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Remains by Simon Armitage Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching Remains including:
Starter activity to consider the connotations of the poem’s title and quotes from Armitage to prompt discussion.
Another starter activity that challenges pupils to identify other poems in the cluster through clues.
Link to Channel 4 doc on YouTube
Homework activity (Unseen poetry practice - Section C) for Mother Any Distance (Love and Relationships cluster)
Key contextual information
Poem summary
References to language and structural techniques.
Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Love and Relationships: Porphyria's Lover: Revision Lesson: AQA English Literature
Great for revision or initial teaching.
Lesson for AQA Love and Relationships poem, Porphyria’s Lover including:
3 x starter/review activities to encourage pupils to recall key information about the poem.
Links to English Literature Paper and Assessment Objective match-up activity
Sorting activity for chronology of the poem
Links to key themes and feelings in the poem (table that explores feelings and attitudes in more depth)
References to language/structure/form techniques
Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Love and Relationships Poetry: Blank Revision Grid: AQA English Literature
Clear blank revision grid for the new AQA Love and Relationships cluster of poems.
Great to use whilst studying poems or as a revision aid in the lead up to AQA English Literature Paper 2 .
The grid allows pupils to visually display the following information:
Key Themes (AO1)
Poems to Compare each poem with (AO1)
Summary (AO1)
Language Features (AO2)
Form/Structural Features (AO2)
Context (AO3)
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
An Inspector Calls: Context and Setting Revision Lesson: AQA English Literature
Applicable to new AQA English Literature Paper 2 Exam: Modern Texts
Revision lesson which contains the following:
References to Assessment Objective 3 using AQA wording
Questions to prompt thinking about society in 1912 and Priestley
Information on social class and how society changed between 1912 (set) and 1945 (first performance)
Information about the police force in 1912
References to ‘fallen women’ and a table activity to generate analytical thought
Information on politics and working life
Activities to encourage pupils to consider key settings, particularly the opening of the play with Priestley’s use of stage directions.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
London by William Blake: Revision Resource: AQA English Literature Power and Conflict
KS4 revision resource for the new AQA English Literature Power and Conflict poetry unit for London by William Blake
This 3 page resource provides pupils with different activities that will facilitate their revision of the poem, covering all 3 Assessment Objectives (AO1, 2 & 3) for this section of the exam.
Activities include:
A series of images that tell the ‘story’ behind the poem to help revise what the poem is about (AO1),
2 x tabula rasa (blank copy of the poem) for poem summary and annotations (AO1);
A list of key language/structure/form techniques (AO2);
Quotes, images and information to support and revise contextual knowledge (AO3);
‘Twist to fit’ activity for key quotations (AO1).
This allows pupils to rearrange their existing knowledge of the poem in a new format and visually displays their knowledge - very quick and easy to refer back to.
Activities are also differentiated to support mixed ability classes.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated
When We Two Parted by Lord Byron: Revision Resource: AQA English Literature Love and Relationships
KS4 revision resource for the new AQA English literature Love and Relationships poetry unit for When We Two Parted - Lord Byron.
This 3 page resource provides pupils with different activities that will facilitate their revision of the poem, covering all 3 Assessment Objectives (AO1, 2 & 3) for this section of the exam.
Activities include:
A series of images that tell the ‘story’ behind the poem to help revise what the poem is about (AO1),
2 x tabula rasa (blank copy of the poem) for poem summary and annotations (AO1);
A list of key language/structure/form techniques (AO2);
Quotes, images and information to support and revise contextual knowledge (AO3);
‘Twist to fit’ activity for key quotations (AO1).
This allows pupils to rearrange their existing knowledge of the poem in a new format and visually displays their knowledge - very quick and easy to refer back to.
Activities are also differentiated to support mixed ability classes.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated
A Christmas Carol: Context and Themes Revision 'Clock' Organiser: AQA English Literature
This excellent revision resource allows pupils to revise the key themes and contextual features of A Christmas Carol.
