Fully resourced scheme of work for A Level AQA English Language Social Variation Age Theories Social Groups Theores **8 lessons of powerpoints with tasks on the powerpoints. **: Lesson 1 - Intro to Social Variation: idolect/sociolect Lesson 2 - How does age affect language use? Theories of age. Lesson 3 - Slang / Michael Rosen Podcast / Jonathan Green’s ideas of slang Lesson 4 - Slang / Stenström’s Teenage Talk / Research into slang usage / Ives / Teenspeak and textspeak Lesson 5 - Defining age - Eckert and Chesire’s ideas / AO2 critiquing studies Lesson 6 - Multi-Modal Language / Textspeak & teenspeak / Is text speak killing language? Ted Talk from John McWhorter / Thurlow’s Sociolinguistic Maxims (2003) Lesson 7 - Jenny Chesire’s Reading study / AO2: Evaluate and Critique skills Lesson 8 - Jocks and Burnouts - Eckert’s study / AO2: Evaluate and Critique skills / Copeland’s code-switching. Also includes many example A Level questions. Very helpful for A Level English Language teachers or students.

KS3 Gothic Literature Reading - The Tell Tale Heart 6 lessons examining how Poe uses language in the Tell Tale Heart: Reading Examining Gothic conventions Language analysis - use of punctuation, repetition, imagery, first person unreliable narrator How does Poe present Madness? Writer’s message

KS3 English Scheme: Speeches of Power and Protest Can be used with Year 7 / 8 / 9 depending on ability. Can be adapted for your group also. Resources include some for LA/HA. 21 lessons fully resources with worksheets, powerpoints and fully anthology of speeches. Developing both reading and writing skills. First 12 lessons focus on Reading Last 9 lessons focus on Writing Topics by Week: Week 1: Introduction to Rhetoric (Rhetorical methods / appeals to pathos/logos/ethos) Week 2: Influential leaders (MLK / Churchill / Obama / Nelson Mandela) Week 3: Contemporary Protests ( John Boyega / Emma Gonzalez / Malala) Assessment 1: How does Malala use language to persuade her audience? Week 4: Empowering Women (Elizabeth I / Emma Watson / Sojourner Truth / Suffragettes ) Week 5: Climate Change (Sir David Attenborough / Leonardo DiCaprio / Greta Thunberg / Obama / Writing Assessment) Assessment 2: Writing to persuade: views on climate change

A Level English Literature Christina Rossetti - Full Annotations: Apple Gathering

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The Girl of Ink and Stars - Full Scheme of Work Year 7/8 12 lessons (20 hours of learning) Character Setting Plot Exposition Language Analysis Genre - Bildungsroman Non-Fiction Writing - Letter and Journal Writing tasks

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Christina Rossetti - Full A Level Scheme of Work - English Literature Edexcel Lessons on all poems including annotations and contextual information.

KS3 The Crucible by Arthur Miller Fully Resourced Scheme Aimed at Year 8/9, covers reading of the whole play: Plot Characters Themes Language analysis Writer intent Conventions of a play Stage directions Witch Trials Pendle Witches Salem Witches Context McCarthyism Modern day hysteria Fully resourced 2 Assessments Mark Schemes Example answers AfL resources

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Context: Aestheticism Hedonism Dandies Wilde’s Parents Hellenic ideal Importance of reputation to 19th Century middle class society Robbie Ross and Wilde – double life Initial reception of DG by critics Wilde and Stoker friendship Cleveland Street Affair – Blackmail and Scandal Influence of Friedrich Nietzsche Literary Context Decadent Gothic / Urban Gothic

Eduqas Language Paper 1 Section A walk through and bundle 15 lessons: How to retrieve information (3 lessons) Understanding explicit vs implicit information How to answer an impressions question 5 mark or 10 mark Walk through of 3 papers (characters: Justo, Emma and Robbie, Megan), including skills and tasks to enable students to succeed in Comp 1A. Guide students how to answer Section A: Q1:5 Q2:5 Q3:10 Q4:10 Q5:10 Model answers included

Half Caste by John Agard Annotations GCSE Poetry

A Level English Literature Named Poet - Christina Rossetti Full Annotations: Up-Hill

KS4 English Literature - Eduqas Poetry Anthology Full set of lessons on every poem 2 lessons per poem Lesson 1) includes context / poet information / a copy of the poem / AO1 meaning of poem Lesson 2) Tasks allowing for analysis of language, form and structure / poet’s intent / writing tasks Booklet for students - pdf and word document Booklet has a space for every poem for students to fill in context/poet/meaning and has key quotations and context for each.

A Level English Language Original Writing Coursework Lessons: Introduction to Original Writing Coursework Lesson 3 x Political Speeches Lessons 3 x Dramatic Monologues Lessons 3 x Travel Writing Lessons Including many examples of style models and tips on how to write their own. KS5 AQA English Language A Level

A Level English Language Original Writing Coursework Commentary Lessons What to include Step by step how to write a commentary How to meet the AOs Some examples

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