Two worksheets that make up a mini booklet for Carol Ann Duffy's Valentine.

Here is a KS3 lesson that includes a lot of differentiation for those mixed ability classes. The lesson looks at an extract from Great Expectations and then the tasks are based around analysing quotations from the extract.

This film review lesson is a great way to catch the attention of your class when it comes to writing persuasively. It has a colourful display and engaging music at the beginning as well as activities to suit the build up to writing persuasively. Not only do you get a power point that goes through how to write persuasively and then gives the students an extensive writing task, this presentation also comes with a four page booklet to guide each student through the lesson. It has a film review example as well as sentence starters to help them create the perfect film review.

This revision booklet goes through how to answer an exam question on Blood Brothers. It includes paragraph formats, A and C grade model answers, as well as context pages. It also has space for students to do their own character summaries, and select key quotations in preparation for the exam. This booklet is a great resource to give to the students when they are going on study leave as it really guides them through the stages.

This lesson introduces the poem Valentine to the students. It explores the main ideas of love and has a model answer to support the students in their PEE paragraph. This pack also includes a PEE grid, sentence starters, and a lesson plan of the whole lesson.

This poetry lesson introduces poetry through the use of music. Students will have the opportunity to listen to each song and then discuss the lyrics. They will then analyse using the questions on the slide show. Included are the lyrics to all three songs, selected quotations for the teacher to hand around the class for the students to analyse, and an extra resource focusing on the song 'Skyscraper'. (internet connection required for the music)

This planning sheet should help your class to include all the language techniques and skills they need to create a persuasive article.

This Shakespeare Research Booklet is a fantastic resource for introducing students into the world of Shakespeare. Every teacher struggles with how to teach the all important context section of the Shakespeare topic, and how to make it actually interesting. Well, here is the way to do it, and all you will need for one to two lessons is either a computer room or a Shakespeare book box from your school library. This booklet will teach the context for you, as it has key questions for the students to research, fun activities to complete, key quotations to understand, and a glossary the students can fill out.