An introduction lesson for The Hate U Give. Students will begin by researching the contextual factors surrounding the novel (American school system, statistics of poverty and police brutality in the U.S). They will then read chapter 1 and use their knowledge of the context to make inferences about the text.

Lessons focusing on Q1 to Q3 from English Language Paper 1, using an extract from Great Expectations.

An assembly looking at why we should celebrate black history. The assembly highlights important black figures, such as Frederick Douglass, Mary Seacole, Lewis Latimer and the Moors, and their contributions to history. The assembly also explores the presence of black people in Britain from the 3rd century to the Victorian era (Beachy Head Lady, Ivory Bangle Lady, John Blanke and Sarah Forbes Bonetta) to highlight how black people were visible in Britain before the Transatlantic slave trade and were more than just enslaved Africans. Lots of help from David Olusoga’s Black and British :)

Five tutor time activities focusing on a few important Black figures in history.

Resource for showcasing black writers. I’ve included mostly British novelists, poets and playwrights.

Resources for a Writers From Around the World display, including 28 writers from around the world (we plan to adapt and change the writers each term).

This resource can be used for assembly or tutor time to educate students about the contributions of Caribbean migrants to British society. The PowerPoint focuses on the history of the Windrush Generation and gives students a deeper understanding of the challenges and triumphs faced by this generation as they settled in the UK.

Activities looking at current issues around racial injustice. Using Banksy’s work, students discuss what the artist is trying to convey about systemic racism. This is then followed by a language analysis task and an opportunity for students to write letters to their local MP. Also includes a PowerPoint focusing on language analysis.

Activity exploring Langston Hughes’ poem Theme of English B. Students are given questions to help them analyse the poem. There are also discussion questions and an exam question too.

Lesson looking at The Red Room. Students focus on the use of first-person narration in the story. The lesson includes: -multiple choice comprehension questions -Activities focusing on evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of using first-person narration in the text. -Differentiated writing activities

Takeaway menu for KS3 detective fiction. 15 differentiated tasks that can be used for homework or extensions. Good resource for home learning. Inspired by podmc002 takeway menus.

A distance learning lesson teaching students how to compare poetry. I use songs from my favourite rappers, J Cole and Tupac, to show rap is poetry too! Lesson includes: -Youtube video looking at how to approach and compare unseen poems -Extracts from both songs with key questions to help analyse methods used -Comparison essay question (sentence starters provided and comparison flashcard)

Lesson focusing on Chapter Two of the novel. Students learn how to make comparisons between the setting (Justice Strauss and Count Olaf’s house). The lesson includes:a literacy task looking at discourse markers. comprehension questions for the chapter differentiated questions to help students make comparisons between the two settings comparison task homework task

A lesson introducing the novel A Series of Unfortunate Events. Students will learn how to identify explicit and implicit information in a text, whilst also making predictions about the text.

Lesson focusing on the presentation of fairies (Puck) in the play. Students will explore the fairies at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1. They will analyse the language used to present Puck, with the opportunity to write their own PEED paragraphs (sentence starters included). There is a creative task allowing students to become ‘film directors’ and create their own version of Puck (worksheet also provided for this).

A lesson for Black History Month. Students will look at the origins of BHM and create posters on important (and less well known figures) in black history. There is also opportunities for classroom discussion on whether BHM should be celebrated at all and different ways schools can do more to teach the history of other cultures. I hope to inspire creativity and conversation about black history in your classroom. Love to know how it goes with your students, so please leave a review :o)

Revision tasks for English Language Paper 2 (Q1, Q3,Q5).

Lesson designed for KS3 (preferably Y7 or Y8) exploring the poem ‘Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan’. Students look at how to analyse language at word level and attempt to write their own PEE paragraph.

Lesson looking at how Priestley introduces the Inspector to the play. Students will unpick key quotations and analyse the methods Priestley uses to present Inspector Goole. Questions are given to help students ‘Explode the Quote’ and an exam style question is provided. An AQA Q5 writing task starter has also been included for revision.

A full examination paper for AQA English Language Paper 1. The extract is from the novel ‘Children of Blood and Bone’.