A lesson that guides students through analysis of the poem Island Man by Grace Nichols.

This lesson introduces students to Rupi Kaur, explores some of her poetry and then challenges students to write poetry in the style of her.

A resource guiding students through evaluation of Trump’s power of persuasion. Links specifically to his ‘build a wall’ speech - also inspires students to challenge and write their own persuasive response.

A lesson guiding students through writing black-out poetry based on the theme of dystopia.

Great resource for inspiring creative writing.

Analysis of Danger of a Single Story by Adichie for IGCSE Anthology.

Analysis of an extract from The Road. Topic of Dystopia. Creative writing focus too.

A lesson encouraging students to evaluate the effectiveness of dystopian story openings, close analysis of The Handmaid’s Tale extract and creative writing.

A lesson that guides students through analysis of the poem.

A lesson that guides students through evaluation of typical story structures, to look at examples of these and to plan their own narratives.

A little intro lesson where students imagine their lives are being turned into a novel and they design a clever title, cover and blurb. Nice intro lesson to a novel or to the beginning of the academic year. They can then be used for display!

A lesson exploring the changes in Jacobean Science and Society to support AO3 knowledge (context) when studying the play.

A poem that explores the world of racism, discrimination and prejudice. Great as an unseen poetry opportunity.

A great resource for teaching Chinese Cinderella for the IGCSE Anthology.

A lesson analysing Scrooge’s characterisation in Stave 1 and also analysing pathetic fallacy.

A creative writing lesson inspired by The Twits - carousel tasks for Key Stage 2 and 3

A lesson exploring the poem Remember by Christina Rossetti. Could be used for IGCSE Literature lesson or A Level.

A great way to introduce Key Stage 3 students to Great Expectations. Includes analytical tasks, creative tasks, and analytical writing. Fun, interactive and differentiated.

A perfect resource for revision and practising persuasive writing skills with Year 9,10 or 11.

A lesson that guides students through an extract based question on the theme of inequality. Includes a basic guide for how to plan.