2 lessons exploring fragility and power in the poem Tissue Opportunity to analyse the poem and make links to others in the AQA power and conflit anthology.

Focusing on Dr Lanyon and curiosity-complete with a practise question for AQA English Literature.

A lesson in which students write a speech about their role models, based on a reading analysis of Barack Obama's statement on the death of Muhammed Ali. Includes: Powerpoint with prompts for students, as well as mark schemes. The original statement given by Obama, in which students can identify their own features. Scaffolded grid with examples from the speech and space for students to write in the corresponding feature. A model response, used for them to assess and improve. Could also be used to meet the speaking and listening aspect of the exam.

A crossover lesson for both GCSE Language and GCSE Literature: an analysis of Squealer in Animal Farm. Powerpoint: Supports lesson, with objectives. Structure Worksheet: Crossword to reveal structural features used, then space to apply this knowledge. Language Worksheet: Crossword to reveal language features used, then space to apply this knowledge. Extract: Taken from Animal Farm.

A lesson analysing how the creators of Christmas adverts meet the form, audience and purpose of their adverts. Includes task on entry, main worksheet, Powerpoint with embedded videos.

A lesson that uses an extract from To Kill a Kingdom to inpsire a description of setting. Self assessment built in.

A booklet that prepares students for paper 1 question 4 of the English language exam. Great for intervention.

A booklet that gets students to evaluate a statement. Perfect for intervention.

A lesson comparing viewpoints on walking using a modern day and Victorian article. Enough for a double. Perfect for resit, intervention etc.

A lesson that introduces the concept of grammar, morphology and syntax. The start of the lesson gets students to consider prescriptive vs descriptive language analysis, highlighting the importance of A Level focus being descriptive. Then students are introduced to the linguistic rank scale where each one is focused on in detail and with examples. This study is them applied to an advert for Clarins, where students analyse how the grammar and morphological choices impact on the reader, in relation to the form audience and purpose.

A quick boot camp to address misconceptions in commas. Designed for year 11 intervention students grade 1-9. Uses an AQA English language paper 2 writing task about education as a stimulus. Booklet and Powerpoint included.

Included: Powerpoint presentation: complete with full Y11 lessons for a set 3 class. Themes: worksheets for 3 key themes with prompt quotes and questions. Timeline: of events, students to put into the correct order. Character analysis sheets: The Boss and Carlson Curley's Wife: character analysis sheet. Language feature crossword

3 resources: 1 pack with various activities on how to get their B grade to an A for section a: Of Mice and Men. 1 pack with various activities on how to get their B to an A for section b: Writing. 1 presentation to support. Perfect for revision sessions.

Lesson and worksheet to introduce students to AO3- comparison of writer's methods, rooted in context. Differentiated learning objectives throughout, and with further differentiation on each slide Creation and application of 'STAPLE' acronym to help students remember the ingredients of a fantastic response for Q4 in language paper 2 of the AQA examination. Has been used with a range of abilities in KS3 and 4 with lots success: it's a visual, engaging way to introduce students to a complex skill, before applying to words. Based on two videos linked by the theme of war, to complement our 'War Genre' unit.

This was produced for a 90 minute lesson, but could easily be shrunk or extended to suit your needs. This lesson involves students watching and analysing three different 2016 Christmas adverts, considering features the writers have used to achieve effect and make use of ideologies. This is perfect for all AOs of the spec, allowing them to apply their skills to a visual form. I will be using the grid to get students to produce an analysis of the adverts, based on their critical understanding (AO4). All links are located on the Powerpoint, which has differentated learning objectives on each slide, and I have produced a scaffolded grid to enable students to write whilst watching. A perfect 'wind down' lesson, that actually gets them to apply their English skills thoroughly (without them knowing...) Please leave a review and let me know how it goes!

1 X Powerpoint on Pokemon GO with differentiated questions. 1x article written by "Anonymous" with their view on Pokemon GO.

A lesson that introduces the idea of differing narrative viewpoints within a text and explores how reliable these are. I used these as to help students evaluate for question 4. The base text is an extract from Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest, whereby the narrator is a schizophrenic patient.

A booklet that has explores the whole play, using Baz Luhrmann’s version of the film. For every scene (apart from Act 4 Scene 2,3, 4) I have a screen shot of a key event with a question next to it, linked to a character/quote/theme/event. Most are cloze based questions for weaker students, however I have left space for higher ability to make their own notes. Made for students who were absent/missed study of Romeo and Juliet. Perfect to be used alongside watching the film as a “blast” to enable them to understand major plot, characters and themes within. Note: where the Luhrmann edition misses key things, I have explored these in the questions.

A practise paper for the reading paper of English Language Paper 1.

A resource that gets students to produce a response to an evaluation question