Lesson introducing this key poem from The Feminine Gospels collection. Includes discussion questions, annotations of each section of the poem, research tasks, comparison tasks and an analytical paragraph to guide students towards producing their own response to the poem.

A lesson introducing this key poem from the Feminine Gospels collection. Includes annotations of each stanza, an overview of big ideas and extension tasks.

An 18 slide lesson covering this key poem from the Feminine Gospels collection in detail. Includes discussion of key ideas in the poem, comprehension questions, detailed annotations of each stanza, 2 exemplar analytical paragraphs and extension tasks.

Lesson looking at The Light Gatherer. Includes an engaging starter, a range of comprehension and exploratory questions, detailed annotations of the poem, high level model paragraphs. Overall, an ideal introduction for teachers who are new to teaching Feminine Gospels. Also contains a range of essays at bands 2, 3, 4 and 5 exploring the theme of motherhood in the collection.

A 16 slide PowerPoint that includes an engaging starter, comprehension questions, annotations of key lines in the poem, discussion questions, 2 sample paragraphs to compare and contrast, a task to get students to think about comparing Sub to other poems in the collection and a challenging research task to consolidate ideas in the poem.

A detailed 26 slide PowerPoint which offers a comprehensive overview of The Map Woman. Includes discussion of big ideas, detailed annotations of all 13 stanzas, exemplar paragraphs, and extension tasks to consider the thematic similarities to other poems in the collection.

A detailed lesson that is ideal for teachers new to teaching this poem. It includes an engaging starter, line by line annotations of the poem, comprehension questions, a quotation comparison activity, two example high level paragraphs following by an analytical task looking at the theme of motherhood in the collection.

A 21 slide introduction lesson to these two key poems from the Feminine Gospels about the ‘non-existent’ or ‘invisible’ female . Includes an engaging starter discussion, exploratory questions, links to Cixous, detailed annotations of both poems, exploratory questions and a research task.

A 17 slide PowerPoint that includes debate questions, detailed annotations on each stanza, exemplar paragraphs, big ideas in the poem and an extension task. A useful introduction to the poem especially for those teachers who have not taught it before.

A 21 slide PowerPoint lesson introducing the elegies: North-West, Death and the Moon and Wish - the three final poems in the Feminine Gospels collection. Includes an overview of each poem, detailed line by line annotations, exploratory questions linking the themes in the poem to themes in the wider collection and a comparative task focusing on the theme of death.

A useful introductory lesson to the final poem in the Feminine Gospels collection. Includes an overview of the poem followed by detailed line by line analysis, exploratory questions, further discussion questions and an extension task looking at the presentation of grief in the poem.

Grade 9 full mark exam-style response exploring Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relationship across the play

My attempt at writing a grade 9 response to the AQA 2022 question about Macbeth’s fears.

Lesson which gives a detailed overview of this key poem from The Feminine Gospels collection. Includes detailed annotations, exploratory questions and encourages students to make conceptual links to other poems in the collection.

A grade 9 response on the theme of guilt in Macbeth.

A grade 9 style response examining how Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is presented.

A grade 9 response exploring how Dickens presents the suffering of the poor in A Christmas Carol.

Grade 8 response exploring how Shakespeare presents the relationships between adults and children in Romeo and Juliet.

A grade 9 response on how the ghosts change Scrooge’s attitudes and beliefs.

A high grade response to a question about how Romeo’s feelings for Juliet are presented.