A lesson with the key focus of supporting students for the GCSE poetry compare question. (Has been used for online lessons) Challenging their thinking with comparing ‘Exposure’ and ‘War Photographer’. This is easily adaptable to support top and bottom sets.

Lesson looking into stanzas 3 and 4 of ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’.

Set of lessons focusing on short poems from the viewpoint of an inmate and a victim. Good to use when introducing students to the world of poetry and its many forms.

Set of lessons focusing on the poem ‘The Kraken’ by Alfred Tennyson Looking in to language and structure and the over all theme of power and fear.

A lesson focusing on the first two stanzas of ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’

Two lesson focusing on how to structure a comparison between the poems War Photographer and Remains. Venn Diagrams, model answers and annotated quotations to support students. Easily adaptable for lower/higher ability groups.

A selection of Worksheet activities to go along with the teaching of Oliver Twist. These have been made for lower sets to engage and challenge them. Brilliant for last lesson on a Friday, homework or recall.

This lesson got me an ‘Outstanding’ in my recent departmental observations which we have termly. It is focusing on the Act 3 Scene 2 when Macbeth’s ambition and obsession for power takes hold. This is designed for a higher ability class but can easily be adapted for lower ability.

Set of lessons focusing on the documentary ‘Blackfish’ which can be found on netflix. Lessons work through extracts and ideas to support writing to persuade Q5 P2. Students then write a letter to Seaworld.

Set of 4 lessons working through the poem ‘Night of the Scorpion’ by Nissim Ezekiel. Lessons focus on language, structure, quotation analysis and viewpoint writing.

A selection of lessons going through and understanding the story of Hansel and Gretel. Foucs for a SEN lower set group.

A set of 5 lessons focusing on the Language Paper 1 skills, language and structure along with a Q5 on speech writing. Have used to lower ability year 8 but this has been adapted to support the whole of my English department. Easily adaptable.

I have created 4 creative writing lessons to link in with An Inspector Calls for the period of 1912. This is a focus on the class system to get students to see the differences in treatment etc. This has video links and worksheets provided within the powerpoints.

Set of 4 lessons focusing on the spirits that visit Scrooge. Quotation analysis and writing WHY paragraphs . Great for recall and revision for year 10 and year 11.

4 lessons created to looking at the character of Lady Macbeth. Created for lower ability groups/SEN/PP Supporting students through creative activities and quotation explosions

A lesson looking at the poem London creating an essay response to a key question. Model answer WHY break down

Lessons created for bottom set year 9 class to work alongside An Inspector Calls.

Set of 3 lessons going through the poem ‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker Working through the poem through a series of questions and activities.

Set of 4 lessons looking at the poem ‘Island Man’ this is an updated version from my other set of lessons. Different tasks to focus students attention to language devices and senses throughout the poem.

Set of lessons focusing on the story of Krampusnacht. This is part of our topic for Fairy Tales and is used nearer to Christmas time.