British Black History Month English Lesson: Stephen Lawrence

The case of Stephen Lawrence was reignited with the ‘Joint Enterprise’ Law in 2012.

If you witness a crime and you do not report it, are you just as guilty as the perpetrator?

Students will be introduced to a brief history of joint enterprise and the details of the Stephen Lawrence case, giving students a real life example of the law at work.

Students will use a range of connectives to create a balanced argument which feeds into evaluative writing (AO4) for the GCSE English language paper, as well as analytical writing (AO2) in the GCSE English literature paper.

Activities include: paired discussions, peer assessments and a short BBC video clip.

Lesson duration: 50 minutes for sets 1 & 2. Double (100 minutes) for sets 3 and below,

Differentiation: sets 3 and below should use dictionaries throughout the lesson. Challenge tasks offered for higher sets.