Learning Challenge: Can I identify the elements of a fairy tale narrative? Designed with Zoom/Teams in mind, so will need tweaking for face-to-face teaching.

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

A two-part lesson building up annotation skills through an extract from Alice in Wonderland. Next, the students will complete an analysis paragraph on the extract. Aimed at KS3.

Exploring the murder of King Duncan, the role of sybmolism and how to analyse key scenes.

A sequence exploring the role of Jacobean women, linking this to ‘Macbeth’, and exploring the wider theme of masculinity in society and the play as a whole.

KS3/KS4 MA challenging extract.

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.