A GCSE lesson looking at the AQA Power and Conflict poem ‘Bayonet Charge’ by Ted Hughes. Differentiated prompts to annotate the language, form and structure and tasks exploring relevant context for AO3.

A differentiated lesson exploring the relationship between Rudyard and John Kipling in the opening of the KS5 play ‘My Boy Jack’ by David Haig. The lesson requires students to understand what a protagonist is and identify how John Kipling is the play’s protagonist, analyse key quotations, explore the use of setting. The lesson is fully differentiated and colour coded with a range of tasks suitable to varying ability.

A GCSE lesson looking at the AQA Power and Conflict poem ‘Kamikaze’ by Beatrice Garland. Differentiated prompts to annotate the language, form and structure.

A lesson exploring and analysing the contextual theme of conscription, prior to the KS5 study of the play ‘My Boy Jack’ by David Haig for AQA. The lesson requires students to develop a personal interpretation to relevant propaganda by Jessie Pope, explore the importance of conscription and the effects, which is relevant to the understanding of significant themes within the play.

A differentiated lesson exploring and analysing the opening of the play ‘My Boy Jack’ by David Haig for KS5 AQA English Lit Paper 2. The lesson requires students to explore relevant context surrounding Kipling, make links between the context and the play, analyse the opening of the play, explore and evaluate the effects of language in key quotes from the opening.

A lesson exploring and analysing the poem ‘My Boy Jack’ by Rudyard Kipling, prior to the KS5 study of the play ‘My Boy Jack’ by David Haig for AQA. The lesson requires students to develop a personal interpretation, respond to a question in the style of the KS5 AQA Unseen Poetry Question and begin to make links between the poem and the play.