De quoi joindre l’utile à l’agréable

These turned out quite useful during the first lockdown. It can be used as homework or as an introduction before studying the poems in class.

The booklet covers the entire play and is used in class as a whole scheme of work for one half-term. You can find the PDF and Word version if you wish to make amendments. There is a few PPTs included for additional guidance.

Simply click on the slideshow then have the pupil press a button. It’s a nice way to encourage engagement or revise topics. There are questions on: Macbeth Jekyll and Hyde British literature literary terms vocabulary grammar and spelling self-assessment

Find attached all the PowerPoints of each text with additional/tweaked activities

Previous lesson on how to write an effective introduction/thesis statement is also available

A lesson that worked pretty well with my class. Will also upload the lesson on writing an effective conclusion

Macbeth - Act II, Scene 3 Can be adjusted or differentiated for lower sets

Short activity to test your class and refresh their memory

Based on a text extract I found on TES, I have put together this revision PPT (full week). The pupils tend to be very responsive to the text and keen on reading more about it.

First lesson t introduce the Gothic genre. Includes definitions, conventions, a revision quiz and book recommendations

This is an activity for KS4 using the photobook featured in the Power Point as a starting point

This is a lesson that was quite effective to understand (and appreciate) the use of persuasive techniques. And of course, Chaplin!

In the same vein as my lesson on Chapter 6 where the pupils had to be a team of doctors filling in Dr Lanyon’s medical reporter, they are this time promoted to therapists assessing Henry Jekyll’s psychological state.

Here are two lessons I had great fun to teach with my year 7. All the pupils were particularly fascinated and engaged — they kept asking for more lessons. It all started after a conversation we had about our latest travel (before COVID) and I talked about visiting Alcatraz. Because the Y7 were doing autobriography then, I designed lessons that would fit the curriculum. Personal photographs I took are featured on some slides for authenticity purposes (which made the kids more riveted, no doubt)— however, feel free to delete and replace with Google images. The writing task is also differentiated depending on ability group. For those who enjoy full immersion and role playing (beyond visual and sound effects), I pushed the theme further by calling pupils “inmate + first name” when they answered questions (and they took the initiative to call me “Warden” in response). I hope you and your classes will take as much pleasure as we did!

Some designs I have put together to help the class immerse into the universe of the poem

Here’s a whole week of lessons designed to kill two birds with one stone: study Jekyll & Hyde whilst also preparing the class for a Language Paper 1 assessment. Please rate/leave a review if downloading.

Here’s a lesson I have put together for Black History Month addressing the lack of diversity in the Oscars. After discovering some facts/numbers and reflecting on quotations, the pupils have to write out a letter to the Academy to persuade them to be more diverse and inclusive in the next nominations. #OscarsSoWhite

Here is a lesson I have put together for my year 7 (although it can be used for all Key Stage 3) It is about slowly building confidence and skills to write a compelling descriptive piece. Use the spinning wheel to write out a paragraph together as a class, then spin it again for independent writing.

This is a lesson that was very successful with my KS4 to set expectations for their literature exam answers. They came out feeling more confident with the task and what to improve in their own writing to achieve a higher level.