Planning

• Sequencing & building knowledge from 1st to 3rd year
• Using a Text Knowledge Organiser to anchor your planning
• Timing: Covering a text in 5-6 weeks 

Teaching

• Using a clear structure to teach your prescribed texts
• Pre-teaching, reading and post-reading a text
• A walk-through of a unit of work

Assessing

• Using Retrieval Practice throughout the unit
• Whole-class feedback instead of piles of marking
• Effective exam preparation – making knowledge flexible

Resources

• Knowledge Organisers
• Unit plans
• PPT unit of work for Blood Brothers
• Romeo and Juliet & Animal Farm

Bio of Presenter: Clare Madden

Clare Madden is a teacher of English and History at Glanmire Community College. She is the author of new Junior Cycle programme for Edco, coming in 2022.

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