The Highwayman: Tim the Ostler and IMAGERY, Peer Assess and Diary Entry. MEGA few lessons! ENGAGING! Group work, peer work, etc.

Analysing Stormzy's 'Blinded by Your Grace' lyrics to understand semantic fields, using the terms 'lexis' and 'lexicon' and allusion.

Reading chapter 1 of Noughts and Crosses: structure, dual narrative, knowledge organiser included.

Introduction lesson to Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman BLM Black Narratives. Explores the front cover, blurb, foreword and preamble.

Approximately 4 week SOW for Great Expectations (could last 6 if needed and stretched!). Range of tasks designed for year 9 predominantly but could suit any of KS3. Focus on Havisham, Magwitch and pathetic fallacy. Complete with booklet and knowledge organiser resource. Looks at all AO skills from AQA ready for year 10.

3 hours minimum (up to 9 hours of lessons) Great Expectations Magwitch Analysis with booklet resource

Lots of images, step by step guide of elements to include in a piece of descriptive writing

Macbeth Characters on your Head Game - Guess the character. Structured peer talk and DEVELOPMENT of understanding characters

Analysing Lady Gaga song lyrics of HAIR and celebrating individuality! Focus on word type and effect of sentence types too.

Thirteen by Tom Hoyle - Mega introduction lesson!

Poetry Devices Bingo

Engaging PEE worksheet

Students can use this to identify their emotion at the time and become self aware.

Up to chapter 50 of Noughts and Crosses - Exploring the bombing scene, linking to non-fiction Manchester bombing article and linking to resilience. Writing a poem about resilience after.

2-4 hours worth of lessons on ‘We Ate the Children Last’ short story. Contains the usual recall and retrieval goodness but includes a non-fiction article and the short story attached too (plus link to the engaging short film). Literacy skills of predicting, comprehension, creating a news article, homework task, mini quiz and digging into language methods and effects.

1-2 hours of lessons on There Will Come Soft Rains - analsying and echoing the themes and style of writing to create their own writing skills.

Engaging sentence type images for display - interrogative, imperative, declarative and exclamatory. Four images only for display.

Very engaging and fun lesson - visual and kinesthetic. Using the ‘chocolate bar’ method to share linguistic devices and create a written piece. Includes peer assessing and instant live marking.

Ouspensky/Dunne/Neitzche theories Higher order thinking and links to Priestley’s intention! Women’s rights/power/position Labour/Socialism vs. Capitalism Workers and employers (power and rights) Social class/status Key events with dates, e.g. strikes J.B. Priestley’s ideas and opinions

Exploring all female characters with summaries, mind maps, links to further reading and videos.