An engaging lesson designed with online learning in mind.

A bundle of original resources to ensure whole-school reading is a priority across the school.

Low-stakes retrieval task.

A lesson using Alice in Wonderland as a stimulus to make inferences on more challenging texts. Designed specifically with online learning in mind.

A two-part lesson exploring ghost stories and narrative writing. In particular, sensory imagery and lingustic devices are explored.

Creating a Dickensian description of London.

A single lesson on creating a Dickensian villain using Dickensian writing methods.

A three/four lesson sequence with a focus on science-fiction. Lesson 1: Identifying and recapping literary devices. Lesson 2: Crafting literary devices into a description. Lesson 3: Using sensory imagery.

What is sci-fi? Conventions, impact and role in popular culture.

DROP - SHIFT - ZOOM IN - ZOOM OUT - LINK structure strip.

An engaging lesson exploring Charles Dickens’ early life, attitudes towards society and other contextual factors.

A MA, engaging lesson exploring Freytag’s pyramid narrative structure. Learning Challenge: Can I explore how a text is structured through my understanding of ‘Freytag’s pyramid’? Any feedback greatly appreciated.

A single lesson showing the difference between tone and mood, using Wuthering Heights as a case study.

Researched collection of reading strategies to support students in their reading development in a post-lockdown era. The strategies are aimed at secondary school ages, but can be easily adapted. Would appreciate feedback or tweaks based on effectiveness.

A lesson introducing students to personification, quizzing knowledge, addressing misconceptions, making connections to pop-culture and including this in their own creative writing. Always a very engaging lesson.

Building tasks towards analysis of a Gothic character (Frankenstein) with scaffolding. Produced for a Y7 scheme, but easily adapted.

Learning Challenge: Can I make inferences on a Gothic setting description? Skills Tested: Inference and selecting appropriate textual evidence. Text Focus: Wuthering Heights setting description.

A single lesson on the role of Gothic conventions. PowerPoint is deliberately not exhasutive to allow teacher input and class discussion.

A lesson exploring Dickens’ methods in ‘A Christmas Carol’ and applying this to the creation of a Dickensian character.

A full lesson exploring how to approach analysis questions on the Spirits in A Christmas Carol. The lesson consolidates knowledge and then encourages students to analyse key scenes.