This resource is 1-2 lessons on Carol Ann Duffy’s War Photographer for AQA power and conflict poetry cluster, English lit. It includes the following tasks/slides: series of war photographs and prompt questions discussion and table task - pros and cons of being a war phorographer contextual info on photo processing from film + 2 video links perspectives task on the photographer, the public and the editor matching quotes to images task language analysis table task guided annotation questions for each verse (can be a group task) fully annotated poem

This resource is a 20 slide revision PPT for Animal Farm AQA GCSE English Literature examination (modern text). It covers all you need to revise the text with pupils, including: plot recap task + diagram key character mind mapping task + quote finding suggested key character quotes minor character task + suggested quotes key context image task key context information quote exploding task with modelled example themes table task with scaffolded option key vocab task (find definitions) past exam questions planning task - 8 past exam questions included with 1 modelled planning example AQA mark schemes This resource was created April 2022

This resource includes a full lesson PPT for the poem ‘Remains’ by Simon Armitage, for the AQA power and conflict cluster for English Literature. The lesson includes: dictionary definition task for close analysis of title Role of a soldier task (role on the wall style) Guided annotation questions Group annotation task (stanza each) Biographical info on Armitage Fully annotated poem Exam question slide (1 paragraph, PEEZl acronym) Created April 2022

This resource is a full lesson PPT on the poem ‘Tissue’ by Imtiaz Dharker for the AQA power and conflict poetry cluster. It includes the following lesson tasks: connotations of tissue mind map task link to video of poem and reflections imagery task, linking quotes to pictures fully annotated poem further analysis video link creative cross-over task (writing a ‘life receipt’ and using inference skills - modelled example) Imtiaz Dharker biog info exam question and planning task (NB not a comparison question) Created April 2022

This resource includes 1-2 lessons worth of activities on Wordsworth’s Prelude, for AQA power and conflict poetry. The lesson PPT includes: 2 imagery tasks (thoughts and feelings on a natural image of a foreboding mountain/ what nature is) contextual info on Romantic poetry and questions on links to this poem Language and tone guided annotation questions + Youtube video link autobiographical info on Wordsworth for note making fully annotated poem further sub-textual reading questions (sexual awakening - requires a mature audience) challenge and stretch discussion task around the Enclosure Acts Ordering statement task (overview of the poem’s meaning/ subject) further analysis link through Youtube video + exam practice question (focused on single poem, not comparative) Written April 2022

This resource is a full lesson PPT on Heaney’s Storm on the Island, for AQA literature power and conflict poetry cluster. The lesson includes: imagery task considering connotations of storms and islands first reading task (with glossary) sketching the island language analysis questions biographical info on Heaney fully annotated poem subtextual reading task including a video on the NI Troubles and note making from info provided comparison to Ozymandias task, including exam question and planning table Created April 2022

This resource is a full lesson PPT on Jane Weir’s ‘Poppies’ for AQA power and conflict poetry. The lesson includes: imagery task discussing thoughts on poppies, soldiers, war and aggrieved relatives task considering the different thoughts and feelings of mothers and sons on war link to President Zelensky appealing to Russian mothers (video) biographical info on Jane Weir and link to a video of her discussing the poem Fully annotated poem Challenge and stretch task on the role of women in war (discussion) Lesson created April 2022

This resource is a 15 slide PPT (1-2 lessons) on the poem ‘London’ by William Blake, for the AQA power and conflict cluster. The lessons include tasks/ info on the following: Task describing modern London Task comparing this to Victorian London (using images) A summary of the differences Biographical info on Blake Pupil annotation task plus a full set of notes for teaching Figurative language quote explosion task Task on structure (iambic tetrameter) Challenge and stretch discussion of structure Creative cross-over task (write a poem inspired by a city) Comparison task - table comparing London with Emigree Lesson created April 2022

This resource includes a 1-2 lesson PPT on the poem ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen, for the AQA power and conflict poetry cluster (Eng lit). Tasks as follows: reflection on the title crunched poem categorising task (allows close word level analysis) image reflection task (WW1 images) Wilfred Owen contextual info Discussion task around the biggest threat in war focus question for a close analysis task exemplar response paragraph full notes on the poem 2nd discussion task on what is meant by ‘exposure’ creative writing cross-over task (soldier writes a letter home) Created March 2022

This resource includes 1-2 lessons on Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade, for AQA English lit from the power and conflict poetry cluster. Lesson covers: Crimean war imagination task Crimean war context Key vocab matching task Links to William Howard Russell’s article on the Charge (extract provided and non-fiction cross-over task) Guided annotation Focus questions on rhyme and rhythm Key themes task and discussion question Created March 2022

This resource contains enough for 2 full lessons on the poem Bayonet Charge for the AQA power and conflict cluster. Lesson tasks are as follows: opening using a video link and recording plot/ emotions WW1 context mini quiz Ted Hughes context opportunity for unseen skills annotation guided annotation questions full annotation notes imagery analysis task drawing task to consolidate Created March 2022

This resource is a full lesson on Armitage’s poem, ’ Resistance’, inspired by the Russia - Ukraine conflict currently in the news. The lesson PPT includes: discussion around our expectations of war discussion of images from the Russia - Ukraine war copy of the poem first impressions task Links to 2 videos on context to further develop critical opinions Comprehension / analysis questions to guide pupil analysis of the poem Detailed annotations for feedback following the questions

