Created for a first reading of Winter Swans. In this resource I have selected 4 key quotations from the poem, giving students a chance for independent analysis before sharing ideas and annotating as a class.

A resource designed to revise creative writing skills in preparation for Language Paper 1 Question 5. This resource covers key skills, writing structure and a creative writing task with scaffolding.

A capture sheet for students to complete as they are watching A Christmas Carol. A great revision resource or end of term activity, with a cloze summary included.

A slide I’ll be using to reset classroom expectations at the start of a new term. I will fill this in with contributions made by students.

Story writing prompt used for a Year 7 baseline assessment.

TBQ: Can I reflect on the events in AMSND and create a storyboard to develop and secure my understanding of the plot? Delivered to a top set Y9 class over the course of 2 lessons. Students loved this engaging lesson as it encompasses a wide range of activities to secure their knowledge of the plot. Lesson includes: Plot summary (number the events in order) Storyboard task (with challenge) Plot quiz Closer analysis of Hermia and Helena fight Hermia’s twitter activity Image plenary task

TBQ: As I watch the film version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, am I able to capture ideas about the characters in relation to the plot? Students are given a capture sheet to record notes about the characters and their relationships as they watch the BBC’s version of the play.

TBQ: Using my knowledge of Victorian Society, can I analyse an extract from a nineteenth century text? Designed for a top set Y9 class and delivered over 2 lessons. Includes: introduction to context/galvanism/Mary Shelley Extract and youtube videos to support comprehension Quotation explosion task Model paragraph response to the question ‘How does Mary Shelley present the theme of evil in the extract from ‘Frankenstein’?’ Sentence starters to support students’ own response to question Peer assessment plenary

TBQ: Can I explore and analyse Dickens’ presentation of the poor in an extract from A Christmas Carol? Designed for top set Y10. Lesson includes quotation analysis task and an exemplar response. Students prepare to write their own response to an exemplar exam question.

TBQ: Can I research and revise relevant context to support my analysis of the poor in A Christmas Carol? Students were given laptops in this lesson to support their revision. Alternatively, this could be set as a homework revision task. Kahoot quiz link included.

Guiding Y7 students through expanded noun phrases, using The Highwayman Poem by Alfred Noyes. Designed for a literacy intervention class.

TBQ: After exploring the role of artificial intelligence in society, can I create a persuasive poster or newspaper article? Designed for a higher ability Y9 group and encourages a debate/discussion on whether AI is a positive contribution to society. There is the option of a creative task (poster) or a written task (newspaper article).

TBQ: When exploring War Photographer, can we analyse the language used to describe the effects of war? Designed for a weaker ability Y10 group. Explore images and what a war photographer and darkroom is. Youtube video included. Students use the worksheet to explore their given stanza. These are differentiated and students are given prompt questions to help their analysis. They then feed this back to the class and I used a visualiser to annotate the poem with the class feedback.

This is a handy resource if you are a supply teacher and need an efficient way to leave feedback for the class teacher.

TBQ: Can I explore the context of the poem ‘Remains’ to help me understand the plot and create a storyboard? Lesson created for weaker ability Y10 class to enable them to understand the plot. Lesson includes an exploration of context (youtube video) and PTSD. Differentiated storyboard included.

TBQ: Am I able to identify power and conflict in Jane Weir’s ‘Poppies’, and analyse the methods used to convey it? Mix and Match key terms to their definitions Introduces the poem using images Explores Jane Weir’s motivations for writing the poem Students are assigned a stanza and given guidance on what to pick out before sharing their ideas with the class (visualiser used to annotate the poem with the class) Plenary activities

Creative ctivities that can be adapted to support revision for any Power and Conflict poem. Kahoot quiz links. Images to match to quotations in Kamikaze and My Last Duchess

TBQ: Can I compare how the poets present ideas about war and conflict in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’? Designed for weaker ability Y10 and delivered over 2 lessons. Includes: Step by step approach to comparing poems and responding to an exam style question Revision venn diagram to compare the poems Quote explosions Comparative phrases task Exemplar paragraph Paragraph task Peer assessment

TBQ: When exploring power and conflict poetry, can we analyse the meanings and poetic devices in ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’? Designed for a weaker ability Year 10 class. The lesson (taught over a 2 hour period) introduces the poem gradually with images and an analysis/exploration of the title. The lesson then explores the context, using a Youtube video to aid understanding. Students work in pairs to unpick a specified stanza on the worksheet they are giving before feeding back to the class. There is an activity in which student match images to lines in the poem and a task that encourages students to explore how the poem links to ‘power’ and ‘conflict’.