A card sorting activity using Simpsons images to test students knowledge of the plot. Students should cut the cards out and sort them into the correct order.

Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Lesson is aimed at teaching the structure question to a lower ability KS3 group but could easily be adapted for other sets. Scaffolded and differentiated tasks throughout the lesson.

A lesson aimed at using AFOREST persuasive techniques to sell an unusual house. Aimed at KS4 but can easily be adapted. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.

A lesson using the poem ‘Still I Rise’ to teach Unseen Poetry. Differentiated tasks.

5 homework sheets aimed at helping students develop their skills in planning an answer for Language Paper 1 Question 5. Each sheet asks students to plan a list of powerful vocabulary (challenge to find synonyms to improve their vocab choices), a list of language devices and a list of the senses. Planning sheets can then be used to write up a full practice answer to Paper 1 Question 5. Please leave a review. I love your feedback :)

Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Tasks and questions are differentiated throughout and there is a help sheet to support lower ability students with structuring their answer. Lesson uses the poems ‘Poppies’ and ‘Remains’ and students are asked to think about the key themes, similarities and differences and then eventually answer a differentiated exam style question (3 question choices.) Please leave a review. I’d love your feedback.

5 x ‘5 a day’ starters to re-cap AO’s, exam paper layout, marks, timings etc.

A SPAG help sheet that I designed to put on the front or back cover of students’ books to help them with basic SPAG skills.

Lesson aimed at practicing skills for Paper 1, Question 5. Students discuss the typical features of a fairytale, watch clips from fairytales and from the TV show ‘Once Upon A Time.’ Students eventually write a story about a fairytale character in the real world. Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.

A lesson aimed at introducing KS3 students to analysing poetry. Can also be used with KS4 students. Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. This lesson was made as part of a module teaching poetry from other cultures (complete bundle also available.) Please leave a review - I’d love to know what you think.

Lesson is part of a series of lessons teaching OMAM but could work as a stand alone lesson. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Lesson looks at setting in chapter 1 and links to chapter 6.

2 x lessons on Charles Dickens’ ‘The Signalman’ analysing how language is used to describe setting. Aimed at a high ability year 8 class but can easily be adapted to suit other abilities/year groups. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Includes WAGOLL answer on main task. Lesson has been structured using the TEEP model.

This powerpoint includes the context of the poem, annotations of the poem, a challenge task grid and language analysis task. Lesson differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is aimed at years 9-11 studying GCSE poetry. Please leave a review, I’d love to know your feedback on the lesson.

A persuasive writing lesson based around the banned Iceland Christmas advert. Aimeed at years 9-11 but can be adapted for younger years.

Christmas creative writing lesson aimed at KS3 (can easily be adapted for any year group.) Differentiation using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Uses a clip from ‘The Snowman’ and asks students to use the ‘show don’t tell’ technique to describe the snowman coming to life.

This lesson includes the context of the poem, annotations of the poem and language/structure/form analysis tasks. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at year 9-11 studying GCSE poetry.

A creative writing lesson aimed to help students improve their use of adjectives and adverbs in their descriptive writing, Lesson involves short tasks, improving extracts and eventually a descriptive writing task. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at KS3 students but can also be used with KS4.

Context, poem annotations and language analysis on the GCSE poem ‘Ozymandias.’ Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is planned using the TEEP model. Aimed at year 9-11 studying GCSE poetry.

A GCSE Christmas Carol lesson analysing the character of Scrooge. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is based around AO1 and AO2. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.