A lesson to explore the use of dialogue in Fantasy fiction to develop narrative. This is explored through an extract from Harry Potter and then through an extract from ‘Cursed Child’ to explore a different form.

5 different whole-class feedback sheets.

A single lesson exploring structure through multi-media (a clip of the water scene in Jaws) to track the events and focus of the audience. This is then developed into the text version and how to track structure in this.

A lesson exploring narrative structure and the role of characterisation during exposition. The text linked to this extract is A Pinch of Magic - the website has a fantastic resource bundle which I use with the lesson.

A lesson responding to the AQA Rosabel Language Paper Q5 task.

A lesson introducing the character of Sherlock Holmes, building to an analysis question on the initial description of the detective. MA KS3.

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

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

A single lesson introducing non-fiction, with a focus on purpose, audience, text type, and annotating any non-fiction extract. MA/HA KS3.

A collection of assessment resources to assess students on their ability to make inferences on a character in Fantasy fiction.

A single lesson exploring the theme of love in ‘Human Interest’ by Carol Ann Duffy.

A strategy poster outlining how to focus on reading fluency.

A document linking to the resources for the Fantasy fiction SOL.

A three-part sequence to plan, produce, and evalaute a piece of descriptive writing.

A collection of LA reading comprehension activities based on superhero biographies.

A lesson exploring narrative structure through the study of ‘Up’ as a stimulus, building towards crafting a narrative ghost story opening.

A single lesson introducing students to adventure fiction, featuring a highly-engaging journey through different cities in the world. KS3 MA.

Based on the strategies of academic reading, this worksheet explores academic reading of the first three chapters of ‘Treasure Island’.

An extract from ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ with accompanying academic reading resource - focusing on pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading. An extract to be used for AQA Language Paper 1, Q1/Q2.

An easily adaptable resource designed for a HA Year 7 group, could be used for most of KS3 with slight tweaking. Print and cut the resources, stick them around the room or on different tables, giving students time to visit and make comments on each station. Differentiated success criteria. Proved to be very engaging and effective.