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 single lesson exploring structure through multi-media (a clip of the water scene in Jaws) to track the events and focus of the audience. This is then developed into the text version and how to track structure in this.
A lesson exploring narrative structure and the role of characterisation during exposition. The text linked to this extract is A Pinch of Magic - the website has a fantastic resource bundle which I use with the lesson.
A lesson to develop the ability to prepare a text and answer questions one and two for AQA Language Paper 1 through exploration of ‘A Christmas Carol’ and the arrival of Jacob Marley.
A lesson to explore the use of dialogue in Fantasy fiction to develop narrative. This is explored through an extract from Harry Potter and then through an extract from ‘Cursed Child’ to explore a different form.