2 lessons on ancient Greek context with an worksheet activity. This is designed for year 7 but can be adapted and information can be added for older year groups. Lesson 1 focuses on new vocabulary and characteristics of myth. Lesson 2 focuses on context of ancient Greece specifically. There is also a worksheet that goes with lesson 2 but this can be ignored and a different type of note-taking can be used.

A booklet based on a half-term study of The Odyssey. It includes: contextual understanding of Homer and Ancient Greece, extracts on the heroism of Odysseus. extracts that focus on how monsters are presented. extracts that include how women are presented. the use of structure in the Odyssey. lessons on analytical paragraph writing. I have included both a pdf and editable copy of the booklet. Some powerpoints are avaliable elsewhere in my shop, particulary context and teaching the plot of The Odyssey.

A complete booklet which teaches students about Romantic poetry building to a comparative essay. This booklet would usually take a half-term. Poems covered: Tyger, Tyger by William Blake I wandered lonely as a cloud by William Wordsworth She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron Love’s Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley La Belle Dans Sans Merci by John Keats The booklet includes: Context on Romanticism Ideas of the Romantics Poems Analytical questions for post-reading Teaching points on caesura and enjambment Model paragraphs Analytical writing scaffolds

An A3 revision worksheet with key questions to help students re-call information about Macbeth.

PDF only - see alternative resource for editable copy An analytical writing MAT using topic sentences and what? how? why? as prompt questions to scaffold student writing. The MAT includes structures, sentence starters and an example paragraph on ACC. This is designed with the AQA exam board in mind. However, the style of analytical writing is a good scaffold for KS3 and other exam boards.

An analytical writing MAT using topic sentences and what? how? why? as prompt questions to scaffold student writing. The MAT includes structures, sentence starters and an example paragraph on ACC. I have also uploaded it with an editable version through powerpoint. This is designed with the AQA exam board in mind. However, the style of analytical writing is a good scaffold for KS3 and other exam boards.

A full lesson on teaching metaphor using tenor, vehicle and drive.

AQA English Literature Paper 1 mark scheme formatted to act as a feedback sheet created by an AQA Literature Examiner. Includes: WWW/EBI feedback sheets for mock, lit questions and solo paragraphs based on mark scheme. Full copy of the mark scheme formatted to one page. Has both a official version and simplified version. Mark scheme adapted to a feedback sheet with space for teacher feedback or closing the gap task and student response to feedback. This will be good for Paper 1 and section A + B of paper 2.

A lesson on plotting the the key events of The Odyssey in chronological order on a blank map. Glue in map and talk through what happens and, as you talk through each one, students can plot it and draw a picture based on the writing on the slide. This would work well with KS3 or KS4 as you can make it more challenging for GCSE Classical Civilisations.

A lesson on creating a poster for a pilgrimage with modelled example. Recap DAFOREST and then identifty them on the poster. Students can then make their own. Suitable for KS3 studying The Canterbury Tales

A lesson introducing feminist literary criticism theory, race literary criticism theory and gender literary criticism theory. This is aimed at KS3 using extracts from Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Happily Ever After and The Hate U Give. THe lesson encourages students to start questioning a text through a critical lense to dig deeper in their analysis.

A lesson on Greek Theatre with a focus on its purpose and importance. It includes 2 lessons: a lesson on the purpose of theatre and an activity on tragedy and comedy and a lesson on making Greek chorus masks and choral reading.

An entire SoL focussed on oracy and developing academic discussion. The unit of work zooms in on a different character from a Shakespearean play and looks at them using feminist, race or gender theory to challenge students’ thinking. SoL is easily adaptable to be changed into a reading focus. There is an oracy assessment built in to the slides. Lessons 1-4: build context of Shakespeare and critical theory Lessons 5-13: A series of extracts which can be taught in any order. Lesson 14-17: Oracy Assessment planning and completing. BIG Question: WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF HOW CHARACTER AND IDENTITY IS REPRESENTED IN SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS?

A lesson with guided reading activites on Elizabethan daily life and the theatre to help students understand the importance of theate during the period. This will be work both as a history lesson or a pre-teaching lesson for a William Shakespeare play.

An entire half-term SoL for the study of the book of Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman . It includes reading, writing and oracy tasks throughout and explores themes of masculinty, technology, relationships and moving away. Some extracts provided, but not a full copy of the book. SoL is target at Y9+ as the book contains some swearing and explicit language. This SoL could be used as part of wider diverse writers unit or as part of an extra-curricular club or as a stand-alone SoL.

A double sided writing mat on the extract question for the WJEC English Literature exam which includes: a topic sentence creation table sentence starters A WAGOLL Essay structure Paragraph structure Essay tips Proofreading guide

A double sided writing mat on the essay question for the WJEC English Literature NEA on poetry which includes: a topic sentence creation table sentence starters A WAGOLL Essay structure Paragraph structure Essay tips Comparative connective Proofreading guide

A double sided writing mat on the essay question for the WJEC English Literature exam which includes: a topic sentence creation table sentence starters A WAGOLL Essay structure Paragraph structure Essay tips Proofreading guide

A booklet to go alongside your reading of * Of Mice and Men*. Includes: key words; paragraph writing help; context activities; chapter re-cap activities; character profile activities and; a mood/character extract analysis.