A unit of work designed for IB English lang lit students working towards their IO. Tasks include supported group analysis to begin with, moving into student-led analysis which is fully supported by questions and additional resources. At least two/three lessons (1 hour each). Poems include: Remains, Out of the Blue, The Manhunt, The Bed, The Not Dead, Please rate if you like.

Unit of work (6 lessons) designed to teach iGCSE students descriptive writing techniques they will need for Paper Two. Techniques covered: sensory description oxymoron and juxtaposition zoom in structure technique metaphors and personification show don’t tell varying sentence lengths and paragraph lengths Aimed at moderate/high level learners - tasks are differentiated with challenge options. All additional resources are included as well. Lessons are designed for 1 hour and 20 minutes so it may be more than 6 lessons. Please rate if you like

These are two lessons which introduce an infographic and exam style question to students. Lesson one focuses on the GAPS, analysing the infographic in groups, and creating a detailed plan for one paragraph. Lesson two focuses on writing practice - introductions, topic sentences and an example answer where students engage with the marking rubrics. The infographic is from a past Paper One (L&L) paper.