Two differentiated (by colour) lessons that cover chapter 5 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification. All lessons are fully differentiated by colour Purple = lower ability Blue = middle ability Yellow = higher ability Red = most able interleaving: plot devices in the novella and in An Inspector Calls

This resource begins by getting students to explore the poem as an unseen poem. It then guides them through how to answer a language analysis question.

A differentiated lesson that results in students writing their own speech as class president. Students will explore the legacy left by Barack Obama and discuss how effective he was as a leader. Students will also explore the attributes of a leader that they are familiar with through people they know or admire. Students will watch President Trump's inauguration speech and consider its effectiveness through analysis of language used. Students will consider propagandist techniques and identify them within Trump's speech., The final assessment requires students to agree a class success criteria before the writing task using their understanding of the mark scheme and essential ingredients for good speeches.

Resources to introduce KS2 and KS3 students to poetry forms. Students will explore the following forms: - haiku - limerick - shape - sonnet Students will explore the rules of these forms and form their own poetry. Group work opportunities.

A wide range of ideas and resources for speaking and listening assessments at KS2/KS3. Speaking and listening lessons included based around: - Man V food - Arguing that cats are better than dogs - Deserted house - selling houses - Murder mystery - Banning Christmas - 50 things to do before you die - persuasive speeches Teacher and peer/self assessment proformas also included

Fully differentiated lesson to support the teaching of 'Belfast Confetti.' Includes pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Two differentiated (by colour) lessons that cover chapter 3 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification. Lessons are numbered for ease of use with activities included. Download and teach right away. All lessons are fully differentiated by colour Purple = lower ability Blue = middle ability Yellow = higher ability Red = most able

Resources to support the teaching of Our Day Out.

After hearing how useful chanting quotations was, from a colleague, for students in remembering key quotes, I led a session for year 11 that guided them through ways of remembering quotes for their literature exams. By the end of this session students will know 3 quotations relating to the inspector by heart. This is achieved through linking the quote to an image and possibly an action and then by repeatedly chanting the quotes. The resource also walks through the mark scheme with students and highlights how crucial quotations are in achieving marks. Students will also explore writer's methods used within the quotes Students are also exposed to an example question paper so they can see the lack of support they will receive and refers to the other literature questions. The final activity requires students to use the quotations they have learned to plan a response to an exam question about the inspector.

Differentiated resources to support the teaching of chapter 4 of 'Of Mice and Men.' Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - write to argue (200 word challenge) - explore context of segregation - explore the characterisation of Crooks - Analyse writer's methods - work as a group and give presentations on contextual information - read actively

Resources on the theme of performance poetry Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities for: - exploring performance poetry - creating performance poetry - speaking and listening assessment

Card sort activity for the 6 part structure for speech writing with templates for students to use to plan speech writing. Exordium, narration, refutation etc.

Resources to support the teaching of Carol Ann Duffy poetry Resources include a range of activities for all abilities and ages including cloze exercises, resequencing, annotations of the poem, language analysis, contextual information and much more. Poems covered: 1. Valentine 2. War photographer 3. Salome 4. Havisham 5. Ann Hathaway 6. Human interest 7. Stealing 8. Hour

TEACHING RESOURCES Including power point presentations and activities to support the teaching of imaginative writing. Resources include opportunities to: - develop characterisation - explorer tabloid and broadsheet - create tabloid and broadsheet

At least 8 lessons worth of resources to support the teaching of creative writing (narrative and descriptive) and take stimulus from the following texts/events: - Castaway - The London riots - The Edge These resources provide opportunities to: - Describe using the senses - watch clips from Castaway and use as a stimulus for own writing - up level vocabulary - identify figurative and use in own writing - develop characterisation - develop narrative structure - assess against GCSE criteria - create tension and suspense

2 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of the 'The Drum' by John Scott. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities for students to develop skills for 9-1 poetry exam including language and structure analysis and context exploration.

Differentiated (by colour) lesson to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 4 scene 2 with a focus on the skill of evaluation of language paper 1 Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - prepare for language paper 1 Q4 - agree or disagree question - explore the presentation of character and theme - evaluate the Friar's plan - link to context - use structure strips to elicit better responses

A resource that supports children in creating a comparison of perspectives using Owen’s ‘The Send Off’ and Brittain’s ‘Perhaps.’

A lesson to support the comparison of 2 war poems in line with the new specification success criteria for 9-1.

30 facts about Shakespeare and his plays. Cut them up and ask students to move around the room sharing information. A useful activity to get students thinking about Shakespeare ahead of studying a play.