A lesson guiding students through the reading and analysis of A3S2. Ideal for AQA students. Includes key quotations and the opportunity for independent and group work. Structure strips enable students to build confidence in writing extended answers and hits the criteria of the AQA AOs. All slides on a dyslexia friendly background.

A lesson designed for KS4 guiding them through close reading and analysis of the novella. Makes references to AQA Assessment Objectives for Literature. Includes contextual information, language analysis and consideration of key characters and themes.

A series of resources designed to be used over 2-3 lessons. Includes independent analysis of elements of A3S1, group work and drama tasks. Followed by an essay style question on how language is used to show conflict complete with support in structuring the answers and quote analysis It uses the AOs from the AQA GCSE specification and is ideal for both KS3 and KS4 groups learning key scenes and themes pf the play

A lesson guiding students through reflective time after an assessment. Uses the AQA specification to inform feedback. Includes example answer and engaging kagan style activities

A series of lessons designed to guide students through the opening of I am Legend with the questions from P1 Section A included. Also incorporates a question three using the opening of the film. Some nice activities to challenge student and encourage discussion. There is also a MAD time (reflection) lesson following on from Q2. Ideal for KS4 or high ability KS3

A lesson designed to get students thinking about the small details that build a character and the deliberate choices a write might make. Deisgned for a KS3 as a lead into creative writing activities.

This is a selection of resources guiding students through the background of WW1 and why people began to oppose the war. The work sheet leads students into the analysis of Wilfred Owen’s Exposure. I designed this for my KS4 group supporting them in AQA’s Power and Conflict poetry unit as part of Literature Paper 2

A selection of resources that should take 2-3 lessons to complete. Looks at the contextual information surrounding TB and Victorian life, combining this with the presentation of Smike as he dies in chapter 58. Ideal for KS3 as they progress to GCSE style and standard of work

This lesson focuses on the developments of chapter 5 with specific focus on the gothic horror nature of this installment. Ideal for KS4 approaching the text for GCSE.

A challenging and thorough lesson ideal for KS4 examining what life was like in indistrial Britain and relating it to Act One of an Inspector Calls. This is designed for the AQA syllabus and includes contextual information, analytical skills and creative writing challenges. Perfect for evoking powerful and meaningful class discussions

This is a comprehensive lesson guiding students through an extract from Stephen King’s IT. This lesson works through a suspenseful and sinister extract. Gives example answers and allows students to make associations across genres and texts, improving their comprehension and vocabulary. Ideal for KS4 studying section A of Language Paper 1.

A set of starters prompting students to recall quotations, identify devices and start to analyse

A lesson and some resources to support the answering of Q3

A lesson aimed at lower ability KS3 guiding them through reading Dracula and beginning to analyse the character of Renfield

A simple word search to accompany the teaching of Dracula

Using the Dracula play script as stimuli this is a lesson for lower ability students to improve their own writing style and abilities.

An assessment for AQA language paper one using Andy Mulligan's 'Trash' as the fiction text for analysis. Ideal for KS3 as the paper has a differentiated Q2 and a simple Q4. Also useful for KS4 exam preparation and revision

A poster that gives students clear reminders about how to correctly use quotations. Create with Adobespark

A poster of the poem matched with an image of the eifiel tower. Ideal for visual learners or as a conversation starter.

A lesson providing students with the knowledge required to write confidently about their opinion on Black Friday