A booklet aimed at Y7 / KS3 students developing literacy skills through the theme of fairy tales and short stories. Includes extracts from The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia, Chinese Cinderella, Tales from India and Revolting Rhymes amongst others. The booklet also includes descriptive writing tasks, tasks on the start and endings of stories and on story structure. At the end of the booklet are extension activities.

A mini lesson designed at introducing Hamlet to students and introducing the theme of conflict. Includes the extract used for analysis (and a summary and mini glossary) alongside PPT slides that guide reading and provide sentence stems for group discussion.

A series of activities centered around an extract from ‘The Skin I’m In’ by Sharon G Flake. This includes content for 2-3 lessons, including reading comprehension (and an answer key) and a letter writing task allowing students to demonstrate empathy and understanding.

An introduction to conflict types in literature and some thinking tasks for students to complete.

A very brief explanation of structure and form, with focus on Of Mice and Men (OMaM) and poetry.

A creative writing task based on an image inspired by ‘Life of Pi’. However it can also be used as a stand-alone without students needing to know the novel or film. Includes sentence starters, a model, and an assessment criteria.

Sentence starters and analytical stems for ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ (ASND) by Tennessee Williams. Includes phrases for use in essays, focusing on language and literature, includes useful vocabulary, includes useful criticisms.