A 6-7 week scheme of work on A Christmas Carol. This unit has been used with a Year 7 class and is easily adaptable for Year 8. For the class I created this scheme for, I had an EAL pupil in the group (Portuguese) so I’ve included the EAL resources I made for him in the hope that you can just adapt them to suit any EAL pupils of your own by copying and pasting the tasks in English into Google Translate for the relevant language. PowerPoints also contain instructions in Portuguese alongside the task in English, again these can be deleted or translated into the appropriate language on Google. Please do not think these differentiation resources are the work of an EAL expert- they are what worked for my individual pupil and you will need to adapt them to be suitable for your own pupils, but I do hope it is a starting point. PowerPoints are entire lessons/ a week worth of lessons and have objectives phrased using Blooms. Differentiated for all pupils as well as EAL. Main focus is very much on reading and analysis skills, using the PEE chain and selecting relevant quotations, so a useful scheme to start building these skills in Year 7. The scheme of work as a whole looks like this: Week 1- Context research; looking at Ch 1 and the presentation of Scrooge; PEE and analysis work; colour coded exemplar PEE paragraphs included. Week 2- Ghost of Christmas Past; PEE and analysis work; selecting relevant quotations. Week 3- Analysis of a Scrooge extract (his home and melancholy dinner); court room activity to gather evidence; more PEE practise and analysis work. Week 4- The Cratchits; making and filimg a persuasive charity advert using Ipads/ IMovie though can ve aadapted to a written task. Week 5- Ghost of Christmas Future; gathertin quotes; comparing Scrooge at the end of the novel to how he was at the beginning, so synthesis work. Week 6- Choice of written task, Scrooge’s diary or 3rd person recount; Anne Frank and diary style. Week 7- Scrooge’s first Christmas card; worksheet to complete whilst watching the film version of A Christmas Carol (useful if your school is one of those where kids need to be doing a task linked to the film if they are watching one!)

A full scheme of work which spans across an entire term for myself. I put this together last year for a set 8 Year 9 group studying A Christmas Carol for the first time. This group was a weak class with an average reading age of about 8 yrs and EAL pupils (you will notice some French and Portuguese translations on some worksheets/ slides which you can delete). This unit can, of course, be used with any low ability class studying this text. It contains lots of assessment practise; example paragraphs/ WAGOLLS; no marking feedback sheets that can be adapted to anything else; differentiated tasks and worksheets to explore key parts of the novel; prompt sheets to support independent annotation of the essential bits, etc. There are homework suggestions too, including a couple of knowledge organisers. The Main PowerPoint contains slides for all lessons (over 130 in total), all with clear objectives which are Blooms led. Many of the ‘lessons’ are meaty and may well span across two or more lessons. I do also sell a high ability SOW on ‘A Christmas Carol’ in my shop. Whilst this unit follows the same order as the high ability one, rest assured that this lower ability scheme is completely different otherwise in terms of tasks and resources.

A 94 slide Powerpoint that contains 14 revision lessons on key and pivotal parts of the novel- some lessons will spill into others so there’s over 14 lessons here in that respect. The revision unit contains 2 assessments, one example essay to use as a WAGOLL and a no-marking sheet, which can be easily adapted for future assessments. Objectives are linked to Blooms and a lot of activities focus on mind-mapping and making flashcards, which are a whole school focus for myself when delivering revision. This is only a revision unit and by no means teaches the novel from scratch. Can easily have more added to it as well. With regards to the WAGOLL and assessment questions, this scheme is best for those following AQA.

Designed for the WJEC GCSE (2010-2016), this is a 19 lesson scheme (with lesson plans and PowerPoints for each lesson) taking pupils through this novel. Although no longer on the GCSE curriculum, this scheme will be useful if the novel is being used with KS3 classes to introduce them to textual analysis and exam skills. There are a range of exam questions included and the whole text and analysing extracts. There is also a controlled assessment question on Larry LaSalle.

Used with Year 8, this scheme consists of approximately 10 lessons (though it will take longer than 10 hours to teach). PowerPoints map out the reading of the text and written tasks, such as PEE, a character empathy task, homework project and also a speaking and listening assessment looking at the government expenses row. Worksheets and resources (where needed) are also included as Word documents.

Designed for the new 2017 exam, these resources utilise old exam questions with a focus on describing a place and introducing pupils to this style of writing. The 'Caribbean island' and 'Nightmare World' activity come with a 2 side model answer that pupils can read and annotate to set an assessment criteria themselves. The 'varying sentences' Powerpoint probably takes about one lesson; the others probably take about 2 lessons each- there is at least 6 hours worth of teaching resources here.

4 lessons which introduce pupils to looking at a literary text, starting with narrative hooks and taking them through language and structure. These 4 lessons use Chapter 1 of Great Expectations, but could then be reused all over again by selecting a different text. The lessons teach pupils the subject specific terminology for the 2017 exam and a homework project is also included. This unit focuses on the ‘Hale’ and ‘Jamaica Inn’ exam papers which you will need to download from AQA; my own PowerPoints to guide pupils through them and some example answers which I have written myself and can be shared with pupils.

3 lessons to introduce pupils to key terminology for section A of the exam. Pupils work work through the colour work booklet and learn about the different roles and responsibilities of those who work in the theatre and the different type of staging. All selected terminology is what has been specified in the new specification; all images used are from Google searches.

A couple of lessons to introduce speech writing. Useful for KS4 and contains a current AQA question and also some old ones from WJEC (which were much more fun!) Can also be used with KS3 too. Resources you will need to provide yourself- an example speech for pupils to analyse and also an example of a bad speech (I've used print based ones).

