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Complete bundle. Specially adapted resources - Handouts worksheets wordsearches quizzes, Animal Farm by George Orwell complete unit Chapters 1-10 for ESL/Special education, but also suitable for GCSE/High school lower level students and home schoolers. Ideal for differentiating lessons. This bundled resource covers chapters 1-10. A variety of hand outs, quizzes and worksheets you can use with lower level students whilst studying the novel to ensure differentiation. Can also be used as a revisi

Macbeth bundle. Complete unit. - A specially adapted version of William Shakespeare's Macbeth - Acts 1-5 with resources. Printable PDFs and a link to Google Slides resources for Distance Learning. Teach Macbeth to your ESL/Spec.ed students and make the play easier to understand with this resource -Break down the language barrier. (Elizabethan English). Students will love the play – once they can understand it.Teach this carefully adapted version of the play (Acts 1-5) and complete the inclu

Macbeth by William Shakespeare - A specially adapted version of Macbeth - Act 1 -with resources. Printable PDF and a link to Google Slides resources for Distance Learning. (Further acts are available). Contents –PPT - Themes and characters - 13 slidesPPT - Shakespeare - Background and context - 13 slidesAdapted text Act 1 PDF - 9 pagesRole-play activity (Self/peer/evaluation sheets)Vacancy poster - Boy apprentice actorMeet the character - BanquoMeet the character - The witchesMeet the chara

This resource is ideal for any student studying the play as it's in simplified language. It's suitable for - Spec.ed, ESL, adult literacy, ESOL classes, new teachers, High school/low ability GCSE and intervention students. It's also ideal for differentiation/for use as a supplemental resource alongside studying the original play.This HUGE resource covers all 5 scenes of Act 1. I have adapted the text so it's in simplified language so all abilities can study and enjoy the play. Plenty of

Macbeth by William Shakespeare - A specially adapted version of Macbeth - Act 3 adapted text with resources. Printable PDF and a link to Google Slides resources for Distance Learning. (Further Acts are available). Contents –Role-play activity sheetsWriting answer sheetWrite a diary entryWrite the front pageWanted posterClass discussion - BetrayalWho said this?Write a letterLost the plot??Wordsearch 1Wordsearch 2RecapQuizAnswersAdapted text Act 3 PDF - 10 pagesTeach Macbeth to your ESL/Spec

This resource is ideal for any student studying the play as it's in simplified language. It's suitable for - Spec.ed, ESL, adult literacy, ESOL classes, new teachers, High school/low ability GCSE and intervention students. It's also ideal for differentiation/for use as a supplemental resource alongside studying the original play.This HUGE resource covers all 6 scenes of Act 2. I have adapted the text so it's in simplified language so all abilities can study and enjoy the play. Plenty of

A selection of worksheets which cover the whole original text of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Ideal for ESL/Spec.ed/lower ability GCSE/High school students. These resources can be used alongside other materials you usually use and are especially useful for when you need to differentiate lessons. Now includes resources on Google Drive for distance learning as well as the PDF file. They have been designed to encourage students to use their imaginations and engage with the text on

This resource is ideal for any student studying the play as it's in simplified language. It's suitable for - Spec.ed, ESL, adult literacy, ESOL classes, new teachers, High school/low ability GCSE and intervention students. It's also ideal for differentiation/for use as a supplemental resource alongside studying the original play.This HUGE resource covers all 5 scenes of Act 3. I have adapted the text so it's in simplified language so all abilities can study and enjoy the play. Plenty of

Specially adapted resources for Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 1 for ESL/special education, but also suitable for GCSE/High school lower level students. Ideal for differentiating lessons/scaffolding. Now also includes resources on Google Slides for Distance Learning as well as the PDF file.This resource covers chapter one. Further resources covering the rest of the text are available. Contents - Draw a map of the farm Character description worksheets How does the novel mirror historical e

Romeo and Juliet Act 4. This resource is ideal for any student studying the play as it's in simplified language. It's suitable for - Spec.ed, ESL, adult literacy, ESOL classes, new teachers, High school/low ability GCSE and intervention students. It's also ideal for differentiation/for use as a supplemental resource alongside studying the original play.This HUGE resource covers all 5 scenes of Act 4. I have adapted the text so it's in simplified language so all abilities can study and en

