A basic lesson on subject verb agreement. I used with a weak ability year 8 set.

PowerPoint presentation on adjectives. Activities included. Middle ability year 7/8.

Six week scheme of work for Romantic poetry designed for year 8 cohort. Comes with a homework booklet. Formative assessment title based on language paper 2 poetry, and poems for the six weeks.

A creative writing lesson as part of a scheme of work about Macbeth and the Gothic genre. This lesson focuses on the element of the Gothic and gives a picture to the students to inspire them to write something. Example of a written piece too.

A mix of creative and analytical writing whilst looking at the character of lady Macbeth. Focuses on Act 1 scene 5 from the play. Can be used for a weak KS4 group or a middle/high ability KS3 group. Includes TWO lessons.

A short tuition lesson that examines the Ides of March and Julius Caesar. Looks into the way Caesar is warned by the soothsayer before his assassination. Creative task to write a letter.

One of a series of lessons i planned for Oliver Twist the play version (but can be used for the book). The lesson focuses on the character of Nancy and whether she is a victim or a villian. Students have to produce a written piece by the end of the lesson.

One of nineteen lessons planned for Oliver twist the play adaptation by Nigel Bryant. This lesson focuses on the character of Monks. Students to produce a written piece about Monks using the scaffolded slide (quotations and sentence starters included. Can be used with the analysis of the book too.

A lesson on capital punishment during the Victorian era and as mentioned in Oliver Twist. Uses reading strategies and real life case of Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig. Students enjoy this lesson as it encourages debate and active discussion. Comes with additional resource.

The themes that are present in Oliver Twist. This lesson is one of 19 lessons. Lesson includes and encourages students to work in groups.

A lesson on the murder of Nancy as detailed in the Oliver Twist play. Students have to write a newspaper article detailing the murder.

A step by step revision resource I created for the year 11s. Shows details of the revision ideas and how students can implement it. I printed and had this laminated as a resource can use multiple times. Alternatively you can have it as a classroom display.

Helpful hints on how to answer questions 1-4 of Language paper 2. Examples and model answers.

A more difficult lesson aimed at AMA (academically more able) students. Extracts from Jane Austen and John Keats. Focus on Language Paper 2 and particularly AO2.

Display/information slide to be used for STEM week. Crosses over into English (Lord Byron). Promotes cross curricular learning. Can also be used to promote international women’s day.

8 lessons based on texts from the Romantic era including Blake, Keats and De Quincey. Tasks based on language paper 2 questions.

An analysis of William Wordsworth’s poem Daffodils. Middle ability year 8. Useful questions for each stanza for independent student analysis. A main task around figurative language and peer assessment.

Phase two of the scheme of work with extracts from Shelley, Byron and events of the time, namely the Peterloo Massacre. Largely focused on Language Paper 2.

A lesson showing students how to compare two poems, The Clod and the Pebble by William Blake and Daffodils by William Wordsworth. a video link to BBC GCSE demonstrating how comparison works. Mental contrasting and EBI work included in the form of self assessment.

two poetry lessons with comprehension questions and an emphasis on performance and understanding meaning. differentiated worksheet to help with understanding.