Students are assigned a photo portrait and create a mini autobiography of that person. They explain their mood in the photo and give background to the character. Feel free to adapt photos for your own cultural milieu.

Student's imagine that Pip goes to the barber after his first visit to Satis house. They write the conversation between the two. Empathy needed. Lesson includes prompts.

lesson requires students to bet virtual money on whether they think a sentence is correctly written. instructions on power point and basic worksheet included. Can be adapted to ANYTHING.

Students read poem, watch slide-show and write their own poem on the impossible. Poem included and instructions. Easily adapted. Time to re-visit Adrian Henri ! In a relationship with Carol Ann Duffy....... Explore.

Lesson give pairs of students 15 quotations about Life etc and ask them to explain their meaning. Encourages expression and paraphrase.

Lesson involves the first appearance of the PP and asks students some deeper questions about the language.

Illustrated slide show of the poem. Convenient for revision or introduction to the poem.

10 slides about the novella designed to get students thinking about what they revise.

Lesson shows students that writing need not be about the extraordinary but could be extraordinary writing about everyday things. Focusses on the senses and gives a visual prompt.

15 questions for tutor time. students work in pairs to prepare an answer for the rest of the group. Set for research h/w/ PSHE lessons. Enough for fifteen weeks.

Small test on opposites in vocabulary. Some tricky stuff and some varying answers. Worksheet included. Adaptable to all levels.

A basic guide on how to use fullstops, commas and question marks. Worksheet included. Basic but useful for those who weren't listening last time. more to come.

This lesson introduces the idea of Narrative Structure(see previous attachment). It takes them through the various stages and asks them to identify according to their own reading.

Not a snappy title but lesson asking students to reflect on how hard/easy it is to be a parent. worksheet included.

Writing to advise lesson which give students a chance to self differentiate. All necessary material included. Adaptable to all KS3 year groups and, hopefully, a wider field than UK !

A hybrid of two lessons I saw by Sue and Mac at Hayes School. Students overcome fear and caution in a Blooms enquiry into an unseen poem. Teacher cuts out attached questions and follows instructions on slides. I've included two poems for you to try. Student led most of the way.

Here are some slides which could help present a topic. Students fill in the speech/thought bubbles. Can be adapted for a ' fun' lesson. Feedback please !

A variation on hot-seating where ALL students can take part! Students have a chance to talk to Hamlet just before he kills Polonius. Adaptable to ANYTHING.

Illustrated slide show of the poem. One surprise at the end. Useful for introduction or revision. Did you know....?

students hear an interview with a survivor of the Titanic sinking. They create their own notes which will form the basis of the rest of the lesson/subsequent lesson. The bare bones are here.