Explores the theme of power in ‘Macbeth’ and encourages subjectivity and discussion. Used for a double lesson and prompted a great discussion on the role of power in the 21st century and then linked to the play. Use with ‘Ozymandias’ also.

Building tasks towards analysis of a Gothic character (Frankenstein) with scaffolding. Produced for a Y7 scheme, but easily adapted.

Learning Challenge: Can I identify the elements of a fairy tale narrative? Designed with Zoom/Teams in mind, so will need tweaking for face-to-face teaching.

A single lesson introducing non-fiction, with a focus on purpose, audience, text type, and annotating any non-fiction extract. MA/HA KS3.

A single lesson exploring AO1 and AO2 in ‘Not My Business’. Slide 7 uses LitDrive’s ‘Differentiated Annotation Sheets’ - Not owned by me and therefore not attached. However, a great accompanying resource.

Based on the strategies of academic reading, this worksheet explores academic reading of the first three chapters of ‘Treasure Island’.

This is a fun set of lessons I designed recently to aid those on their Language Paper 2 Examination and general transactional writing. The lessons are designed to be engaging; the students will be scaffolded to writing a persuasive writing piece. It can easily be differentiated (I personally use Bronze, Silver and Gold for my class). Resources: I have included the Martin Luther King extract from ‘I Have A Dream’. This can easily be adapted to other speeches. Barack Obama, JFK and monologues from US Talk Shows are current but must be sensitively used. As for the video game research, I would recommend using five or six articles around the room. Use the most up to date articles you can and therefore print off according to the date of use. Interactive Elements: Check and adapt depending on software and model. Very easily adapted.

A collection of genre story mats where students roll a dice to ascertain different elements of a story for them to create.

A fully-resourced lesson emulating Dickensian writing and crafting a description of a villain.

A single lesson showing the difference between tone and mood, using Wuthering Heights as a case study.

A single lesson exploring the theme of love in Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Medusa’.

A chronological exploration of imperfect worlds in literature. Teachers create tasks based on the individual needs of the class.

A whole-class feedback model for analysing poetry.

A strategy poster outlining how to focus on reading fluency.

A reading and writing lesson/mini-sequence based on the events of this chapter of ‘The Giver’. All resources formatted on the final slide.

A weekly KS3 intervention reading booklet exploring 6 key scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Each week, teachers plan bespoke tasks for the class and individuals using the data established and collated from the Accelerated Reader STAR tests.

A two-part lesson building up annotation skills through an extract from Alice in Wonderland. Next, the students will complete an analysis paragraph on the extract. Aimed at KS3.

A presentation and supporting guides exploring how to develop reading fluency.