Ideal for KS3 Shakespeare units/ introductions to Shakespeare at KS4. Highly challenging and fully resourced! Part of a complete introduction unit (bundle available). LO: To develop an understanding of Shakespeare’s histories and the legacy of Richard III. Literacy ‘Do Now’ task Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Introduction to Richard III Quote analysis Comparing/ contrasting theatre production posters Persuasive writing on the King in the car park Mini plenary

Ideal for KS3 Shakespeare units/ introductions to Shakespeare at KS4. Highly challenging and fully resourced! Part of a complete introduction unit (bundle available). LO: To develop an understanding of the characterisation of Lady Macbeth. BIG QUESTION: How is Lady Macbeth presented as an unconventional Jacobean woman? Literacy ‘Do Now’ task Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Jacobean gender conventions Quote analysis Analytical writing (complete with structures and modelled examples) Mini plenary

Persuasive speech writing activity ideal for a KS3/ KS4 homework or classroom task for Blood Brothers unit/ AQA Language Paper 2 revision with full instructions, success criteria and WAGOLL modelled example.

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 analysis worksheet on Joseph Coelho’s ‘February’. Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

Ideal for AQA GCSE ‘Lit P1: A Christmas Carol’ SOWs. Complete set of knowledge organisers. Context + themes Plot + characters Writing an essay + tier 3 vocabulary Tier 2 vocabulary

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2-based SOW/ Year 11 revision lesson. Fully-resourced lesson. Especially stretching and challenging for students aiming for grades 7-9! Intended to be a 100-minute lesson but can be adapted for your needs and time allowances. What’s included? ‘Do Now’ recall activity on non-fiction formats and conventions Literacy development + vocab builder Tips to tackle the question Practice questions examples Sample answers Practice question + planning activity on the topic of dialects and accents (article writing) Link to Guardian article to prompt ideas Self-assessment task

Ideal for AQA GCSE ‘Lit P1: Macbeth’ SOWs. Complete set of knowledge organisers. Context + themes Plot + characters Writing an essay + tier 3 vocabulary Tier 2 vocabulary

Contents of Lesson: LOs and key lesson vocabulary Prior learning-based Do Now Poem crunch task Context: life of the poet Title connotations Exploring wider concepts- dialects + culture Talking point-style debate Structure, themes + reading tasks Key conclusions Modelled paragraphs (WAGOLLs) comparing the power of oppression in COMH and London (aiming for grades 7-9) Plenary task

Contents of Lesson: LOs and key lesson vocabulary Retrieval practice Talking point-style debate (based on statues of controversial historical figures) Poem crunch task Title connotations Pre-reading vocabulary builder Context: life of the poet Key conclusions Structure, rhyme and perspective Thematic quote bank creation task Plenary task 3 x creative extension tasks

Contents of Lesson: LOs and key lesson vocabulary Poem crunch task Title connotations Context: life of the poet, Songs of Innocence + Experience, revolution Exploring context through art: Blake’s London (Hogarth’s Gin Lane) Key conclusions Structure, rhyme and perspective Plenary task 3 x creative extension tasks

Contents of Lesson: LOs and key lesson vocabulary Retrieval practice Poem crunch task Exploring context through art: ‘Lucrezia de’ Medici’ by Bronzino Title connotations Context: life of the poet + subject of the poem Reading/ analysis tasks Mini-challenge tasks (structure, themes, bigger ideas) Deepening analysis grid Plenary task

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 analysis worksheet on Christina Rossetti’s ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’. Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Owen Sheers’ ‘On Going’ and Seamus Heaney’s ‘Clearances’. Learning objectives displayed Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adaptive for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ and John Cooper-Clarke’s ‘I Wanna Be Yours’. Learning objectives displayed Literacy- vocabulary booster Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice