This lesson walks students through the the skills needed for writing authentic settings in narratives.

Two to three lessons on the poem "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Romantic context, high level language and structure analysis, annotations and creative activities make an engaging three-part series.

1/2 lessons that introduce students to extracts from various Gothic texts, such as The Woman in Black, Interview with the Vampire and two short stories from The Bloody Chamber. Creative writing activity at the end. GCSE skills and related questions: Language Paper 1, Q1, 2, 5

A single lesson focusing on an extract from "Stardust," analysing language and structure. GCSE related skills and questions: Language paper 1, Q2, 3

A helpful revision tool for GCSE Language Paper 1. Looking at an extract from "The Secret Garden", students analyse language devices, respond to a 20 mark style question, and then attempt a creative writing activity.

Text: Ready Player One Skills: Extended critical writing, language analysis, self-marking Designed for GSCE Language Q4, but can be taught as it is for any Dystopian unit.

Two lessons for boys looking at language and structural analysis of an extract from the novel Jurassic Park. Fun clips from the movie, revision of the adventure genre and creative writing. Great for a double lesson!

A one off lesson looking at George Orwell's essay "The Sporting Spirit" as non-fiction stimulus for building the skills required for AQA's English Language Paper 2.

Higher ability lesson that can be used as a one off, or as part of teaching the GCSE Language Paper 1. Skills: language analysis, applying context, genre and creative writing.

The introduction lessons (or two) to the GCSE poem "Tissue" by Imtiaz Dharker. An guided annotation dissects language features and ideas in this challenging poem. Follow up lesson to come!

Power-points, resources and activities for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night and Taming of the Shrew.

A two part lesson that walks students through question 1-5 of Language Paper 1. The extract is from "The Fellowship of the Ring". An excellent resource for revising the whole paper in class.

A single lesson that builds on the skills required for the GCSE Language Paper 1. Activities include analysis of language and some creative writing. Can be used as a one off for any critical writing based lesson.

A single lesson introducing students to the structure of the GCSE Language papers, and then genre based activities that familiarise them with conventions.

Two to three lessons on the poem "London" by William Blake. Carries on from the "Ozymandias" lesson, but can be taught as it is. Context, high level language and structure analysis, critical writing, writing frames and model answers make for engaging, jammed-packed lessons.

Two to three lessons that carry on from 'Ozymandias' or 'London' but can be taught as it is. High level language and structural analysis, teacher-led annotations and other engaging activities.

2/3 lesson bundle that builds student understanding of how authorial tone works in texts, and how colour and senses can be devised as a narrative tool for generating different tones. Several creative writing activities get the ball rolling, with analytical writing for the 2nd/3rd lesson. An extract from "The Great Gatsby" (Scott Fitzgerald) is the example extract here: how does the author play with colour and senses to suggest the beautiful but tragic and empty love of Gatsby and Daisy? A clip from the film accompanies this (right click the picture to open hyperlink). Enjoy :)

For the GCSE paper Language Paper 2 (Non-fiction), this lesson facilitates students' development of summary writing skills (Q2 of the exam). Ideal for a weaker class- visual clips of Wonderwoman and Guardians of the Galaxy make the material more accessible, with other written non-fiction texts the focus for the latter part of the lesson.

For the GCSE Language Paper 2 (non-fiction), this lesson facilitates students' development of critical writing for non-fiction texts. Tailored for question 3 of the exam. In this lesson, students revise persuasive language devices and analyse "Hiroshima" by John Hersey.

Part of the Power & Conflict cluster for GCSE poetry, these 2-3 lessons firstly cover contextual factors (Agard's subjective experience and the broader issues/aftermath of colonialism), in depth annotations of the poem, themes and ideas. An guided annotation sheet can be done in class or as homework.