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

This is a complete lesson that explores Carol Rumens’ poem The Emigree. It works well as an introductory lesson to this poem or can be used as a revision tool for lower set students.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

A lesson that explores the contrasting description of London in the first chapter. It encourages students to consider the initial theme of duality and introduces them to the setting of the story and its contrasting themes.

This lesson focuses on the poem “If I were to meet” by Grace Nichols . It provides tools so that the students are able to approach the unseen poem. Can be used for different exam boards. This is a rich poem in terms of techniques and imagery and although the lesson focuses on approaching it in an exam teachers are encouraged to explore the poem as they wish with their class in various creative ways. Perhaps they could write about meeting the ghost of their own childhood? Hope its useful and fun to use!

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.

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.

The resource provides teachers with links to non-fiction resources to pair up with their teaching of the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ . This should be used to adapt an already existing scheme of the novel and will help prepare students to become familiar with non-fiction and how this can enhance their understanding of the context (AO3) of the novel.

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.

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.

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.