Year 9 foundation
Get ready for IGCSE English in Year 9
Build the reading and writing habits now that make Years 10 and 11 easier.
Year 9 foundation
Building a paragraph
A Year 9 foundation lesson on building a clear paragraph with point, evidence and explanation, including a model and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Describing a place
A Year 9 foundation lesson on descriptive writing that builds a place with the senses, with an original model and guided practice.
Year 9 foundation
Editing your own work
A Year 9 foundation lesson on editing your own writing (meaning first, then accuracy), with a model and a practical checking routine.
Year 9 foundation
Identifying a writer's purpose
A friendly Year 9 lesson on spotting why a writer writes (to inform, persuade or entertain), with clear signals, a model and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Keeping a reading journal
A Year 9 foundation lesson on keeping a reading journal that deepens understanding and builds vocabulary, with a model entry and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Listening for gist and detail
A Year 9 foundation lesson on active listening for the overall gist and the precise detail, with a model and simple practice.
Year 9 foundation
Note-making
A Year 9 foundation lesson on making clear, useful notes from a text by selecting, condensing and organising, with a model and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Planning before writing
A Year 9 foundation lesson on quick, useful planning before writing, with an original model plan and simple practice.
Year 9 foundation
Punctuation essentials
A Year 9 foundation lesson on the punctuation marks that shape meaning (commas, full stops, semicolons and more), with a model and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Reading a play
A Year 9 foundation lesson on reading a play as a script to be performed: dialogue, stage directions and subtext. Includes a model and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Reading a poem for the first time
A Year 9 foundation lesson on approaching an unfamiliar poem calmly (sense first, then sound and shape), with an original model and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Reading for explicit and implicit meaning
A gentle Year 9 lesson on reading for what a text says directly and what it quietly implies, with a worked example and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Sentence variety basics
A Year 9 foundation lesson on mixing short and long sentences for rhythm and effect, with an original model and simple practice.
Year 9 foundation
Speaking with structure
A Year 9 foundation lesson on structuring a short talk so listeners can follow it, with an original model and gentle practice.
Year 9 foundation
Summarising a text
A Year 9 foundation lesson on summarising a text in your own words, selecting the key points and condensing them, with a model and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Telling a short story
A Year 9 foundation lesson on shaping a short story with a clear arc and a real ending, with an original model and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Topic sentences
A Year 9 foundation lesson on writing topic sentences that steer a paragraph, with a model, a rewrite exercise and everyday practice.
Year 9 foundation
Using evidence
A Year 9 foundation lesson on backing up a point with evidence from a text, quoting neatly and explaining it, with a model and practice.
Year 9 foundation
Vocabulary by register
A Year 9 foundation lesson on choosing words to suit the situation (formal, neutral or informal), with a model and simple practice.
Year 9 foundation
Writing to persuade
A Year 9 foundation lesson on persuasive writing (reasons, tone and rhetorical devices), with an original model and guided practice.