I started off by showing the group the Jim Carrey 2009 version of the film, and getting them to write notes about the plot. This lesson, I put them into groups and they had to analyse the presentation of Scrooge, and then write about it.

A lesson designed for high ability GCSE studying AQA A Christmas Carol - explores purpose and function of Fezziwig, as well as language analysis and links to context.

This is the outline of a very detailed scheme of work for year 7 - creative writing. Each week has a specific focus, eg. character. Each week also asks you to rag rate the student - I have uploaded an example of that - each week you can just adapt that to the skills you want to assess depending on the group you teach.

The second lesson in a year 8 scheme of A Midsummer Night’s Dream which explores the introductory passage where Hippolyta and Theseus are discussing their wedding - ideas explored in lesson are to include the introduction to ideas about love and rationality.

A support sheet for higher ability GCSE - guiding them through a question of charity and kindness in the novella.

A full written scheme of work for year 7 introducing them to poetry across time. Each lesson is clearly outlined with activities and outcomes. The unit explores poems such as the Night Train by Auden and Daffodils by Wordsworth.

Here are a series of lessons and resources for the year 7 unit.

A poem for low ability GCSE - annotated with questions

5th lesson in a scheme about Animal Farm for Year 9 LA. Exploring Stalin and Trotsky - history and how this relates to the novella.

Third lesson in year 7 speeches scheme - exploring how to write an effective opening with models and checklists.

A lesson analysing Churchill’s Beaches speech - to show students to use other techniques rather than just DAFOREST. Extended writing task included as well as group work. Some resources taken from TES - reflected in price.

Complete lesson on analysing description of Marley’s Ghost in Stave 1

12 week written scheme of work for The Tempest - Shakespeare - with 3-4 weeks at the end focussing on Travel Writing. The Unit tracks the development of Caliban and explores key extracts.

Exploring the opening - HA Year 9

Exploring Act 1, Scene 5 - lots of challenge for HA. Next lesson - writing about scene 5 - is also available for purchase.

A lesson introducing the context of class - top set year 9.

adapted from resources on tes. lesson looking at how to approach an unseen poem. Worked really well at getting them to think about implicit meaning.

A lesson based on getting year 7 to practise their creative writing skills by recapping what they know to include and giving it a go using stimuli from well known clips (frozen; up) etc designed to engage.

Observed (grade 1) lesson exploring language in Dulce. the class have been using the writing frame for a while, so we are starting to lessen the amount of frame they have.