This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at some of the key questions of the paper one exam-explorations in creative reading and writing. The lesson helps students to gain a strong understanding of key language and structural techniques and how to apply these to their exam responses. The lesson also helps learners to develop their creative writing skills, with a four-step guide to writing their response. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL as well as model examples. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught both online and face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem The Prelude by William Wordsworth. The lesson looks at the contextual information regarding the poem and helps learners to draw links between this and the other poems in the anthology. The lesson looks at the whole poem and helps learners to understand key feature of language, structure and form. The lesson also has a model example and opportunities for AFL. This lesson may be taught both online and face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem, “War Photographer” by Carole Satyamurti. The poem looks in-depth at the role and risks of being a War Photographer and how this could affect our interpretation of the poem. The lesson takes learners through each stanza to help them gain a good understanding to then apply to an exam-style question. In addition, there is a model response to help learners to craft their own response. This seventeen-slide lesson has been designed to be delivered both online and face-to-face. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups; if you liked this lesson then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the characters of Benvolio and Tybalt in Act One of Romeo and Juliet. The lesson helps learners to understand how Shakespeare has created a contrast between the different characters. The lesson includes a key scene from the play and helps learners approach an exam-style question. This Lesson can be taught either online or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for more lessons.

This is a fully differentiated lesson helping learners understand how writers craft language to create vivid descriptions for their readers. The lesson looks at a key extract from the novel, Matilda and includes a model response to an exam-style question. All of my lessons have been tried and tested by my own groups and can be taught either face-to-face or remotely. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Lady Capulet in the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson looks at the contextual factors that influence her character and her relationship with her daughter Juliet. The lesson includes annotated extracts of the play to help students to analyse the character in detail. In addition, there are many opportunities for AFL. This lesson has been designed to be taught either remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my YouTube channel for free video lessons to help support students with all things English.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the characters of Joe and Mrs Joe from the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson explores the contextual factors surrounding the novel and their impact on the characters in the story. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has been tried and tested with my own groups. The lesson has been designed to be delivered either remotely or face-to-face and works well for learners from KS4-KS4. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for free video lessons and guidance on all things English.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Mr Jaggers from the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson explores the contextual factors surrounding the novel and their impact on the characters in the story. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has been tried and tested with my own groups. The lesson has been designed to be delivered either remotely or face-to-face and works well for learners from KS4-KS4. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for free video lessons and guidance on all things English.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of wealth and power in the novel Great Expectations. The lesson focuses on an extract from chapter 49 from the novel and the development of the relationship between Pip and Miss Havisham. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and also includes links to additional learning material. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own learners and can be taught both remotely and face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resouces uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of guilt in the novel Great Expectations. The lesson helps learners to understand key moments within the novel, quotations and how to plan a response to a key exam question. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own learners and can be taught both remotely and face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at Act One, Scene Five of the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson focuses around the theme of love and its importance in the play and the initial interaction between Romeo and Juliet at the ball. The lesson helps learners understand a key extract from the play and has annotations and guidance to help with comprehension. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and includes a model response. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of punishment in the novella, A Christmas Carol. The lesson looks at a key extract within the text and helps learners analyse if effectively to respond to an exam-style question. This lesson has many opportunities for AFL and also comes with a sample student response. This lesson can be taught both remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at reading, writing, and speaking and listening. The lesson uses the theme of boxing to help learners understand how to carry out an educated discussion/debate. In addition, the lesson goes through a practise reading assessment and helps guide them to write their own writing response to an exam-style question.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at question five for paper one: Explorations in Creative Reading and writing. The lesson uses sensory language to help learners understand how important it is in establishing a setting for the reader. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of fear within the novella of A Christmas Carol. The lesson helps learners understand how to approach an exam-style question and also includes a student response. This lesson has been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught either remotely or face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at paper one explorations in creative reading and writing. The lesson largely focuses on helping learners understand how to respond to Q2 and includes a model response. Additionally, the lesson has a creative writing challenge as well as a teacher example to help learners improve their response to question five. The lesson has been designed to be taught either online or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at improving learners’ ability at creative writing using the theme of stealing as a stimulus. The lesson helps learners understand the importance of structure in creative writing and how to use this in their writing. The lesson uses a matching up activity and a model response to help learners understand how important structure is. Additionally, the lesson helps to consolidate their understanding of advanced punctuation. This lesson works well as a standalone lesson for creative writing or in teaching English language paper one. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the AQA Paper Two paper: Writer’s Viewpoints and Perspectives. The lesson takes learners through how to structure, plan and write an article effectively. The lesson also includes a model example and many opportunities for AFL. This lesson has been tried and tested with my own learners and can be taught either remotely or face-to-face without need for adaption. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson focusing on the play Romeo and Juliet and looking at the introduction of Friar Lawrence and his relationship with Romeo. The lesson looks at key aspects of the play and includes a student example to an exam-style question. This lesson may be taught both remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources added each week.

This lesson has been created to be used as an initial assessment for learners studying English Language. The lesson takes learners through implicit and explicit information, language and structure. The lesson works well to ascertain the learners current understanding and was designed with lower-mid abillity learners in mind. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.