Creating a Dickensian description of London.

A single lesson on creating a Dickensian villain using Dickensian writing methods.

A three/four lesson sequence with a focus on science-fiction. Lesson 1: Identifying and recapping literary devices. Lesson 2: Crafting literary devices into a description. Lesson 3: Using sensory imagery.

What is sci-fi? Conventions, impact and role in popular culture.

DROP - SHIFT - ZOOM IN - ZOOM OUT - LINK structure strip.

An engaging lesson exploring Charles Dickens’ early life, attitudes towards society and other contextual factors.

A MA, engaging lesson exploring Freytag’s pyramid narrative structure. Learning Challenge: Can I explore how a text is structured through my understanding of ‘Freytag’s pyramid’? Any feedback greatly appreciated.

A single lesson showing the difference between tone and mood, using Wuthering Heights as a case study.

Researched collection of reading strategies to support students in their reading development in a post-lockdown era. The strategies are aimed at secondary school ages, but can be easily adapted. Would appreciate feedback or tweaks based on effectiveness.

A lesson introducing students to personification, quizzing knowledge, addressing misconceptions, making connections to pop-culture and including this in their own creative writing. Always a very engaging lesson.

Building tasks towards analysis of a Gothic character (Frankenstein) with scaffolding. Produced for a Y7 scheme, but easily adapted.

Learning Challenge: Can I make inferences on a Gothic setting description? Skills Tested: Inference and selecting appropriate textual evidence. Text Focus: Wuthering Heights setting description.

A single lesson on the role of Gothic conventions. PowerPoint is deliberately not exhasutive to allow teacher input and class discussion.

A lesson exploring Dickens’ methods in ‘A Christmas Carol’ and applying this to the creation of a Dickensian character.

A full lesson exploring how to approach analysis questions on the Spirits in A Christmas Carol. The lesson consolidates knowledge and then encourages students to analyse key scenes.

A lesson exploring the openings of Gothic novels and introducing students to key texts. The aim is to encourage students to use their own narrative hooks.

Activity for the study of Macbeth.

A fully-resourced, fully-differentiated, fully-researched lesson which challenges students to think about the theme of masculinity in ‘Macbeth’.

An engaging lesson which focuses on tackling trickier extracts and vocabulary. The strategies are fully researched and are designed to promote reading independence. The extract focus is a small section of Chapter 7 of Alice in Wonderland.

A lesson which introduces students to ‘Romeo and Juliet’ through an exploration of the role of the Prologue. Students are encouraged to think about the role, impact and summary of the Prologue.