Looking at literature written by enslaved people and their descendants using Malorie Blackman’s collection Unheard Voices. This lesson looks at ‘A Day in the Life’ and works on language and structure analysis. KS3 AQA

A SOW delivered to HA year 8 (though has been taught previously to mixed ability) studying the novel Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. Students are preparing for a transactional writing assessment so there is plenty of non-fiction context too.

Analysis of the poem ‘Limbo’. Mixed ability KS3. The lesson was one of the first times the class had attempted language analysis on a poem and so there’s quite a bit of structure as well as independent tasks.

Using Shakespeare and poetry to discuss the theme of friendship. Focus on improving students’ analysis of language and structure. KS3 mixed ability.

4 lessons for mixed ability year 8 introducing A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Shakespearean context.

A fully differentiated half term SOW studying The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The students were working towards a creative writing assessment. All lessons were for mixed ability year 9. Additional resources included for SEND students

A SOW delivered to HA year 8 (though has been taught previously to mixed ability) studying the novel Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. Students are preparing for a transactional writing assessment so there is plenty of non-fiction context too.

A fully differentiated half term SOW studying The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The students were working towards a creative writing assessment. All lessons were for mixed ability year 9. Additional resources included for SEND students

A fully resourced SOW for the musical Blood Brothers. Aimed at mixed ability year 9 (KS3). Students were assessed using AQA English Language Assessment Objectives.

A fully resourced SOW for the musical Blood Brothers. Students were mixed ability year 9 (KS3) being assessed against AQA English Language AOs.

Two lessons introducing students to AQA Language Paper 1 Q1 and 2 using extracts Life of Pi and Brick Lane. Vocabulary retrieval starters and I do, we do, you do analysis. Models and annotation included for teacher reference. Mark scheme included.

A language analysis lesson looking at an extract from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Originally taught to LA Year 10 but could be used with KS3 or differentiated for HA. SEN differentiation included.

Using Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ to revise the AQA unseen poetry question 1. Includes full powerpoint and worksheets.

Using the opening of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to inspire KS3 students to write their own advice letters.

A fully differentiated half term SOW studying The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The students were working towards a creative writing assessment. All lessons were for mixed ability year 9. Additional resources included for SEND students

A SOW delivered to HA year 8 (though has been taught previously to mixed ability) studying the novel Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. Students are preparing for a transactional writing assessment so there is plenty of non-fiction context too.

A SOW delivered to HA year 8 (though has been taught previously to mixed ability) studying the novel Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. Students are preparing for a transactional writing assessment so there is plenty of non-fiction context too.

A SOW delivered to HA year 8 (though has been taught previously to mixed ability) studying the novel Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. Students are preparing for a transactional writing assessment so there is plenty of non-fiction context too.

KS3 exploration of The Gothic. Students read and understand the poem before beginning to evaluate and express their own opinions.