45 slides (10+ lessons) / Scheme of Work on Component 1: Section 2: Drama and Poetry Pre-1900 - Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband” (OCR English Literature A-Level) suitable for Year 12 and Year 13. This text will need to be compared to a pre-1900 poetry collection. This unit includes: Detailed timeline of Wilde’s life Introduction to the Victorian period Example answers and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria Prompt questions to aid reading/annotations/notes Recommendations for further reading and critical engagement Compares to Christina Rossetti’s “Selected Poetry” as OCR requires

86 slides (15 lessons) / Scheme of Work on Willam Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” suitable for Year 8 and Year 9. This unit includes: Numerous homework ideas/tasks Opportunities for whole class debate Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Comprehension questions to aid reading Critical Writing Assessment and planning Opportunities for self and peer assessment

65 slides (11 lessons) / Scheme of Work on “Component 3: Spoken Language / Speaking and Listening” (Eduqas English Language GCSE) suitable for Year 10 and Year 11. This unit includes: Introduction/course outline Introduction to speech format Example speeches and possible topics Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Focus on research/planning/writing/redrafting Confidence building games to encourage/aid public speaking

80 slides (11 lessons) / Scheme of Work on “Component 1: Section B - Creative Prose Writing" (Eduqas English Language GCSE) suitable for Year 10 and Year 11. This unit includes: Introduction/course outline Introduction to different “types” of narrative Model examples and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria

95 slides (16 lessons) / Scheme of Work titled “Words of War” - focusing on a range of war poetry across history - suitable for Year 8 and Year 9. This unit includes: Introduction to poetry as a form Introductions to various contexts Numerous homework ideas/tasks Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Comprehension questions to aid reading Critical Writing Assessment and planning Opportunities for self and peer assessment Geared towards GCSE poetry comparisons Poets include: Jesse Pope Wilfred Owen Robert Graves Carol Ann Duffy Simon Armitage Beatrice Garland Seigfried Sassoon Alfred Lord Tennyson**

71 slides (10 lessons) / Scheme of Work on Paper 2: Section C: Unseen Poetry (AQA English Literature GCSE) suitable for Year 10 and Year 11. This unit includes: Introduction/course outline A guide to analysing unseen poetry Example answers and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria Some of the poems are annotated to model for pupils Poems include: ‘Kid’ - Simon Armitage ‘Havisham’ - Carol Ann Duffy ‘Island Man’ - Grace Nichols ‘Storm on the Island’ - Seamus Heaney ‘The Man He Killed’ - Thomas Hardy ‘The Dead Beat’ - Wilfred Owen

95 slides (17 lessons) / Scheme of Work on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” suitable for Year 7 and Year 8. This unit includes: Introduction to Charles Dickens Introduction to the Victorian Period Numerous homework ideas/tasks Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Comprehension questions to aid reading Critical Writing Assessment and planning Opportunities for self and peer assessment

90 slides (15 lessons) / Scheme of Work on William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” suitable for Year 7 and Year 8. This unit includes: Introduction to Shakespeare Particular focus on key scenes Several homework ideas/tasks Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Comprehension questions to aid reading Critical Writing Assessment and planning Opportunities for self and peer assessment

117 slides (16 lessons) / Scheme of Work on “Science Fiction Writing” suitable for Year 8 and 9. This unit includes: Introduction to “Sci-Fi” genre Several homework ideas/tasks Extracts from a range of fiction Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Comprehension questions to aid reading Opportunities for self and peer assessment Creative Writing Assessment and planning (own Science Fiction opening) Explores many “parts” of Sci-Fi (space/technology/superheros/dystopia) Extracts include: “Dune” - Frank Herbert “1984” - George Orwell “I Robot” - Isaac Asimov 'The Road" - Cormac McCarthy “War of the Worlds” - H.G. Wells

105 slides (20 lessons) / Scheme of Work examining several “Poems from Different Cultures” suitable for Year 8 and Year 9. This unit includes: Introduction to the idea of “culture” Numerous homework ideas/tasks Several poems from around the world Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Comprehension questions to aid reading Critical Writing Assessment and planning Creative Writing Assessment and planning Opportunities for self and peer assessment Introduction to verbal poetry/preparation for class SLAM! Poems include: ‘Blessing’ - Imtiaz Dharker ‘Island Man’ - Grace Nichols ‘Vultures’ - Chinua Achebe ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck…’ - Lawrence Ferlinghetti ‘Listen, Mr Oxford Don’ - John Agard ‘Presents from my Aunts…’ - Moniza Alvi

