This lesson on ghost boys examines the extract that describes Jerome’s neighbourhood. The lesson focuses on identifying the 8 parts of speech and exploring how the 8 parts of speech have been used to describe the setting.

The following lesson contains a powerpoint based on the contextual information that influenced ‘Ghost Boys’. The lesson is based around a carousel activity. All resources needed are attached. References are made to the murder of Emmit Till, the murder of Tamir Rice and the civil rights movement.

This document contains key media theorist including Laura Mulvey, Vladamir Propp, Mark Simpson ect. The document lists the name of each theorist and the name of their theory. There is a definition of each theory also listed. All theories are mixed up. The students would have to colour code the boxes in order to match the correct theory to the correct definition. There is a completed version on the document.