17 Stand alone lessons to use when trying to engage with reading and writing. Completed in the library so you will need a range of books for some, though a lot you can sue for ordinary reading lessons. Quizzes will need to be adapted for your books

A very popular unit designed to follow a Sherlock Holmes study. Students create their own detective characters and, slowly, their own story. This comes with the writing assessment.

A unit of work based on the play, used for Year 9. This comes with a reading and writing assessment, as well as a Home Learning Booklet

A Scandal in Bohemia The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (done at a different time - lessons 11-14) The Red-Headed League Assessment on A Scandal in Bohemia and the Red-Headed League Home Learning Booklet for this and creating your own detective story included

Using the Titanic as a writing stimulus to work on informative and persuasive writing skills. I am also including the assessment, and a Home Learning Booklet

A full term’s worth of lessons on Shakespeare’s famous comedy. This is targeted at KS3. This also includes 4 asessments - 2 reading and 2 writing I have also included a home learning booklet, complete with dozens of activities that can be set

My lessons on R.L. Stevenson’s classic Gothic tale. It includes lessons of consolidation and mastery of skills.

My poetry resources - I do not go through the poems on these slides - I do that in the lesson as we annotate together. But this does include lessons to help them learn to compare.

KS3 unit based on Dickens’ classic tale. This includes a reading and writing assessment, as well as Home Learning Booklet

Reading segment of the GCSE paper. Includes 12 lessons, linked directly to criteria but some interesting ways of going about meeting exam questions. Includes extracts worked with in lessons. Mostly focuses on using terminology; exploring effects and discussing the reader and the writer. Was used for 2 different mixed ability year 10s.

22 lessons to go through the novella, including historical and societal context. Was used for a high ability Year 8, emphasis on using terminology and analysis. SOW included a mini test every 3 weeks

Used for top set year 8, modern drama. 13 lessons, including a lot of SMSC. Obviously, you will need copies of the text!

14 lessons used for the new OCR GCSE, includes accompanying articles. Includes questions related to exam paper. Was used for two classes of mixed ability year 10.

Used for Year 7, includes an anthology of resources used in conjunction with the lessons. A study of non-fiction texts, focussing on the news and different styles. 12 lessons

20 lessons for the GCSE. Used for a mixed ability Year 11 group an

10 lessons as well as stories and anthology for teaching sci-fi. Was used for a lower ability Year 7. Not all pieces in the anthology were used, so it's up to you how you use them

Used for a lower ability Year 8 group; kids loved it. Will require a copy of the DVD in some places, but could change those. 17 lessons and scheme of work.

Used for low ability Year 10. 18 lessons on the play, including homeworks and 2 mini tests to check understanding and one lesson of revision activities. Includes notes on context.