111 slides (16 lessons) / Scheme of Work on “Mystery Writing” suitable for Year 8 and Year 9. This unit includes: Conventions of the “Mystery” genre Extracts from various fictional stories Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Opportunities for self and peer assessment A specific “Mystery” genre homework project Comprehension questions to aid the reading of the extracts Creative Writing Assessment and planning (write own opening/story) Opportunities for role-play - including “Classroom Cluedo” and riddles Extracts include: Numerous Sherlock Holmes stories and some modern fiction

90 slides (18 lessons) / Scheme of Work on Component 1: Section 2: Drama and Poetry Pre-1900 - Christina Rossetti’s “Selected Poetry” (OCR English Literature A-Level) suitable for Year 12 and Year 13. These poems will need to be compared to a piece of pre-1900 drama. This unit includes: A guide on how to analyse poetry Detailed timeline of Rossetti’s life Introduction to the Victorian period Example answers and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria Prompt questions to aid annotations for 10 key poems Small group project used to cover the remaining 5 poems Recommendations for further reading, including critical material

137 slides (20 lessons) / Scheme of Work on William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” suitable for Year 8 and Year 9. This unit includes: Introduction to Shakespeare Several homework ideas/tasks Opportunities for whole class debate Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Comprehension questions to aid reading Critical Writing Assessment and planning Opportunities for self and peer assessment

113 slides (14 lessons) / Scheme of Work on “Component 1: Section A - 20th Century Prose Reading” (Eduqas English Language GCSE) suitable for Year 10 and Year 11. This unit includes: Introduction/course outline Introduction to 20th Century Example extracts and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria thematic approach (dystopia/war/espionage/women/animals etc.) Creative writing tasks (Component 1: Section B) in response to extracts Extracts Include: “1984” - George Orwell “Casino Royale” - Ian Fleming “Birdsong” - Sebastian Faulks “Farenheit 451” - Ray Bradbury “War Horse” - Michael Morpurgo “Brave New World” - Aldous Huxley “The Great Gatsby” - F. Scott Fitzgerald “The Handmaid’s Tale” - Margaret Atwood “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” - J.K.Rowling

162 slides (23 lessons) / Scheme of Work on “Component 2: Section A - 19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading” (Eduqas English Language GCSE) suitable for Year 10 and Year 11. This unit includes: Introduction/course outline Introduction to 19th/21st Century Example extracts and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria

132 slides (25 lessons) / Scheme of Work on Paper 2: Section A: Modern Texts - J.B. Priestley’s “An Inspector Calls” (AQA English Literature GCSE) suitable for Year 10 and Year 11. This unit includes: Introduction/course outline Introduction to the play’s context Example answers and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Chronological reading / annotation prompts Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria

92 slides (16 lessons) / Scheme of Work on Paper 1: Section B: 19th Century Novel - Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde” (AQA English Literature GCSE) suitable for Year 10 and Year 11. This unit includes: Introduction/course outline Introduction to the Victorian period Example extracts and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Chapter-by-chapter reading/annotation prompts Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria

216 slides (30 lessons) / Scheme of Work on “Component 2: Section B - Non-Fiction Writing - Transactional or Persuasive Writing” (Eduqas English Language GCSE) suitable for Year 10 and Year 11. This unit includes: Introduction/course outline Introduction to the 7 “types” of Non-Fiction Numerous homework and revision ideas/tasks Example extracts and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Opportunities for self and peer assessment Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria

186 slides (20+ lessons) / Scheme of Work on Paper 2: Section B: Poetry - "Love and Relationships Anthology” (AQA English Literature GCSE) suitable for Year 10 and Year 11. This unit includes: Introduction/course outline A guide on how to analyse poetry Example answers and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria Complete stanza-by-stanza annotations for all 15 poems Annotations colour-coded for language/form/structural devices Detailed contextual notes on each poet with animation/slide transitions

219 slides (30 lessons) / Scheme of Work on Paper 1: Section A: William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” (AQA English Literature GCSE) suitable for Year 10 and Year 11. This unit includes: Introduction/course outline Intro to Jacobean era/Shakespeare Example extracts and exam questions Mixture of analytical and creative tasks Numerous homework and revision ideas Opportunities for self and peer assessment Scene-by-scene reading/annotation prompts Focus on planning/exam technique/success criteria