In this lesson, students can use the template to make their own board game based on a fantasy book of their choice. I give them two examples: Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings, but students can choose any book! Lesson comes with resources.

Here, the students will follow clues around the ‘middle earth’ (the school) to lead them to the final treasure. This could work for any school that has a playground, a hall and a library!

This is the first in a Tess of The D’Urbervilles SOW, but can easily be a stand alone lesson. Perfect for students aged 16-18 who are learning about English literature from the Romantic/Industrial era. Further info and tips in the PDF preview, also included!

One lesson exploring the four main dystopian character archetypes. Suitable for year 7 and up.

This A Level lesson looks at the origins of protest with what is arguably the original protest: Genesis and the Devil’s interference with mankind. This is the first lesson in a scheme of work that focuses on protest writing, with a specific focus on the Romantic movement. The other lessons are available in my shop, or in a bundle if you want a deal!

This is a stand-alone lesson which helps students to consider how sound can be used to create fear in a piece of gothic writing.

This is the third lesson in an A Level SOW on ASND. If you’re wanting the lesson that came before this, please visit the shop! This could easily act as a stand alone lesson, though.

This is the fourth lesson in an A Level SOW on ASND. If you’re wanting the lessons that came before this, please visit the shop! This could easily act as a stand alone lesson, though.

This is the fifth lesson in an A Level SOW on ASND. In this lesson, students will look at the male-female relationships in the play through a Jungian lens. If you’re wanting the lessons that came before this, please visit the shop! This could easily act as a stand alone lesson, though.

This lesson focuses on Blake’s own invented mythology and how it relates to SOI, particularly the poems that could be perceived as more sexual in nature.

This is the second lesson in an A Level SOW on ASND. If you’re wanting the lesson that came before this, please visit the shop! This could easily act as a stand alone lesson, though.

This lesson was for my A-Level class, but could be used with a higher ability year 11 set.

In this lesson, students will use prompts and their previous knowledge of the tragic genre to construct their own plan for a tragic play. Students will, after presenting their ideas, choose one scene from their play to write out in full. Includes a 10 question tragedy quiz with teacher answers.

This lesson is the second in a series of lessons that focus on equipping learners with words they can use to describe themselves and others. In this lesson, the learners will focus on ‘upgrading’ their descriptive language.

This lesson will give students an understanding of subjugation as a concept, and will allow students to detect evidence of government subjugation in an extract of ‘The Hunger Games’. After they have completed some analysis questions, students will be writing their own ‘choosing ceremony’ scene, and peer-reviewing each other’s creative efforts at the end.

This lesson introduces students to the dystopian genre, explores key dystopian concepts and addresses common misconceptions (the difference between science fiction and dystopian fiction).

This lesson explores the concept of totalitarianism, and has the students analyse the opening scene of 1984 in order to detect evidence of totalitarianism in the environment.

This lesson focuses on acts of rebellion in Dystopian Fiction, in particular the ‘berries scene’ in The Hunger Games. The students will detect rebellious/revolutionary language in the extract, and then write their own revolutionary speech against the Capitol and President Snow.

This lesson focuses on the character of Aunt Lydia, and the concepts of internalized misogyny, and indoctrination. This is the ninth lesson in Dystopia SOW, though it can easily be a standalone lesson. The rest of the scheme is available in my shop for a discounted rate.

This is the first lesson on ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ in a dystopian SOW. This lesson introduces the students to the concept of objectification, and the key themes and techniques present in the opening chapter (surveillance, biblical allusion, threat).