This is a set of two lessons getting pupils to plan, write and improve their own lively article. I use this set of lessons as a revision of the form to keep the conventions fresh in pupil's minds. I planned these lessons in line with the EDUQAS Language paper 2 tasks, but there would be no significant adjustments required for any other exam board. No additional resources are required for these lessons, but you will need to mark the work that they produce between lesson one and lesson two. For the DIRT lesson to work with the presentation, pupils need a comment, a question, a target and accuracy marking.

This is a whole lesson that sets pupils up to write a persuasive speech based on the premise of Room 101. It introduces the theme, includes a link to a video clip and gets them to plan their ideas. This lesson would be ideal for a KS3 class of middle to high ability.

This quick quiz is ideal as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare and is suitable for KS3 or KS4. Pupils are encouraged to guess whether words were invented by Shakespeare, or if they are modern 'fakespeare'. I have selected words that are still widely used to demonstrate how the study of Shakespeare is still relevant.

This is a stand alone lesson, ideal for a high ability KS3 group. There are no additional resources required and the lesson requires very little preparation. Pupils are guided through a range of different form of the English language are encouraged to think about why our language has changed. Pupils work to translate a short extract from The Canterbury Tales. This lesson could be used as an introduction to Chaucer, or Shakespeare.

This lesson is ideal for a high ability KS3 class and requires no additional resources or preparation. Pupils are introduced to the concept of riddles through a video clip from Lord of The Rings. Pupils work in groups to identify the solution to a section of riddles and discuss the techniques that have been used. They then proceed to write their own riddles, using the devices they have learnt. This works as a stand alone lesson, or could be used as an introduction to a poetry unit.

This lesson is aimed at KS4 students, to encourage character development in prose writing. This activity guides pupils through the process of creating a detailed character profile that could then be used in a piece of prose writing. No additional resources or preparation is required before teaching.

This lesson is designed to get KS4 pupils to produce and improve a written answer to a GCSE exam style question, from EDUQAS Literature Component 2A. The writing structure ensures that pupils demonstrate AO1 and AO2. The writing activity is intended to be undertaken collaboratively, with answers to be produced on large paper, but this could be done independently for a high ability group. The exam style question is related to Anita and Me, but could be adapted for alternative texts

This lesson is ideal for a low ability group, to follow an extended writing task. It uses a video clip of Team GB's coach and encourages pupils to use some of the same techniques to improve their written work. Slides are plainly presented, so can be adapted to suit your usual style

This lesson is designed to get KS4 pupils to produce and improve a written answer to a GCSE exam style question, from EDUQAS Literature Component 2A. The writing structure ensures that pupils demonstrate AO1 and AO2. The writing activity is intended to be undertaken collaboratively, with answers to be produced on large paper, but this could be done independently for a high ability group. The exam style question is related to Lord of The Flies, but could be adapted for alternative texts.

This is a selection of tasks for revision of Anita and Me in preparation for Component 2A of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. These tasks could be used within a lesson, or could be set as cover work, or homework. The sheet includes the mark scheme for bands 3, 4 and 5 to enable pupils to self assess their answers.

This is a selection of tasks for revision of Jekyll and Hyde in preparation for Component 2A of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. These tasks could be used within a lesson, or could be set as cover work, or homework. The sheet includes the mark scheme for bands 3, 4 and 5 to enable pupils to self assess their answers.

This is a selection of tasks for revision of Lord of The Flies in preparation for Component 2A of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. These tasks could be used within a lesson, or could be set as cover work, or homework. The sheet includes the mark scheme for bands 3, 4 and 5 to enable pupils to self assess their answers.

This is a whole lesson which guides pupils to write their own poem about Christmas, using the outline and focus technique. This is ideal for KS3 pupils of all abilities, as it can be differentiated by adding a word bank or sentence starters. The success criteria encourage pupils to craft and improve their writing, to build resilience. This lessons requires no preparation and is ideal as an end of term lesson.

This is a selection of task which could be used for a whole lesson, following a piece of extended writing. This is ideal as cover work, or the peer assessment tasks can be used as a starter and DIRT tasks as a homework. These activities are ideal for a middle ability KS4 group, but could also be used with KS3. Very little preparation is needed, just printouts of the worksheet. This could also be laminated for future use.

This lesson introduces Blake's poem, The Chimney Sweeper, and encourages pupils to engage with the presentation of the characters. This is suitable for a KS4 group, or a high ability KS3. There is very little advanced preparation required for this lesson, just copies of the poem for pupils to highlight and annotate.

This worksheet is great for middle to low ability KS4 and can be used with any speech that will engage your group. I have used this with speeches from Obama, James Cordon and Matt Damon in preparation for the spoken language task on the EDUQAS specification. This worksheet gets pupils to break down the purpose of the speech and how it has been achieved. It can be used whilst watching the speech, or could be completed retrospectively.

This lesson is designed to support teaching of Component 1B of the EDUQAS English Language exam. This lesson could be used as an introduction and supports the AO5 score. This is ideal for a middle or low ability group and uses short bursts of writing to develop descriptive and structural skills. This lesson uses a YouTube video to demonstrate 'show not tell'. I have used an advert from The Dog's Trust, but you could easily adapt the video to suit your group.

This lesson guides pupils through writing a response to an extract question based on Romeo and Juliet. This is designed for Literature Component 1A from the EDUQAS specification. This is based upon an extract from Romeo and Juliet, but could be adjusted to which ever play your class has studied. This walk through is ideal for a high ability group and encourages familiarity with the AOs.

This lesson (or two lessons) is suitable for KS4 classes in preparation for the prose writing task in the GCSE language exam. This activity guides pupils to write a simple plot, but from an interesting perspective, such as a family pet. If pupils do not have an animal in the house, the account can be written form the perspective of an inanimate object. After writing their account, pupils are guided through proof reading, which is led by the requirements of AO6.

This is a sequence of two lessons, covering the conventions of review writing and including a review writing task. This is ideal for middle to high ability KS4, but could be easily differentiated to suit your group. The lessons are ready to use; you just need to choose an appropriate example of a review that would engage your group. There are suggestions of review websites included on the powerpoint. The success criteria are based on Component 2B of the EDUQAS Language exam, but could be tweaked to suit your exam board.