This is part of a two-week 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 Carol Ann Duffy’s The World’s Wife - other lessons available for more World’s Wife poems, Duffy’s 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. Knowledge organiser is available for this mini SOW too.

8 blank retrieval task templates engaging recall progress tasks

23 big questions to guide a sequence for a Romeo and Juliet SOW. Also included is a semi-blank knowledge organiser and an independent self-KO and assessment mark scheme.

General Homework Menu for all subjects to use with knowledge organiser. First 3 tasks to use with knowledge organiser and 2 blank tasks to add your own tasks to generate buy-in, autonomy, etc. Homework menu to be used by student independently, one task a week - choice.

Writing with clear viewpoint perspective language paper 2 aqa q5. Quick wins with varied sentence openers and ISPACE and 11 divine sentence starters for crafted, clear viewpoint. Full lesson but easily 3 hours worth.

Language assessment using Noughts and Crosses extract including mark scheme. Ready made assessment and mark scheme ready to go.

Post-Assessment language analysis on Noughts and Crosses extract. Complete with mark scheme.

Knowledge Organiser Character and Voice Poetry KS3

Comparing poetry Search for my Tongue and Old Tongue - fun and engaging! Introduction to the comparison skill with fun and engaging methods. Comparing two poems, insight into other cultures and voice/persona. 3+ hours worth. Plus plenty of stretch and challenge with further reading, WAGOLL structure strips, etc.

Using a semantic field of ‘religion’ in order to display a love of a tv show…

Power and Conflict quizzes for Teams 15 duplicate links. AQA literature power and conflict anthology - 15 mini quizzes, all 10 questions each. Duplicate links for use on Microsoft Teams Quiz/Forms - Assignment function. Perfect for recall and retrieval practice. Mix of quotes, context, method zooms.

Analysing Stormzy's 'Blinded by Your Grace' lyrics to understand semantic fields, using the terms 'lexis' and 'lexicon' and allusion.

We like to read big chunks of it and stop to check understanding every now and then so here’s a quick lesson to retrieve what they know so far and what they can remember about language zooms from last time… Includes free knowledge organiser

Noughts and Crosses language method zooms as you read through chapter 3-8. Black narratives BLM. Exploring language/word types/methods with scaffolds. Including free knowlegde organiser.

Chapter 2 of Noughts and Crosses -connotations and knowledge organiser

Noughts and Crosses knowledge organiser BLM Black Narratives

Celebrating Individuality through English - Poetry, Non-Fiction, Song Lyrics, Creativity Mini SOW. 4-7 lessons/hours worth. Highly engaging and relatable for students.

Creative vs Descriptive Writing GCSE

Porphyria's Lover AND general band 5 (being thoughtful) in AQA poetry responses. MEGA lesson or 3! (observation lesson for boy-heavy class). Including excellent stand-up game, Porphyria's lover analysis and how to be THOUGHTFUL rather than just clear when analysing poetry.

Manhunt by Simon Armitage - Mega Poetry lesson on metaphors