Lesson exploring Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen. Aimed at year 9

Lesson exploring the poem Assult by Erno Muller. Aimed at year 9

KS3: WW1 Poetry ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ by Wilfred Owen Aimed at Year 9.

Lesson exploring the poem ‘To Germany’. Aimed at Year 9.

Lesson exploring Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130. Aimed at Year 7.

Lesson exploring the poem Snow and Snow by Ted Hughes with a focus on personification Aimed at year 7 but easily adaptable

Lesson focused on exploring the poem ‘The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond’ Poem can be found online easily.

Lessons aimed at year 8 students looking at ‘Animal Poetry’ 5 lessons included: Peacock by Ted Hughes, Hyena by Edwin Mogan, Jaguar by Ted Hughes, The Tyger by William Blake and The Mower by Philip Larkin The Mower lesson does exist purely for a certain class I taught at the time - I told them about the poem and they didn’t believe it exists so I made a lesson on it.

Mini unit based on various extracts exploring pre-1914 Gothic Including: Castle of Otranto, Frankenstein, The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, Jane Eyre and Dracula

Full SOW aimed at Year 7, exploring Phillip Pullman’s adaptation of Frankenstein

KS3 Famous Speeches Lesson focused on exploring Churchill’s ‘Fight on the Beaches’ speech As part of a Famous Speeches unit aimed at year 7

KS3 Famous Speeches Lesson focused on exploring William Lyon Phelp’s ‘The Pleasure of Books’ speech As part of a Famous Speeches unit aimed at year 7

KS3 Famous Speeches Lesson focused on exploring Shakespeare speech from Henry V As part of a Famous Speeches unit aimed at year 7

KS3 Famous Speeches Lesson focused on exploring Michelle Obama’s speech at Maya Angelou’s memorial As part of a Famous Speeches unit aimed at year 7

KS3 Famous Speeches Lesson focused on exploring Malala Yousafzai’s Nobel Lecture speech As part of a Famous Speeches unit aimed at year 7

KS3 Famous Speeches Lesson focused on exploring’If I Should Have A Daughter’ by Sarah Kay (performance poetry) As part of a Famous Speeches unit aimed at year 7

KS3 Famous Speeches Lesson focused on exploring King George VI’s radio broadcast speech As part of a Famous Speeches unit aimed at year 7

KS3 Famous Speeches Lesson focused on exploring Emmeline Pankhurst’s ‘Freedom or Death’ speech As part of a Famous Speeches unit aimed at year 7

Lesson focused on exploring Obama’s ‘Yes, We Can’ speech As part of a Famous Speeches unit aimed at year 7

SOW based on the film ‘Cry Freedom’ Watching the film is broken down with questions and is designed to have students engage with topics surrounding racism.