* students absolutely loved these lessons! If you're looking for something to engage students - this is the download for you! * A great, ready to go resource! No planning required. This resource was fantastic with both my year 9 and GCSE classes (differentiated for each). It outlines the conventions of writing/speaking to argue/persuade, then goes onto discuss some higher order rhetorical devices that Trump employs. There is plenty of differentiated work in the 9-slide PowerPoint, including Argue/Persuade features, as well as flaws in logic. The lesson includes: - An explanation and example of many persuasive/argumentative features such as direct address/hyperbole/triadic structure - An example of four annotated paragraphs from the speech - A student model of a comprehensive paragraph response - Several printable resources from the PowerPoint including a reminder of common techniques and features to argue/persuade - A success criteria for the written response. * New - annotation of the whole speech as a PDF file. There is enough work here for at least two hours; I broke the lessons down into one lesson looking at features and annotating and then the second writing an essay and reviewing the success criteria. All in all, the lesson could probably fill a week's worth of lessons if you do the following: Lesson 1 - annotate the speech Lesson 2 - consider the effect and plan the included essay Lesson 3 - write the essay. You could then follow it up by asking students to write a speech using the conventions they've covered. If you did this, there would be several weeks' work here. There are printable sheets that make up the slides, such as a model annotation and a model paragraph for students. This is a fab resource and I hope you find it as useful as I did!

Two hours’ work here at the very least. An analysis of Trump’s language (with teacher annotation for ease). Guide your students through this analysis with clear examples (included) of language analysis, lots of techniques for writing to argue/persuade, a model paragraph and a framework for a final essay. A clear and easy-to-follow lesson with everything required to download and go! My GCSE/Higher ability KS3 students love doing this kind of analysis and it’s a fab way to get into political rhetoric analysis.

Perfect for GCSE English Language (any of the specs!) and incredibly engaging. My students thought it was great! A thorough analysis of two speeches by each party leader. Depending on whether you want to walk the students through the annotations (teacher model included) or whether you want to let them work independently, there is probably about three hours’ work here. The lesson starts by reviewing features of persuasive writing, followed by reading two speeches and annotating them. I have created a teacher model for each. Finally, the lesson finishes with students writing a comparative essay (success criteria/model paragraph included). Extremely topical and relevant around the time of an election and beyond! Resources included: -Comprehensive PowerPoint with lots of resources (just print the individual slides) - May Speech annotated - May speech blank - Corbyn speech annotated - Corbyn speech blank

* Ready to teach lesson with some fab independent prompts for students and video resources * I put this lesson together for my year 11 class in order to prepare them for the AQA English Literature 8702 (New Spec) Unseen Poetry (Section C). This is a really engaging and interactive lesson which is ready to go. There are three resources within the pack: 1. The lesson itself. This outlines the AQA Literature mark scheme for top marks (can be adapted to suit other specs), a model paragraph and some really thought-provoking videos. I have used ‘The Manhunt’ from last year’s Anthology and you could hear a pin drop in my class. The students took it incredibly seriously and were able to really get to grips with the themes within the poem. 2. I have included a poetry overlay that I created. You can simply print this and you’re ready to go. It helps students to work independently and asks them prompt questions about the poem (unseen or otherwise). Feel free to adapt this but like I said, it’s ready to go as-is. 3. Finally, I have included a copy of the poem. This is a fab resource and has always worked really well for me; the poem and clips come with a bit of a warning as they discuss serious themes of war. I always start with a bit of a disclaimer but my students have always taken the whole things incredibly seriously! A ready-to-go resource!

A 39-slide PowerPoint that takes parents through the English Language Paper 1 and 2 examination papers and requirements of each question. A very valuable document if you want to discuss exam prep with parents, either on a one-to-one or at a parents’ evening/assembly session. It also touches on the Literature towards the end of the PowerPoint.

I made this resource to decorate my classroom with. They are posters that can be displayed around the room to help students remember to use a variety of punctuation in their work. Each poster is themed in the same way so students know where to look for the information and they are not too heavy with information so are suited to a range of students. 1. Apostrophe 2. Colon 3. Semi-Colon 4. Commas 5. Full Stops I have included sentence types posters too: 1. Simple Sentences 2. Compound Sentences 3. Complex Sentences I have included several posters which help students to vary their sentences: 1. Adverb start 2. 'ing' start 3. 'ed' start 4. Relative clause 5. One word sentence start I have also included commonly-made errors to remind my students to be mindful of ensuring they are proof reading their work for literacy errors. 1. Comma splicing 2. Fused Sentences I have also attached the template if you want to adapt them or make additional ones suited to your class.

This resource was designed for my GCSE class but I've used it with a number of groups. It's been absolutely fab! If you've seen my Donald Trump lesson, it takes a similar route through the lesson: - First of all, features of persuade and argue are outlined - A couple of quick leaflets/posters are discussed (from dog charities) in order to allow some Q+A on students' understanding of the techniques - Students watch the Emma Watson video along with the transcript (attached) - The teacher has the annotated copy (attached) and can either keep stopping the video or allow students to annotate it themselves depending on students' proficiency - A model annotation is on the following slide so students can see an example of what a good one looks like - Students are introduced to the essay. A model paragraph is displayed - Students reflect using a peer marking/self assessment grid (attached) This took my class two hours but if you make the dog charity activities written, there is a week's work here.