3 revision lessons going through example extracts, including model paragraphs and a blank knowledge organiser. Useful for revisiting key characters and gothic conventions.
Full 6-7 week unit on poetry through the ages for KS3, which covers Elizabethan poetry, sonnets, metaphysical poetry and the Romantics. Fully planned lessons, resources and worksheets included. Suitable for a mid-high ability year 8 or 9 group.
A full scheme of work for Berlie Doherty's script 'Street Child'. Suitable for a mid-high ability year 7 or 8 group. The scheme has a speaking and listening assessment in the form of a monologue, which can also be assessed as a creative writing piece. All resources included.
A full 5-6 week unit of work on horror writing. Used with mixed ability year 8 but could be adapted for able year 7 or mid year 9. Includes all of the lesson plans and resources, with activities on Frankenstein, The Fall of the House of Usher and the Woman in Black, as well as short horror clips and films. Finishes with a writing assessment on writing your own horror story. Optional S&L assessment 'Murder Manor' also included.
Complete 6 week unit of work on war poetry, suitable for an able year 8 or mid-able year 9 groups. Includes lessons and resources on Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, John Scott, Robert Southey, and more. The unit focuses on how soldiers have been presented in war poetry over time. All resources included, as well as assessment prep and questions.