This is a fully differentiated lesson focusing on paper one of the Edexcel GCSE English paper. The lesson uses Mary Shelley’s text, The Mortal Immortal and builds some of he important skills needed to appropriately respond to each question.

This is a fully differentiated lesson designed to improve students understanding of language and structure and how to develop a good piece of creative writing.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the important aspects of the poem Kamikaze in the Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson goes into detail about the context of the poem and Kamikaze pilots. The lesson also works to help students to grasp some of the key aspects of the poem, and to make analytical comments on language, structure and form.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem Checking out me History from the Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson takes students though the important elements of context and gaining a good understanding of the poem. The lesson helps students language, structure, and form.

This is a fully differentiated lesson for the language paper one. The lesson uses key elements of Oliver Twist and helps learners gain a good insight into the skills they need to pass the exam. The lesson is paper-free and is ideal for both face-to-face or online learning. The lesson can be taught over a three-hour period if needed and builds skills in terms of language, structure and creative writing. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you like this lesson, then please check out my shop which is updated each week with more lessons and resources.

This is an eleven slide quiz for learners who need to revise the structure question (Q3) of Paper One: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. The quiz uses different methods to help learners recall techniques, apply them to an extract and assess an exam-style response. All of my resources have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this resource then please check out my shop for more resources and lessons uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem London from the Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson can be taught over two hours and has many opportunities for ALF. The lesson guides students through some of the key aspects of context around the poem, key poetic techniques and also gives then a detailed understanding of the poem. In addition, this lesson comes with an independent learning task to help learners develop their understanding of the poetry cluster.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem Ozymandias. The lesson helps students to gain an understanding of the poem as well as it’s context. The lesson goes on to help learners map out what happens in the poem and to understand the significant aspects of the poem.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the opening scene of Othello. The lesson was designed for learners who were studying remotely and needed to gain a good overview of the play and William Shakespeare. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL, exam questions as well as a student response. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson; then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated fourteen slide PowerPoint looking at the perception of women within the play Macbeth. The lesson introduces the learners to key contextual information regarding women during the time. In addition, the lesson looks at key scenes for lady Macbeth and her development throughout the play. This lesson is ideal for either on-line or face-to-face teaching. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources that are uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at Macbeth and Banquo’s first encounter with the witches. The lesson has been designed to help learners revise the key points of the play, attempt exam-style questions and test their knowledge on the play as a whole. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has extension activities for learners who require additional revision. All of my lessons have been tried and tested. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources with more being uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated sixteen-slide lesson looking at the characters of Lago and Brabantio in the play Othello. The lesson looks at how Lago’s character develops and Brabantio’s reaction to his daughter’s marriage. The lesson has been designed for teaching both face-to-face and on-line and has many opportunities for AFL. All my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at William Blake’s poem, A Poison Tree. The lesson helps learners understand key contextual factors and their impact on the poem. The lesson looks at the poem in-depth focusing on language, structure and form and has opportunities for AFL. This lesson may be taught wither online or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem, The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy. The lesson has been designed to help learners gain a good understanding of the language, structure and form of the poem as well as the contextual factors that affect our interpretation of the text. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and class discussion as well as a comparison to the poem, A Poison Tree by William Blake (see bundle for a full lesson on Blake’s work) and how to structure a comparison. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught both online and face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources which are updated each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at some of the key characters and quotations from An Inspector Calls. The lesson focuses on building learner’s overall comprehension of the play and getting used to responding to exam-style questions. Additionally, the lesson looks at the seven deadly sins and how these may be seen within the main characters of the play. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and works well both online and face-to-face. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups; if you liked this lesson then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the young characters within the play. The lesson looks at how Priestly has used the characters of Eric and Shelia as a device to convey a deeper meaning to the audience. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL as well as an exam response. All of my lessons have been tried and this lesson works well both on-line and face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson designed to help learners to revise Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The lesson helps learners to consolidate their overall understanding of the novella and the themes Stevenson employed throughout the story. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and takes learners through an exam-style response focused on chapter four. This lesson works well both face-to-face and online and can be taught without any additional printing. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated, sixteen slide lesson looking at the poem, “What Were They Like,” by Denise Levertov. The lesson helps learners understand the key contextual elements surrounding the poem and how to apply these details to a written response. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL as well as an example response. This lesson works well both online and face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated, nineteen slide lesson looking at paper one of the English language qualification. The lesson looks at developing learner’s understanding of question four and five. There are many opportunities for AFL and an exam-style question for both q4 and q5. This lesson works well both online and face-to-face and this lesson have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson; then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at act four scene one of the play Macbeth. The lesson helps learners to consolidate their understanding, develop their ability at approaching exam questions and helps them to understand the importance of the structure of the play. This lesson has been designed both for face-face and online teaching and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.