A lesson exploring the context around A Midsummer Night’s Dream - including the traditions of Midsummer Night and May Day, and a little about the inclusion of Elizabeth I in the play.

The third lesson in a year 8 scheme (adaptable for other years) which explores the initial interaction between Egeus and Theseus. Continues with looking at ideas to do with the patriarchy and gender.

Lesson aimed at top set year 10 Exploring the presentation of Jacob Marley. Extract with colour coded questions to enable indepenent analysis.

This is the outline of a very detailed scheme of work for year 7 - creative writing. Each week has a specific focus, eg. character. Each week also asks you to rag rate the student - I have uploaded an example of that - each week you can just adapt that to the skills you want to assess depending on the group you teach.

A poem for low ability GCSE - annotated with questions

5th lesson in a scheme about Animal Farm for Year 9 LA. Exploring Stalin and Trotsky - history and how this relates to the novella.

A lesson exploring and analysing Warning by Jenny Joseph - also includes is the comparison lesson to Mirror. Included: Lesson and model answers.

Third lesson in year 7 speeches scheme - exploring how to write an effective opening with models and checklists.

A lesson analysing Churchill’s Beaches speech - to show students to use other techniques rather than just DAFOREST. Extended writing task included as well as group work. Some resources taken from TES - reflected in price.

Complete lesson on analysing description of Marley’s Ghost in Stave 1

A brand new scheme of work written for year 7 including a range of poems across time - from Who’s for the Game by Jessie Pope paired with Dulce Et Decorum Est by Owen to The Wound in Time (Centenary poem) by Duffy. Includes ideas for tasks etc.

Students exploring how characters are presented in Ch2, making links to context. Put into 6 groups - nominate a group leader who can help to guide group - probably a HAP. Rotate every 10 minutes.

Exploring the opening - HA Year 9

Exploring Act 1, Scene 5 - lots of challenge for HA. Next lesson - writing about scene 5 - is also available for purchase.

A lesson introducing the context of class - top set year 9.

A lesson looking at how to use DAFORREST in a speech. Using method: explore, model, try, apply.

adapted from resources on tes. lesson looking at how to approach an unseen poem. Worked really well at getting them to think about implicit meaning.

A lesson based on getting year 7 to practise their creative writing skills by recapping what they know to include and giving it a go using stimuli from well known clips (frozen; up) etc designed to engage.

Observed (grade 1) lesson exploring language in Dulce. the class have been using the writing frame for a while, so we are starting to lessen the amount of frame they have.