This is a selection of resources guiding students through the background of WW1 and why people began to oppose the war. The work sheet leads students into the analysis of Wilfred Owen’s Exposure. I designed this for my KS4 group supporting them in AQA’s Power and Conflict poetry unit as part of Literature Paper 2

This lesson guides students through features of the Gothic including that of the Damsel in Distress. Encourages students to think independently about the novel and their interpretations. Has challenging vocab throughout to stretch the most able. Includes silent debate tasks in order to make students think critically and refine their communication skills.

A lesson for lower ability KS3 guiding them through Act 3 scene one of the Dracula play script

A differentiated work pack for Act 3 Scene 2 of Macbeth. Ideal for home learning or homework. Differentiated to three ability levels to support accessibility.

This lesson guides students through a Napoleonic marching song, looking at it from a poetic perspective. An interesting poem when thinking about patriotism as well as looking at the implications of war over time. Aimed at KS3 but easily adapted for KS4 when thinking about unseen poetry.

This lesson introduces students to Henley’s poem, the key themes, language analysis and contextual information. Ideal for KS3 or KS4 unseen poetry.

Help your students understand the core ideas of Mr Birling’s beliefs with this selection of resources and full comprehensive lesson. Ideal for KS4 studying for the AQA specification

This lesson goes through the contextual information of Thomas Malthus, deserving and undeserving poor and how this influenced Dickens. Includes an assessment style task in the form of extract-whole, in line with the AQA GCSE.

A lesson looking at the events of the ball scene and Romeo’s first encounter with Juliet. Introduces students to analytical writing and using quotations to support their ideas. Ideal for KS3 or lower ability KS4

This lesson looks at the history of the police force and the influence of class on the author and novels. Can be used in conjunction with most Sherlock Holmes novels.

These lessons are designed for KS4 to remind them of different features of written language. These are ideal as an accompaniment to AQA English Language Papers 1&2 Section B. It includes writing challenges and published extracts of work in order to model what successful fiction writing looks like.

A selection of resources designed to engage students with creative writing tasks, using Of Mice and Men as a starting point. Includes a feedback task getting students to focus on the use of possessive apostrophes

A lesson guiding students through the events of Act 5 scenes 6-9. Includes language analysis activities, reminders of key deaths, extended writing tasks and sections which encourage the use of critical thinking and recall of other elements of the play. Includes additional resources ideal for independent revision

A series of resources and materials designed to help KS4 revise elements of An Inspector Calls; specifically Mr Birling in act one. Includes focus on language analysis and essay skills. Ideal as recap and includes reference to the AQA marking criteria

This lesson guides students through a comparison of the theme of guilt in War Photographer and Remains for AQA's power and conflict poetry. cluster Ideal as pre-assessment or exam preparation. Includes references to AOs. Success criteria for writing. A variety of tasks to promote vocabulary, engagement with the poems and confidence in essay writing technique.

A lesson guiding KS3 students through the reading of an article and using their skills to create an advert for a spy.

A comprehensive set of lessons analysing the context, content and structure of My Last Duchess. This is aimed at KS4 preparing for the power and conflict GCSE. Finishing with a comparative question in line with the exam specification

A set of activities designed to help students closely read an extract of the novel, examining how the woman is presented in 'The Bundle of Letters' Includes essay structure materials. Ideal for higher ability KS3

A lesson guiding students through descriptive writing using the new AQA GCSE spec as influence for activities and mark scheme. Easily accessible by lower ability KS3 groups but can be differentiated to access higher ability students.

This lesson is fully differentiated and guides students through the atmospheric Walt Whitman poem Patrolling Barnegat. Although it is listed as Unseen Poetry and is ideal for KS4, it is differentiated to facilitate KS3 learning. Lesson includes a review of language features, relevant contextual information and the opportunity for students to analyse in detail the language within the poem.