Used in both media Studies and English, this is a full lesson that encourages pupils to investigate their own culture.

Non Fiction Writing – language and meaning This is one lesson of 15 that I have uploaded (with resources if applicable) on non fiction texts and analysis for year 7 pupils. All of the lessons are PowerPoints that are ready to teach, although you may wish to adopt them for your own context. This full lesson covers how language choices create meaning

This is one of many lessons and resources that I have uploaded on Russel's Blood Brothers for the AQA Lit specification. This is a full lesson plan PP with quotes and themes. L/Os: Today’s lesson Objectives: To recognise who delivers quotes and to be able to identify what certain quotes suggest about a character. To be able to link quotes into themes and deliver your ideas in writing.

This is one of a series of lessons and resources that I have uploaded on the poem The Laboratory . I created them in my PGCE year, so they are in no way the finished article but they are a definite starting point for ideas and activities for teaching it. This particular resource is a quiz with 9 key words for themes / techniques in the poem - good as a plenary after teaching them or as a starter to check understanding of each prior to building on them in the poem.

Apprentice Scheme - Analytical Writing - lesson 6 This is one of a series of 6 lessons that are modelled on the Junior Apprentice. Pupils are encouraged to invent their own Ice Cream Product and launch it . They write a pitch for their product which can be assessed - either against FS level 2 criteria in English or NC APP levels. There are 6 lessons altogether - all uploaded separately and then the resources are uploaded as a separate upload together.

Yr 7 English Holiday Writing Lesson This is one of 5 lessons with PP and resources uploaded with the lesson on Holiday writing.

This is a full lesson PP on Case of Murder as a context that teaches pupils about Developing Exploritory Phrases

12th Night Full lesson and Resources lesson I have uploaded all 10 lessons of this scheme that leads to an analytical essay on the characters of 12th Night. There are poerpoints and resources for each lesson and there are 10 lessons altogether - llok for them by number if you would like to follow and adapt the scheme for yourself. Taught to Year 8 level 4/5

12th Night Full lesson and Resources lesson I have uploaded all 10 lessons of this scheme that leads to an analytical essay on the characters of 12th Night. There are poerpoints and resources for each lesson and there are 10 lessons altogether - llok for them by number if you would like to follow and adapt the scheme for yourself. Taught to Year 8 level 4/5

12th Night Full lesson and Resources lesson I have uploaded all 10 lessons of this scheme that leads to an analytical essay on the characters of 12th Night. There are poerpoints and resources for each lesson and there are 10 lessons altogether - llok for them by number if you would like to follow and adapt the scheme for yourself. Taught to Year 8 level 4/5

This is a full and detailed interactive lesson that encourages pupils to look at who's to blame for the death of Curley's wife. Ofsted grading was outstanding - so it&'s good stuff!

Autobiography Full Lesson for Level 4/5 writers This is a fully self contained lesson that is part of a scheme of 7 that have all been uploaded separately under the same title. The scheme is aimed at level 4/5 writers and goes through the Autobiography henre before teaching pupils how to wr More…ite an extract for their own.

Autobiography Full Lesson for Level 3 /4 writers This is a fully self contained lesson that is part of a scheme of 7 that have all been uploaded separately under the same title. The scheme is aimed at level 3 and 4 writers and goes through the Autobiography henre before teaching pupils how to write an extract for their own. Also uploaded is the same scheme for level 5 writers.

This is one of a series of lessons/ activities / worksheets that I am uploading on the old AQA anthology poems. The lessons obviously have a comparative strand running through them and there are lessons for all of the poems from Cluster 1 and 2 uploaded as well as lessons that compare two poems or teach how to analyse them / compare them. Obviously no use for the old spec, but entirwely useful for the poetry comparison piece of controlled assesment in the new AQA spec.

This is one of a series of lessons that I am uploading on the old AQA anthology poems. The lessons obviously have a comparative strand running through them and there are lessons for all of the poems from Cluster 1 and 2 uploaded as well as lessons that compare two poems or teach how to analyse them / compare them. Obviously no use for the old spec, but entirwely useful for the poetry comparison piece of controlled assesment in the new AQA spec.

AQA New Spec Comparing Poetry Scheme lesson This is one fuly self contained lesson (with resources enclosed) of a scheme of work of 15 lessons that compare the poems Presents From My Aunts with Hurricane Hits England. It's for teaching on the new English specification question on comparing poems from other cultures.

GCSE Old Spec. Exam Practise scheme lesson This is one lesson from a set of 9 that have all been uploaded separately. Although, the Old specification is no longer used for GCSE, I am aware of colleagues that still use past papers for teaching the skills for the new spec. Therefore, althout these lessons may not be relevant in the mainstream, they can be adapted and still used for revision purposes.

This is one of a series of lessons/ activities / worksheets that I am uploading on the old AQA anthology poems. The lessons obviously have a comparative strand running through them and there are lessons for all of the poems from Cluster 1 and 2 uploaded as well as lessons that compare two poems or teach how to analyse them / compare them. Obviously no use for the old spec, but entirwely useful for the poetry comparison piece of controlled assesment in the new AQA spec.

AQA New Spec Comparing Poetry Scheme lesson PP This is one fuly self contained lesson (with resources enclosed) of a scheme of work of 15 lessons that compare the poems Presents From My Aunts with Hurricane Hits England. It's for teaching on the new English specification question on comparing poems from other cultures.

Taken from AQA GCSE exam previous teaching, this is one of a series of lessons that I have uploaded on all of the poems from the anthology. The anthology may no longer exist in it's current form, but the poem is still valid for study and the lesson is self contained for leading analysis of the poem.