This Powerpoint can last 1-2 lessons and have pupils working in groups on sugar paper- no marking as it will be peer assessed and the class will vote, so ideal to use before a half term/ holiday when you have marking coming out of your ears already. The activity is best used AFTER pupils have worked on narrative writing skills. They will pair up and select a random narrative writing task from an envelope (I've included a couple but you may wish to add your own from your specific exam board or of your own choosing). Your lead learners in your teaching groups take on the role of either Simon Cowell (will act as a critical friend and suggest improvements to ideas) or Rita Ora (a nurturing role where they will help with writing the final piece). Groups write a story and then make improvements to them in light of feedback from Rita and Simon. The whole class then go around to each group to read the story, then complete a voting sheet for the completed pieces to decide on the winning group.

A FULL TERM'S scheme of work on this set text, also works in some descriptive writing practice too. Assessment activities (all linked to the new exam format), model essays/paragraphs, key extracts and activities included. Revision activities also included that can be held back to use just before the exam The 'lesson plans' are in the form of PowerPoints on each chapter; each PP lasts at least one lesson and has clear lesson outcomes that use Blooms. This scheme takes pupils through the novel in preparation for the Literature exam.

One page learning menu where pupils choose their own revision. They need to make a minimum calorie count and can choose the tasks best suited to their needs and ability in order to do this. They can then, of course, be rewarded with chocolate when they have completed a certain amount of revision! Tasks are inked to Blooms and increase from easier ‘starters’ to larger, more challenging ‘main courses.’ Easily adapted to your own choice of task and could be utilised in any subject apart from English.

Can be used any time of year, but this resource includes a 20-30mins a day task to help keep AQA language paper 1 embedded in my pupils’ minds! Designed for a set 5, this can be easily differentiated and adapted at different times of year. PLEASE NOTE that you will need your own paper 1 exam paper to include- I cannot copy and past the one I have used in my own copy due to copyright reasons.

A full scheme of work with a powerpoint consisting of over 150 slides to support and guide pupils through their fiorst reading and your teaching of the entire text. Some of the ‘lessons’ will potentially spill into two, perhaps 3 lessons and this unit has lasted me pretty much for a full term. Also contains a homework project. Has been written with higher ability pupils in mind.

A full scheme of work with powerpoints on each act to take pupils through the play, both annotating, analysing and writing about the text. Essay questions, planning sheets, model answers are provided. Some of the essay tasks have pre-made ‘no marking’ sheets which massively help cut down on your marking and can be adapted for any year/ task. Also contains a couple of revision lessons too.

4 lessons/ PowerPoints that will take longer than just 4 lessons. The aim of this scheme is to get pupils used to approaching an unseen poem and this resource contains: Lesson 1- introducing pupils to a poetry mnemonic and analysing the poem Woman Work by Maya Angelou. Lesson 2- Applying the mnemonic to two poems this time and introducing pupils to the need to compare (looking at To Autumn and Autumn). Lesson 3- focus on mid Term Break, again reinforcing the poetry mnemonic and looking at structure. Lesson 4- poetry challenge- pupils write about one poem or two poems with comparison- they choose the task they feel most comfortable with. Model essays using the poetry writing frame are included but you will need to find your own copies of the specified poems (I cannot upload copies here due to copywright).

A 7 week scheme of work that focuses on the plot of Macbeth and what I consider to be the pivotal scenes (1.3;1.5;1.7;2.1;3.4;4.1;4.3;5.5;5.7;5.8) The pivotal scenes are included in a booklet in with these resources. There are PowerPoints included to take pupils through the play in general (week 1 sees pupils watch a film version of the play and also look at some elements of socio-historical context) and then to focus on the pivotal scenes. There is also a Macduff character study too (using hero figures in Shrek and the character Puss in Boots as a way in). I have used this unit with a bottom set who had never done Macbeth before, so I used this as a GENERAL scheme of work to teach them about the play and get them used to analysing key scenes and characters. Alternatively, this unit of work would be useful for revision and extra practise at exam questions; there are several included along with an example essay and a method of teaching pupils to write a 6 paragraph essay in response to the two-fold exam question we see on the AQA paper. If you’re looking for a full Macbeth scheme of work, this is definitely a starting point that you can add extras too. All lessons have objectives which have been formulated using Blooms and I aim to include a range of activities that encourage independence and get pupils out of their seats!

A six week scheme introducing the play and its performance, including set design and character mood boards. The lesson plan (PowerPoint) for weeks 4 and 6 can be repeated again and again by simply choosing a different extract of the play to work with; the exam paper from week 6 can also be easily and quickly rewritten by again choosing a different extract. You will need a copy of the play to photocopy your extracts from- the extracts referred to in the PowerPoints here are NOT included with this scheme of work due to copyright. A link to a full performance of the play on youtube is also included to support pupils' study of the performance elements.

PowerPoints to take pupils through the the poems in the Power and Conflict section of the new AQA anthology. All PowerPoints have been adapted to suit my personal groups and classes; some of the PowerPoint slide design and layouts and teaching ideas are what I’ve picked up from various places, so apologies if I have used anyone’s ideas- I know a lot of people do the letter activity with Kamikaze, for example. For the poems that are included, there is a Powerpoint on each which will last a lesson. There are a couple of lessons on getting pupils to write a comparison of two poems and how to do this; there is also a model essay for pupils to look at too. A full unit of work that is a good starting point if you’re teaching this section of the anthology and want to get the poems annotated first before you move on to links and comparisons.