Dragon Shield - Introduction and prediction lesson - Interactive and very engaging! Rare that a school studies this so if you need all the lessons; let me know, I made all my own from scratch. Based on a low ability year 7 but applies to all abilities.

A View from the Bridge Opening Context Lessons and Knowledge Organiser. 3 hours minimum lessons of 1. Context, 2. Characters and 3. Arthur Miller study with heavy focus on knowledge organiser and retrieval.

Our Day Out - Peer assess check box

Structure through Great Expectations Chapter 1. Q3 langugage paper 1 AQA or just intro to structure soft skills.

Private Peaceful Lesson/Worksheet - Choice of tasks

Raising boys achievement in literacy. Ideas, techniques and quick wins. Clear and concise presentation with action research and thorough pedagogy. Presented to Head Teacher and ex-ofsted.

Using speech marks - Low ability. Nice video included, plenty of examples and cartoon drawing task at the end.

Find all the poetic techniques activity!

l.o: To understand how tension is created in a scene

The step-by-step process of the point, evidence, effect and developing with subject terminology and the EFFECT which students usually miss out. Clear step by step explanation with examples from Love and Relationships poems from the anthology.

Romeo and Juliet Plot Summary

Valentine - Carol Ann Duffy: Lesson

Higher Order Questioning - High Ability Literacy

Health and Well being presentation with humorous music for Y11 revision inspiration and motivation

Summarising the characters in Much Ado About Nothing

Our Day Out - Character analysis: PEER assess grid. Applicable to all plays too - just change playwright's name.

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