6 Slide Power Point presentation. 2 page lesson plan to accompany. ‘What does it mean to ‘present a speech’?’ This lesson focuses on the skills required to brainstorm, dot point and present a speech. This lesson also tackles the obstacles of nerves, body language and eye contact. Pupils will be challenged to pick a topic of their interest and form an interesting and confident speech to share their knowledge to the class. This lesson also includes a BBC News backdrop and accompanying music for atmosphere. Lesson plan includes tasks for both lower/higher ability pupils. As well as bonus tasks if the lesson is completed earlier than expected. This lesson can be taught in 1 or 3 parts, depending on ability and interest in topic.

This pack includes: 12 slide Power Point presentation. Newspaper article stencil for printout. Newspaper example with labels This lesson focuses on the difference in persuasive and manipulative language. Including different emotions that both techniques prompt in their target audiences to help sell their product. Main Task: Using the magazine template, create a magazine article based on a product you are trying to sell. (Success criteria encourages pupils to focus either on persuasive or manipulative language and different prompts for emotional connections to the product). Questions are also included to help pupils focus on all areas in which they will need to consider.

This pack includes: 6 slide Power Point presentation Storyboard template Script example Mini Task: Sell an ugly Christmas jumper to someone with the use of persuasive language, adjectives and tone of voice. Main Task: Write a script or design a storyboard detailing the scene of someone trying to sell either an unwanted present, jumper or cardboard box. This lesson also encourages pupils to extend their script / storyboard for performance purposes. This includes a success criteria which looks for face and body language, purposeful movement, still images, mime, etc.

Dennis Kelly’s - DNA. 3 slide Power Point Presentation 4 pages of DNA script to accompany (print out opportunity) This lesson focuses on the craft of line delivery and it’s importance on stage and to an audience. Pupils are to explore an example script and how many different ways it can be performed. Pupils are to consider how emotions can change the voice, body language, tone, pitch and pace. Pupils are then provided with script extracts from DNA to explore how this scene can change when experimenting with these different skills.

This printout contains 2 pages of script from Dennis Kelly’s DNA. This allows pupils to annotate key themes, punctuation and script-tools used. This printout also prompts pupils with the task of annotating the script for their own future use. Prompting pupils to think about how they would: direct design the set design costumes use appropriate lighting sound for this scene.

Lesson slides on War Photographer which cover contextual information, questions, analysis checklists, and annotation prompts. Also included is an annotated version of War Photographer with explanation. Lesson slides to support handout also explain what the technique used means / how it is used with effect.

Technique checklist for Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’ Checklist does not include examples of where this can be found but is designed for a LA class.

Basic slides which discuss what devices can be found in Armitage’s ‘Remains’. These slides can be used as a lesson for a LA class or a starter activity for a HA class. Each device listed also includes a definition to explain what it means.

Basic slide for LA class or starter activity for HA class. Slides contain a device which can be found in Weir’s ‘Poppies’ as well as a definition of what the device means.

This Power Point includes: 12 slides Focus on Nouns, Proper Nouns, Concrete Nouns, Collective Nouns, Expanded Noun Phrases, Similes, Metaphors, Adjectives, Quantitative Adjectives, Comparative Adjectives, Superlative Adjectives and Verbs. Each slide includes definitions and examples for each. Each slide includes colour coding for links in information.

This pack includes: 6 slide Power Point presentation OR 8 slide Power Point presentation to choose from. This pack includes to different Power Points based on interest in topic and abilities of the class. This allows teachers and pupils to manage exploration with multiple resources. Script extracts for practical exploration Lesson plan to accompany. This lesson is for the pupils who do not always want to perform. This lesson focuses on the themes of DNA and the skills required for a director to make a performance come to life. This exercise allows pupils to take turns to be / designate the role of the director and see the difference made in a performance. Method acting and Stanislavski are also covered in this lesson PP, as well as stage design and different stage layouts.

A4 prompt sheet which covers Bilbo’s and Gollum’s characterisation in Chapter Five of ‘The Hobbit’, their relationship with one another and writing opportunities to persuade characters to hand over The Ring.

Assessment practice slides. Three slides with vocabulary taken from George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’. These words have all been taken from an extract in Chapter Eight ‘The Battle of The Windmill’. Slides later include clear definitions for all vocabulary.

A3 printout for GCSE revision/classwork task. Clock includes key themes covered in Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Key quotes from Stave Three that focus on the Cratchit family, their Christmas, and their opinions on Scrooge. Quotes focus around the themes of Povery, Redemption, and Guilt & Blame. Quotes also ask students to focus on language techniques and their opinions on these moments as a reader of the novella. Slides are fairly basic but a great starting point for Stave Three discussion and reflection opportunities on past Staves.

Quotes taken from both Macbeth & Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ for students to further analyse, explain WHAT is being suggested, HOW it is shown (work class/technique) and WHY this is/was relevant.

Slides covering the entirety of Act 4 as well as a breakdown of what is ‘most important’ during this act altogether.

30 slide presentation (including contents page) covering key language used for the introduction of the character of Smaug in Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’. Each word is broken down into: Word Class Word Meaning Example Sentence Colour-coding is used throughout and this is to distinguish the nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, and allow visual aid. Images are also evident on certain slides to allow visual-support for certain vocabulary.

In this pack includes: Macbeth context slides (King James I, Witches / Supernatural, Gender roles, Chain of Being, and Heaven & Hell. Handout contextual sheet from The Harold Pinter theatre’s programme of the 2024 showing of ‘Macbeth’.