A lesson/double on “Climate change is the biggest issue facing our world- worryingly, it is also being ignored.” Write a letter to your local MP giving your opinion on this statement and suggesting things that could be done to tackle the issue. Perfect introduction to viewpoint writing or for students who struggle with the question. Lots of discussion, pair work, debates. Great for NEA spoken language. Uses real life examples from newspapers to encourage students to see expert models.

Comparing 2 articles about Shamima Begum. Lesson 1: Reading the articles, exploring viewpoint. Lesson 2: Writing up response using an example paragraph. Introduces students to concepts of ideology, satire and high level vocabulary.

Perfect for any year group, but especially KS4 and resit students. A standalone lesson looking at extreme weather events in 2023 (including Burning Man and Greek tourist wildfires) to inspire a letter to a local MP. Includes Youtube links and discussion, as well as model responses to evaluate.

Used as a second lesson. Full booklet and Powerpoint.

A revision lesson on accents and dialects for A Level English Language students. Includes studies, A* response and practse question.

Perfect for AQA paper 1 question 5 creative writing, or any creative writing exam question. Recaps need for planning and uses an extract from The Five People You Meet in Heaven to explore how structure can be used for effect. Uses drop, shift, zoom in, zoom out. Ends with a creative writing task. Enough for 2 hours+ Great for year 11, intervention, tutoring, resit etc.

Perfect hour long session for tutoring, resit, intervention or form time- analysis of structure in a Monster Calls extract. Includes terminology, extract and structure strip with challenge and checklist.

A complete lesson worksheet and Powerpoint for analysing structure in the opening of Enduring Love. Perfect for year 11, tutoring, resit etc.

Useful to compare with Follower by Seamus Heaney

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 booklet that prepares students to explore metaphorical meanings in poems. Scaffolded for low ability students. Uses the poem ‘Wires’ by Larkin. Great 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 fully resourced lesson comparing writers’ views on mental health. Uses a source from 1877 detailing the experiences of a patient in a mental asylum, in a letter to her family. The comparison source is a speech given by MP Ed Miliband in 2012 on mental health. By the end of the lesson, students will have answered paper 2 question 4. Resources include: Powerpoint All worksheets Also, complied into a work booklet too- this option is perfect for remote learning or intervention sessions where a computer is not available.

2hrs worth of lesson on AO2: Language and structure analysis of War of the Worlds. The extract used is on the Powerpoint itself and is rich in language and structural features, such as the paragraphs growing as the martian grows. Task on entry of structural analysis of the soundtrack to the film. Truly engaged my set 2 year 11!

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!

A PP with accompanying booklet designed to walk students through the challenging paper 2 question 4. Uses a 19th century source and a 21st century source. Worked extremely well for the two years I’ve used. Perfect for a walking talking lesson, intervention or tutoring.

Perfect for year 11, year 10 mocks intervention or resit. This is a walking talking paper 2 mock exam- non-fiction reading section- that details timings and provides scaffolding for students.

Introduction to prosodics, using a Donald Trump speech

Full booklet and Powerpoint.

A lesson analysing the theme of secrecy within Jekyll and Hyde. Involves students completing a 'blackout analysis' (like blackout poetry) to highlight key words that aid to the theme. Students find the words associated with secrecy, then 'blackout' the rest. After annotating the words they've found, they then use this to spark an analysis based on a GCSE question. Full Powerpoint provided, with differentiated learning objectives throughout, and the extract from the text. Please leave a review and let me know how it goes!