Introductory lessons looking at how to put together an A Level answer. Uses 2008 example texts found in the Edexcel data pack on the Edexcel website https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/english-language-2015.coursematerials.html#filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Category%2FSpecification-and-sample-assessments. Looks at how identity is shown in a teenage magazine article vs political speech. Includes template for researching theory. Could easily be adapted for AQA meanings and representations. Includes potential sentence openers/ structures.

A detailed LTP for co-teaching Edexcel English Language A-Level. A good starting point for anybody who is new to the course.

Walk through Act 2:4 focusing on pathetic fallacy and questioning students. Includes starter to prompt debate and essay template. Use with an MA class. We read the whole Scene as part of this lesson but zoomed in on key areas.

Lesson starters. I used these after the holidays to check that students had been revising. Can be used for any exam board. Emphasis on low stakes testing.

A range of lessons on Act 3 of Macbeth. Looks at scenes 1,2 and 4. Includes activities considering imagery as well as opportunities for extended writing. Used with LA-MA KS4.

Lessons to accompany teaching of Macbeth Act 1. Includes opportunities for extended writing. Used with a LA-MA KS4 class.

Lessons for walking through Act 4 Scene 1 and 2 taught to LA Y11.

Act 5:1 exam question on Lady Macbeth and ‘Purple Pen’ lesson to follow including key learning points, context of the supernatural, spellings and redrafting.

Macbeth Act 5 walk through with LA. Between the slides we read and annotated. This was used to walk through Act 5 quickly in preparation for a formative assessment. Includes work on the tragic hero.

A creative writing worksheet using a structure strip to build a description of a scene from A Christmas Carol. Includes starter and peer assessment grid.

Lesson on using punctuation used with a LA class. Part of the PP was printed as a worksheet.

Lesson using show not tell as part of a scheme on dystopian writing.

3 dual coded quotation revision sheets with varying levels of challenge. Focus on challenging vocabulary.

Features key extract from each stave, opportunities for annotation, key questions and opportunities for quotation explosions.

An introduction to pre-1914 literature. Looks at context of Sherlock Holmes as well as extract and writing skills. Used with Y8 and 9.

Extensive Powerpoint and a range of links to clips and activities. Originally used with Y10 and 11 for WJEC spoken language, however could be adapted.

Powerpoint focusing on using vocabulary to improve story writing. Used with Y8-10 successfully.

Scheme of work PP, worksheets and activities for Skellig. To be used with either KS2 or LA KS3.

Looking at Shakespeare and his sonnets (an introduction). Particularly looks at Sonnet 18 and 130. Looks at iambic pentameter and pathetic fallacy. Information on Shakespearian context. Two version of PP, one for M-HA y8 the other used with LA Y8 (nurture group).