This bundle includes 39 separate literacy skills-based tasks, originally written for year 7 but suitable for Ks3 or Ks4 as consolidation/intervention work. Tasks vary between 5 to 15 minutes in length. The tasks are divided into 1 powerpoint per half term and are designed to be used once per week, though could be strung together as a mini unit or for intervention purposes, or re-organised as you see fit to meet the needs of your students. All text extracts/ handouts etc are also included to make the teacher’s job easy, and any answers required for tasks have also been included - tasks can be self or teacher marked easily. Texts include a mixture of fiction and non-fiction on various themes, including: dystopia, Victorian times, Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet), social media, the Gothic, various poetry, zombies/ apocalypse. Tasks include: comprehension/ reading strategy put into action vocab building activities and strategies quick fire testing timeline / organising tasks shades or gradients of meaning tasks sentence types/ their effects and word classes annotation skills inference and analysis comparison punctuation planning for writing proof reading text structure / paragraphing bias connectives

This resource contains a 34 slide powerpoint designed to be used for staff training in literacy across the curriculum. It divides literacy into 5 key areas: Reading and comprehension strategies Writing fluency strategies Literacy through DIT (directed improvement time) Spelling and vocab skill building Inference and analysis skill building Each area comprises suggested strategies and tasks suitable for any subject area and teacher across the KS3 and GCSE curriculum, in order to build literacy skills without sacrificing content. It can be used as a ‘pick n mix’ bundle, allowing staff to focus on areas that are not as strong in their current curriculum, or as a package deal looking at all areas. Examples, worksheets and extra resources are included to aid in the delivery of staff training on this topic. Some have been created from scratch, others have been sourced online and included/ adapted as examples. Strategies are based heavily in research to improve literacy within school settings, developed by an experienced, current practicing English teacher / former HOD and current literacy lead.

This resource is designed to promote reading for pleasure and develop literacy skills across a year group cohort through a series of guided reading challenge tasks. The resource can be used as a compulsory set of tasks in lessons, or as an optional ‘challenge’ to be completed at home or in dedicated school time (perhaps a form time or reading/literacy timetabled slot). In my school it was set up as a optional challenge for the whole of year 7, promoted to both parents and pupils using social media, the school website and in-school message services. The resource includes: chunked reading of the novel ‘The Nowhere Emporium’ (typically 3 chapters per week, equating to roughly 30-50 minutes reading dependent on speed and ability) -13 weeks of ‘challenge tasks’, with an option of 4 each week (academic, creative, active and mindful). Each set of tasks is tied thematically to a section of reading to generate intrigue and interest in the novel. Challenges are presented as both a PDF and in Publisher format for editing if required, but are ready to be easily copied and pasted into whatever form of communication you choose promotional material for both students and parents (with a parent FAQ) In our school we used Google Classroom and Google Forms to maintain interest in the challenge. We gave anyone who signed up a free copy of the novel (interest was registered via Google Forms). The documents refer to this but can be edited if required. If you would like more guidance on using Google Forms or Google Classroom there are plenty of videos on Youtube to help.

This resource aims to provide everything you need to establish a literacy-boosting guided reading programme in your school, for any or all year groups. This programme aims to improve literacy skills across the secondary school age range, with a recommended library of novels, short stories and skill-boosting tasks/ discussion questions to accompany them; but also to inspire in pupils a love of reading a variety of fictional texts. Everything has been designed to deliver with ease by specialists or non-specialists alike, perhaps in a form time or specified timetable slot. Chosen novels/ stories have been carefully selected to be both engaging and challenging for all teen readers (the ones chosen were originally selected for year 8 but would be appropriate for any year group). You can cherry pick whether to use all 3 programmes or just 1 of them - versatility is possible with this resource bundle. Included: 3 comprehensive staff handbooks written for non-specialists, detailing the 3 different strands of the programme (specific year 7 reader with specific tasks; 8 novels with more generic tasks and 21 short stories with specific tasks) a full schedule of 21 short stories, 1 per week for the full academic year (sources suggested for newer stories/ those out of copyright are included as PDFs) a suggested collection of novels (with reading ages between 11 and 15) to broaden, challenge and stretch with generic tasks and discussion questions more specific tasks around the yr 7 novel ‘Can You See Me?’ thorough vocab activity, suggested discussion questions and tasks to accompany each short story (contained within a series of powerpoints to display to pupils) a suggested schedule for reading each novel / story over a period of time suggested guidance for establishing a positive reading culture in a ‘non-English’ lesson suggested guidance for ‘reading for meaning’ or comprehension strategies that can be used across all years by any member of staff *This resource has been written by an experienced English teacher, previously in post as HOD for 5 years and now a school Literacy Lead. Each task and strategy has been based in research around ‘what works’ for building both a love of reading and literacy levels in secondary schools * Full list of novels and short stories : Can You See Me? - Libby Scott / Rebecca Westcott (yr 7 reader) Poisioned - Jennifer Donnelly Coram Boy - Jamilla Gavin The Lie Tree - Frances Hardinge They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera Woman in Black - Susan Hill The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris We Were Liars - E Lockhart