Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge Lesson looks at what media bias is and gets students to analyse different articles about Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.

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.

Analysing the opening scene of Macbeth and the context of Witchcraft. Students analyse what makes it an effective opening. Challenge tasks used for differentiation. Lesson planned using the TEEP model.

Students are asked to find different ‘pieces’ of a gothic story (for example: characters, setting, curses, colours, lighting, weather etc) - these will be stuck around the room before the lesson begins. Once each group has found every piece, they then have 15 minutes to discuss and plan a gothic story using the elements they have collected. Then students will use these ideas to independently write up their own gothic story. Lesson is aimed at KS3 but can be adapted for older years. Lesson is planned using the TEEP model. Lesson is differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme.

A Sherlock mystery writing lesson to focus on Paper 1, Question 5 descriptive writing skills. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at KS3 but could be easily adapted for GCSE groups. Lesson planned using the TEEP model.

Gothic style lesson teaching students how to build suspense in their writing. Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Includes a gothic vocab spellings test. Aimed at KS3 but can be used for older students. Planned using the TEEP model.

Gothic style lesson focusing on Frankenstein’s monster. Includes a starter activity where students create their own monster by each designing a different body part. Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at KS3 but can be used for older students. Planned using the TEEP model.

Lesson to teach language, paper 1, question 3 - Structure. Based on an extract from Harry Potter. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Scaffolded to support lower ability students. Lesson created using the TEEP model.

A Christmas creative writing lesson based around describing a Christmas market. Lesson is scaffolded with a video, pictures and planning tasks for students to gather their ideas. WAGOLL answers are included for students to assess/discuss. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. This lesson is aimed at KS3 but can easily be adapted for older year groups.

A GCSE Christmas Carol lesson analysing the importance of Ignorance and Want. 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.

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.

A Christmas Carol lesson analysing Fezziwig and role models in the novel. Aimed at KS4 but can easily be adapted. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme and aim/challenge/super challenge. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.

A lesson using the sense to describe a journey to the moon. Students look at Neil Armstrong’s moon landing and a clip from Wallace & Gromit to plan their stories. Aimed at KS3b but can easily be adapted. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.

A lesson aimed at using AFOREST to write an argument on a popular debate topic. Aimed at KS4 but can easily be adapted. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.

A lesson aimed at teaching students the paper 1, question 3 structure question using an extract from Goodnight Mister Tom. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at KS3 and KS4.

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 based around winning the world cup. Lesson was made during the world cup in the summer but is still useful for interesting students, particularly boys. Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Aimed at KS3 but can be adapted for older students.

GCSE Language Paper 2 lesson comparing two non-fiction texts on prisons. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is aimed at teaching questions 1 and 4 on the paper. Sources included.

A lesson based on Emma Watson’s speech on feminism. Students are asked to analyse and evaluate the effect of language techniques in a persuasive speech. Differentiated questions and tasks. Copy of speech is included. Aimed at KS4 students studying GCSE English Language.