A recently observed lesson which was graded 'Outstanding&'. Taught to high ability Year 9 group. Would also work as exam skills refresher for KS4 pupils.

A short three/four lesson unit on The Red Room by H.G.Wells, exploring the ghost story/mystery genre, how an author builds suspense and tension, building towards an essay question response or creative writing task.\n\nUsed with top set Year 9, and a middle ability set.\n\nSplit the story into 3 sections. Three PowerPoints. Quote analysis activities on worksheets for group work.

Learning Objective: To explore Romeo’s emotions during his final scenes.\n\nClose reading and drama activities to support understanding of Romeo's emotions in Act V of the play, some taken from the Cambridge Schools Shakespeare copies of the play.\n\nUsed with high ability Year 9.

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.

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 lesson exploring the genre of science fiction through clips from the film I, Robot. Includes a number of activities and discussion points.\n\nUsed with a mixed ability Year 8 class.

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.