Sheila Birling full revision sheet with lesson to accompany. Appropriate for mid-high ability KS4.

Though this is the second lesson in my Tess scheme, it is also a stand alone lesson. The lesson focus is the pastoral and anti-pastoral, Hardy’s life, and the context of the novel. More info and tips in the preview!

This lesson contains: Creative and critical tasks Multiple challenge opportunities An extract-based task A creative writing opportunity PLUS a preview to help new teachers understand how the lesson works

In this lesson, students will act out Act 3 of ‘Dara’, and answer IGCSE Section A style questions at the end. They will contemplate the staging of certain scenes, and the changing relationships between characters - in particular, the relationship between Dara and Aurangzeb.

This lesson comes directly after a ‘paragraph writing assessment lesson’ for The Moon, also available in my store. Alternatively, get the full 11-lesson Nature Poetry Bundle for an extremely discounted price in my store.

This lesson teaches students how to write a paragraph, analysing the poem ‘The Moon’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. This lesson was orginally planned for my intervention Y7 class, so would work for a Y5/6 class. If you are wanting the planning lesson, feel free to look at my shop, or pick up the planning and writing bundle for a deal.

This is a fun lesson that can come directly after watching the film ‘Elf’ and looking out for themes of identity/cultural identity. This lesson includes: An analysis task A poetry task A film review task A fun ‘elf-on-the-shelf’ creative task

This lesson was orginally planned for my bottom set interevention Y7 group, so would work for a Y5/6 class. This lesson teaches students to plan a paragraph, using poet intent, techniques and connotations as a basis for their wider ideas. Would work as a one-off poetry paragraphing lesson.

Originally planned for intervention Y7 set, therefore would also work with Y5/6 class or LA Y7/8. This lesson introduces students to the poem ‘The Moon’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, and allows them to explore what the moon has symbolised throughout literature. Students will then find connotations of words & phrases in the poem during a guided activity. Worksheets/resources are included at the end of the slides.

This lesson teaches students to plan and write a paragraph about a poem, using their knowledge of techniques, connotations and poet intent. This was planned for my Y7 intervention set, so would also work for a Y5/6 class. Includes a self-review at the end, and all teacher resources are attached at the end of the ppt.

This lesson will help students to write a paragraph about a Romantic poem, Daffodils. They will complete a quiz, then plan and write a paragraph. This is very scaffolded and therefore should be simple for even an intervention class. The students complete a ‘highlight your strength and target’ self-review at the end. All resources included.

This lesson was originally created for my intervention year 7 class, however it would be appropriate for any year 5-6 class as well. This lesson introduces the students to the Industrial Revolution and William Wordsworth, with the aim that students will finish the lesson understanding the intentions behind Romantic Poetry. Students will also be introduced to 'I Wandered Lonely/Daffodils) in order to find positive connotations within the poem, associated with nature.

Very low-level differentiated lesson. Students will recap simple word types (adjective, verb, etc.), and simple language techniques. They will then try to find these techniques in the poem ‘Daffodils’. This is very scaffolded and should be quite straightforward.

This display consists of poem titles, poet names, pictures for each poem, 3 quotes per poem, and poppies for decoration. Poems: London - William Blake Poppies - Jane Weir Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker Storm on The Island - Seamus Heaney Exposure - Wilfred Owen War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy

This lesson will guide students to choosing a type of poem to deliver a presentation about. The best part is, that there are 4 options (haiku, ballad, sonnet, and rhyming poem), and for whichever option that they choose, there is a powerpoint that the students can download to instruct them every step of the way. All of the resources are made and included.

This teacher feedback sheet is separated into 3 sections - WWW, EBI, and next steps. All you as a teacher have to do is highlight the correct sections - and the student work is marked! There are also marking codes and their meaning at the top of the sheet, to help the students to understand your marking. The numbers at the bottom reflect the student grade.

This lesson will teach students: The definitions of ethos, logos and pathos - as well as the history behind these concepts How to build vocabulary around the ELP structure How to write a persuasive piece (with a prompt) using the ELP structure How to review their peer’s persuasive piece according to a success criteria