A lesson that explores the poem War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy. The learning journey is linked to the AQA assessment objectives and develops students’ analytical skills. The lesson comprises of: Starter activity linked to the idea of war Links to video clips to enhance understanding A first impression grid for students to use Consideration of viewpoints activity Modelled annotations with questions to scaffold annotation Contextual information A sample essay question with success criteria linked to AO’s A model paragraph This lesson is planned for a year 10 middle/high ability group and can be easily differentiated to suit the personalised needs of your students. Yellow lightbulbs on slides mark out stretch and challenge questions that have been included. 19 slides. All additional resources are embedded within the PPT.

A lesson that explores the poem Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland. The learning journey is linked to the AQA assessment objectives and develops students’ analytical skills. The lesson comprises of: Starter activity linked to the idea of viewpoints A letter from a Kamikaze pilot Links to video clips to enhance understanding A first impression grid for students to use Modelled annotations with questions to scaffold annotation Contextual information A paper plane activity for kinaesthetic learners A sample essay question with success criteria linked to AO’s This lesson is planned for a year 10 middle/high ability group and can be easily differentiated to suit the personalised needs of your students. Yellow lightbulbs on slides mark out stretch and challenge questions that have been included. 21 slides. All additional resources are embedded within the PPT.

A lesson that explores the poem Tissue by Imitaz Dharker. The learning journey is linked to the AQA assessment objectives and develops students’ analytical skills. The lesson comprises of: Starter activity linked to the idea of representation Links to video clips to enhance understanding A first impression grid for students to use Language analysis activities Modelled annotations with questions to scaffold annotation Contextual information A sample essay question with success criteria linked to AO’s This lesson is planned for a year 10 middle/high ability group and can be easily differentiated to suit the personalised needs of your students. Yellow lightbulbs on slides mark out stretch and challenge questions that have been included. 19 slides. All additional resources are embedded within the PPT.

A lesson that explores the poem The Emigree by Carol Rumens. The learning journey is linked to the AQA assessment objectives and develops students’ analytical skills. The lesson comprises of: Starter activity linked to the idea of identity Links to video clips to enhance understanding A first impression grid for students to use Quick fire annotation challenge Modelled annotations with questions to scaffold annotation Contextual information A making links grid A sample essay question with success criteria linked to AO’s A model paragraph This lesson is planned for a year 10 middle/high ability group and can be easily differentiated to suit the personalised needs of your students. Yellow lightbulbs on slides mark out stretch and challenge questions that have been included. 18 slides. All additional resources are embedded within the PPT.

A lesson that explores the poem Checking Out Me History by John Agard. The learning journey is linked to the AQA assessment objectives and develops students’ analytical skills. The lesson comprises of: Starter activity linked to the idea of identity Links to video clips to enhance understanding A first impression grid for students to use Modelled annotations with questions to scaffold annotation Contextual information A sample essay question with success criteria linked to AO’s A model paragraph This lesson is planned for a year 10 middle/high ability group and can be easily differentiated to suit the personalised needs of your students. Yellow lightbulbs on slides mark out stretch and challenge questions that have been included. 27 slides. All additional resources are embedded within the PPT.

A lesson that explores Act 1 Scene 2. Students consider how they can use powerful verbs to create atmosphere. They then think about the qualities/personalities/connotations of a father and daughter and a magician and their magic. They then apply these ideas and look at how Miranda converses with her father and analyse her language use. They they move on to focus on Prospero and choose from one of three arguments to focus their extended writing on. Students then produce a PEAL paragraph/extended response based on their selected essay question. There is also a PEAL/PEE support table mat to scaffold learning that includes a sample paragraph and quotation bank.

A menu that students can select homework tasks from. There are a variety of task types from research to creative writing to appeal to all learners.

A lesson that explores the story of A Christmas Carol while developing KS3 descriptive writing skills. This is ideal to use with students in the Autumn term and the lead up to Christmas as they are able to get the flavour of the text while also developing key GCSE creative writing skills. Students will explore how to create effective similes and metaphors. They will look at examples from the text and consider their effects. They will then use Tiny Tim as a stimulus to describe. They are also shown a model paragraph and there is a planning slide for a formative assessment.

A lesson that explores the story of A Christmas Carol while developing KS3 descriptive writing skills. This is ideal to use with students in the Autumn term and the lead up to Christmas as they are able to get the flavour of the text while also developing key GCSE creative writing skills. Students will consider how a writer can use symbolism to convey meaning in a text. They will study the difference between the Cratchits and Scrooge. They will them explore how colour and objects can be used to convey ideas and create a description using a particular object as a stimulus.

