A lesson on Sherlock Holmes to begin a reading of any of Conan Doyle’s stories. A very engaging and discussion-based lesson.

A two/three part lesson which has really helped my 7s/8s improve their writing style. It is based on science-fiction, but can easily be adapted for a range of literature or schemes of work. Is based on the PETER structure, but it could be adapted to whichever acronym you use.

Extract work using WOTW and building towards creating an effective science-fiction opening. Edit and tweak depending on prior knowledge of topic as this was week three in a eight week sequence. KS3 MA.

A creative writing lesson after looking at Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault as part of the Fantasy genre.

A collection of resources/knowledge recall starters for Romeo and Juliet.

A sequence exploring the Rosabel Paper 1, Section B question, focusing on key areas of development (MA/HA) with WAGOLLs and all prepared resources.

A sequence of lessons and supporting resources to teach students how to write from their perspective of a character(Jonas) in a novel.

A reading and writing lesson/mini-sequence based on the events of this chapter of ‘The Giver’. All resources formatted on the final slide.

A lesson exploring the events of Chapter 3 of ‘The Giver’.

Resources to support with analysis of ‘Mother Any Distance’.

A knowledge recall starter for LA KS4.

A lesson to explore the use of magic in fantasy fiction, using the text A Sprinkle of Sorcery to complement.

The perfect tool to aid discussion and to guide LA students in the analysis of Scrooge.

Activity for the study of Macbeth.

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

Low-stakes retrieval task.

An engaging lesson to plan a literary party for characters studied across the year.

A task to order the most interesting facts about the legend that is, Sherlock Holmes.

A starter to gather ideas on the topic of animals in captivity.

A task exploring Stave 5 of A Christmas Carol.