Black History Month lessons - KS3/KS4 English

3 lessons, each with a different focus:

• Lesson 1 - Marsha P Johnson and Diane Abbott. KS4 focus (links to Lang Paper 2) about Black people who have impacted on political history and portrayal of Black leaders in the media.
• Lesson 2 - Maya Angelou. Can be adapted for all year groups (KS4 could use to practise unseen poetry) about poetry and literature as an aid to overcoming adversity.
• Lesson 3 - Akala. Can be adapted for all year groups (KS4 can use as a stimulus for Lang Paper 1) about Akala’s forthcoming YA book The Dark Lady and its roots in Shakespeare’s Dark Lady sonnets. Includes looking at Sonnet 127 and a creative writing task using the sonnet as inspiration.

All printed resources included.

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