A 6-8 lesson SoL based on the National Theatre scripted play of War Horse. Suitable for KS3 drama

Day of the Dead lesson taught as part of a “Literature from other cultures” scheme. ideal as one off lesson or Halloween lesson Suitable for year 5/6/7/8

Short travel writing scheme using the theme of Dark Tourism. Several English language tranbsational writing tasks aimed at KS3/ KS4 LATs exploring Auschwitz, The Sedlec Ossuary, Chernobyl and the Mexican Dia De Los Muertos. Lesson powerpoints included and resources

Following context lesson, lessons 2/3 taught to high ability Year 10 AQA Power and Conflict To be accompanied by “The Not Dead” documentary Worksheets included

5 Full lessons including Do It Now and Exit Ticket Aimed at low ability year 7/8/9 or SEN/EAL/Nurture groups/ Primary Was taught successfully to low ability year 8 group and year 9 nurture group. Aims to improve use of “ambitious vocabulary”, increase understanding of descriptive elements and improve descriptive vocabulary.

3x lessons (Kids Game, Marilyn Monroe and Shoes on the Table) of lyrical analysis Suitable for English Lit or Performing Arts Annotated teacher copy of lyrics included for each lesson

A unit of work based on Language Paper 1 question 5, using Grenfell tower contextual infomation to aid writing to describe. 2x introductory lessons/ writing to describe - poverty 2x lessons based on the topic of Grenfell.

Here is a full SoW including sequencing document, knowledge organiser and powerpoints for a KS3 Drama Introduction scheme. This includes a range of dramatic techniques, group work and a brief introduction to Brecht!

Poetry lesson using the poetry of Tupac, taught on National Poetry Day Ideal for schools in deprived areas Creative writing lesson

A reading journey booklet taking students through the chapters of a given book, interspersed with “key moment” activites and comprehension. Perfect for intervention/ small reading groups or low ability readers!

2x writing to persuade lessons Can be taught alongside Language Paper 2 transcational writing lessons Can be taught to a range of year groups/abilities Initially taught to low ability Year 10 group

Used for high ability tear 10 group, context lesson/ beginning of scheme for “remains” by Simon Armitage Engaging context lesson - can be accompanied by “The Not Dead” documentary Resources included

Anita and Me context/ culture lessons. Introduction to scheme. Discussing cultural backpack and how culture impacts us. Contextual links to text.

Synonym Station display/ posters Ideally cut up and put into envelopes or displayed as posters. Great for improving vocabulary and creative writing

A contextual lesson regarding the history of Gothic Fiction. Ideal for KS3/ Low ability KS4, provides a good introduction to the Gothic

Ozymandias context lesson, including non-fiction text about Saddam Hussein, contextual comparison. Links to A03 and Language paper 2 non-fiction. Video links included in lesson Worksheets/ non-fiction text included

War photograher context lesson including picture slideshow, links to relevent videos. variety of activities, A3 worksheet/ smaller worsheets for whole/ split lesson. Links to AO3 and critical questioning of a text. Group/ individual work

Knowledge organiser, any key stage, to support an English Literature SoL

A knowledge organiser or revision tool to accompany any drama introductory scheme with basic skills and definitions etc Ideal for beginnings of schemes for KS2 or KS3 or for homework and revision tasks