The ‘clock’ is split in half, with one half focused on context and the other on key themes.
All key themes and contextual headings are listed, with clear Stave numbers given for pupils’ reference. Copies of the text will be required if pupils are using the template to find ‘killer’ quotations.
This activity encourages independent revision, but also ensures that the revision is focused. Further independent reading can also be used to develop their notes.
Once the activity is complete, I would encourage pupils to anticipate how these key themes may be phrased as a question and how they could apply their contextual understanding to this.
The Beginnings of Child Language Acquisition
Resource to support beginnings of teaching Child Language Acquisition, providing
Mehler - French babies
Fitzpatrick - Biological effects of language
Pre-verbal language development stages
Desmond Morris - Babbling Stage (6-12 months)
Proto-Words
Halliday’s functions
Match-up activity - match up the proto-words to the appropriate contextual information
Match up activity - match up the contextual information to Halliday’s functions
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Context and Themes Revision 'Clock' Organiser: AQA English Literature
This excellent revision resource allows pupils to revise the key themes and contextual features of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
The ‘clock’ is split in half, with one half focused on context and the other on key themes.
All key themes and contextual headings are listed, with clear chapter numbers given for pupils’ reference. Copies of the text will be required if pupils are using the template to find ‘killer’ quotations.
This activity encourages independent revision, but also ensures that the revision is focused. Further independent reading can also be used to develop their notes.
Once the activity is complete, I would encourage pupils to anticipate how these key themes may be phrased as a question and how they could apply their contextual understanding to this.
Introduction to Accent & Dialect
Introductory starter activity about accent/dialect prejudice
Discussion and definitions of difference between accent and dialect
Introduction to Received Pronunciation with supporting video
Discussion of attitudes surrounding R.P
Videos tracking how R.P has changed over time - Fiona Bruce in 1999 vs. The Queen in 2020; attitudes to particular accents with supporting videos
Introduction to Standard English
Homework activity to research an accent and current attitudes towards it
Cognitivism Theory of Child Language Acquisition: Key Theoretical Perspectives
Introductory activity relating to key aspects of cognitive theory
Introduction to Piaget’s theory of cognitivism: Slides outline Piaget’s 4 stages of development and a video showing a child that has not yet mastered object permanence relating to Piaget’s theory
Introduction to Vygotsky’s theory of the Zone of Proximal Development and the More Knowledgeable Other
Video to aid discussion and identification of cognitivism and key aspects of the theory in a parent-child interaction, with the parent acting as the MKO
Key review of Halliday’s 7 functions of language
Behaviourism & Feral Child - Challenges to Nativism
Introductory discussion activity to promote thinking about how lack of interaction can impact children - linking to feral children
Lenneberg’s Critical Period theory information
Information and video about the case of Genie (‘feral’ child) from the 1970s in America, including key ideas and questions relating this to Lenneberg’s theory
Hart & Risley’s theory (1995) of academic progress of children from different socioeconomic backgrounds
Nature vs nurture information slide
For Behaviourism:
Information and videos about Pavlov’s dogs and the Watson & Rayner ‘Little Albert’ study
Key theoretical information about B/F Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning
Final slides includes criticism of Skinner’s theory
Spoken Child Language Acquisition Revision Grid
Revision grid to allow students to review and revise key theoretical concepts for the spoken language element of Child Language Acquisition.
The grid covers the 4 key areas: Nativist theory, Nurture theory, Cognitive theory and Social interaction theory.
Headings of each topic area include key theories and studies to challenge the key areas.
Accent & Dialect: Estuary English and MLE
Review activity of theory covered so far.
