Students consider how to respond to a brief to appeal to their target audience. Students generate the key considerations from a brief and then work independently to plan to create a product.

A fun and interactive quiz revising camera angles, lighting and reading styles. The lesson includes a range of different rounds including quiz questions, picture rounds and video clip rounds.

A lesson to explore how students can say no to sex and the alternative ways intimacy can be shared. Students recap the “golden rules” of consent, examine a case study and consider possible solutions to a range of common concerns regarding consent and sex.

A quiz testing students on the main features of the exam for Pearson BTEC Creative Digital Media Production Unit 8. Includes 12 questions and answers.

A series of three fully resourced lessons on Search for my Tongue by Sujata Bhatt. The first lesson introduces students to the poem and explores Bhatt’s influences. In the second lesson, students develop their language analysis skills. In the third lesson, students work independently to write an extended response.

Two lessons to read, understand and analyse The Red Room by H.G. Wells. The first lesson incorporates elements of drama as students show their understanding of the short story. They recap and identify features present in Gothic stories. The second lesson focus on language analysis and students work independently to complete an extended response.

A lesson to develop students’ article writing skills. Based on controversial ideas and stereotypes about the youth of today. Lesson includes a model and frequent reference to AQA GCSE English Language mark scheme.

A revision guide for Power and Conflict anthology poems and Unseen poetry. Suitable for students studying AQA GCSE. The revision guide includes comprehension questions for each poem in the Power and Conflict anthology, focusing on quotations, theme, poets’ intentions and devices. A list of comparison exam style questions are included as well as exam style questions for unseen poetry.

Twelve fully resourced lessons on The Kiss of Death by Malcolm Rose. The lessons include two homework tasks and opportunity for assessment. The lessons allow for both group and independent work and there are opportunities for drama, oracy and writing skills.

Suitable for students studying AQA GCSE Power and Conflict poetry anthology. Page per poem knowledge organisers with detailed notes on key ideas, context, themes, language, form and structure. All poems in the Power and Conflict anthology covered with key quotations included.

Three lessons focusing on non-fiction letter writing skills. Based on the controversial topic of debt and pay day loans. The first lesson introduces the idea of pay day loans. Students read an article about the dangers of pay day loans and identify and analyse the devices used. The second lesson allows students to develop a personal response to the topic and students practise their oracy skills. A differentiated article is provided as further support for students. In the third lesson, students work independently to write their persuasive letters and peer assess against the success criteria. These lessons have been used with both KS3 and KS4 lessons with the GCSE mark scheme used for self assessment.

A series of 6 fully resourced lessons on the poem Nothing’s Changed by Tatamkhulu Afrika. Includes on assessment lesson. The first lesson introduces students to facts around the apartheid and includes elements of group work and oracy. The second lesson explores Afrika’s influences for writing the poem. In the third lesson, students are introduced to the poem as dictogloss poetry in order to develop personal and creative responses to the poem. In the fourth lesson, students analyse the effects of the language and structure in the poem. In the fifth lesson, students plan for an extended response. The sixth lesson is an assessment.

A lesson introducing students to the basics of psychoanalysis. Students then consider how the novella Jekyll and Hyde could be interpreted through the lens of psychoanalysis. Particularly suitable for grade 7-9 students.

30 comprehension questions for the poems in the Power and Conflict AQA anthology. Questions relate to quotation, theme, general understanding and devices.

Three lessons focusing on writing a letter to argue. Based on the controversial issue of school exclusions. In the first lesson, students practise their oracy skills and develop a personal response to the issue of school exclusions. In the second lesson, students analyse a model and plan their own response. In the third lesson, students work independently to write their letters to argue and peer assess.

An extract from the start of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley with accompanying comprehension questions focusing on both understanding and language analysis. Includes a challenge task based around creative writing skills. Ideal for homework or cover lessons.