A series of three fully resourced lessons on Search for my Tongue by Sujata Bhatt. The first lesson introduces students to the poem and explores Bhatt’s influences. In the second lesson, students develop their language analysis skills. In the third lesson, students work independently to write an extended response.

Two lessons looking at how satire can be used in non-fiction writing. Lessons based around Christmas TV adverts. The first lesson encourages students to consider a personalised response to Christmas TV adverts and introduces the idea of satire in writing. In the second lesson, students analyse a Charlie Brooker satirical article and then work independently to write their own and self assess against the GCSE AQA English Language mark scheme. This could stretch to three lessons. Particularly suitable for students aiming for grade 7-9.

Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions. Each chapter includes an extended writing, analysis style question. Additional support is provided as possible quotations are included.

18 lessons on Secret Friends by Elizabeth Laird. Ideal for low ability students. Lessons include homework tasks and opportunity for assessment. Lessons provide opportunity for drama, oracy and extended writing tasks.

A series of 4 fully resourced lessons guiding students through how to create a description of a villain character. All lessons include challenge tasks and help sheets for thorough differentiation. One homework task with accompanying resource also included. Lesson 1 allows students to analyse a villain from the extract of The Joker and provides opportunity for drama. The second lesson asks for students to write their own description of The Joker. The third and fourth lessons prove the opportunity for students to work independently to create their own villainous character. Opportunities for peer and self assessment also included.

Comprehension questions relating to the context of Jekyll and Hyde. 12 questions are based on the Mr Bruff video and 14 are more general context links.

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.

A template for an Emotion Volcano suitable for students with ADHD, ADD, autism or any student who struggles to regulate their behaviour or emotions. Ideally, both the feelings and the strategies can be discussed and created with the student. I have left the feelings blank other than level one - the intensity of feelings should escalate up to level five. Suggested strategies have been left on the resource but can be edited to allow for personalisation.

Students consider how to respond to a brief to appeal to their target audience. Students generate the key considerations from a brief and then work independently to plan to create a product.

An extract from the beginning of The Testaments by Margaret Atwood followed by reading comprehension questions focusing on understanding, analysis and vocabulary. Ideal for homework or a cover lesson.

A lesson revising ideology, culture and sub-culture. Suitable for students studying Pearson BTEC Creative Digital Media Production. Students consider how dominant ideologies have changed over time and evaluate their effects on society. Students apply their learning to analyse a TV clip and evaluate a model answer. Students recap the meaning of culture and sub-culture and work independently to write an exam style answer.

A lesson to explore how students can say no to sex and the alternative ways intimacy can be shared. Students recap the “golden rules” of consent, examine a case study and consider possible solutions to a range of common concerns regarding consent and sex.

A fully resourced debate lesson for students to argue who is responsible for the conflict in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Students work in groups to prosecute a specific character from the play. Students are given specific roles and a structure for their argument. The lesson is fully differentiated with both challenge and support tasks provided. The lesson has a focus on oracy with frequent reference to the GCSE Speaking and Listening criteria.

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 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 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.

A fun and interactive double lesson learning about different camera angles, lighting and sound. Can also be used for revision purposes. Students learn about a range of different camera angles, lighting choices and their effects. Students also learn the different between diegetic and non-diegetic sound and consider how all of these choices create meaning. Students then apply their learning to independently answer an exam style question before reviewing their learning.