A 15 slide analysis lesson for Auden’s ‘Funeral Blues’, better known as ‘Stop all the Clocks’. Suitable for KS3/KS4/KS5 and easily amended for different abilities.

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students describe a storm. Includes snippets of other writing to analyse for linguistic/structural techniques used for effect and to engage a reader. Includes interesting adjectives list and model written piece with questions for students to analyse. Suitable for KS2-KS3!

A 30 slide PowerPoint on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet summarising the plot and central characters with the intention that they will create a storyboard for the play. Engaging images to aid students’ memory and for revision purposes!

198 slide Unit of Work on John Boyne's novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'. This pack includes 17 lessons and 1 bonus lesson analysing book covers! Lessons are also colour coordinated with Hyperlink Contents Page for ease of access! Includes: Bonus Lesson – Analysing Book Covers Lesson 1 – Context Lesson 2 – John Boyne – Getting to know the Author Lesson 3 – Key Characters Lesson 4 – Setting Lesson 5 – Through the Window Lesson 6 – Clothing as a theme Lesson 7 – The relationship between Bruno & Shmuel Lesson 8 – Division and Distance (The Fence Imagery and Symbolism) Lesson 9 – Storyboarding Lesson Lesson 10 – Key Scenes Roleplay Lesson Lesson 11 - Key Quotes Revision Lesson 12 – PEA practice Lesson 13 - Understanding an essay question and Planning Response Lesson 14 – Writing an essay Lesson 15 – Peer assessment & Understanding the Success Criteria Lesson 16 – The Importance of Redrafting Lesson 17 – Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Quiz All lessons help students to deduce, infer and analyse language in depth. Also includes how to structure an essay and advice with redrafting. Engaging, easily adaptable and educational for KS3 and KS4!

A 13 slide PowerPoint lesson aiding students in writing mystery stories. With key mystery writing vocabulary and success criteria as well as examples of famous ‘real-life’ mysteries for students to discuss, this is an engaging lesson for KS3 or can be easily amended for other abilities!

Based on Katherine Braun Mankin’s ‘Gorilla Track’, this lesson advises students on how to approach a question on a non-fiction text requiring you to explain thoughts and feelings of the writer. This 12 slide PowerPoint analyses the text line by line and includes thought-provoking question to promote independent thought. Students then approach the question by themselves with a success criteria checklist.

An 18 slide fully differentiated PowerPoint on Duffy’s ‘Medusa’ with annotation and analysis. Includes unseen poetry analysis checklist and question for students to respond to. Engaging and suitable for KS3/KS4.

This is an 18 slide PowerPoint lesson on W.H. Auden’s poem ‘Refugee Blues’ including contextual information, full annotations, information regarding structure, and differentiated tasks for students to complete in response to the poem in preparation for GCSE. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS3/KS4!

An 11 slide PowerPoint on Moniza Alvi’s poem ‘An Unknown Girl’, it explores the poet’s background, includes full annotation and differentiated questions for students to respond to the poem. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS3 and KS4!

A detailed 12 slide PowerPoint Context Lesson for J.B. Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’ - includes challenging and differentiated questions for students on the political message behind the play as well as information on Priestley’s own life and moral/political perspectives.

An 18 slide PowerPoint lesson with corresponding resources on the poem ‘Give’ by Simon Armitage. Includes information on the poet himself, analysis of tone, structure and language within the poem and a stanza by stanza annotation. Also includes differentiated learning objectives and questions to promote students’ independent study. -includes the poem itself and key poetic devices resources for students to improve their analytical skill.

An introductory lesson to Andy Mulligan’s book ‘Trash’ - Includes a vocabulary list to help students describe both the setting of the text and the central character of Raphael. Lesson opens with a ‘Thunk’ activity but includes an alternative starter activity. Easily accessible for KS3 and both engaging and challenging - easily editable and can be adapted for different levels of challenge.

An analysis lesson for Imtiaz Dharker’s famous poem ‘Tissue’. Includes differentiated tasks and full annotations. Also includes a poetry analysis checklist and revision material for how to analyse a poem. Easily adaptable, challenging and engaging for pupils of KS3 and KS4!

This is a PowerPoint to accompany the reading of The Black Cat with a ‘horror genre’ language focus. It is suitable for ages 11-16 and allows students to zoom in on specific language employed by Poe. It also includes a quiz on the plot and central characters within the story to concrete understanding of what has been read. More engaging, affordable English resources here! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/rosecoates

PowerPoint going through different types of sentence and how to identify them. It also includes activities for students to complete a creative written task employing their newly acquired skills. Suitable for both primary and secondary ages as well as as a Literacy tool for the whole school.

A PowerPoint containing the definition of a connective and tasks for students to complete both as a class and independently on using them in sentences and English subject writing. Suitable for primary and secondary ages as well as for a LD or SEN department Literacy tool.

This bundle includes the PowerPoint, lesson plan for a top ability year 10 group and the resources for an Ofsted graded 'Outstanding' lesson aimed at helping students understand the criteria for attaining a Grade A and B at GCSE in Of Mice and Men (Controlled assessment 3a). It allows the teacher to act as a facilitator to the independent learning of students and is ideal for a KS4 class!

A 14 slide PowerPoint identifying the DAFOREST persuasive techniques and their effectiveness in persuasive and argument writing. There is a print-off of Emma Watson's HeforShe UN speech for students to identify the techniques in a sample text as well as statements for students to create their own piece of persuasive writing in response. This also includes a DAFOREST techniques checklist that can be printed out and stuck into students' books as a revision resources or for classroom display.

An 11 slide PowerPoint on atmospheric writing including key ingredients and tasks for students to complete. Includes opportunity and instruction for peer assessment as well as self reflection to ensure progress in creative writing. Also includes a separate checklist to print for students to tick off and ensure they have ingredients for a successful atmospheric piece.

Three lesson on Poe's 'The Black Cat' with focus on characters setting and themes within the horror genre. Included: a focus on linguistic and structural devices used within the story. Thunk and Do Now activity for each lesson included.