Lesson focusing on Chapter Two of the novel. Students learn how to make comparisons between the setting (Justice Strauss and Count Olaf’s house). The lesson includes:a literacy task looking at discourse markers. comprehension questions for the chapter differentiated questions to help students make comparisons between the two settings comparison task homework task

Lesson designed for KS3 (preferably Y7 or Y8) exploring the poem ‘Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan’. Students look at how to analyse language at word level and attempt to write their own PEE paragraph.

PEEDC (point, evidence, explanation, development and a comparison one too) posters to use as classroom displays or as flashcards for students to help write a successful PEE paragraph.

A lesson for Black History Month. Students will look at the origins of BHM and create posters on important (and less well known figures) in black history. There is also opportunities for classroom discussion on whether BHM should be celebrated at all and different ways schools can do more to teach the history of other cultures. I hope to inspire creativity and conversation about black history in your classroom. Love to know how it goes with your students, so please leave a review :o)

Five tutor time activities focusing on a few important Black figures in history.

Resource for showcasing black writers. I’ve included mostly British novelists, poets and playwrights.

Resources for a Writers From Around the World display, including 28 writers from around the world (we plan to adapt and change the writers each term).

Takeaway menu for KS3 detective fiction. 15 differentiated tasks that can be used for homework or extensions. Good resource for home learning. Inspired by podmc002 takeway menus.

13 detailed lesson PowerPoints for revision of ‘An Inspector Calls’. Each lesson focuses on a different character or theme. A variation of tasks are included: -visual and auditory task - independent written tasks - group tasks -speaking and listening task I have also tried using examples that are relatable to them, for example getting students to make comparisons between the relationship of Sheila and Gerald and Beyonce and Jay-Z. Scheme also includes: - focus on exam skills -break down on how to approach the question - lesson on assessment objectives - weekly homework timetable, which includes exam style questions for a seven week term - midweek homework tasks for revision of the ‘Love and Relationships’ poetry cluster.

Lessons focusing on Q1 to Q3 from English Language Paper 1, using an extract from Great Expectations.

Students will work collaboratively to analyse lines at word level from Romeo’s speech in Act 1, Scene 5. To help pupils think critically , key questions are given to guide them through. AO focused questions are also given for students to answer as well.

A detailed lesson for Act 2.3 of ‘Macbeth’. Students are in role as police inspectors and must use observations and deductions to work out who killed King Duncan. Great way to get students to analyse the scene through role play.

Lesson focuses on AO3 to help students understand and incorporate AO3 effectively in their response. The lesson explores the life and poetry of Tupac Shakur. Students look at aspects of his life and consider how this influenced his poems ‘The Rose That Grew From Concrete’ and ‘Jada’. Students write a reponse as a class using ‘The Rose That Grew From Concrete’ and attempt their own answer using the poem ‘Jada’.

An introduction lesson for The Hate U Give. Students will begin by researching the contextual factors surrounding the novel (American school system, statistics of poverty and police brutality in the U.S). They will then read chapter 1 and use their knowledge of the context to make inferences about the text.

Lesson for the Power and Conflict poem ‘Kamikaze’. Big Questions: What was Garland’s intention for writing the poem ‘Kamikaze? 2.How does Garland present her ideas about the effects conflict can have on an individual? What historical events inspired Garland’s poem? Lesson includes: -Starter activity exploring analytical verbs -Fact sheet exploring the contextual factors that influenced the poem Analysis worksheet with a series of questions to help students analyse the poem Homework task

Big question: How does Priestley present Mr Birling? Lesson is based on a cold reading of the play. Lesson includes: Retrieval practice questions Analysis of Mr Birling’s speech in Act 1 Topic sentence practice. Students have to write topic sentences for a series of analysis paragraphs Return to the big question

Big question: What are the key features of a play? What do we learn about the Birling family though the stage directions? Lesson includes: Retrieval practice (J.B. Priestley brain dump) Students explore the conventions of a play Questions to help students’ analysis of the staging and opening stage directions Revisit the big question. Series of sentence starters to help students answer the question

A lesson focusing on how does Dickens uses setting to establish mood, character and themes. Lesson includes: Do now: retrieval practice (setting) Slides focusing on the importance of setting and methods to create a vivid setting. Quotation analysis task . Students collaborate in groups to analyse how Dickens uses the setting of Scrooge’s home to establish mood, character, and themes. Key quotations and guiding questions are provided to assist students in their analysis.

AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 3 Practice. Lesson includes: Explanation of literary structure and techniques Exploration and analysis tasks of a scene from the film ‘Encanto’. Model example paragraph Success criteria and sentence starters to help students’ written analysis of the scene