I have attached the resources and photos for Macdeath! I wanted to create a lesson to engage my lower set Year 9s who were really struggling with the language but this can be adapted for all Key Stages and abilities. I have used this for an observation and presented it during a whole school meeting when discussing innovative lessons and Mantle of the Expert. I was lucky enough to have the following items for the evidence: Bloody dagger Vial Soap And then the rest (evidence sheet attached) was printed (I tea stained and burnt the letter and diary entry). I also crumpled up the receipt for authenticity. I used ducktape for 2 body outlines (and 2 willing English teachers who needed a lie down for the outline) and folded yellow card for the evidence numbers, which I placed around the bodies. I then got the students into groups to look at their own evidence packs (I didn’t give them the ‘authentic evidence’ but just printed versions) They then had an evidence log with prompt questions and a final coronary report. The theme of the lesson was 'deceit' (although this can be adapted) and the aim was to use their interpretive skills to decipher WHY they died and to understand how their behaviour had contributed to their deaths.

We held a revision breakfast for our Y11s prior to their language mock exam. This is a PPT I put together with hot tips for each question, interspersed with exam memes! It caught their attention and gave them some last minute reminders as to how to approach each question. The memes helped to lighten up what had probably seemed like intense revision sessions prior to this.

Selection of resources/activities for Unit 1, including welcome and controlled assessment PowerPoints. Disclaimer: No PowerPoints for 3.2 and 3.3, as examples were provided and students carried out practice activities.

Every week we dedicate one lesson to Enrichment. Over 2 terms, we focused on Superheroes and Comics for Year 7. I started by discussing characteristics with students before moving on to students creating their own superheroes including writing their own stories. After 2 terms, students had created their own superhero and story arc which they then transferred to comic strips which were displayed at our first ever Comic Con, which I had a lot of fun planning! - Includes fun starters for each lesson.

I found that my lower set Y9s were really struggling with the language in Macbeth and Shakespeare full stop, so I wanted to help them see that it wasn't as 'old fashioned' as they thought. This is a PPT with cool sounds and moving bat symbols or Shakespeare's head. It seemed silly to spend so much time putting something together that would only last 5-10 minutes but the students really enjoyed it and even my colleagues were stumped by a few! Can be adapted to include quotes from other plays too.

PowerPoint lessons for each of the topics for Unit 2