Rhetoric analysis activity ideal for a KS3/ KS4 homework task for a non-fiction unit/ AQA Language Paper 2 revision with full instructions, paragraph structures, success criteria and WAGOLL modelled example. This project focuses on Martin Luther King Jr’s infamous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. Resource tasks: Read the speech. Highlight and annotate any persuasive techniques on the sheet. Select one quotation from the speech and write a short analytical paragraph to answer the question: How does Martin Luther King Jr. use rhetoric to gain support from his audience? There are structures and a modelled example on the sheet to follow.

Ideal for intensive, expert CPD sessions on literacy and oracy across the curriculum for trainees, ECTs, and experienced members of staff! What is literacy? What is oracy? Links to the teaching standards The importance of reading and literacy What does the research say? EEF findings Tiers 1-3 vocabulary and explicitly vocabulary teaching Modelling and scaffolding literacy (with examples) What does Alex Quigley say? The importance of oracy Using Talking Points and explicit oracy strategies Personal inquiry classroom intervention results and impact

Ideal for AQA GCSE Media Studies revision (2023 onwards). Complete set of knowledge organisers for core areas of two-year course (exams from 2023 onwards- updated CSPs). 13 included- perfect for revision and retrieval! What’s included? 8 revision/ practice questions on TV (HDM + DW) 8 revision/ practice questions on newspapers (the Mirror + the Times) 7 revision/ practice questions on OSPM/ video games (Marcus Rashford, KKH, LCG) 60+ key words/ terminology and definitions Key media theories knowledge organiser Camera shots + angles knowledge organiser Newspapers knowledge organiser TV drama knowledge organiser

Ideal for AQA GCSE Media Studies SOWs. Complete set of knowledge organisers for core areas of two-year course (exams from 2023 onwards- updated CSPs). 13 included- perfect for revision and retrieval! What’s included? An introduction to media Tier 2 + 3 vocabulary Media theories Key media theories Camera shots + angles Advertising Magazines Radio (BBC Radio 1) Radio (KISS FM) Film marketing Music videos Newspapers TV drama

Ideal for AQA GCSE ‘Lit P1: A Christmas Carol’ SOWs. Fully resourced walkthrough/ walking-talking mock on Scrooge and an extract from Stave 1. Especially useful for students aiming for grades 7-9. Retrieval practice ‘do now’ activity Vocabulary builder Tips for tackling the question and extract Quotations to link with from the wider novella How to write an effective introduction and thesis Sample answer peer assessment task High-level WAGOLL answer Success criteria and ‘unstuck’ prompts Self-assessment using the exam mark scheme Metacognitive plenary

Analysis and persuasive writing activities ideal for a KS3/ KS4 homework task for a non-fiction unit/ AQA Language Paper 2 revision with full instructions, paragraph structures, success criteria and WAGOLL modelled examples. This project focuses on Michael Sheen’s persuasive speech in support of the Welsh football team in the 2022 World Cup. Resource tasks: Read the speech. Highlight and annotate any persuasive techniques on the sheet. Select one quotation from the speech and write a short analytical paragraph to answer the question: How does Michael Sheen use language to persuade and motivate his national team? There are structures and a modelled example on the sheet to follow. Write a short persuasive speech to rally support for a team for the 2022 World Cup from a country of your choice.

**Ideal for KS3 Shakespeare units/ introductions to Shakespeare at KS4. Highly challenging and fully resourced! Part of a complete introduction unit (bundle available). ** LO: To develop an understanding of the historical, social, political and literary context of Shakespeare’s plays. Literacy ‘Do Now’ task Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Recalling prior learning and understanding Shakespeare’s language and insults Comparing/ contrasting theatre production posters Independent research into key areas of Jacobean life The Great Chain of Being The Globe Theatre Persuasive writing task

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1-based SOW/ Year 11 revision lesson. Fully-resourced lesson. Especially stretching and challenging for students aiming for grades 7-9! Intended to be a 100-minute lesson but can be adapted for your needs and time allowances. What’s included? LO: To explore the theme of redemption in ACC and demonstrate an understanding of the novella’s historical/ social context. ‘Do Now’ literature knowledge recall activity- 5 questions on Macbeth, ACC, AIC, P&C poetry + vocabulary Key quotations recap Wider academic reading activity- extract from Henry Mayhew’s ‘London Labour and the London Poor’ (1865) Oracy task- Talking Point-style class debate Tracking Scrooge’s redemption 5 questions on redemption in 5 mins Exam-style question (Stave 5 extract- Scrooge’s changed personality) High-level WAGOLL model example Essay structures Peer-assessment task

Ideal for AQA GCSE Media Studies advertising SOWs. Fully resourced lesson on Christmas adverts (print and audio-visual). Key vocabulary ‘do now’ task Practice exam-style questions on an unseen Christmas print advert from Age UK (2 marks, 2 marks, 12 marks) Peer assessment task with clear links to assessment objectives and exam mark scheme Analysis of the John Lewis 2016 Christmas advert (focus on narrative structure, theories, mise-en-scene and representation) Planing of a television Christmas advert for a brand/ company of students’ choice by creating a storyboard, building on learning from prior lesson activities

