This lesson covers the following techniques: Anaphora Pathos Holophrase Synecdoche Metonymy Semantic Field This can be used as a linguistic lesson or just a fun creative wriiting activity.

An interactive way to learn and apply inference skills based on Ray Bradbury’s A Sound of Thunder. This lessons also contains The Simpson’s appropriation of the plot to help lower abilty pupils understand the Bradybury’s plot.

Explores the staging and set as well as key terminology. Main activity asks pupils to act out a key scene.

A handout with all cultural and contextual references together with an answer sheet to support pupils studying the play at GCSE.

20 questions on Blood Brothers.

Group activity directing to key characters and events in the play.

Comprises of a couple of lessons on representations of childhood in Victorian England and 20C. Language based lesson with questions, activities based around Ragged Schools pamphlet.

feedback lesson using pupils’ work to feedback best and worst.

Each device includes questions and activities to help pupils learn and apply the techniques. Devices covered include: Simile Metaphor Analogy Imagery Motif Hyperbole Alliteration Allegory Anecdote Onomatopoeia Assonance Juxtaposition Symbolism Pathetic Fallacy Personification Repetition

AImed at KS3. A fun activity to encourage pupils to learn and apply persuasive literary devices in the form of a pitch.

Three to four lessons on Dahl’s Lamb to the Slaughter. Aimed at KS3 and includes a fun trial of Mary Maloney.

The lesson covers the relationship between Mickey and Edward and the increasing hostility created by their social conditions. Includes questions and sample response.

Lesson on propositions with creative writing activity based on Pixar’s Alma.

Targeted at KS3 pupils to learn about inference and deduction in literature.

This is a whole lesson on skimming and scanning for a mid ability ks3 group. There is a video clip that tests pupils’ skimming and scanning skills as well as multiple questions (you can pick and choose which ones you wish to do depending on ability).