A worksheet detailing all terminology and definitions for students to revise from for the area of study ‘Texture and Melody’. A powerpoint is also available which explains all terms with musical terminology and musical examples. There is also a texture card matching activity where students must match a key word to a definition and then to a score and listening example (all audio is provided).

This lesson is focused on Paper 1 Question 3 (AQA - commenting on the structure of the whole text). This seems to be a popular topic for interviews at the moment. I have used a very short extract with lots of shifts which widen and narrow the focus - Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie. Starter: Students rate their understanding of structural devices. Construct: Students try to identify narrative shifts in focus in the text. Main: Students look in more detail at the narrative shifts in the text. This activity is in the form of an A3 table and is differentiated. Bronze Level: Identify what is happening during each shift. Silver: Apply structural devices. Gold: Comment on the effect of structural devices. I have also included the lesson plan. For a more challenging class, students can use the extract from the opening of Kite Runner.

A homework sheet to support students with the old AF2 - producing texts suitable for task, purpose and audience.

A useful model response for students to annotate which focuses on how the play interests a modern day audience.

A selection of resources to support in teaching analysis of the 3rd movement of Debussy’s String Quartet in G major. A powerpoint with questions for students of all features is available with differentiation throughout. Homework tasks are included as well as examples of essay questions regarding chamber music and how to structure them. A completed factfile is also included of all key facts relating to musical elements.

A selection of resources to support in teaching analysis of the 3rd movement of Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor. A powerpoint with questions for students of all features is available with differentiation throughout. Homework tasks are included as well as examples of essay questions regarding chamber music and how to structure them. A summary sheet of Mendelssohn music is also used (answers for teacher) and a completed factfile of all key facts relating to musical elements.

Heroes by Robert Cormier historical context

An introduction to fusion lesson which includes listening and composition. All sections of the lesson are differentiated and helpsheets are provided. The Skye Waulking Song is used as inspiration for the composition task and includes the same chord sequence and scale.

Don John worksheet 2 versions differentiated - Much ado about nothing

Ideas for class newspaper about environmental issues

Island paradise creative writing

Should boxing be banned? Model essay to annotate

Is the writer’s viewpoint positive or negative? Visual display

Write a letter to invite a celebrity into school: model examples

Oliver Twist: Fagin letter of apology helpsheet

Titanic film review writing frame

Educating Rita model essay - middle ability

Educating Rita essay helpsheet

44 Questions on Education Rita

Key stage 3 music steps which have been created using the new 1-9 scale. There are 4 strands: performing, composing, rehearsing and listening and appraising. There are student friendly steps as well as statements that can be used for reporting purposes. A3 sheets can also be used as a tracking tool by dating when each step has been achieved.