A fun and engaging end of year quiz! There are seven different rounds including one with an English twist. All the correct answers are included in the notes for the teacher's reference.

Pupils are introduced to the circumstances surrounding Oliver's birth and the tragic death of his mother. Pupils work on a settling activity which challenges them to unjumble the words of characters/key items related to the text. Following this, pupils read the accompanying extract with a particular focus on one of the three central characters within this scene; Oliver's mother, the nurse and the surgeon. Students are then challenged to create an internal monologue for their assigned character. All resources included!

A lesson which focuses on Oliver's early experiences in the workhouse and in particular on the famous scene where he asks for more gruel. Pupils work on recalling persuasive devices by using an interactive game on the whiteboard before reading this key scene. Students are then challenged to imagine they are one of Oliver's peers and must try their very best to persuade Oliver to ask the daring question of the beadle. A handy peer-assessment plenary also helps to save on teacher feedback and marking!

An introduction to the main characters of Oliver Twist, this lesson focuses on pupils' ability to work effectively in groups while also demonstrating their speaking and listening skills. Pupils recap on prior knowledge of the text and characters by completing a short true or false settling activity. They then get into groups and read through their character description before editing this to include some lies. When feeding back to the whole class each group must first read the original version of their character description before reading the edited version. The rest of the class demonstrate their listening skills by holding up the 'You Lie' card whenever they spot a change in the narrative.

An original short story which explores Christmas in another culture and era is explored in these lessons which focus on both reading and writing skills. The text itself features lots of descriptive devices and higher level vocabulary to challenge learners. Accompanying lessons see pupils employ a wide range of skills to explore different aspects of the text and could definitely be extended beyond the one lesson format they are currently in if needed!

A complete lesson that builds on pupils' ability to compare and contrast characters. A fun and engaging starter that initiates the 'spot the difference' theme of the lesson is followed by analysis of an image depicting Oliver and the parish board. Later the pupils read the accompanying extract and work on demonstrating their ability to select and retrieve key quotations. Students then complete an extended reflection which encourages them to delve into layers of meaning.

This lesson sets the scene with Oliver Twist being captured for pick pocketing and sent to Newgate prison - the pupils must work in teams to help solve 5 puzzles which lead to them being provided with cryptic clues. Each cryptic clue reveals the next number to the 5 digit code and will eventually release Oliver! Lots of great opportunities for building teamwork, developing speaking and listening and also helping to further inference and deduction skills too. All resources are included!

A handy double sided revision aid with some key subject terminology, examples of devices in action, different sentence types and higher level vocabulary.

An action packed creative writing lesson - which could easily be used across two lessons! All you need are some pegs and string to create the washing line and everything else is provided! Pupils are challenged to develop their use of higher level vocabulary, incorporation of language techniques and planning skills. A handy peer-assessment grid also helps to ease teacher marking!

A creative writing lesson which focuses on encouraging pupils to use a wide range of sentence openers and sentence types in order to address structure. Also included are three different creative writing tasks with differentiated levels of challenge for pupils to choose from. The lesson culminates in a peer-assessment which will help to lessen that marking workload!

A Harry Potter themed creative writing lesson focusing upon creating an effective description of setting. Pupils begin by exploring several descriptions of famous locations on Diagon Alley which they use to gather examples of how the five senses are used. Following this, pupils are challenged to create their own description of their chosen location on Diagon Alley before completing a peer-assessment which helps to reduce teacher marking! All resources are included and provide examples of shops, higher level vocabulary and examples of language devices in action to offer additional assistance and guidance.

A handy lesson that introduces pupils to the main characters of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Including lots of vital information on a range of characters, pupils are challenged to select and retrieve key information from around the classroom before creating a more detailed Facebook profile for their chosen character. All resources included!

An engaging lesson which lets pupil lead their own learning! Pupils work in small groups to develop and hone their questioning skills through the use of a group challenge, a reading of chapter three of Jane Eyre and the composition of a range of questions using a handy adaptation of Bloom's Taxonomy. Lots of opportunity for group and whole class discussions in this lesson! All resources included!

This lesson explores the concept of monsters within Jane Eyre. Pupils work as a class to describe famous monstrous characters in a fun and interactive starter, following this, pupils consider Bertha Mason through paired work which sees them teach one another to consolidate their ideas. Plenty of engaging activities are included in this lesson with lots of opportunity for whole class discussion. All resources included!

Two lessons based around chapter two of Jane Eyre and the infamous 'red room'. Lesson one explores the author's use of language and sees pupils develop their vocabulary, explore connotations of words and compose an analytical response. Lesson two focuses upon developing pupils' creative writing skills by setting a number of challenges for pupils to explore within their writing. Both lessons also make use of peer-assessment to help ease that marking workload! All resources included!

An interactive and engaging lesson to introduce pupils to the first chapter of Jane Eyre. An edited version of the text allows pupils to independently explore key issues raised in this section of the text along with literary features employed by Bronte. The lesson opens with an active group challenge entailing pupils to match the correct book cover to the famous opening line. Following this pupils complete a shared reading of the edited text in small groups with each section clearly marked and including a question requiring a detailed response. Two built in mini-pitstops allow the teacher to circulate and target specific pupils/groups while ensuring all pupils are making effective progress. All resources included!

Group of four action packed lessons, which could easily be extended, based around all things Gothic! Including lots of opportunities to explore infamous Gothic texts including; Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Raven and Dracula. This mini-scheme intends to introduce pupils to the literary conventions of Gothic texts, develop their language analysis skills and also challenge their creative writing abilities. All resources included!

A fun filled lesson that introduces pupils to the main themes and characters of the novel. Challenges include selecting and retrieving background information from around the classroom, exploring a selection of the novel's most famous book covers and sequencing the story using images prior to reading a brief summary.

An action packed scheme of work! Aimed at lower ability pupils, this dynamic and engaging scheme of work makes Shakespeare's most famous tragedy accessible to a wide range of learners. Well-designed and effectively presented worksheets provide additional help and guidance for all learners in your class. These lessons won't fail to attract the attention of your pupils and will surely make their study of Romeo and Juliet an unforgettable one!

Introducing pupils to context before exploring war poetry through the use of a research based lesson which can be spread out over several lessons and culminate in pupil-led presentations. All source material provided along with a handy presentation assessment grid.