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.

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.

Two lessons looking at the context of colonialism and segregation in preparation for reading Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. Year 8 HA

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.

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

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

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

Using A Midsummer Night’s Dream to inspire and refine creative writing at KS3. This was all taught to mixed ability groups.

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