This is a lesson that I used for an interview to introduce students to war poetry. The lesson helps students to gain an understanding of one of the most important war poems and helps them to learn skills to gain a deeper understanding of the language used.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem London from the Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson can be taught over two hours and has many opportunities for ALF. The lesson guides students through some of the key aspects of context around the poem, key poetic techniques and also gives then a detailed understanding of the poem. In addition, this lesson comes with an independent learning task to help learners develop their understanding of the poetry cluster.

This is the second lesson in a series of lessons looking at the poem Ozymandias from the AQA Power and Conflict cluster. The lesson goes through the poem in detail looking at key aspects of language, structure and form.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the opening scene of Othello. The lesson was designed for learners who were studying remotely and needed to gain a good overview of the play and William Shakespeare. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL, exam questions as well as a student response. 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 sixteen-slide lesson looking at the characters of Lago and Brabantio in the play Othello. The lesson looks at how Lago’s character develops and Brabantio’s reaction to his daughter’s marriage. The lesson has been designed for teaching both face-to-face and on-line and has many opportunities for AFL. All 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 act three of Othello. The lesson focuses on the role of the character of Emilia and the subsequent plot to cause harm to the marriage of Othello and Desdemona. The lesson has several opportunities for AFL as well as a student example to help learners to consolidate their understanding. This lesson works well both online and face-to-face and requires no additional resources. 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 three of Othello. The lesson helps learners to understand how the play has progressed from act two and the development of the relationship between Othello and Iago. The lesson has opportunities for AFL as well as an example student response. This lesson can be taught both online and face-to-face and requires no additional resources to be printed. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups, if you liked this resource then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at act two and three of Othello. The lesson helps learners to consolidate their understanding of key characters and the way they are perceived by the audience. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and works well both online and face-to-face with no additional resources needed. 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 beginning of Act Two in the play Othello. The lesson looks at the character of Iago and his plot against the Cassio. The lesson allows learners to gain a good understanding of his plan and his power to manipulate those around him. The lesson doesn’t require and additional printing or resources and can be used both for online and face-to-face teaching. The lesson also uses a model response and a cloze passage to help learners understand how to write an exam response and consolidate their understanding. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my bundle and shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Piggy in, The Lord of the Flies. The lesson helps learners understand how Golding has used Piggy to convey key ideas throughout the novel. The lesson looks at a key exam-style question and includes a model response as well as the grading descriptors. This lesson works well both online and face-to-face and requires no additional printing. All of my lessons have been tried and tested. 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 Destruction of Sennacherib by Lord Byron. The lesson enables learners to gain a detailed understanding of the context surrounding the battle as well as information regarding Lord Byron and the Romantic poets. The lesson looks at key details within the poem and help learners to analyse language, structure and form. There are many opportunities for AFL as well as a exam-style question. This works well as a remote lesson or as something to be taught 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 18 slide lesson looking at the Act One Scene Two of Othello. The lesson looks at the impact of the war of Cyprus and Othello’s importance in the play. The lesson helps learners to gain a good understanding of the key aspects of act one and enables students to gain an in-depth understanding of some of the major characters. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. The lesson works well as a remote session or being taught face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop which is updated on a regular basis.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem, Mother any distance by Simon Armitage. The lesson has been designed to allow learners to gain a good understanding of the poem and the context within. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL as well as an exam-style question. This lesson works well 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, Before you were mine by Carol-Ann-Duffy. The lesson provides learners with a comprehensive understanding of the poem as well as the key contextual factors. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the development of the character of Macbeth throughout the play. The lesson helps learners to understand how to apply key structural terms to their analysis of the play and to consolidate their understanding of the text to respond to an exam-style question. This lesson works well 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 significance of the Island in the novel, The Lord of the Flies. This lesson helps learners understand how Golding has used language and structure to describe key events within the novel. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL, a student example for an exam response and an opportunity to improve and develop creative writing skills. This lesson works well both face-to-face and online and it 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 eighteen slide lesson looking at Act One, Scene Three of Othello. The lesson helps introduce learners to the character of Desdemona and her role within the play. The lesson breaks down key passages of the text to help learners comprehend the story as well as the contextual factors that affect the play. This lesson has been tried and tested with my own groups and works well 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 act one scene three of the play Othello. This lesson has been designed to be taught both online or face-to-face and requires no additional printing or resources. The lesson helps learners to understand key elements in the play, the character of Desdemona and how Iago manipulates others to get his way. The lesson is fun and engaging 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 impact of Banquo’s ghost within the play Macbeth. The lesson has been designed to be taught over two lessons and helps learners understand key scenes and how to approach exam-style questions. This lesson works well 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 helping learners to consolidate their understanding of act one of the play Othello. The lesson also looks at act two and the development of the character Iago and Desdemona as they arrive in Cyprus. The lesson works well 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.