This was designed for a 2.5 hour revision session on the creative writing sections (Question 5s) of the AQA English Language papers.

A straightforward Scheme of Work for a mixed-ability Year 10 group. It contains a variety of activities that go through each section of Rattigan’s play.

A sheet containing a list of language features / definitions / examples that a GCSE Literature class should know. A quiz on these terms. An answer sheet to the quiz.

A lesson designed for just before the class commence the play. It talks through some key dates, the class structure, and ends with a creative writing task.

Designed for the beginning of Act 2, this worksheet is a series of tables in which students write quotations and comments to assess their first impressions of each character.

A detailed lesson that guides students through writing an essay on Act 1 of ‘Macbeth’. It is an extract-question, focusing on when Macbeth considers murdering Duncan. It provides a step-by-step guide to answering the question. This includes: -A detailed PowerPoint -A detailed worksheet to scaffold students’ work. -A differentiated version of the above worksheet. -A “step by step” overview sheet that could be adapted to different essays.

A Scheme of Work studying Steven Spielberg’s film ‘Minority Report’. This was taught to a middle-ability Year 10 group. Things covered include: -Understanding of plot, -Understanding of character, -Analysis of individual scenes including mise-en-scene, costume, lighting, camera angles and shots, -A model essay, -A scaffolded coursework essay outline -Teacher versions of student sheets.

This is an excellent revision resource for students as it ties together all of the main themes and key characters in the play. It can either be distributed to students in its completed form or used as a class activity in which different groups complete missing sections and then feedback as a class. Students love these tables!

A detailed lesson to scaffold writing an essay about Scrooge’s relationship with money. The lesson includes: A copy of the essay question An annotated copy of the essay question (for teacher) A table for students to scaffold their body paragraph A teacher version of said table (which contains some answers) A PowerPoint that contains guidance on how to create a thesis, introduction, body paragraph and conclusion. A model intro, body paragraph and conclusion.

A lesson analysing Malcolm X’s ‘Ballot or the Bullet’ speech. It was initially designed for a very high ability Year 7 group but could be adapted for Year 8 or Year 9. The detailed PowerPoint visits polysyndeton, anaphora and antithesis.

A detailed PowerPoint (and resources) to scaffold an essay on the theme of men and women in the play. Included within the lesson: A context quiz which covers some of the key parts of AO3 A scaffolded essay table for high ability students An alternative version for lower ability pupils A teacher version containing detailed recommended answers A model introduction and conclusion.

A detailed, double-sided A3 theme table that covers all of the key information for ‘A Christmas Carol’. It’s well-received by students. It contains key context, significant quotes, and analytical comments.

A collection of 4 lessons on creative writing, designed for AQA’s GCSE specification. The lessons aim to give the students a structure and outline an approach to answering this question. A model plan with an example answer is included.

A fully-resourced ‘Romeo and Juliet’ scheme of work for Year 9 (although easily adapted for a high ability Year 8 group).n The scheme includes: A powerpoint for each key section of the play. A variety of activities including: reading and analytical work; creative writing tasks; drama; group and individual tasks; annotating, etc. Model paragraphs (on slides). (NOTE: -The page references are in accordance with the Oxford School Shakespeare Edition. -The film is the 1968 version. -This is a Key Stage 3 SOW, not for KS4.)

A fully-resourced, detailed SOW designed for Key Stage 3 and focused on allusions. There are 12 lessons in total. Each one links to a Biblical or classical tale. There are multiple model paragraphs provided (What-How-Why-Extend) and video links to keep students engaged. All extracts are included.

A KS3 Scheme of Work to cover Aristotle’s three strands of rhetoric. This was originally designed for Year 9 but has since been used with Years 7 and 8 as well. Each lesson goes through a famous speech and analyses in relation to ethos, pathos and logos. Lessons are fully-resourced and easy for the teacher to follow.

An A Level SOW to teach Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’. It is designed to prepare students to write an NEA essay, and to be ready to teach. Each section has comprehension or extract questions. The starters are on Othello.

A full scheme of work to teach Andrea Levy’s ‘Small Island’ at AS Level. It includes questions and activities for every chapter of the book. The activities are varied to ensure that your students remain engaged. The pack includes a mixture of general essay questions and extract-based questions at the end. The pack can be used for lessons or for homework activities.

AS Level Scheme of Work for Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons’. The detailed pack includes: Lessons that take students through every section of the play PowerPoints for the teacher to follow Model answers (including 3 complete model essays) Scaffolding tables Questions Answers for the teacher Two links to Kahoot quizzes A wide variety of activities to keep the students engaged A step-by-step guide to essay writing Relevant contextual resources.