A mini-sequence exploring the poem, ‘The Emigree’ by Carol Rumens, through a mixture of reading and writing tasks.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem, ‘My Last Duchess’, by Robert Browning, through a mixture of reading and writing tasks.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem ‘London’ by William Blake through a mixture of reading and writing tasks.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem, ‘Checking Out Me History’ by John Agard through a mixture of reading and writing tasks.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem ‘Kamikaze’ by Beatrice Garland from the AQA Power and Conflict cluster through a mixture of reading and writing tasks.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem, ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’, by Alfred Lord Tennsyon through the use of reading and writing tasks.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem, ‘Bayonet Charge’ by Ted Hughes through reading and writing tasks.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem ‘Remains’ by Simon Armitage, including reading and writing tasks.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem ‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy through a mixture of reading and writing skills.

A mini-sequence exploring the sonnet ‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Shelley from the AQA Power and Conflict cluster, including reading and writing tasks.

A lesson exploring the theme of guilt in ‘Macbeth’. All resources are included within the PowerPoint.

Two/three lessons for KS3 working on crafting of setting descriptions and zooming in/planning responses.

This lesson explores the crafting of writing through the use of ‘Show, Don’t Tell’. Students will explore how to use this skill, followed by the crafting of a single paragraph. Students will then peer-assess their work with a focus on the use of ‘Show Don’t Tell’.

This task is to plan a piece of descriptive writing and peer-assess.

A two-part, fully resourced lesson introducing students to fairy tales, including conventions. Lesson Two: What are fairy tales Students will gain an initial understanding of the genre to support their homework research, which will include conventions and key-terms to be utilised throughout the topic. Students should be informed of their assessment task and informed of the skills they will need to develop over the course of this term. Lesson Three: Fairy tale conventions Students will explore and identify the conventions in fairy tales. This lesson should link, yet differentiate the conventions in Fantasy fiction (Term 5 SOL). Week Overview: By the end of the week, students need an understanding of what makes a fairy tale, common conventions, different types of fairy tales, and the oral origins of the genre.

A fully-resourced lesson building towards students completing a piece of descriptive writing on a Victorian setting. A task designed to develop understanding of A03 and to demonstrate clear links with ‘A Christmas Carol’.

A chronological exploration of imperfect worlds in literature. Teachers create tasks based on the individual needs of the class.

To develop SPaG, students will explore different sentence types, lengths, and openings to develop the quality of their written expression. To begin with, students will explore the effect sentences can have on the reader, focusing on pace, emphasis, and development of ideas.

A collection of resources and reflections after an assessment analysing ‘Poppies’.

A two-part lesson exploring the meeting in A1, S5 between Romeo and Juliet, building up to writing an analysis piece.