This resource is ideal for any student studying the play as it's in simplified language. It's suitable for - Spec.ed, ESL, adult literacy, ESOL classes, new teachers, High school/low ability GCSE and intervention students. It's also ideal for differentiation/for use as a supplemental resource alongside studying the original play.This resource covers all 3 scenes of Act 5. I have adapted the text so it's in simplified language so all abilities can study and enjoy the play. Plenty of creati

Macbeth by William Shakespeare - A specially adapted version of Macbeth - Adapted text of Act 2 with resources. Printable PDF and a link to Google Slides resources for Distance Learning. (Further Acts are available). Contents -Role-play activity sheetsMeet the character - MalcomMeet the character - Lady MacbethMeet the character - MacduffInvent a word activityIronyLessons King Duncan learned too lateWrite the front pageWordsearch 1Wordsearch 2Lost the plot??QuizRecapAnswersAdapted text Act

Macbeth by William Shakespeare - A specially adapted version of Macbeth - Act 4 adapted text with resources. Printable PDF and a link to Google Slides resources for Distance Learning. (Further Acts are available). Contents –Role-play activity sheetsWriting answer sheetWrite a diary entryWrite the front pageClass discussion - PredictionsWrite a letterWordsearch 1Wordsearch 2Lost the plot??RecapQuizAnswersAdapted text Act 4 PDF - 10 pagesTeach Macbeth to your ESL/Spec.ed students and make th

Specially adapted resources for Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 7 for ESL/special education, but also suitable for GCSE/High school lower level students. Ideal for differentiating/scaffolding.Now also includes resources on Google Slides for Distance Learning as well as the PDF file.This resource covers chapter 7. Further resources covering the rest of the text will be available soon.

Macbeth by William Shakespeare - A specially adapted version of Macbeth - Act 5 adapted text with resources. Printable PDF and a link to Google Slides resources for Distance Learning. (Further Acts are available) Contents –Role-play activity sheetsWriting answer sheetWrite a letterWrite a diary entryWrite the front pageClass discussion - Macbeth's demiseMacbeth changes over the course of the playWordsearch 1Wordsearch 2Lost the plot??QuizAnswersAdapted text PDF Act 5 - 8 pagesTeach Macbeth

Specially adapted resources for Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 10 for ESL/Special education, but also suitable for GCSE/High school lower level students. Ideal for differentiating/scaffolding. Now also includes resources on Google Slides for Distance Learning as well as the PDF file.This resource covers chapter 10. Further resources covering the rest of the text are available. Contents - * Lost the plot?? * The farm's full circle * Wordsearch * Interview Clover * Write a scene * Write a

A selection of extracts from chapters 1-2 of 'The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson and a handout explaining what inferences are. Suggested answers are also included. Now also includes resources on Google Slides for distance learning as well as the PDF file.. Great for getting the students to practice reading between the lines of a text and for picking up on points they may have missed on first reading. Being able to make inferences is a useful skill, especially w

Specially adapted resources for Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 4 for ESL/special education, but also suitable for GCSE/High school lower level students. Ideal for differentiating lessons/scaffolding. Now also includes resources on Google Slides for Distance Learning as well as the PDF file.This resource covers chapter Four. Further resources covering the rest of the text will be available soon. * Lost the plot?? worksheet * Who the characters represent handout * The battle plan! handout *

Specially adapted resources for Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 3 for ESL/special education, but also suitable for GCSE/High school lower level students. Ideal for differentiating lessons. Now also includes resources on Google Slides for Distance Learning as well as the PDF file.This resource covers chapter three. Further resources covering the rest of the text are available. * Design your own farm's flag worksheet. * Lost the plot?? worksheet. * Reading progress by autumn on the farm hando

This resource covers the icon Amelia Earhart and her mysterious disappearance. PDF file and link for Google Slides for distance learning. It includes - * A handout explaining who Amelia was, how she went missing and the many theories of the cause of her disappearance. * A reading comprehension task. * Creative writing tasks. Can be used as a workbook or as separate handouts. Great for sub teachers. 17 pages No prep.