Opening lesson for The Windsinger by William Nicolson. Focus on what a dystopian is and comparison to other YA texts students may have read. Links to history where students consider real life examples of dystopians.

Simple SOW for three lessons. Introduces Myths and Legends as well as the key terminology for looking at structure in the style of a Question Three for the A.Q.A G.C.S.E Language paper. SOW is part of a longer scheme targeted at lower ability students.

This is a resource designed to get students to think about the idea of evil. It uses hypothetical and real life cases, and gets students to decide appropriate punishments and opens avenues for discussions about what is evil. It does contain reference to real murders, so it would be advisable for teachers to check suitability for their students, particularly if there has been a bereavement for a student.

Students practise extracting evidence and inferring ideas, exploring if the two antagonists in Teachers Dead are truly evil

Is Freedom of speech always a good thing? Lesson Plan and PowerPoint using Teachers Dead to explore the issue

This resource focuses on the first stanza of the Raven. It looks at the rhyming pattern as well as the use of punctuation in the stanza. This lesson is part of a personal SOW, which eventually works towards students comparing two poems: The presentation of the Raven and The Tiger in William Blakes Tyger Tyger.

This lesson looks at Boudicca’s speech to her army as reported by the Romans. It focuses on the use of emotional language and what the purpose of using this language is. Space is left for teachers to include their own starter. I have created this lesson as part of a wider scheme of work about the speeches of powerful women through history, but this could work as a stand alone lesson, although learning objectives would need to be altered.

SOW and the first lesson in a short SOW on the Necklace. Should last about two weeks. First lesson looks at the background and introduces the students to the Historical and Social Context

Looking at the ending, and how the ending can be seen to support a moral

Writing to Advise

Looking into the use of Irony in The Necklace

Lesson with some links to Citizenship and PHSE about fitting in and how far will someone go

Themes, with Dictionary work

A lesson designed to encourage students to try to relate to characters within the book

Lesson exploring the cultural background of Chinese Cinderella.

Looks at Point, Evidence, Explanation, with a focus on looking at analysing the language in a quote in detail.

A group based lesson.

Fourth Lesson in the Series, looking at the character of Mrs Joseph. Extension task provided.

Following up on previous lesson, with focus on use of connectives

A lesson on letter writing that revises a previous lesson and gives students the opportunity to make improvements based on feedback. See Chinese Cinderella lesson on bound feet.