This was a successful 20 minute interview lesson on the poem Still I Rise for a year 9 mixed ability class. The L.O: To identify and analyse how a writer’s methods convey meaning through annotation. It includes an I, We, You and a MUST, SHOULD, COULD to ensure all students succeed. There are additional checks for understanding if the time was allowed.

A successful interview lesson, however I didn’t take the job. 30 min lesson on AQA Language Paper 1 Question 3 structure, for a mid ability group of Year 10. Includes the powerpoint, extract and resource. Also included: I, WE, YOU and then MUST, SHOULD, COULD, plus check for understanding.

4 x Lessons on Gender for an Identity unit aimed at Year 8. Non-fiction articles:Toxic Masculinity and Mental Health from Young Minds; Realities of growing up a Girl by Katie Carlton; and What it’s actually like Growing up a Girl by Marie-Elise Worswick Lessons include: LSQ, MWB checks, key vocab, glossaries, I, We, You models, Paper 2 Q1 and Q4 style questions.

A 63 slide power point containing 31 Low Stakes Quizzes about Macbeth. Each slide has 5 questions about Macbeth plus 2 questions about A Christmas Carol. The following slide contains the answers. The questions are tracked in order of studying the play, with newer questions at the start (so numbers 1 and 2) and then other questions being revisited from previous quizzes (so numbers 3-5) then questions 6 and 7 are always on A Christmas Carol. I have used this at the start of every lesson with year 11 and seems to work well with interleaving and recall and retention. Hope you enjoy!

4 lessons that looks at Love Gone Wrong in Havisham by Duffy and Porphyria’s Lover by Browining . Used in a year 8 Unit about the fragile mind. lesson outline plot summary and comprehension of Havisham Annotation of Havisham plot summary and comprehension of Porphyria’s Lover Write up using What, How, Why paragraphs includes, Low stakes quiz, mini white board questions, glossary, I, We, You ; What, How, Why paragraphs that include Feel, Imagine, Think from the reader.

4 lessons that looks at the narrator’s madness in The Tell Tale Heart. Used in a year 8 Unit and takes a soft approach to AQA Lang Paper 1 Q2 and Q4 style questions lesson outline plot summary of TTH how does the writer use language to build tension prep work for question 4 style task Write up using What, How, Why paragraphs in a response to Q4 includes, Low stakes quiz, mini white board questions, glossary, I, We, You ; What, How, Why paragraphs that include Feel, Imagine, Think from the reader. Pictures used for the plot summary are from Storyboardthat by rebeccaray

4 lessons that analyse Lady Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 5 and Act 5 scene 1. Used in a year 8 Unit. lesson outline plot summary of macbeth Act 1 Scene 5 Act 5 Scene 1 Write up using What, How, Why paragraphs. includes, Low stakes quiz, mini white board questions, glossary, I, We, You ; What, How, Why paragrpahs that include Feel, Imagine, Think from the reader. Plot summary uses the RSC Schools Synopsis

A simple quote activity for the whole play. Students are asked to fill in the blanks for key quotations across Macbeth. Answer sheet is also provided. I have used this as a homework activity.