Additional Python Resource - Caesar Cipher code version

We have created a python implementation of the Caesar Cipher so that you can use it directly with your students or modify it to suit your lessons. It allows for both positive and negative keys. Unzip the file to get the .py file.

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Practice exam questions

Students are given a set of questions which are similar to those they might expect to see in their written examination. This is a useful task which will provide students with a good opportunity to gain practice on question answering technique.

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100 words

Students have exactly 100 words to summarise the key points about this topic

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Construct an answer

Students are given an exam style question to answer. They are also given a set of key words to incorporate into their answer.

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Correct the teacher

Students are given a piece of text written by a ?teacher?. The text contains a number of mistakes. They are asked to read the text and correct any mistakes they find.

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Fill in the gaps

Students are given a piece of text with a number of key words removed. The key words appear in a table above the text. They need to replace the words correctly back into the text.

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Job interview

Students take the roles of interviewer and candidate, to demonstrate knowledge of today's lesson

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Key terms

Starter or plenary. A good activity to encourage teamwork. Students compete in groups to identify as many key terms as possible.

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Matching statements

On the left-hand side is a set of terms. On the right-hand side is a set of statements or definitions. Students are asked to draw a line to matchup the correct term and statement.

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Podcast

Students are given instructions about creating a revision podcast based on this topic

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Reduce it

Students are given a section of theory. They pick out the 20 most important words. They are then asked to reduce these to the 8 they consider to be the most important. A great task for really getting them to concentrate and think about the text in front of them.

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Remember me

Students are given a section of theory to look at for two minutes, then asked to remember as many key points from it as they can without referring back to it.

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Workbook

Students read the theory notes on the mini website and then answer the questions on the task sheet.

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You are the teacher

Students work in small groups to prepare a lesson on this topic. They are provided with information and tips about the tasks they need to prepare.

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Helpline

A roleplay task in which students are tasked with helping one another learn about today's topic

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Mind map

Students are given the basic structure of a mind map for this topic. They are asked to recreate the structure on their own sheet of paper and add further detail to each of the branches.

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