Cousin Kate GCSE Poetry Anthology. Designed around the Edexcel specification, but would easily fit AQA and WJEC too. Lesson explores content, context, form and structure.

A great introduction for all years, from 11-16. Includes a sonnet rap battle, a rap v. Shakespeare quiz and a 'Why teach Shakespeare' video clip.

Getting students familiar with extended metaphors.

An insight into the adaptation of Hamlet, into Disney's Lion King.

A 13 lesson S.O.W. including assessment tasks and worksheets. I used this with my year 7 group, but could easily be adapted for older years.

Ideal for a KS3 group. Focus on Sir Gawain and The Green Knight and Theseus and The Minotaur.

Journey's End - Osborne Cloze Exercise

A great introduction to poetry. Includes 4 lessons on the Pied Piper, 1 on Katy Perry's Firework, looking at the use of imagery and another on One Direction. Redacted poetry resources and lesson also included, along with worksheet.

How to write about a single place.

A powerpoint including activities on the poem Bookends, by Tony Harrison. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 GCSE students.

A powerpoint including activities on the poem The Road Not Taken. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 GCSE students.

Journey's End - Stanhope Cloze Exercise

A scheme of work based upon the poem Not My Business with Nidi Osundare. I find it particularly useful to compare this to the poem Vultures by China Achebe.

Ideal for character analysis.

An introduction to Jake's Tower. Ideal for KS3 students or lower ability KS4. Explores the themes of domestic violence. A great class read.

An introduction to ghost stories and A Christmas Carol

Ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students. Explores the themes of homelessness. A great class read by Robert Swindells.

GCSE WJEC Media - Analysing magazine covers 2.

What can you find out about your given area from the Tudor periods. Categories include: Medicine, Schools, Housing, Food and Monarchs.

GCSE WJEC Media - Analysis of magazine covers