10 reading comprehension questions on an extract from the start of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The questions focus on understanding and identifying devices.

Students create a description of a Gothic monster following a flipped homework where students draw their own creature. Students use the school’s own KS3 mark scheme to self assess their own work and to evaluate models. The lesson focuses on included language devices within their own writing and includes a differentiated literacy focus. An interactive and engaging lesson.

A series of four fully resourced lessons on the poem Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan by Moniza Alvi. The first lesson allows students to experience the poem as a dictogloss poem in order for them to develop a personal and creative response. The second lesson develops the students understanding of the poem and Alvi’s influences. The third lesson allows students to analyse the language and structure of the poem in detail and offers opportunity for oracy skills to be practised. The fourth lesson is an extended writing lesson and allows time for the students to plan their responses beforehand - could be extended to a fifth lesson.

A series of six lessons that allows students to analyse Hurricane Hits England by Grace Nichols. In first lesson, students read the poem and develop an understanding of Nichols’ influences. In the second lesson, students apply their understanding of the poem and the presentation of the speaker’s feelings to develop their own creative writing skills. In the third lesson, students work in small groups to analyse the language of the poem in greater detail. In the fourth lesson, students plan to write an extended response to analyse the poem and write their answers in the fifth lesson - could be used as an assessment. The sixth lesson is a drama lesson where students re-enact the poem as a TV news article.

A Macbeth whoosh drama activity. Resource includes the teacher script, lesson and plot gap-fill task. A fun and enjoyable way to introduce the play to students.

A series of 5 fully resourced and differentiated lessons focused on reading and writing non-fiction articles. In the first lesson, students recap persuasive language features. In the second lesson, students develop understanding of broadsheet and tabloid newspapers and compare the features. In the third lesson, students analyse a model newspaper article and focus on identifying the structure of a report. In the fourth lesson, students take part in a crime scene lesson to collate facts and information to prepare them to write their own articles. In the fifth lesson, students write their newspaper articles. This could easily become a sixth lesson.

A series of 6 fully resourced lessons on the poem Nothing’s Changed by Tatamkhulu Afrika. Includes on assessment lesson. The first lesson introduces students to facts around the apartheid and includes elements of group work and oracy. The second lesson explores Afrika’s influences for writing the poem. In the third lesson, students are introduced to the poem as dictogloss poetry in order to develop personal and creative responses to the poem. In the fourth lesson, students analyse the effects of the language and structure in the poem. In the fifth lesson, students plan for an extended response. The sixth lesson is an assessment.

22 lessons on Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Lessons include opportunity for assessment and homework throughout. A range of tasks created to develop knowledge, oracy, drama and analysis skills.

Three lessons showing students how to create tension in their writing. Use of A Whole Town’s Sleeping by Ray Bradbury as a model. Lesson 1 explores what tension is and how it is a structural device that can be used for effect. In lesson 2, students read A Whole Town’s Seeping and identify features that create tension. In lesson 3, students write their own short story that develops tension as a device.

4 lessons complete with resources to guided students to write their own Gothic setting descriptions. Students are guided to describe an image in detail and practice how to vary sentence lengths.

Two lessons to read, understand and analyse The Red Room by H.G. Wells. The first lesson incorporates elements of drama as students show their understanding of the short story. They recap and identify features present in Gothic stories. The second lesson focus on language analysis and students work independently to complete an extended response.

A lesson to develop students’ article writing skills. Based on controversial ideas and stereotypes about the youth of today. Lesson includes a model and frequent reference to AQA GCSE English Language mark scheme.

A revision guide for Power and Conflict anthology poems and Unseen poetry. Suitable for students studying AQA GCSE. The revision guide includes comprehension questions for each poem in the Power and Conflict anthology, focusing on quotations, theme, poets’ intentions and devices. A list of comparison exam style questions are included as well as exam style questions for unseen poetry.

Twelve fully resourced lessons on The Kiss of Death by Malcolm Rose. The lessons include two homework tasks and opportunity for assessment. The lessons allow for both group and independent work and there are opportunities for drama, oracy and writing skills.

Suitable for students studying AQA GCSE Power and Conflict poetry anthology. Page per poem knowledge organisers with detailed notes on key ideas, context, themes, language, form and structure. All poems in the Power and Conflict anthology covered with key quotations included.

Three lessons focusing on non-fiction letter writing skills. Based on the controversial topic of debt and pay day loans. The first lesson introduces the idea of pay day loans. Students read an article about the dangers of pay day loans and identify and analyse the devices used. The second lesson allows students to develop a personal response to the topic and students practise their oracy skills. A differentiated article is provided as further support for students. In the third lesson, students work independently to write their persuasive letters and peer assess against the success criteria. These lessons have been used with both KS3 and KS4 lessons with the GCSE mark scheme used for self assessment.

A lesson introducing students to the basics of psychoanalysis. Students then consider how the novella Jekyll and Hyde could be interpreted through the lens of psychoanalysis. Particularly suitable for grade 7-9 students.

30 comprehension questions for the poems in the Power and Conflict AQA anthology. Questions relate to quotation, theme, general understanding and devices.

Three lessons focusing on writing a letter to argue. Based on the controversial issue of school exclusions. In the first lesson, students practise their oracy skills and develop a personal response to the issue of school exclusions. In the second lesson, students analyse a model and plan their own response. In the third lesson, students work independently to write their letters to argue and peer assess.

An extract from the start of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley with accompanying comprehension questions focusing on both understanding and language analysis. Includes a challenge task based around creative writing skills. Ideal for homework or cover lessons.