Using Speech Marks - Low ability or refresher

L.O: To explore the way the poet, Simon Armitage, uses metaphors.

This is a three-week (10 lesson) introductory SOW for introducing female voices and female representation in literature to year 9 though it is suitable for all ks3 and possibly ks4. Starting with five poems from Carol Ann Duffy’s The World’s Wife, then Havisham and Rupi Kaur’s ‘Progress’. All lessons link with retrieval, recall, specific method and vocab explicit teaching and a variety of engaging tasks and thought-provoking feminist notions. All lessons prep for lang paper 2 q2/4/4 style questions. Homework task sheet included. Knowledge organiser is available for this mini SOW too.

A Christmas Carol - Characterisation of Scrooge - Lower ability task and understanding

Tension/structure: scaffolding response - low to middle ability

Our Day Out ENGAGING lesson - Commenting on structure lesson - tension - and model answer. ALL abilities - differentiation.

Different sentence types - Middle ability

Comma Use

Find a quote to characterise the character - how should they be acting vs how ARE they acting - PEE practise and context intro

James and the Giant Peach - Connotations of the Aunt Names

GCSE Creative Writing Describe or Narrate Question Example - NYC Scene. No model answer - just the practice question.

Private Peaceful End of Chapter 5 questions and tasks

Compare Storm on the Island to The Prelude - Poetry Activity

Engaging PEE worksheet

A Christmas Carol - Write a letter to Scrooge!

A Complaint - William Wordsworth: Mega lesson! Poetry GCSE. With model answer too!

Clear explanation of writer’s effect on the reader. Detailed PEE. Analysing poetry and/or literature. Clear step-by-step process of how to go from a quote>to subject terminology> to effect> to reader. Using poetry AQA anthology Love and Relationships as an example.

Lesson on John Cooper Clarke's "I Wanna Be Yours" - analysing language and poetry. Including questions 1-10 (activity) and 1-2 lessons. ENGAGING!

Up to chapter 50 of Noughts and Crosses - Exploring the bombing scene, linking to non-fiction Manchester bombing article and linking to resilience. Writing a poem about resilience after.

After chapter 53, this lesson explores the negative effects of alcohol and explores healthy alternatives and a wellbeing activity to complete on Sephy’s behalf but also for students to do too.