This detailed lesson looks at the significance of Inspector Goole to the play, and includes an exam question and self assessment sheet using grades 1-9.

4 | ‘Explode the Quote’ Tasks for Mrs Birling in An Inspector Calls

5 | A Christmas Carol Lesson and Quote Analysis Tasks

For more information on Educated Minds with Ms Cole head to educatedminds.co.uk or follow @MissCRevision on Twitter. And for more resources head to Miss Cole’s Shop on the TES.

1 | Teach Students Ambitious Writing Techniques to Hook Their Reader’s Attention

This perfect writing starter activity gets students to use more-ambitious techniques to hook their reader’s attention by using evocative images and writing prompts.

You can download it here.

2 | Use J Cole and Tupac to Teach Students how to Compare Poetry

Students will:

Begin with a general overview of what it means to compare
Work in groups to unpick the songs using TSLAP (Questions are given to help aid students analysis of the songs)
Identify the similarities and differences between the songs
Have a class discussion
Complete a comparison essay (sentence starters provided and comparison flashcard)

3 | Character Study of Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls

This detailed lesson looks at the significance of Inspector Goole to the play, and includes an exam question and self assessment sheet using grades 1-9.

4 | ‘Explode the Quote’ Tasks for Mrs Birling in An Inspector Calls

5 | A Christmas Carol Lesson and Quote Analysis Tasks