A fully-resourced lesson emulating Dickensian writing and crafting a description of a villain.

A poster to create a standardised approach to Language Paper 1, Question 5, but to be embedded further down in Key Stage Three as well.

A lesson exploring the use of imperatives through writing from the perspective of the Master of a workhouse.

A collection of starters and LP2 links for the war poems from the power and conflict cluster.

A lesson exploring the origins of rhetoric (MA). Fully resourced.

A detailed lesson completing an academic read of an extract from ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’. This can be part of a study of ‘The Gothic’ genre and/or the 19th century.

An evidence-based strategy guide outlining methods to raise literacy standards in secondary schools.

A document linking to the resources for the Fantasy fiction SOL.

A strategy poster outlining how to focus on reading fluency.

A lesson exploring archetypal characters in Fantasy fiction (with links to Harry Potter).

A collection of assessment resources to assess students on their ability to make inferences on a character in Fantasy fiction.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem ‘Extract from the Prelude’ by William Wordsworth through a mixture of reading and writing tasks.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem, ‘Poppies’, by Jane Weir through a mixture of reading and writing tasks.

A lesson exploring narrative structure and the role of characterisation during exposition. The text linked to this extract is A Pinch of Magic - the website has a fantastic resource bundle which I use with the lesson. All copyright to the author and not available as part of this purchase.

An engaging lesson consolidating understanding Fantasy fiction characters,.

A Fantasy fiction lesson exploring the appearance of Gollum to develop annotation and inference skills.

An engaging two-part lesson introducing students to the magical world of Fantasy fiction.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem, ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’, by Alfred Lord Tennsyon through the use of reading and writing tasks.

Based on academic reading, the flashcards break down the process of reading for students using pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading tasks and questioning.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem ‘Remains’ by Simon Armitage, including reading and writing tasks.