This is an A3 copy of 'The Man He Killed' by Thomas Hardy. This is a partially annotated copy of the poem to assist low ability sets and is part of the GCSE OCR English Literature 'Conflict' poetry cluster.

This is an A3 copy of 'Partition' by Sujata Bhatt. This is a partially annotated copy of the poem to assist low ability sets and is part of the GCSE OCR English Literature 'Conflict' poetry cluster. Attached is a fully annotated copy for teachers/support.

This is an A3 copy of 'Vergissmeinnicht' by Keith Douglass. This is a partially annotated copy of the poem to assist low ability sets and is part of the GCSE OCR English Literature 'Conflict' poetry cluster.

This is an A3 copy of 'The Destruction of Sennacherib' by Lord Byron. This is a partially annotated copy of the poem to assist low ability sets and is part of the GCSE OCR English Literature 'Conflict' poetry cluster. Attached is a fully annotated copy for teachers/support.

An AfL task that can be used as a plenary which encourages students to reflect on their performance in your lesson.

This is an A3 copy of 'What Were They Like?' by Denise Levertov. This is a partially annotated copy of the poem to assist low ability sets and is part of the GCSE OCR English Literature 'Conflict' poetry cluster

This full scheme of work was taught to a mixed ability Y9 group. The SOW runs for approximately 10 lessons and builds up to a formal debate using themes from the film as stimuli. The SOW uses sections of the film to explore a number of different topics including: reality TV; censorship; suspense and tension; product placement and commercialism; camera techniques and film study; persuasive writing; and formal debate. A really fun SOW that my students loved!

This lesson was used with a Y8 mixed ability class but could be used with any KS3 group. Students identify emotive language in an extract from the article published on September 12th 2001 in the New York Times. Lesson builds up to students writing a PEE analysis paragraph of the emotive language used. Differentiated work included. Learning Outcomes: To list emotive words to describe an event (Bloom's Taxonomy: knowledge) To identify language devices (Bloom's Taxonomy: knowledge) To analyse how language conveys emotion (Bloom's Taxonomy: analysis) Included: Lesson PPT A3 Annotation Sheet PEE paragraph model answer PEE paragraph structure help Emoji Exit ticket plenary

This is a blank template of a Wikipedia entry that can be used to aid character study. Useful for revision/assessment preparation.

A highly engaging lesson linking persuasive writing skills to the popular BBC One television show 'Room 101'. Lesson gets students to consider the use of persuasive devices used by celebrities in their pitches and then gets students to create their own argument leading up to a Room 101 style class debate.

This is a two lesson pack where students identify the differences between graphic and psychological horror and work towards planning and creating their own zombie story board. Lesson includes clips from graphic horror movies and extracts from Charlie Higson's 'The Dead'. Learning Outcomes: To understand the differences between graphic and psychological horror. To analyse the effectiveness of graphic and psychological horror. To identify how humour can be used in horror writing.

This is a fun and engaging starter that can be adapted to suit a number of themes.