A fully resourced lesson graded Outstanding in an observation. Students are guided through the process of writing a description of a sweet. Students focus on using sensory language to write a detailed description of a sweet. Students evaluate models and self assess using the school’s KS3 mark scheme.

A lesson introducing students to how to write a media rationale. Suitable for students studying Pearson BTEC Creative Digital Media Production Unit 8. Students learn the key features in a successful rationale and independently write a rationale for a brief. Lesson includes Pearson advice from a recent exam report.

An extract from the beginning of The Testaments by Margaret Atwood followed by reading comprehension questions focusing on understanding, analysis and vocabulary. Ideal for homework or a cover lesson.

A lesson revising ideology, culture and sub-culture. Suitable for students studying Pearson BTEC Creative Digital Media Production. Students consider how dominant ideologies have changed over time and evaluate their effects on society. Students apply their learning to analyse a TV clip and evaluate a model answer. Students recap the meaning of culture and sub-culture and work independently to write an exam style answer.

A fully resourced debate lesson for students to argue who is responsible for the conflict in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Students work in groups to prosecute a specific character from the play. Students are given specific roles and a structure for their argument. The lesson is fully differentiated with both challenge and support tasks provided. The lesson has a focus on oracy with frequent reference to the GCSE Speaking and Listening criteria.

10 reading comprehension questions on an extract from the start of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The questions focus on understanding and identifying devices.

Students create a description of a Gothic monster following a flipped homework where students draw their own creature. Students use the school’s own KS3 mark scheme to self assess their own work and to evaluate models. The lesson focuses on included language devices within their own writing and includes a differentiated literacy focus. An interactive and engaging lesson.

Two lessons to read, understand and analyse The Red Room by H.G. Wells. The first lesson incorporates elements of drama as students show their understanding of the short story. They recap and identify features present in Gothic stories. The second lesson focus on language analysis and students work independently to complete an extended response.

Two lessons looking at how satire can be used in non-fiction writing. Lessons based around Christmas TV adverts. The first lesson encourages students to consider a personalised response to Christmas TV adverts and introduces the idea of satire in writing. In the second lesson, students analyse a Charlie Brooker satirical article and then work independently to write their own and self assess against the GCSE AQA English Language mark scheme. This could stretch to three lessons. Particularly suitable for students aiming for grade 7-9.

Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions. Each chapter includes an extended writing, analysis style question. Additional support is provided as possible quotations are included.

A series of four fully resourced lessons on the poem Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan by Moniza Alvi. The first lesson allows students to experience the poem as a dictogloss poem in order for them to develop a personal and creative response. The second lesson develops the students understanding of the poem and Alvi’s influences. The third lesson allows students to analyse the language and structure of the poem in detail and offers opportunity for oracy skills to be practised. The fourth lesson is an extended writing lesson and allows time for the students to plan their responses beforehand - could be extended to a fifth lesson.

A series of six lessons that allows students to analyse Hurricane Hits England by Grace Nichols. In first lesson, students read the poem and develop an understanding of Nichols’ influences. In the second lesson, students apply their understanding of the poem and the presentation of the speaker’s feelings to develop their own creative writing skills. In the third lesson, students work in small groups to analyse the language of the poem in greater detail. In the fourth lesson, students plan to write an extended response to analyse the poem and write their answers in the fifth lesson - could be used as an assessment. The sixth lesson is a drama lesson where students re-enact the poem as a TV news article.

A Macbeth whoosh drama activity. Resource includes the teacher script, lesson and plot gap-fill task. A fun and enjoyable way to introduce the play to students.

18 lessons on Secret Friends by Elizabeth Laird. Ideal for low ability students. Lessons include homework tasks and opportunity for assessment. Lessons provide opportunity for drama, oracy and extended writing tasks.

22 lessons on Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Lessons include opportunity for assessment and homework throughout. A range of tasks created to develop knowledge, oracy, drama and analysis skills.

Comprehension questions relating to the context of Jekyll and Hyde. 12 questions are based on the Mr Bruff video and 14 are more general context links.

A fun and interactive double lesson learning about different camera angles, lighting and sound. Can also be used for revision purposes. Students learn about a range of different camera angles, lighting choices and their effects. Students also learn the different between diegetic and non-diegetic sound and consider how all of these choices create meaning. Students then apply their learning to independently answer an exam style question before reviewing their learning.

A double lesson to revise hypodermic theory. Particularly suitable for students studying Pearson BTEC Creative Digital Media Production. Students revise the key features of the theory as well as codes and conventions. Students then apply their learning to analyse a film trailer through hypodermic theory and evaluate the theory’s usefulness.

A double lesson about how to respond to a media brief and communicate a clear message for a client. Students generate ideas from a brief and evaluate a model. Students then analyse magazine front covers for different purposes and consider how the features differ in order to communicate a particular message. Students also consider how the ethos and reputation of a company can affect their brief. Finally, students work independently to research a company and how their background affects their advertising. Particularly suitable for students studying Pearson BTEC Creative Digital Media Production Unit 8.

A PSHE lesson exploring what consent is and how students can check for consent and ensure it has been given. Students consider what consent it, analyse a case study, and develop their oracy in a debate task.