An insight into the adaptation of Hamlet, into Disney's Lion King.

What is the difference between narrative and descriptive writing?

Getting students familiar with extended metaphors.

Designed to get students thinking about the use of senses in descriptive writing, through the use of sherbet lemons.

A powerpoint including activities on the poem The Road Not Taken. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 GCSE students.

Adaptable for any poems. This grid is blank, so that you can just add your poem titles at the top and off you go! Focuses students thinking onto the content of the poem, the ideas that the poet is trying to convey, the mood and atmosphere, analysis of language and structure and their own personal responses to the poems, before concluding by identifying similarities and differences. Brilliant for scaffolding, before an essay.

Getting students to think about the use of senses in descriptive writing, using fresh flowers.

Ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students. Explores the themes of homelessness. A great class read by Robert Swindells.

A powerpoint including activities on the poem Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 GCSE students.

A great introduction to poetry. Includes 4 lessons on the Pied Piper, 1 on Katy Perry's Firework, looking at the use of imagery and another on One Direction. Redacted poetry resources and lesson also included, along with worksheet.

Ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students. Explores the themes of homelessness. A great class read by Robert Swindells.

A powerpoint including two full lessons worth of activities on the poem Not My Business by Chinua Achebe. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 GCSE students.

Ideal for printing double sided and backing on coloured card. Key terms including metaphors, similes, sibilance, alliteration, rhetorical questions, mood, tone etc.

A complete scheme of work on narrative writing. Great for both KS3 and KS4 students.

Everything you need for 7+ lessons on persuasive writing. Themed around chocolate. Fully resourced.

Ideal for a KS3 group. Focus on Sir Gawain and The Green Knight and Theseus and The Minotaur.

A 13 lesson S.O.W. including assessment tasks and worksheets. I used this with my year 7 group, but could easily be adapted for older years.

Full overview of the WJEC GCSE Media Controlled Assessment on production. Focused on Magazines. Full until of work, step by step of what students need to do, ideas for mood boards, mock ups, questionnaire questions (allows you to add your own data to produce graphs). Comes with checklist for students.

Journey's End GCSE S.O.W.

Ideal for using alongside the play version. Powerpoint and resources.