This lesson focuses on introducing students to poetry and figurative language. It is a complete lesson with both explanation and various tasks, including opportunities for discussion. It works very well as an introductory lesson before embarking on a scheme of work that focuses on poetry. It is easily adaptable for KS2 as well.

A resource ideal for late KS2 or early KS3 students that looks at the story type “Rags to Riches” specifically at Cinderella written by the brother’s Grimm. Students are encouraged to spot the ‘Rags to Riches’ features in the story and later on look at different versions of this popular tale in different cultures.

Complete Lesson: The lesson looks at the poem Tissue from the Power and Conflict anthology and breaks down its complex ideas through comprehensive annotations. Links to other poems are made throughout and exam question is posed at the end to encourage practice beyond the classroom.

This lesson guides student on how to approach and plan for the narrative/ description writing question (question 5) of the language paper 1. It is set up as a lesson for the AQA spec, but can easily be adapted to other GCSE exam boards. Please note: This lesson is free because I did not create all resources from scratch.

A combination of two lessons where students are encouraged to develop their descriptive writing of Scenes and characters.

The lesson looks at the poem ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ from the Power and Conflict anthology. The annotations are written in the form of questions so students have an active role in discussing its ideas. This lesson can be easily adapted for all abilities.

A Lesson that looks into the first part of the novel - specifically Mr Utterson’s character. This is student led, teacher needs to encourage student to do this by themselves but there are writing frames that they may find helpful. Best for a higher ability class although can be used for lower ability with a bit more scaffolding. Note that this lesson is free because it uses resources that I DID NOT CREATE. Such as the reading booklet and writing frames provided by Funky Pedagogy. I simply put the resources together to compile a lesson easy enough to follow.

This is a complete lesson looking at how the themes of Family and Friendship are presented in the Dickens novel ‘A Christmas Carol’. This lesson is perfect for revision purposes. Students are encouraged to think back to key moments in the novel where these theme might be relevant and how it aligns with Dickens’ own ideology. The lesson goes on to explore the theme through the characterisation of Scrooge’s nephew Fred.

This lesson looks at Simon Armitage’s Remains and how the poem illustrates the effects of war. Before students look at teacher led annotations, there is plenty of prompts throughout the lesson to help them come up with their own annotations and ideas about specific lines in the poem.

A fun and simple lesson to get your KS3 Pupils into their creative zone

This lesson offers a detailed overview of the comparative poetry section of the GCSE (AQA exam board) and guides students on planning and writing their own answer. Plenty of prompts are given throughout about how to compare and effectively evaluate language, structure and form. The poem given is Exposure by Wilfred Owen (it does not offer detailed analysis or annotations of this poem) students should have studied the poem already and be able to compare this with another poem of their choice. Many of the resources I did not create from scratch, simply adapted.

Complete lesson that explores the presentation of Mr Hyde as an evil character. Students look at a short extract and are encouraged to analyse Stevenson’s use of language to present this character.

This lesson guides students on how to approach the 19th C question in the AQA exam - A Christmas Carol. Students are guided on how to best approach the extract, analyse key quotes, plan their answer and eventually write out their own answer (helpful structure is provided). This works better as a revision lesson for students who have read the full novel and have a confident understanding of the plot.

Complete lesson for all abilities that encourages students to recognise Gothic features in a Frankenstein extract and then recreate these in their own Gothic writing. The lesson looks at Gothic conventions, context of Frankenstein, vocabulary and an extract, also encouraging students to think about effect of these techniques. All resources are included, including a support sheet.

This lesson introduces students briefly to narrative hooks and the elements of Freytag’s Pyramid. There are plenty of opportunities to check knowledge throughout. The lesson goes on to the reading of the American short story “A tent in Agony” by Stephen Crane, where students are encouraged to work together to identify the hooks the writer has used in the story and the structure he has followed. The lesson is targeted for mid ability - only getting more challenging once we reach the reading. It can easily be adapted into a more challenging lesson, or it can incorporate more supportive elements for students who might struggle. This is a long lesson, so can easily be taught in 2 parts.

Lesson guiding students on how to analyse an unseen extract. The lesson looks at an extract of Jane Eyre and includes guided questions in order to allow the students to analyse it in depth. An example response is also included.

A Lesson that explores Keats’ poem and encourages students to analyse the poem line by line independently through a variety of prompt questions. Final task includes guidance on how to write a successful paragraph exploring how the theme of love is presented in the poem.

A guided lesson that looks at the poem “Flag” from the perspective of Literature paper 2 (aqa) Unseen Poetry. Some of the resources found here I did not create , therefore the lesson is free.

Complete lesson that explores how the character of Hyde is presented as a frightening outsider. The lesson breaks down the question so students can later approach it independently. The lesson also makes plenty of links to AO3 by linking the theme of belonging to a Victorian setting. Helpful writing structure also included which encourages students to write their own analytical paragraph - can be scaffolded further if needed.

In this lesson students look at prose poetry, by engaging with the poem “Backyard Mermaid” by Matthea Harvey and then attempting to create their own prose poem through a creative task: Describing a mythical creature in an every day setting. Help sheet included for students who might need more support.