A lesson comparing two love songs -one from Much Ado and the other by Prince. Contains references to types of love -see my other lesson. Ready to go !

My mistress’ eyes are nothing… Lesson on this sonnet. Students draw ideal Jacobean woman and then Shakespeare’s real lady. Fun and useful.

A visual guide to life in Elizabethan England. Showing students objects of the time helps bring home the fact that all is real !

This is for KS 3 and aims to answer the question: What makes a good story teller ? Students can use their phones in a practical way to create atmosphere.

All on one page.

21 words of the day for January. Students start your lessons copying the word, sentence and discussing the meaning. They then write a sentence of their own. Soon builds into a useful reference for further creative writing.

Students rewrite the sentence using the word in capitals. Ideal for EAL/ starter activity/literacy.

Straightforward practice for explaining the effect of similes and metaphors. Illustrated.

" A Vendetta " by Maupassant. Read it via video. Questions on slides. VERY ENTERTAINING

Lesson two in a series. Suitable for remote learning. Chunked activities and not too long (30/40 minutes)

Lessons 6 and 7 aimed at Year 8 learners at home during the crisis. Short but useful.

Lessons 5 & 6 focused on the novel The Giver. Aimed at year 7 students studying at home during the pandemic. Short but useful.

Lesson 5 in the series aimed at year 8 students learning from home. Short as can be.

Aimed at year 8 students working from home. Download this and be covered for 2 lessons. Includes letter of Aunt Clara writing exercise.

Lesson 3 in a series. Does what it says on the tin. Should take 30 minutes to complete.

A selection of things that students should read before they’re 18 years old. They can of course, read them afterwards as well. Plenty to argue about wherever teachers gather together. Contains brief comments on each novel/poem/short story.

Number 9 in this remote learning series. Students check work from lesson 8 and answer some straightforward comp.questions.

Number 11 in this series of remote lessons aimed primarily at year 8 students who should be aiming for 30-40 minutes per lesson (ideally). Chunked and hopefully with enough variety to keep them engaged.

Students create a poem by blacking out words in a newspaper or old unwanted book. Ideal for cover lessons, one-offs or as part of a poetry unit.

Short lesson (increasingly students requesting shorter lessons but more frequently) exploring some symbolism in Chapt. 3. Ready to send out.