2 lessons exploring Rupi Kaur’s poetry, made popular on Instagram. Students analyse her poem and then create their own.

Perfect hour long session for tutoring, resit, intervention or form time- analysis of structure in a Monster Calls extract. Includes terminology, extract and structure strip with challenge and checklist.

Full lesson on Macbeth’s arrogance across the play, with a practise question.

A lesson/double designed to push students to think about Shakespeare’s messages about the human condition in Macbeth. Includes discussions, annotations and an exam question. Worked really well with year 11 in 2023 examination prep.

A lesson/double on “Climate change is the biggest issue facing our world- worryingly, it is also being ignored.” Write a letter to your local MP giving your opinion on this statement and suggesting things that could be done to tackle the issue. Perfect introduction to viewpoint writing or for students who struggle with the question. Lots of discussion, pair work, debates. Great for NEA spoken language. Uses real life examples from newspapers to encourage students to see expert models.

A whole lesson and resources practicing the AO3 comparison skill through Banksy’s ‘Dismaland’ attraction. I have created this lesson for a high set of year 11 students, however this could be adapted for any KS across school. The lesson focuses around comparison, firstly with photos, then videos, then texts- all surrounding Banksy’s Dismaland. Resources: Powerpoint: lesson with differentiated learning objectives and mark scheme for peer assessment. Worksheets: two newspaper articles for comparison, a sheet to compare two adverts of the attraction, a grid to record language choices in the articles.

A crossover lesson for both GCSE Language and GCSE Literature: an analysis of Squealer in Animal Farm. Powerpoint: Supports lesson, with objectives. Structure Worksheet: Crossword to reveal structural features used, then space to apply this knowledge. Language Worksheet: Crossword to reveal language features used, then space to apply this knowledge. Extract: Taken from Animal Farm.

Posters containing sophisticated and ambitious vocabulary, with pronunciation and image to support.

A lesson looking at the damage done by writers’ viewpoints. The lesson uses an essay about Caroline Flack as a base for discussion, linking it to how media target audiences to achieve certain effects.

A quick boot camp to address misconceptions in commas. Designed for year 11 intervention students grade 1-9. Uses an AQA English language paper 2 writing task about education as a stimulus. Booklet and Powerpoint included.

A lesson in which students write a speech about their role models, based on a reading analysis of Barack Obama's statement on the death of Muhammed Ali. Includes: Powerpoint with prompts for students, as well as mark schemes. The original statement given by Obama, in which students can identify their own features. Scaffolded grid with examples from the speech and space for students to write in the corresponding feature. A model response, used for them to assess and improve. Could also be used to meet the speaking and listening aspect of the exam.

An introduction to poetic form, used for extra intervention with year 11 students. Contains a voiced over Powerpoint with key knowledge and questions. Perfect for online learning.

Voiced over Powerpoint of a lesson that explores structure in Pixar animation ‘Piper’. Perfect for online learning as it talks students through everything. Ends with some creative writing and gives students chance to apply their learning.

A lesson analysing how the creators of Christmas adverts meet the form, audience and purpose of their adverts. Includes task on entry, main worksheet, Powerpoint with embedded videos.

A booklet that prepares students for paper 1 question 4 of the English language exam. Great for intervention.

A booklet that gets students to evaluate a statement. Perfect for intervention.

A lesson that uses an extract from To Kill a Kingdom to inpsire a description of setting. Self assessment built in.

Focusing on Dr Lanyon and curiosity-complete with a practise question for AQA English Literature.

Perfect for year 11, year 10 mocks intervention or resit. This is a walking talking paper 2 mock exam- non-fiction reading section- that details timings and provides scaffolding for students.

Useful for year 11 revision of Mr Utterson