The second lesson in a year 8 scheme of A Midsummer Night’s Dream which explores the introductory passage where Hippolyta and Theseus are discussing their wedding - ideas explored in lesson are to include the introduction to ideas about love and rationality.

A lesson analysing chapter 1 of Freak the Mighty. Teaches students to use the SEED paragraph struture and begins language analysis skills.

A lesson - which took me 2 to teach - about the initial impressions of Mrs B in Act 1 and then how she is developed through her part in Eva’s suicide in Act 2 - complete with my notes for the worksheets.

The fifth lesson in a scheme of work which explores the function of the Mechanicals in Act 1, Scene 2. This is aimed at year 8, but can be adapted. Includes exploration of the story of Pyramus and Thisbe. Exploration of the specific characterisation of Bottom. Analysis of the scene - with scaffolded questions. Writing frame on slide for written task.

I watched the film first with my class so that they could get to grips with the plot. With other groups, I have found this useful in being able to get a deeper analysis as they are not struggling to comprehend the plot. Also, it is useful for teaching foreshadowing etc.

A task to get students to think about register they would use for different audiences and purposes. In pairs or individually, give each student a card with a technique, picture and scenario, and get them to write an example. Then, get students to mark each other's and give improvement. If time, get students to have another go with other cards and work on their green pen target.

I started off by showing the group the Jim Carrey 2009 version of the film, and getting them to write notes about the plot. This lesson, I put them into groups and they had to analyse the presentation of Scrooge, and then write about it.

Leading on from lesson 2, where students explored Old Major and Karl Marx, this lesson begins analysis skills. In this lesson, I also taught the y into -ies rule where I spoke to one student specifically about it and explained a few times throughout the lesson, and then I asked that student to teach the whole class. Worked very well.

A booklet to enable teacher to lead students through stave 4 of ACC, with references to key context and focus questions. Very chalk and talk, but necessary at this point.

A booklet to enable teacher to lead students through stave 5 of ACC, with references to key context and focus questions. Very chalk and talk, but necessary at this point.

A lesson exploring the relevance of the idea of the ghost to the novella, and then analysing the presentation of Marley's ghost.

A lesson exploring the presentation of Macbeth. I try to drip feed them the context so that they know where to link. I also introduce them to new vocab each lesson too - and recap the next. With this lesson, I annotated my own copy of the text. I looked at how he is presented as an "eagle" and "lion" - like an apex predator- unbeatable. Also, "cannons overcharged" - like a lethal weapon, ruthlessly attacking. I also explored idea of a tragic flaw - character has to appear noble so that the downfall is even more shocking. Challenge part of the lesson - how does Shakespeare perhaps subtly suggest that Macbeth has ability to be evil? "bathe in reeking wounds" and "Golgotha" quotes - suggest that he actually enjoys death, and takes pleasure in it. Killing the traitor was not just a task, but something he enjoyed - sadistic? Those were the notes I used for the lesson.

A lesson analysing key language - scaffolded quotes for low ability year 9. First lesson removing writing frame for them to develop more independent writing skills. There are challenges to develop analysis for higher abilities. Checklist for peer assessment.

A lesson exploring the context of the poor in Victorian England, and how Scrooge represents this. starts with differentiated cloze taken from tes and adapted.

Lesson plan notes. Start off lesson recapping previous one where we had looked at scene 4 and learnt what dramatic irony was. Use of images to recap and check understanding. (answer notes beneath slide) Information sheet on women in Jacobean England - read and consider references to where LM is different (knowledge from having watched film). Read scene with context activity. Students put in differentiated groups - with one HAP in each group to support - to look at quotes. Group one have easiest quotes - HAP to help develop. Groups 3 and 4 - same quotes but opposite way round - this means if they only get one done, the other group have analysed the other in detail. LSA works with group 2, teacher to work with group 1 and circulate with 3 and 4 from time to time to check progress and understanding. Students to present their quotes - other groups to make notes around their text.

Using Jamie Oliver and social media is a topic, lesson teaching very low ability how to write a letter. There had been prior learning of letter writing techniques.

A lesson analysing aspects of chapter 3, and how foreshadowing is used. Starts of with chapter 3 recall, before looking at model of lang analysis to build as a class. Students then work in pairs, and then individually, to analyse scaffolded quotes. Final part of lesson is looking at a model answer and checklist, before writing their own paragraph using lesson resources and checklist. Potentially need 1 and a half lessons for this.

model; scaffold etc

The class had spent 2 lessons exploring Exposure. This lesson they worked on writing critical and analytical paragraphs.

exploring exposure