Emergency Lesson Plans for English

Subject: English Language
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 5008

This emergency book is not intended to replace good planning. The ideas in these pages bounce all over the place and are meant for use when you are really stuck for something to do. You may be confronted by an alien class because someone else has fallen ill or gone to the Cup Final, or your own group may finish everything you had planned for them. You may simply finish early or need short tasks to occupy faster workers whilst you concentrate on the rest of the class. Whatever the reason, this booklet is designed to help you out. Most of the sheets are self-explanatory and may be freely photocopied so that you always have some at hand. Some of the sheets have answers supplied, usually upside down and at the bottom of the page so that you can easily mask them out on a photocopier, if you wish. Some are purely fun lessons and some are a little more serious, but they can all be linked to the National Curriculum. Several require your active participation, but you can get involved in all of them if you want to keep a good grip on the class. The lessons that require marking can be marked around the class.