A scheme of work dedicated to practising skills of analysis through looking at a combination of gothic film clips and challenging gothic literature extracts. Can be used with high ability KS3 or with KS4 students. Practise English language Paper One questions with exemplar responses included.

An introduction to a scheme of work on the Gothic Genre covering about 3-4 lessons. The lessons use clips from horror films to explain the various Gothic elements. There is also opportunity to explore the context of Horror films across history.

A unit of work based on the new AQA GCSE, English Language Paper Two, Section B: Writing. The powerpoint contains contemporary materials/resources (Beyonce's lyrics/videos, Michael Brown shooting media coverage, the War on Drugs propaganda) that encourage debate and lively discussion over the issue of modern day racism in America. The project styled unit contains cultural, legal and political case studies; it eventually culminates in a writing to argue piece.

Quite a nice little lesson using: 'A Marriage' by Michael Blumenthal and (a personal favourite) 'A Drinking Song' by Yeats.

A scheme of work that I have used with top set year 7. Covers the key scenes in the play. Contains lots of engaging resources, activities and challenge opportunities.

A scheme of work covering Section A of English Language Paper 2 of the new AQA GCSE spec. The scheme is based around the theme of youth/class and how they are viewed from various perspectives -- the government, the media, the public. It covers topics such as class prejudice, the Manchester riots, and 'chav' culture. Contains a break down of the skills needed for each question, practice questions, exemplar material, and lots of engaging video clips/articles.

A slightly different, more interesting take on poetry! Designed for top-set year 9 - could be used for KS4. Poems: I wanna be yours by John Cooper Clarke/ Daddy by Sylvia Plath/ Education For Leisure by Carol Ann Duffy/ Kid by Simon Armitage/ This is just to say... by William Carlos Williams Per poem, there is: A clip of the poet reading A set 'method' for initial, independent analysis Contextual information - lots of clips here! Questions to guide them in annotating A challenge section dedicated to applying a particular literary theory to the poem An assessment question with a peer/self-assessment table Also, there's a bit of theory at the beginning on poetry in general, a final assessment task, homework ideas dotted throughout, and an end-of-unit student voice/ review task. If you're after a video-clip-heavy lesson or two, the section on Education for Leisure has a small documentary on the Columbine Massacre. It also has a small section on applying theories about Existentialism to the poem which I think has quite a cool clip from Kill Bill to help explain it.

A series of lessons covering questions 1-4 on the GCSE English Language Paper One. Lots of engaging resources/text with film clips attached to help improve understanding, alongside references to the mark scheme and opportunities for assessment throughout.