Two detailed lessons exploring ‘Song (Ae fond kiss)’ by Robert Burns from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A 10 lesson unit comprising a 67 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including transcripts) exploring the topic of Language and Global and World Englishes and a summary terminology and theory sheet. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered: David Crystal – World English: Past, Present, Future (1999) Jennifer Jenkins – Lingua Franca Core (2000) Nicholas Ostler – The Last Lingua Franca (2010) David Graddol – The Future of English? (1997) Bagele Chilasa – Hierarchy of Language (2011) Braj Kachru – Three Circle Model of World Englishes (1985) Jean Paul Nerrière – Globish (2004) Pidgins and creoles William Stewart (1965) and Derek Bickerton (1973) – Post-Creole Continuum Bettina Migge and Isabelle Léglise – Attitudes towards creoles in the Caribbean (2006) Einar Haugen - Code Switching (1954) David Crystal – Tri-English (2000) Tom McArthur – Circle Model of World English (1987) Peter Strevens – World Map of English (1980) Barbara Seidlhofer – Teaching English as a Lingua Franca (2004) Stress-Timed and Syllable-Timed Languages Rhotic and Non-Rhotic Accents Lisa Lim – Language Ecology Mark Pagel – The Future of English (2011) David Deterding and Andy Kirkpatrick – Influence of Technology on World Englishes (2011) British Council – The Future of English: Global Perspectives (2023) Lynne Murphy – British and American Politeness Features (2013) Yohai Hakak, Sophia Bosah, Kwaku Amponsah and Kei Long Cheung – Australian Politeness (2022) McMaster University – Canadian v. American Politeness in Tweets (2018) There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 56-64. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question. The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources. Check out my other English Language A Level resources! Language and Gender Language and Region Language and Power and Occupation Language Change Language and Technology Language and Social Groups Language Discourses Child Language Acquisition - Speech Language Investigation

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘A Wider View’ by Seni Seneviratne from the Worlds and Lives Cluster in the AQA GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘The Garden of Love’ by William Blake from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘A Song (Absent from thee)’ by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘The Scrutiny’ by Richard Lovelace from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘To His Coy Mistress’ by Andrew Marvell from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘The Flea’ by John Donne from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘Who so list to hount I knowe where is an hynde’ by Sir Thomas Wyatt from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A 9 lesson unit comprising a 69 slide PowerPoint and 9 different worksheets exploring the Language Investigation NEA for AQA English Language A Level. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed guidance on the skills and ideas listed below, a worksheet and activities, worked questions and exemplar responses, and a homework task. The following skills are covered: Concepts and terminology NEA Investigation overview and components Choosing a topic How to generate a title Collecting data (with ethical and data protection considerations) Selecting and analysing data (including eliminating variables) How to write the introduction How to write the methodology How to write the analysis Quantitative and qualitative analysis How to write the conclusion How to organise referencing, the bibliography and appendices Check out my other English Language resources: NEA Original Writing Language and Gender Language and Region Language and Power and Occupation Language and Global and World Englishes Language Change Language and Technology Language and Ethnicity Language and Social Groups Analysing Spoken Language Child Language Acquisition - Speech Child Language Acquisition - Reading and Writing Language Discourses - Section B, Question 3 Language Discourses - Opinion Writing - Section B Question 4 Language Levels

Two detailed lessons exploring 'i wanna be yours’ by John Cooper Clarke from the Relationships cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A 9 lesson unit comprising a 65 slide PowerPoint and 9 different worksheets exploring the Original Writing NEA for AQA English Language A Level. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed guidance on the skills and ideas listed below, a worksheet and activities, worked questions and exemplar responses, and a homework task. The following skills are covered: Original writing – what is it? Genre, purpose and audience How to analyse a text based on its genre, purpose and audience Information texts and their linguistic features Persuasive texts and their linguistic features Storytelling texts and their linguistic features How to choose and annotate a style model How to plan and write the first draft of the original writing piece How to review and edit a second draft of the original writing piece How to plan and write the commentary Check out my other English Language resources: Language Investigation Language and Gender Language and Region Language and Power and Occupation Language and Global and World Englishes Language Change Language and Technology Language and Ethnicity Language and Social Groups Analysing Spoken Language Child Language Acquisition - Speech Child Language Acquisition - Reading and Writing Language Discourses - Section B, Question 3 Language Discourses - Opinion Writing - Section B Question 4 Language Levels

A grid template which guides students through an analysis of each poem from the AQA Love Poetry Through the Ages Post-1900 anthology for A Level. The first poem, ‘I’being born a woman and distressed’ has been completed for guidance. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘After the Lunch’ by Wendy Cope from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘To John Donne’ by Michael Symmons Roberts from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘Long Finish’ by Paul Muldoon from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘The Love Poem’ by Carol Ann Duffy from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring ‘Timer’ by Tony Harrison from the Love Poetry Through the Ages anthology for AQA A Level English Literature. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, form and structural information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question - there are options for both AS and A Level complete with indicative content. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!