This lesson includes interesting discussions about ancestry and heritage, a character tracking table, comprehension questions, a creative writing task, and an option for a reflective purple pen plenary.

Students will watch a video and read an article on crocodiles, and then answer comprehension questions. Students will also build better vocabulary in order to be able to complete a more creative newspaper writing task at the end of the lesson.

Multiple Choice 10 questions, and two short answer questions for an end of unit drama test.

This assembly is originally for year 9, reiterating acheivements from the previous term, asking students about their holiday, and stating expectations. Note: This was an online assembly, so adapt as necessary.

Final lesson of the Commedia week, focusing on an improvised piece, and with an accompanying low-stakes multiple choice quiz.

This lesson should come after an initial introduction to comedy, and Commedia Dell’Arte. This lesson explores the four key character types of Commedia, with a key focus on the ‘master’ and the ‘servant’. Students will analyse their physicality, and then attempt to emulate it in an improvised performance.

This is a full Drama Lesson informing students of Commedia Dell’Arte Drama and it’s history. Plenty of practical activities and key terminology.

This lesson focuses on how perspective can alter scriptwriting. Students will learn key terms, practice freeze-frames and scriptwriting, and perform in front of the class. At the end, students will have a chance to review their own work.

As Head of Year, you have probably notice that two things are often lacking in the cohort: punctuality and good manners! This assembly offers some key reminders and acts as a sort-of behaviour reset.

Topic: Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’, cultural anxieties and how they affect literature, transgressive science. Lesson including resource, word of the week (transgression), key concepts and structured analysis.

An excellent, high level lesson on critical analysis, with a focus on Albert Camus’ ‘The Myth of Sisyphus’. Perfect for a non-fiction SOW. Key concepts include: Existentialsm, futility, absurdism and nihilism. Key technique focused on: Extended metaphor

This lesson is for KS4 students preparing to write their own analytical response in essay form. However, this gives them even more freedom and independence by asking them to find their sources, and formulate their own essay questions.

Lessons and Resources for teaching an Identity Poetry SOW. Suitable for both higher and lower ability learners, differentiated to cater to both.

Topic: Debates in Science - how far is too far? Resource: A conversation between two female scientists about the ethics of ‘designer babies’ Task: Construct a conversational piece, using the resource as inspiration. Resources included

5 lesson SOW on satire and modern-world issues. Can fit with Unseen prose or a Non-fiction SOW. Complete with word of the week, resources to print, and a 12 question end-of-week quiz. Lesson one: Word of the week (satire) and satire to caricature. Lesson two: Satire to criticise (focus on privilege and power inbalance) Lesson three: Satire to ridicule (focus on conspiracy) Lesson four: Satire for humour (focus on controversy, scandal and mockumentary) Lesson five: Low stakes quiz, recap of key concepts and creative tasks

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

Using this worksheet the class will be able to prepare for creating a Dystopian world of their own (search creating a dystopia worksheet) by collecting and practicing using ‘dystopian verbs’. Suitable for KS3, low-mid ability.

KS3 creating a Dystopia Worksheet, can stretch more able learners but is also suitablely differentiated for lower ability.