Introduction to Multicultural London English with discussion activities, videos, two articles which invite students to compare attitudes towards MLE and its replacement of Cockey (articles included with lesson)
Introduction to Estuary English
A look at ‘famous’ speakers of Estuary English
Discussion and question activity surrounding the concept of ‘dialect levelling’
Accent and Dialect Practice Exam Question
Practice exam question lesson based on the following question:
Discuss the idea that some accents and dialects are viewed more favorably than others. (Question with data included as word doc with this lesson)
‘Initial ideas’ support
AO1 and AO2 phrased as questions to supporting thinking
Data from question included in presentation, too
What to include in an introduction with exemplar
Ideas to ‘build response’ with scaffolded questions
Exemplar ideas for how to include theorists in response to the data
Model paragraph for main body of essay on Slide 18
Homework task
Bundle
Accent & Dialect Bundle
Introductory starter activity about accent/dialect prejudice
Discussion and definitions of difference between accent and dialect
Introduction to Received Pronunciation with supporting video
Discussion of attitudes surrounding R.P
Videos tracking how R.P has changed over time - Fiona Bruce in 1999 vs. The Queen in 2020; attitudes to particular accents with supporting videos
Introduction to Standard English
Homework activity to research an accent and current attitudes towards it
Introduction to Howard Giles’ Accommodation Theory
Howard Giles’ Capital Punishment Experiment
Discussion/video surrounding the Birmingham accent and prejudice
Dixon, Mahoney and Cocks Birmingham accent study
The Workman Survey
Review activity - what is meant by ‘matched guise’
The Workman Survey (2008) + The OnBuy Survey (2020)
Peter Trudgill’s Norwich Study (1970s) - Including comprehension questions (answers provided)
Nikolas Coupland’s Cardiff Travel Agent Study (1984)
Discussion development video in response to Coupland’s study - current attitudes toward Welsh Accent
Includes homework task - survey into attitudes to accents
Review activity of theory covered so far.
Introduction to Multicultural London English with discussion activities, videos, two articles which invite students to compare attitudes towards MLE and its replacement of Cockey (articles included with lesson)
Introduction to Estuary English
A look at ‘famous’ speakers of Estuary English
Discussion and question activity surrounding the concept of ‘dialect levelling’
‘Initial ideas’ support
AO1 and AO2 phrased as questions to supporting thinking
Data from question included in presentation, too
What to include in an introduction with exemplar
Ideas to ‘build response’ with scaffolded questions
Exemplar ideas for how to include theorists in response to the data
Model paragraph for main body of essay on Slide 18
Homework task
Language and Sexuality
Starter activity introducing words from Polari in everyday use
Introduction to Martha’s Vineyard theory
Introduction to Lavender Linguistics and Polari with link to radio show
Legislation and sexuality timeline
Activity surround article written by Paul Baker
Links with Robin Lakoff’s work ‘A Woman’s Place’
Further reading: Extract from Gary Nunn article
Discussion activity surrounding language use surrounding lesbian and heterosexual women
Further links to articles surrounding Language and Sexuality for group work
Exposure by Wilfred Owen Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching Exposure including:
Starter activity to introduce the poem and encourage links to abstract meaning. Quotes from Wilfred Owen can also be used to support discussion.
Another starter activity to test knowledge of other poems in the cluster.
Key contextual information with a main focus on Owen’s life.
Detailed summary
Identified language and structural techniques - break down of language techniques in each stanza to aid class annotations.
Twist to fit activity for key themes to encourage students to select one or more key quotes to fit each of the themes.
Review to summarise the deeper meaning of the poem.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
My Last Duchess by Robert Browning Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching My Last Duchess including:
Starter activity to introduce My Last Duchess with a link to a news story to introduce the key themes of the poem. This is accompanied by quotes from Browning to promote thinking.
Key contextual information about Robert Browning and Renaissance Italy.
A poem dictionary.
A clear summary of the poem and its key themes.
Identified language and structural techniques
Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
London by William Blake Lesson: AQA English Literature
Whole lesson for teaching London including:
Starter activity that encourages to pupils to infer what the poem will be about - challenge to consider key themes. Extra starter activity that tests pupils knowledge of the poem and others in the cluster.
Key contextual information about Blake and the French Revolution
Home Learning Activity
References to language and structural techniques with a poem dictionary.
Review to identify key quotations that fit the key themes of the poem.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.