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 Shakespeare’s histories and the legacy of Richard III. Literacy ‘Do Now’ task Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Introduction to Richard III Quote analysis Comparing/ contrasting theatre production posters Persuasive writing on the King in the car park Mini plenary

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 begin exploring the effects of writer’s methods to create meanings (AO2). Literacy ‘do now’ task and vocabulary builder activity Expectations of the GCSE exam and helpful tips/ tricks Exploring modern conflicts and types of power Exploring featured conflicts of the collection Exploring context Word association Poetic techniques- vocabulary booster Unseen Poem analysis practice- ‘We Are Not Enemies’ by Rupi Kaur with prompts for annotations, analytical writing practice, and a high-level modelled example (WAGOLL) Metacognitive reflection plenary

Contents of Lesson: LOs and key lesson vocabulary Prior learning-based Do Now Poem crunch task Context: life of the poet Title connotations Exploring wider concepts- dialects + culture Talking point-style debate Structure, themes + reading tasks Key conclusions Modelled paragraphs (WAGOLLs) comparing the power of oppression in COMH and London (aiming for grades 7-9) Plenary task

Ideal for Christmas homework projects A menu of 15 tasks for students to select from, focussing on research, informative writing, narrative writing, persuasive writing and vocabulary.

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adaptive for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on W.H. Auden’s ‘Epitaph on a Tyrant’ and Phillis Wheatley’s ‘To the King’s Most Excellent Majesty’. Learning objectives displayed 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 WAGOLL example of analytical paragraph Space for analytical writing practice

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 analysis worksheet on Joseph Coelho’s ‘February’. Learning objectives displayed 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

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on W.H. Auden’s ‘Funeral Blues’ and Robert Frost’s ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’. Learning objectives displayed 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 WAGOLL example of analytical paragraph Space for analytical writing practice

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Another Night Before Christmas’. Learning objectives displayed Vocabulary builders 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

Ideal for citizenship/ PSHE lessons for ages 11-16, as tutor time activities. ‘Do Now’ activity on what a ‘moral exemplar’ looks like Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Exploring religious texts’ interpretations of the moral exemplar Introducing the ‘trolley problem’ with clips from The Good Place and TedEd Trolley problem scenarios to test personal biases and morality Scenario-based group project task

Ideal for AQA GCSE ‘Lit P1: A Christmas Carol’ SOWs. Complete set of knowledge organisers. Context + themes Plot + characters Writing an essay + tier 3 vocabulary Tier 2 vocabulary

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 characterisation of Lady Macbeth. BIG QUESTION: How is Lady Macbeth presented as an unconventional Jacobean woman? Literacy ‘Do Now’ task Oracy task- Talking Point class debate Jacobean gender conventions Quote analysis Analytical writing (complete with structures and modelled examples) Mini plenary

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 corruption in Macbeth and demonstrate an understanding of the play’s historical/ social context. Big question: How does Shakespeare present the theme of corruption in the play? ‘Do Now’ literature knowledge recall activity- 5 questions on Macbeth, ACC, AIC, P&C poetry + vocabulary Vocabulary builder activity Key quotations recap Macbeth context revision clock 5 questions in 5 minutes on Macbeth Tracking theme development Use of language on stage Exam-style question (discovery of the regicide- Act 2, Scene 3) Essay planning mat Context development Quote explosion + practice time

Ideal for any KS3 curriculum as an introduction to 19th century literature, using extracts from canonical Victorian texts and a variety of activities to develop analytical writing skills! This lesson includes: LO: To develop an understanding of themes and characterisation in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Literacy-based ‘do now’ starter activity Examination of Victorian primary sources to gain understanding of women, wives and female identity during the 19th century Revisiting and deepening understanding of the role of women A clip from Great Expectations to start thinking about characterisation and whether or not Miss Havisham is a conventional Victorian woman Extract analysis of Great Expectations- focus on characterisation of Miss Havisham Vocabulary builder Deepening understanding by looking at ‘Havisham’ by Carol Ann Duffy ‘Talking Point’- style whole-class oracy debate task Victorian women- monologue writing Reflection plenaries

Ideal for AQA GCSE ‘Lit P1: Macbeth’ SOWs. Complete set of knowledge organisers. Context + themes Plot + characters Writing an essay + tier 3 vocabulary Tier 2 vocabulary

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Language 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 critically engage with an extract from Jeanette Winterson’s ‘The Gap of Time’ by applying the mark scheme and exploring the source (AO1, AO2, AO3). ‘Do Now’ interleaving literature recall task (Macbeth, ACC, AIC, P&C) Mini descriptive writing (Q5) progress check task with high-level modelled example Q1-style comprehension task Q2-style language analysis task with high-level modelled example provided, self-assessment sturctures and ‘unstuck’ indicative content for scaffolding Q3-style structure analysis task with sample answer, peer-assessment structures, and scaffolded support to form compelte answers

Contents of Lesson: LOs and key lesson vocabulary Retrieval practice Talking point-style debate (based on statues of controversial historical figures) Poem crunch task Title connotations Pre-reading vocabulary builder Context: life of the poet Key conclusions Structure, rhyme and perspective Thematic quote bank creation task Plenary task 3 x creative extension tasks

Contents of Lesson: LOs and key lesson vocabulary Poem crunch task Title connotations Context: life of the poet, Songs of Innocence + Experience, revolution Exploring context through art: Blake’s London (Hogarth’s Gin Lane) Key conclusions Structure, rhyme and perspective Plenary task 3 x creative extension tasks

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adapted for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 analysis worksheet on Christina Rossetti’s ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’. Learning objectives displayed 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

Intended for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Unseen Poetry revision but can be used/ adaptive for all exam boards. Double-sided A3 comparative analysis worksheet on Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ and John Cooper-Clarke’s ‘I Wanna Be Yours’. Learning objectives displayed Literacy- vocabulary booster 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

4 X dual coding revision grids for students to link their own quotations from key set texts with the provided images/ symbols. 1 x Macbeth 1 x A Christmas Carol 1 x An Inspector Calls 1 x Power & Conflict Poetry Ideal for quotation recall, interleaved practice and as ‘do now’ activities!