Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Seamus Heaney’s ‘Blackberry Picking’ and Henry Vaughan’s ‘The Retreat’. Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

Ideal for AQA GCSE Language Paper 1 revision/ walking-talking mocks. Fully resourced walkthrough/ walking-talking mock on an extract from A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Especially useful for students aiming for grades 7-9. Exam-style questions Tips for each question Indicative content for each question Paragraph structures for each question High-level WAGOLL model examples for each question Self-assessment tasks using the exam mark schemes Metacognitive plenary

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2-based SOW/ non-fiction scheme/ exploration of rhetoric/ media studies SOW. Fully-resourced lesson. What’s included? LO: To analyse how journalists use language to persuade readers to agree with a viewpoint. Key words and a word of the week. Front page articles from The Sun and The Guardian on the topic of leaving the EU/ the Brexit vote Lang P2 Q1, 3 + 4 practice

Persuasive speech writing activity ideal for a KS3/ KS4 homework or classroom task for Blood Brothers unit/ AQA Language Paper 2 revision with full instructions, success criteria and WAGOLL modelled example.

Ideal for Christmas homework projects A menu of 15 tasks for students to select from, focussing on research, informative writing, narrative writing, persuasive writing and vocabulary.

Ideal resource for GCSE Media Studies Christmas/ Winter homework projects Research into Christmas advertising Exam-style questions on advertising conventions, advert narrative structures and features, and the influence of social/historical/cultural contexts

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adaptive for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Brian Bilston’s ‘The Caveman’s Lament’ and ‘You’re the One’ (Anon). Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis WAGOLL example of analytical paragraph Space for analytical writing practice

Ideal for AQA GCSE Media Studies advertising SOWs. Fully resourced lesson on Christmas adverts (print and audio-visual). Key vocabulary ‘do now’ task Practice exam-style questions on an unseen Christmas print advert from Age UK (2 marks, 2 marks, 12 marks) Peer assessment task with clear links to assessment objectives and exam mark scheme Analysis of the John Lewis 2016 Christmas advert (focus on narrative structure, theories, mise-en-scene and representation) Planing of a television Christmas advert for a brand/ company of students’ choice by creating a storyboard, building on learning from prior lesson activities

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 analysis worksheet on Joseph Coelho’s ‘February’. Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

Ideal for citizenship/ PSHE lessons for ages 11-16, as tutor time activities. ‘Do Now’ activity on what a ‘moral exemplar’ looks like Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Exploring religious texts’ interpretations of the moral exemplar Introducing the ‘trolley problem’ with clips from The Good Place and TedEd Trolley problem scenarios to test personal biases and morality Scenario-based group project task

Ideal for AQA GCSE ‘Lit P1: A Christmas Carol’ SOWs. Complete set of knowledge organisers. Context + themes Plot + characters Writing an essay + tier 3 vocabulary Tier 2 vocabulary

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2-based SOW/ Year 11 revision lesson. Fully-resourced lesson. Especially stretching and challenging for students aiming for grades 7-9! Intended to be a 100-minute lesson but can be adapted for your needs and time allowances. What’s included? ‘Do Now’ recall activity on non-fiction formats and conventions Literacy development + vocab builder Tips to tackle the question Practice questions examples Sample answers Practice question + planning activity on the topic of dialects and accents (article writing) Link to Guardian article to prompt ideas Self-assessment task

Ideal for KS3 Shakespeare units/ introductions to Shakespeare at KS4. Highly challenging and fully resourced! Part of a complete introduction unit (bundle available). LO: To develop an understanding of the characterisation of Lady Macbeth. BIG QUESTION: How is Lady Macbeth presented as an unconventional Jacobean woman? Literacy ‘Do Now’ task Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Jacobean gender conventions Quote analysis Analytical writing (complete with structures and modelled examples) Mini plenary

Ideal for AQA GCSE ‘Lit P1: Macbeth’ SOWs. Complete set of knowledge organisers. Context + themes Plot + characters Writing an essay + tier 3 vocabulary Tier 2 vocabulary

Contents of Lesson: LOs and key lesson vocabulary Prior learning-based Do Now Poem crunch task Context: life of the poet Title connotations Exploring wider concepts- dialects + culture Talking point-style debate Structure, themes + reading tasks Key conclusions Modelled paragraphs (WAGOLLs) comparing the power of oppression in COMH and London (aiming for grades 7-9) Plenary task

Contents of Lesson: LOs and key lesson vocabulary Retrieval practice Talking point-style debate (based on statues of controversial historical figures) Poem crunch task Title connotations Pre-reading vocabulary builder Context: life of the poet Key conclusions Structure, rhyme and perspective Thematic quote bank creation task Plenary task 3 x creative extension tasks

Contents of Lesson: LOs and key lesson vocabulary Poem crunch task Title connotations Context: life of the poet, Songs of Innocence + Experience, revolution Exploring context through art: Blake’s London (Hogarth’s Gin Lane) Key conclusions Structure, rhyme and perspective Plenary task 3 x creative extension tasks

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 analysis worksheet on Christina Rossetti’s ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’. Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Owen Sheers’ ‘On Going’ and Seamus Heaney’s ‘Clearances’. Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adaptive for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ and John Cooper-Clarke’s ‘I Wanna Be Yours’. Learning objectives displayed Literacy- vocabulary booster Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice