Learning Objective: To explore how Shakespeare presents Juliet’s emotions in Act IV, scene 3.\n\nPowerPoint recapping Act IV so far, and exploring Juliet's emotions through a drama activity and persuasive writing.\n\nUsed with high ability Year 9 group.

Effective lesson on 'Brendon Gallacher&' from AQA Moon on the Tides, Character and Voice cluster. Moves through activities and then groups work to analyse a stanza of the poem each. Marketplace share these ideas so all students leave with a fully annotated poem.

A lesson on 'The River God&' from the AQA Moon on the Tides, Character and Voice cluster. A series of activities building to students working in pairs to analyse two lines of the poem in depth. Students then present their work to the class so all students leave with a fully annotated copy of the poem.

This is a short SoW planned in preparation for iGCSE English Literature coursework. Includes many activities and character analysis, and essay preparation exercises. Lacks some detail due to teaching time restraints, but provides a good basis for developing.

Lesson powerpoints and storyboarding homework activity for Year 7, on The Highwayman (Noyes). \n\nIncludes activities exploring the language of the poem, understanding the story, exploring rhyme and rhythm and writing their own ballads.

A series of activities to explore the poem Macavity (poetic devices, creating a 'Wanted&' poster for Macavity). \n\nUsed with a mixed ability Year 7 class.

A series of lessons focussing on developing inference skills. Allows students to think creatively to infer meaning from pictures and film stills. Links into topics on presentational devices thinking about the genre and audience of different books based on the covers.(Adapted into lesson powerpoints from ideas by johncallaghan)