I usually show these images with sombre music playing to introduce the topic - tied into BITSP novel.

This is one of several lessons that I have uploaded for Year 7 pupils with a generic theme of 'Place Poetry' running through them. All are ready to teach as standalone lessons. This particular lesson covers the use of imagery in the poem 'Sometimes When It rains'

Family Poetry Full Lesson PP - Lesson 6 This is 1 of 8 lessons that create a full unit of work on poems that are about family. All 8 lessons ahve been uploaded for use.

Although aimed at the outgoing spec, this lesson can easily be tweeked to your own specification and it covers the demands and the expectations of the GCSE course for year 10 pupils about to start it.

Writing Lessons marriage and Family Lesson 3 Writing Lessons Marriage and Family Lesson This is one of eight lessons on a unit that covers marriage and family and finding a job. The lessons go through whether marriage is relevant and then how to find a job. Part of an adult world Functional skills unit aimed at level 1 and 2 candidates.

This is a full lesson plan based on Section A that structures analysis of George and Lennie's relationship.

This is a full lesson - originally aimed at the old spec. can easily be updated so that the techniques can be used in prep for any assignment.

I use this resource for lots of things but - it can be cut up and then put in order for a plan of the story's events or, ut's great for getting pupils to act out a scene / tableau.

AQA Lang Controlled Assessment Oliver Twist lsn This is a scheme of work that was used for coursework on the old spec. & it can now be adapted é changed for the teaching of Oliver Twist (pre 1914 prose). This was written to gather info. on how the state treated Oliver but can now be used for either identity or family, depending on the year of entry. All lesson powerpoints have been uploaded as separate lessons with the same heading above, so they can be easily searched for and resources that I have, are uploaded with the lessons too for ease of locating.

Holes SOW Lesson PPs to support text; lesson This is one of a series of lessons that i have uploaded to structure the reading of the text Holes - aimed at year 8, the scheme breaks down the chapters / character and themes and prepares students of literature study. made in my PGCE year, so not great but can be adapted and should provoke ideas for lessons, if nothing else.

A full lesson to support analysis of this poem - with images.

This plenary can be adapted for any lesson.

To aid pupils in writing about time capsules, this sheet helps them to plan what they'd put in it - This is the 2nd, there is also another to support it.

This is a full lesson PP that explains what to analyse is and introduces FAP

Family Poetry Full Lesson PP - Lesson 8 This is 1 of 8 lessons that create a full unit of work on poems that are about family. All 8 lessons ahve been uploaded for use.

This is 1 of 8 similar exercises that i have uploaded. There is a job description and an application form. Pupils have to read the job description and then apply the necessary details required to the application form writing. It tests reading for meaning and writing skills at functional skills level 1. This role is for an assistant sales director.

This is one of a series of lessons that I am uploading on the old AQA anthology poems. The lessons obviously have a comparative strand running through them and there are lessons for all of the poems from Cluster 1 and 2 uploaded as well as lessons that compare two poems or teach how to analyse them / compare them. Obviously no use for the old spec, but entirwely useful for the poetry comparison piece of controlled assesment in the new AQA spec.

Family Poetry Full Lesson PP - Lesson 3 This is 1 of 8 lessons that create a full unit of work on poems that are about family. All 8 lessons ahve been uploaded for use.

This is 1 of 5 lessons that is based on the Apprentice. Pupils analyse texts and the programme in order to come up with their own product and deliver a pitch. The Pitch is assessed as the GCSE group work speaking and listening component. The Real feel of the product is to ensure that they are competent with what they are actually talking about. All lessons are uploaded with the powerpoint and the resources as separate uploads but they are numbered and labelled as above for ease of searching.

Another little literacy starter that can be copied and pasted into any lesson to add a literacy element to it.