Guided questions looking at the hidden meaning and language used by Blake

A full lesson focusing on analysing structure and writing-up a model response. Using a Jaws video to encourage students to pick up on focus and shifts using a storyboard. Students then will read and annotate a Jaws extract an complete a timed questions. Follows I DO, WE DO, YOU DO format. Includes: Powerpoint Exam style question and extract High quality model responses Structured sentence frames Guided reading questions A Please note: resources are printable from PPT itself.

An extract with guided reading prompts used to independently guide pupils through the language and devices used by Shakespeare to portray Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship.

A PowerPoint focusing on how to effectively comment on structure and form. Includes a very detailed understanding of caesuras and enjambment. Additionally, there is a worksheet on the last PowerPoint to be printed off onto A3 to accompany the PowerPoint. Pupils really enjoyed this lesson and the placemats.

Hook: Exploring what three wishes students would have if they were given by a fairy. Starter: Re-capping questions verbally/ watching Act1, Scene 3 Development:Comprehension questions/ analysis (challenge) questions on the conversation between Prospero and Ariel Main: Students will analyse Ariel’s language in his fight to freedom and Prospero’s responses-exploring the theme of power Plenary: Students are to write a paragraph exploring why Ariel does/ does not deserve power

An activity and lesson in one! Blow place-mat up onto A3 sheet of paper. Starter: Writing down ambitious adjectives to describe the image. Development: Annotate the model paragraph Main: Writing a description based on the image using the structure strips as a guide.

Focused on key revision skills. Students are to recall quotations based on images. Students are to answer recall questions to aid revisions/ fill-the-gaps of key quotations with missing words. Students are to use the retained information applying the skills in analytical paragraphs/ exploding quotations. Includes challenges. A great, quick way to revise and teach students specific revision skills.

Match-up Activity: Exploring language techniques employed in the scene: from similes to juxtaposition. Starter: Re-cap of the scene. Development: Guided reading analysis of the scene Main: Exploding quotation including guided anlysis and model responses (according to Assessment Objectives- AQA) Differenation: Guided questions relating to each quotation to be put on support station. ‘Challenges’ embedded throughout.

A lesson looking at the language used by Macbeth. Includes: Tension graph and PETER paragraph analysis.

An activity looking at the Cratchit family in Stave 3. Students are to use the guided questions to explore meaning and create explanations. One has been done for you.

Starter: Exploring social and historical context and analysing Lord Capulet’s reaction to the servants’ brawling in Act 1, Scene 1. Development: Guided annotations (differentiated key questions to analyse the characterisation of Escalus). Main: Essay plan exploring conflict in th play so far Plenary: Exploring the character of Romeo and his Petrarchan ways. Includes sentence starters, model paragraphs. Aimed at Middle-High ability (4-6)

An all inclusive lesson (could be turned into 2 hours) with clear thematic essay plans. Students are to complete the ‘analysis’ and relate to context. Starter: Key context and vocabulary Main: Completing/ uplevelling PEARL essay plans Plenary: Answering questions on worksheets

A speed dating lesson focusing on some ambitious poetic techniques. Used to engage pupils in devices before we begin to analyse conflict and power. Pupils are each given a poetic device. They become 'experts' in that specific devices and have to explain their technique to the rest of the class during 'speed dating.' In return, their fellow 'expert' will explain their poetic technique. Pupils will fill their answers in on a 'speed-dating' sheet. They will put these skills to use at the end of the lesson by annotating a stanza from 'The Charge of the Light Brigade.' Easily differentiated by challenging more able with adept devices etc. Alternatively, the cards would look nice as part of a dislay.

A booklet/ PowerPoint zooming in on Shakespearean language and asking pupils to complete PEER paragraphs based on comprehension of the scene and Macbeth's madness.

An engaging lesson looking at Yeats' 'An Irish Airman Forsees His Death." Focuses on some AO3 context and uses guided questions for analysis. Additionally, includes step-by-step guide to responding to an unseen question with a WAGOLL (model) and sentences starters. My Y10 found it very engaging and were interested to learn about a bit or Irish history.

An activity focusing on descriptive writing. Used as a whole lesson placemat. Blow up onto A3 paper. Starter: Whole class ambitious adjectives to describe the image. Development: Annotating the WAGOLL (model description paragraph) Main: Using structure strips as a guidance, pupils will create their own descriptions.

This lesson explores the presentation of Juliet in this scene through prompt questions. Additionally, it explores her character and transformation throughout the play. Using visual hexagons, students will explore her throughout the play through a number of ambitious adjectives. Plenary: Students will explore the language transformation from Act 1/2 to Act 5

Practising PETER paragraphs between Ozymandias and London. Includes a table, engaging with comparative connectives and two model P.E.T.ER paragraphs and the P.E.T.E.R acronym success criteria.

An extract based analysis with prompt questions and analysis questions to explore writers’ methods. Additionally, an ‘evaluate’ question to make students try and create a ‘thesis’ within their analysis.