Story writing prompt used for a Year 7 baseline assessment.

This is a handy resource if you are a supply teacher and need an efficient way to leave feedback for the class teacher.

A slide I’ll be using to reset classroom expectations at the start of a new term. I will fill this in with contributions made by students.

TBQ: Can I research and revise relevant context to support my analysis of the poor in A Christmas Carol? Students were given laptops in this lesson to support their revision. Alternatively, this could be set as a homework revision task. Kahoot quiz link included.

Guiding Y7 students through expanded noun phrases, using The Highwayman Poem by Alfred Noyes. Designed for a literacy intervention class.

Creative ctivities that can be adapted to support revision for any Power and Conflict poem. Kahoot quiz links. Images to match to quotations in Kamikaze and My Last Duchess

A sheet listing opening sentences/paragraphs from a range of novels, which can be used/adapted for all secondary year groups. I’d suggest laminating it, so that it can be reused. Could be used to explore inference skills and the writer’s intent, sentence structure, word choice, and to identify literary techniques. You could also use these as sentence scaffolds for exploring both structure and content with students, as suggested by Jane Considine in her first The Write Stuff session on demonstration writing.

Some generic plenary questions as well as questions for GCSE Literature students. Students roll a dice (the one I have is 1-8) and answer the question corresponding to the number they roll.

Created for a first reading of Winter Swans. In this resource I have selected 4 key quotations from the poem, giving students a chance for independent analysis before sharing ideas and annotating as a class.

A resource designed to revise creative writing skills in preparation for Language Paper 1 Question 5. This resource covers key skills, writing structure and a creative writing task with scaffolding.

Designed to follow on from the simile lesson, also available on my shop. Students build upon their knowledge of similes and develop these skills into creating effective metaphors using advanced vocabulary. During this lesson they will understand the effects of metaphors, and how they are similar/different from similes. They will use their knowledge to develop effective metaphors in their creative writing, using engaging stimulus.

A student-led exploration and analysis of significant moments in Chapter 6 of LOTF. This lesson uses jigsaw work, enabling students to work in groups to share and discuss their explorations. The lesson can be adapted for online learning through the use of collaborative breakout rooms in Teams.

‘Am I able to continue exploring Chapter 8 and comment on the most significant moments?’ This lesson was created for Y11 top set, but can easily be differentiated. Lesson includes memory recall starter and discussion points that can be addressed as the class read the chapter. There is also a quotation explosion task where they choose a quotation from the chapter to analyse and explore (could be used as a homework task). Lesson plan included, and a link to quizziz (quiz questions also included in the lesson plan document).

‘Am I able to explore Chapter 12 and comment on the most significant moments?’ Designed for a Y11 top set reading lesson and includes a ‘significant moments’ grid which can be used to reflect on and analyse key moments in the chapter. Students can record their own thoughts and add the feedback of other students in a different colour. The plenary enables students to reflect on the ending and why it might be significant. Lesson plan and grid included.

TBQ: As I watch the film version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, am I able to capture ideas about the characters in relation to the plot? Students are given a capture sheet to record notes about the characters and their relationships as they watch the BBC’s version of the play.

This lesson begins to explore the context, plot and key ideas in the poem ‘My Last Duchess’?

A lesson to enable students to explore and understand pathetic fallacy. This lesson is designed for online teaching platforms, utilising polls, student votes and the chat function to encourage and monitor engagement, and allow for formative assessment. Teacher notes are included in the presentation for guidance. Film clips are used to aid understanding of pathetic fallacy, and the main task involves a creative piece of writing to demonstrate their knowledge. Ideal for KS3 and can be adapted to suit class ability.

A lesson delivered to a Year 10 class that explores how John Agard presents ideas about power and conflict in ‘Checking Out Me History’. This was delivered before going on to analyse and annotate the poem. Includes: a key word and definition mix and match a video a research task (and grid) where students find out who the key black historical figures are in order to understand the context of the poem an extension task where students identify lines in the poem that correspond to the images

TBQ: Using my knowledge of Victorian Society, can I analyse an extract from a nineteenth century text? Designed for a top set Y9 class and delivered over 2 lessons. Includes: introduction to context/galvanism/Mary Shelley Extract and youtube videos to support comprehension Quotation explosion task Model paragraph response to the question ‘How does Mary Shelley present the theme of evil in the extract from ‘Frankenstein’?’ Sentence starters to support students’ own response to question Peer assessment plenary

TBQ: Can I explore the context of the poem ‘Remains’ to help me understand the plot and create a storyboard? Lesson created for weaker ability Y10 class to enable them to understand the plot. Lesson includes an exploration of context (youtube video) and PTSD. Differentiated storyboard included.