A lesson that explores the story of A Christmas Carol while developing KS3 descriptive writing skills. This is ideal to use with students in the Autumn term and the lead up to Christmas as they are able to get the flavour of the text while also developing key GCSE creative writing skills. Students will look at a range of characters from across Dickens' most famous novels. Students will look at 'stereotypical' victorian characters from orphans to criminals to the miserable wealthy. They will analyse how the character is created and then try and create their own victorian character using their knowledge.

A lesson that explores the story of A Christmas Carol while developing KS3 descriptive writing skills. This is ideal to use with students in the Autumn term and the lead up to Christmas as they are able to get the flavour of the text while also developing key GCSE creative writing skills. Students will consider how Dickens uses character names to reflect personalities. Students then read an extract from the novel which contains Scrooge and his nephew. Students consider how they would perform this section on stage thinking about body language. They will then create a character thinking about how they can describe body language to reflect a character's personality.

A lesson that explores the story of A Christmas Carol while developing KS3 descriptive writing skills. This is ideal to use with students in the Autumn term and the lead up to Christmas as they are able to get the flavour of the text while also developing key GCSE creative writing skills. Students will read an extract from Stave one and consider the description of Scrooge. Students will be prompted to identify and explain the language used to describe Scrooge as well as answering reading comprehension questions to check understanding and develop their analytical skills.

A lesson that explores the story of A Christmas Carol while developing KS3 descriptive writing skills. This is ideal to use with students in the Autumn term and the lead up to Christmas as they are able to get the flavour of the text while also developing key GCSE creative writing skills. Students will be prompted to work together to research Victorian christmas. There is also a challenge question that looks at how Christmas is represented in a poem. Students will reflect on the differences between the rich and the poor in preparation for their reading of the novel.

Lessons that explore the story of A Christmas Carol while developing KS3 descriptive writing skills. 3 lessons included in this set. This module is ideal to use with students in the Autumn term and the lead up to Christmas as they are able to get the flavour of the text while also developing key GCSE creative writing skills. A brief overview of topics covered in these lessons: Developing the description of a character using ambitious vocabulary Using symbolism Creating effects using figurative language

Lessons that explore the story of A Christmas Carol while developing KS3 descriptive writing skills. 3 lessons included in this set. This module is ideal to use with students in the Autumn term and the lead up to Christmas as they are able to get the flavour of the text while also developing key GCSE creative writing skills. A brief overview of topics covered in these lessons: Context of a Victorian Christmas (individual/group research time required) Analysis of Dickens' description of Scrooge Exploring Dickens' use of name to reflect character Extract from A Christmas Carol are included.

A lesson for the study of the A Level paper Paper 1 Language, The Individual and Society, Section A- Textual Variations and Representations. New Specification 2017 Aimed at Year 12 students but could be adapted for other year groups. Using Jamie Oliver as a stimulus, students begin to consider how they investigate a text. This lesson is aimed to develop their word class/semantic field analysis skills. Brief overview of topics covered in this double (12 slides): Jamie Oliver Fifteen Website blurb for students to analyse Semantic fields Word Classes activity with prompt sheet Idiom activity 'How to analyse a text' guided model Discussion of how context affects meanings and representations. Additional guidance for some of the activities has been written in the notes sections of the PPT slides. More lessons on each of the language levels will be available.

An Introductory double lesson for the study of the A Level paper Paper 1 Language, The Individual and Society, Section A- Textual Variations and Representations. New Specification 2017 Aimed at Year 12 students but could be adapted for other year groups. Using Jamie Oliver as a stimulus, students begin to consider how they investigate a text. This lesson is aimed to spark their interest and begin to develop their inquiry skills before the later lessons which begin to introduce more detailed terminology and the language levels for closer and more detailed analysis. Brief overview of topics covered in this double (21 slides): What the exam question looks like/number of marks Jamie Oliver's school dinners transcript for students to analyse Mini activities on synonyms, antonyms, euphemism, hyponymy, dysphemism Jamie Oliver sugar tax Facebook post for students to analyse Discussion on the role of media/social media in creating meaning and representation Additional guidance for some of the activities has been written in the notes sections of the PPT slides. More lessons on each of the language levels will be available.

A lesson to accompany the reading of Chapters 2 & 3 of The Crowfield Curse. Aimed at KS3.