**Ideal for KS3 Shakespeare units/ introductions to Shakespeare at KS4. Highly challenging and fully resourced! Part of a complete introduction unit (bundle available). ** LO: To develop an understanding of the conventions of Shakespearean comedy. Literacy ‘Do Now’ task Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Conventions of the comedy genre Comparing/ contrasting theatre production posters Analysis of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (extract) Exploring comedy settings Descriptive writing task Mini plenaries

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1-based SOW/ Year 11 revision lesson. Especially stretching and challenging for students aiming for grades 7-9! Revision of structural techniques Space to collate a vocabulary bank/ cliches to avoid/ magpied phrases/ ways to start a sentence 4 x image stimuli and space to write opening of a description OR narrative

Ideal resource for GCSE English language and literature revision- A5 grid of language and structure devices

Ideal for stretching and challenging KS3 + KS4 students when studying the context of Blood Brothers and exploring the psychology of nature vs. nurture! Fully-resourced. Intended for BB but could be applied to the majority of GCSE literature set texts/ A-Level set texts, or could even be used in citizenship/ PSHE. What does this lesson include? LO: To demonstrate an understanding of the nature vs. nurture debate in psychology. Key vocabulary ‘Do Now’ task defining nature and nurture Links to Blood Brothers Nature vs. nurture personal venn diagrams Nancy L. Segal research Building knowledge- YouTube link with handy explanation video Exploring a twins case study Hinge questions to assess understanding Twin + triplet studies- looking at the ‘Three Identical Strangers’ documentary and research documents Cornell notes activity Oracy plenary- whole class Talking Point-style debate

**Ideal for KS3 Shakespeare units/ introductions to Shakespeare at KS4. Highly challenging and fully resourced! Part of a complete introduction unit (bundle available). ** LO: To develop an understanding of the conventions of Shakespearean tragedy and the role of the tragic hero. Literacy ‘Do Now’ task Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Conventions of the tragedy genre Dramatic structure Comparing/ contrasting theatre production posters The Great Chain of Being + King Lear Analysis of King Lear (extract) Mini plenaries

Perfect for KS4 English Language revision! A set of 10 Language Paper 1 mini-mock papers, each complete with Questions 1-5 and a variety of interesting extracts to engage students. Can be printed as a revision booklet or used as individual practice papers. Contents: A guide on how to answer questions 1-5 of the paper, including structures and sentence starters. The opening from ‘The Gap of Time’ by Jeanette Winterson (2016). Extract from Chapter 5 of ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925). Extract from Chapter 5 of ‘Les Misérables’ by Victor Hugo (1862). The opening from ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens (1843). The opening from ‘1984’ by George Orwell (1948). Extract from Chapter 9 of ‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding (1954). Extract from Chapter 9 of ‘The Woman in Black’ by Susan Hill (1983). Extract from Chapter 2 of ‘The Hate U Give’ by Angie Thomas (2016). Extract from Chapter 11 of ‘It’ by Stephen King (1986). Extract from Chapter 5 of ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ by Thomas Harris (1988).

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2-based SOW/ Year 11 revision lesson. Fully-resourced lesson. Especially stretching and challenging for students aiming for grades 7-9! Intended to be a 100-minute lesson but can be adapted for your needs and time allowances. What’s included? LO: To analyse and compare unseen poems on power by applying my prior knowledge of language techniques and structural devices in order to demonstrate a wider understanding of how meaning is created. Poetic techniques recall ‘do now’ task and exploration of types of modern power + conflict Expectations of the GCSE exam and helpful tips/ tricks Introducing the ‘power’ cluster through art ‘Talking Point’- style whole class oracy task Unseen Poem analysis practice- ‘Epitaph on a Tyrant’ by W.H. Auden (1939) and ‘To the King’s Most Excellent Majesty’ by Phillis Wheatley (1768) Prompts for annotations, analytical writing practice, and a high-level modelled example (WAGOLL) Metacognitive reflection plenary

Ideal for AQA GCSE Language Paper 1 revision/ walking-talking mocks. Based on the AQA Sample Paper 1 extract from Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier. Section A (Qs 1-4) Tips for each question Indicative content for each question Paragraph structures for each question Self-assessment tasks using the exam mark schemes

Introductory lesson on Hall’s reception theory- ideal for GCSE/ A-Level media studies (non-exam board specific). Big Question Key terminology Do Now task- terminology recall activity Theory details + summary task Mind-map of key details of the theory included and editable Application of the theory to the reception of the BLM movement. Cornell Notes task based on article on the topic Hinge questions to assess understanding Application of understanding- applying the theory to the USA Women’s National Football Team’s promotional video for the 2023 Women’s World Cup

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adaptive for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 analysis worksheet on Jessie Pope’s ‘Who’s for the Game’. Learning objectives displayed Knowledge retrieval- poetic techniques Space for annotations Success criteria list to support note-taking/ annotations Space to explore connotations of the title + a key quotation Prompts for structural analysis Space for analytical writing practice