A PPT to scaffold discussion about the father daughter relationship in Act 1. Could be used for one or two lessons. Starter - images to stimulate discussion about father daughter relationships. Links to Disney, popular music and Global Learning (forced marriage in UK and globally) Links to Assessment Objectives. Main Activity - group task to create a performance of Act 1 Scene 1. Task is scaffolded to encourage analysis of language. Review - Students perform. Worksheet for peer assessment with an added focus on how characters are presented. Worksheet could then be used to support analysis of the extract for a reading assessment. Exit Pass - Students discuss how they feel about the characters and rate their confidence in studying a Shakespeare play Homework - Write an extract from Hermia’s diary or a speech about forced marriage

Lesson on Gerald Croft. Focus on ‘We’re respectable citizens not dangerous criminals’. Link to Harvey Weinstein / exploitation of power in 2018. Worksheets included.

A revision guide for pupils - lots of key quotes from each Act. Fully analysed with terminology in bold. Includes a summary of what to do for AQA Literature Paper 1 and a page about the context of the play. Useful if pupils have gaps in knowledge / poor notes.

A starter for every lesson plus some blank templates for students to create their own quizzes. Each starter has a question about the language papers and the different literature texts to encourage continual revision. An Inspector Calls Macbeth A Christmas Carol Relationships Can be edited

A series of tasks based on writing for purpose. Our topic this half term is teenage runaway so many of the tasks are linked to this or the issues facing teenagers. However, these can be adapted very easily. Includes analysis Boris Johnson’s address to the nation on coronovirus and some links to the English Language GCSE.

Used with top set before the English Literature GCSE - we got 27 level 9s :) Includes a worksheet

Week of lessons - PPT and work book. Includes notes and tasks for Stave 4. I used these with a lower ability GCSE class but they would suit a variety of classes. Full scheme also available.

PPTs and work booklet. I used these with a lower ability Year 10 class but they would suit a variety of abilities / ages. Full scheme also available.

Lesson on Scrooge's transformation

91 page PPT on prefixes and suffixes plus three worksheets

Creative writing full lesson (used for interview) Suitable for KS3 / GCSE language prep Retrieval task: language devices Activity to scaffold creation of extended metaphors PowerPoint with sheets

Quiz Quiz Trade cards to cut up and use for teaching or revising the context of An Inspector Calls Powerpoint has ideas about context and responsibility. There are also picture stimuli and quotes for discussion.

A simple powerpoint to scaffold teaching of Stave 1

A worksheet using the Magenta Principles of 'Reduce' to help students identify key information and their own personal responses when approaching a text. Suitable for Year 7 - 11. This has links to Of Mice and Men but can easily be adapted to suit any novel / characters.

A magenta work booklet to help pupils develop tier two vocabulary.

A PPT and worksheet to scaffold a debate about Lady Macbeth's role in Duncan's death / Macbeth's downfall. This has worked well with set one and set 8! Links to assessment objectives throughout. Can be edited.

This was an attempt at differentiating a KS4 close reading scheme of work so that it was suitable for Year 7. Year 7 enjoyed it but it could be used with KS3 - 4 or even elements for KS5. The 111 slide PPT includes -Jane Eyre - Pride and Prejudice - Emily Dickinson poetry - De Bono - Plus, Minus, Interesting - Rally Robin - Think Pair Shair - Self/Peer assessment - Hot Seating - Word classes - Irony - Alan Peat sentences

A series of resources (4 lessons) to ease pupils into Paper 2 teaching. Includes two articles - one is a recount about the Rio Carnival and the other is an article about the impact of the Rio Olympics. Includes opportunities for Global Learning. 5 example exam questions for the AQA exam and worksheets to help scaffold answers. I’ve used this with Year 8 mixed ability, very low ability Year 11 and top set Year 11. All engaged with the articles.

Key vocabulary, character profiles, relationships with others, key quotes, writer's aims/ideas

An example literature exam question. An example language exam paper with questions 1 to 5. Both use extracts from Of Mice and Men.