AQA A LEVEL LOVE THROUGH THE AGES post 1900 poetry ANTHOLOGY ANNE SEXTON - To My Lover Returning to His Wife Lesson plans and resources with contextual information about the poet, annotated poem and notes with questions to explore. Also includes a sample essay (first half) for class marking and exemplar use.

A range of resources to aid discussion in class based upon the historical context to the novel and the writer's techniques including characterisation and narrative perspectives. Includes questions for students to consider the reader's response to the novel and a suggested plan for an extended essay. KS4 GCSE English Literature- could also be adapted for A Level Classes for historical context.

Background information for the poet and display of the sonnet with areas for discussion in class. Includes some of the images from the sonnet with controversial ingredients to stimulate a range of ideas in class. Includes some notes to support writing about the sonnet. Annotations of the sonnet to help appreciation and understanding.

Cryptoids- animals and creatures from fantasy. Students are given a range of ideas for discussion and argument in class. They have tasks to accomplish based upon creative writing and investigative journalism style. The Cryptoids include Bigfoot, UFOS, Mermaids and the KRAKEN.

Questions for Year 8 and 9 to support their reading and understanding of the story "Scared" by Horowitz. Includes questions and ideas for discussion in class. Used as part of a Gothic short story unit.

Lesson plans to support the teaching of the poem with suggested plans for students to use to scaffold their responses. Ideal for KS3 - part of the War Writing and Reading unit.

AQA unseen poetry- Two sample questions with poems included. One sample essay for students to mark and use as a model for their own writing. Poems include Bright Star by Keats and What lips my lips have Kissed by Millay.

AQA Post 1900 Poetry Anthology- Love through the Ages- Robert Frost- Love and a Question A lesson plan and resource for students to explore the poem. Includes background information on the poet, a brief introduction to American Modernism, the Ballad form, and the annotated poem. Questions are included to prompt classroom discussion for A Level students.

KS3 Novel study based upon My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgewick A series of 3 detailed lessons with resources to support students reading and understanding of the text.

AQA A Level Poetry Anthology - Love through the Ages. A Quoi Bon Dire- by Charlotte Mew. A presentation to support the teaching of the poem including the poem and questions to prompt creative thinking by a group of students. Notes to support the teaching of the poem. A sample essay on the poem for students to annotate and use to support their writing.

A series of lessons on the Witches in Macbeth- including the "chestnuts" speech and a range of questions to prompt discussion in the class about Shakespeare uses the witches. Images for discussion and a copy of the speech for annotation and for the students to write a analytical paragraph.

GCE AQA English Literature The Struggle for Modern Identity - The Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy. Presentations with annotations for the poems "Loud" and "The Map Woman". Includes notes on the poems themselves and ideas for classroom discussion. Illustrations provided with annotated poems to help students understand the ideas and themes explored in the collection.

Resource includes at least two lessons on the two sources with sample answers for display on the board. Detailed Q2 answer for students to annotate and use as a model. Highlighted section from the text to look carefully at language and support student analysis. Q1 to 3 Only

A lesson plan for students to identify creative writing techniques using extracts from "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter. They will then use these techniques to create their own dark fairy tale based upon the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Includes some extracts from the stories.

AQA Love through the Ages A Level Poetry- Post 1900 I Being Born a Woman and Distressed Presentation to support the teaching of the poem. Includes biographical information on the poet. Copy of the poem with annotations for classroom discussions. Questions to stimulate discussion.

KS3 English Language skills. A series of 2 lessons based upon the novel Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. Focus is on the first and last chapters. Students will need to read and identify the language techniques used by Collins to create a sense of fear and suspense. Examples given of the techniques which could be used and sample analytical paragraphs to model for the class. Differentiation in the depth of the analytical paragraph is suggested, and in the selection of the language or structural technique. Chapter extracts not supplied. Copy of images for analysis and sample paragraphs for students to study are supplied.

An extract from George Orwell’s 1984 (the rat one!) and a lesson showing students how to explore structure in a text - and how a writer can use this for effect. Preparation for the GCSE Language paper Question 4. Also explores Orwell’s use of language and how this is used for effect. Contains a scaffolded paragraph to help students create their own response. Contains the extract required from the novel. Starter activity introduces “Fear” and provides an interesting subject for discussion.

A powerpoint lesson to teach the differences between diary writing and memoirs. Introduces the life of Edith Cavell from Norfolk and her life and death. Prompts support accurate writing including sentence variety and vocabulary choices. Includes slide for assessment and DIRT improvements.

A series of 3 lessons to support the teaching of the new spec language exam paper 2. You will need to refer to the specimen paper on the AQA website and the extracts used. Includes support for students to identify the skills required. sample student written response for peer marking opportunity. Designed as a feedback and DIRT lesson

A collection or resources designed for Year 9 students to explore the levels of power in the play - between Prospero, Ariel and Caliban. The focus is on writing and improving an assessment entitled "Is Prospero a character obsessed by power- or is he a man of his age?" Includes paintings for discussion and extracts from the play for students to analyse. Slides focus their attention on use of language particularly imagery. Explores how the Elizabethans viewed other cultures.