KS3 Introduction to Gothic Literature exploring the blurbs and the features of gothic literature.

A Key Stage 3 poetry lesson analysing ‘Nothing’s Changed’. Mixed ability.

A lesson on creating a gothic character. Descriptive writing.

A lesson which focuses on describing settings in gothic literature.

A knowledge organiser aimed at Key Stage Three (but could also be used for GCSE) persuasive or transactional writing.

A series of lessons focusing on building tension in gothic writing.

A Key Stage 3 poetry lesson exploring a poem about Manchester. Mixed ability.

A lesson creating a climax in a superhero narrative- key stage 3.

A scheme of work exploring the novel ‘Face’. Focuses on reading skills with some writing skills built in. Differenitated for a mixed ability class- easy to differentiate up or down if teaching to students in sets. Includes an end of unit reading assessment.

A Key Stage 3 poetry lesson analysing ‘Island Man’. Mixed ability.

A series of Key Stage 3 poetry lessons introducing the meaning of culture. Mixed ability.

Key Stage 3 poetry lessons exploring the poem ‘Blessing’. Mixed ability.

A series of lessons based around Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN and the issues around climate change. Includes a video which is hyperlinked, a structure for students to use for viewpoint writing in their GCSE exam, and a teacher feedback sheet with student response tasks for each skill.

Series of lessons for Act 1 of An Inspector Calls- aimed at AQA GCSE English Literature course.

A lesson analysing how settings are described in gothic literature.

A punctuation mat that can be used with students when they are writing. This could be used as a mat, stuck into books or displayed in a classroom. Suitable for whole-school literacy or English.

Writing an Ending- Superhero Narrative Key Stage Three.

A lesson for creating tension- superhero narrative topic for Key Stage three. Includes a model answer.

A Key Stage 3 reading and writing scheme of work based on fantasy fiction.

A series of lessons which focus on a range of descriptive writing, persuasive writing and reading skills based around climate change and plastic pollution. Includes videos which are hyperlinked and Leonardo DiCaprio’s speech to the UN. Suitable for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.