This is a scaffolded gap fill which I used with my bottom set years 9 and 10. After marking their poetry comparison assessments (on Remains and War Photographer), it was evident that many of them struggled with structuring their responses. As a result, I created this gap fill exercise using the sentence starters I had provided previously. We completed it as a class choosing a quotation from Remains and one from War Photographer. I have also attached two completed ones which can be used as examples. T

This lesson was taught to a middle ability year 8 class who have been studying the play Dracula. It's based on act 2 of Dracula when their are reports of a severe storm in Whitby. The class spent a lesson planning their newspaper article (worksheet attached) and a lesson writing it. It includes a starter task which involves students decoding the conventions of a newspaper article, an example article, a newspaper template (attached) and a success criteria of what to include. There is also some key words for writing using a newspaper style.

This lesson explores how to approach question 3 of the English Language paper 1 exam (AQA). It includes an example paragraph, sentence starters and a peer assessment checklist. Students identify language/structural devices (these are all listed on the powerpoint), read the reading passage (from AQA on the powerpoint), write their response and peer assess.

This is a feedback mark sheet which I used to give students feedback on their Romeo and Juliet prologue assessments (based on conflict). It includes a quick tick-list with assessment and SPaG focused targets and is in student-friendly language. It makes marking so much quicker.

This powerpoint includes 10 spellings across 17 subjects taught at secondary school. I organised fortnightly spelling tests for each subject which ks3 students completed. This was used to display the words beforehand. I complied each spelling list based on feedback from each subject teacher.

This lesson includes both the planning and writing element for students writing their own Greek myth. I have used it at the end of a Greek myth unit where students have studied several myths. There is step-by-step planning grid worksheet, example paragraph (which students should improve as the starter task), a character list example, a success criteria with descriptive methods outlined and a challenge task. My class spent one lesson planning and one lesson writing.

This is a feedback mark sheet which I used to give students feedback on their newspaper article assessments. It includes a quick tick-list with assessment and SPaG focused targets and is in student-friendly language. It makes marking so much quicker and can be easily adapted to suit your assessment.

This is a list of key quotations from Jekyll and Hyde which students now need to know in preparation for their literature exam. They are separated into character and setting. Additionally, I have created 3 gap fill exercises which can be used for revising the quotes (I usually use these at the start of lessons). I also got my students to colour code the quotes based on theme as a homework task.

This lesson shows students how to write a film synopsis. It includes an example, a success criteria, sentence starters and a peer assessment checklist. It was graded 'outstanding' in an observation.

This lesson was used in an interview and was told my leadership that it was "impressive". This lesson introduces students to the gothic conventions using memory techniques. It also demonstrates how to tackle tricky 19th century vocabulary in Frankenstein. Then students apply the gothic conventions to an extract from Frankenstein and write an analytical paragraph. They then peer assess and complete the acknowledgement task which accompanies their target.The PowerPoint also includes a helpsheet, differentiated success criteria, specific acknowledgement tasks and a worksheet for all students to write on.

This is a worksheet I created for bottom set year 10s. It goes through the steps of how to compare two poems. Mine used it with the AQA poetry anthology and for their assessment they followed the steps on the sheet. It is a step-by-step process for comparing two poems and is generic so can be applied to any poems.

This was a feedback lesson I did with my top set year 11s focusing on their Jekyll and Hyde literature responses. It focuses on the GCSE mark scheme, students have to transform the mark scheme into a student friendly mark scheme. I then photocopied the best response in the class and the students had to identify the different AOs in the example response. They then apply the mark scheme to their own work and mark it. Finally, there are two optional plenaries: a twitter slip or a post-it challenge.

This lesson was focused on the FA writing competition which was used as two literacy lessons for years 7 and 8 in my school. It explains the competition, but can still be used (without entering the competition) as a newspaper article writing lesson using football as a stimulus. It includes planning activities, a clip and the writing of the newspaper article. The boys at my school really engaged with it, so I created my own competition on top and have included the certificate. On average, this takes 2 lessons, one explaining and planning and another writing.

Planned for year 7 for an Ofsted inspection. This lesson explores the conventions of a Greek myth and focuses on the myth 'Pandora's Box'. It includes an 'odd one out' starter task, definitions for all of the keywords, a table for students to fill in the convention and example (from the text) and a writing task. There is also a plenary student friendly peer assessment checklist and a gap fill exercise focused on the Greek myth conventions. It is well differentiated with challenge tasks and sentence starters.

This is a marking feedback sheet which is tailored to writing an analytical paragraph. This was used after my students wrote an analysis on the poem 'Exposure', however, it is very generic so can be used for an analytical responses. It includes clear strengths, targets and tasks for students to complete which help them achieve their target. It makes marking a lot quicker, is clear for students to understand and saves you writing out the same thing over and over again! My year 9s responded really well to this.

This is not a full lesson, but key slides for comparing poems based on the AQA poetry anthology. This includes key slides which can be used in lessons based on comparing two poems. It includes the assessment objectives, a model paragraph on 'War Photographer' and 'Exposure' as well as one on 'Checking Out Me History' and 'Tissues', a venn diagram for comparing with prompts and an example question. I used this with years 9, 10 and 11 when introducing the skill of comparing poems.

This was a lesson I created and taught following marking students' assessments on the poem 'Exposure'. In the lesson before, they wrote some analytical paragraphs on the poem, focusing on analysing the language. This lesson includes a spelling test or key words, the assessment task with success criteria and sentence starters and a model paragraph which shows students how to write a good analytical response. It can be easily adapted to giving feedback on any topic in English.

This lesson was created to scaffold question 2 of the iGCSE paper (for bottom set), it teaches students how to approach a question, informs them on formality, they write a response to a question (sentence starters provided) and peer assess their work. They then acknowledge their targets by completing the corresponding task.

This is a feedback mark sheet which I used to give students feedback on their written adverts for the SPCA. It includes a quick tick-list with assessment and SPaG focused targets and is in student-friendly language. It makes marking so much quicker and can be easily adapted to suit your assessment. It also has the KS3 writing grid with levels 1-5

This is a feedback mark sheet which I used to give students feedback on their persuasive speeches against racism (based the character of Crooks). It includes a quick tick-list with assessment and SPaG focused targets and is in student-friendly language. It makes marking so much quicker.