This lesson focuses on tracking events in a text and analysing structural features such as juxtaposition and analepsis (excerpt from A Christmas Carol).This is one of 6 lessons uploaded with the aim of preparing students for answering Language Paper 1 Question 3.

To prepare Year 10 students for a mock paper (past paper 12, IGCSE 2020 June), this lesson will introduce students to the context of the play, the key events and characters, and give them the opportunity to predict and analyse some themes of the play.

This lesson focuses on tracking events in a text and analysing the change in voice/themes as the text progresses, using the lyrics from Frozen.This is one of 6 lessons uploaded with the aim of preparing students for answering Language Paper 1 Question 3.

This lesson focuses on tracking events in a text and analysing structural features , using an excerpt from Voices from Chernobyl. This is one of 6 lessons uploaded with the aim of preparing students for answering Language Paper 1 Question 3.

This is the second lesson in a scheme of work about the play ‘Dara’. In this lesson, students will perform the whole of the first act (timed at around 33 minutes if the reading is slow), and have some time left for a starter, and a main analysis task. Will help if teaching the 2020 component 1 past paper.

This lesson allows students to work within the skill-set and level that they are comfortable at. It teaches students to work together in creating a final performance piece (a scene with a genre of your choosing - here I’ve chosen tragicomedy).

This lesson allows students to find their role within a group, and also choose their level of learning and contribution towards the scriptwriting process. By the end of the lesson, students should show the class a ‘sneak peek’ of their future performance piece.

This is the third week in a SOW combines both Media and English in order for students to construct a film review during their assessment week. In this scheme, students have the chance to explore elements of cinematography, scriptwriting and analysis of ambiguity and sensationalism in film. Lesson One: What is sensationalism? Lesson Two: Identifying persuasive devices Lesson Three: Implementing persuasive devices Lesson Four: Writing a sensationalist review

This is the second week in a five week scheme that is available on my shop, but this can easily be a stand alone week of work. Lesson one: what is ambiguity? Ambiguous versus obvious film trailers comparative analysis Lesson two: Imagery in film and using descriptive imagery Lesson three: Emotion in film and learning to describe emotion Lesson Four: Planning our own ambigous trailer

This SOW combines both Media and English in order for students to construct a film review during their assessment week. This is week one of a five week scheme - please see my shop if you would like to purchase the next week, or to buy the whole scheme. This SOW includes the following lessons: Lesson One: How to write a film review Lesson Two: Camera shots and angles and writing an analysis Lesson Three: Pathetic fallacy in film and writing an analysis Lesson Four: Colour in film and writing a comparative analysis

This lesson continues from the creative writing: narrative hook lesson that I have posted previously. Please find a bundle deal for both lessons for a reduced price. However, this lesson can easily also work as a stand alone lesson on sentence types and evaluating their effectiveness in a written piece. Links to other cultures are also present in the excerpt of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid’s memoir.

Students can use this planning sheet and also the interview Q&A sheet to work towards writing an article. This could work in the context of any lesson.

Students will use this lesson to write a narrative opening to a story about skydiving. This includes a speedy starter, a matching up activity with accompanying worksheet, an extended writing task and a peer assessment opportunity at the end.

First lesson: Word of the Week and Context Second lesson: Guided structural and poetic analysis Third lesson: Planning and writing a critical analysis, and a 10- question multiple choice low stakes quiz.

Worksheet on Duffy’s poem ‘Valentine’ including starter activity, analysis questions, and a scaffolded paragraph task.

Lesson includes a word of the week (impregnable) with accompanying questions, context on Heaney, Stormont and The Troubles, a first reading of the poem and group/discussion work activities.

First lesson in a three lesson mini-scheme for Armitage’s ‘Remains’. This lesson in particular covers key themes, vocabulary, context, and offers a ‘first look’ at the poem.

Lesson complete with a word of the week focus (adversity), a real Titanic diary entry, and guided annotation practice. Great for An Inspector Calls context, Non-Fiction analysis or Unseen Prose practice.

Lesson Includes: Activities on the word of the Week (Cultural Identity) Coverage of context (Grace Nichols background and UK post-war immigration) Coverage of key concepts and techniques including reconcilliation and allusion An initial reading of a poem Partner work, individual work, presentation opportunities and peer review

8 Week 40 lesson non-fiction SOW including: Word of the weeks at the start of each week A focus on a range of non-fiction pieces Fully differentiated resources Many extension activities and opportunities for student reflection Multiple choice knowledge tests at the end of each week A mid-term assessment and end of term assessment An end of term 68- question multiple choice knowledge test