Persuasive writing lesson based on Live Aid and Comic Relief. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Students read an extract from Bob Geldof’s diary which sparked the song 'Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?, discuss the impact of the song and how persuasive writing techniques have been used. Students will eventually create their own piece of persuasive writing. Lesson planned using the TEEP structure.

A lesson aimed at teaching students the paper 1, question 3 structure question using an extract from Goodnight Mister Tom. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at KS3 and KS4.

A lesson teaching GCSE unseen poetry using William Blake’s poem ‘A Poison Tree.’ Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Includes context and language analysis tasks.

Students analyse how the character of Scrooge is presented and how Dickens’ presents the characters of Fred and Bob in contrast to him. Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme.

A GCSE Christmas Carol lesson analysing the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come and how Dickens creates a sense of fear around this ghost. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is based around AO1 and AO2. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.

Lesson is aimed at getting students interested in the news by making it fun and interesting. Lesson asks students to think about the way they can access the news and why news is important. Students then watch and discuss the news before writing and presenting their own news report on a current topic. Aimed at KS3 students but can easily be adapted to suit older students. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme and aim/challenge/super challenge.

A lesson developing students’ understanding of the context and Scrooge’s attitude towards the poor. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme.

Christmas creative writing lesson aimed at KS3 (can easily be adapted for any year group.) Differentiation using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Uses a clip from ‘The Snowman’ and asks students to use the ‘show don’t tell’ technique to describe the snowman coming to life.

This lesson includes the context of the poem, annotations of the poem and language/structure/form analysis tasks. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at year 9-11 studying GCSE poetry.

A lesson studying the use of light and dark in the novel. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at lower-middle ability year 9 students but can be easily adapted for higher ability students.

4 lesson starters on 4 aspects of SPAG. These can be used as a starter or a tutor activity to teach or refresh students knowledge of various aspects of SPAG. Dashes/colons/semi-colons and speech marks.

A lesson studying how Steinbeck uses animal imagery to describe Lennie. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at lower-middle ability year 9 students but can be easily adapted for higher ability students.

Lesson is aimed at students being able to understand the role of the ghost of Christmas past and to begin to empathise with Scrooge and explore how he changed. Lesson differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme.

A lesson looking at Act 3, Scene 1 where students begin to analyse the change in relationship between Banquo and Macbeth. Differentiated questions and tasks.

Context, poem annotations and language analysis on the GCSE poem ‘Ozymandias.’ Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is planned using the TEEP model. Aimed at year 9-11 studying GCSE poetry.

A lesson for Halloween aimed at developing students creative writing skills. Aimed at KS3 but can easily be adapted. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.

A lesson based around analysing how language is used to describe a setting. Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is part of a full scheme of gothic horror lessons (full scheme available on TES.)

A Christmas Carol lesson analysing Fezziwig and role models in the novel. Aimed at KS4 but can easily be adapted. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme and aim/challenge/super challenge. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.

A creative writing (language paper 1, question 5) lesson based on Goodnight Mister Tom. Aimed at GCSE KS4 students but can be adapted to suit KS3. Differentiated and scaffolded using the GCSE criteria.

A lesson studying the character of Curley’s Wife in Of Mice and Men. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at lower-middle ability year 9 students but can be easily adapted for higher ability students.