Want your students to achieve the highest possible marks for their literature exams? Then look no further! Written by an experienced examiner, these lessons have been tried and tested to ensure that students understand how to achieve maximum marks in literature exams. A fully-loaded Macbeth scheme of work that covers all of the main scenes in the play. All lessons contain starters and engaging main activities that allow students to explore the scenes in a number of different ways (such as through: PEE chains, diaries, directing the scene themselves, blogs, letters and other techniques). Also included are worksheets, research activities and contextual information. An assessment lesson is also included, based on the scene where Macbeth and Lady Macbeth discuss the murder. Where lessons require students to watch clips, links are included in the PowerPoints. This SOW would ideally suit a middle-ability group although could easily be adapted to differentiate up or down. 13 full lessons are included in total, plus a computer research grid based lesson.

A lesson that analyses language in the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet. Features a starter based on iambic pentameter, key quotations with example analysis (using subject terminology), a practice GCSE style question with accompanying sample answer for students to level and grade. A post-it note plenary finishes the lesson off. This ready to use lesson has been graded 'Outstanding' during a recent Ofsted Inspection.

A poster pack for use in school classrooms that contain a range of connectives for different purposes. Perfect for printing and laminating.

A lesson that looks at Jessie Pope's poem Who's for the Game? Contains contextual references, key language techniques, example PEE structured answer and peer-assessment plenary. Suitable for a lower to middle ability KS3 group, although could easily be adapted to a more able set.

A lesson based on Belfast Confetti that allows students to explore the language and punctuation used and its effect on the reader. Features an engaging starter, contextual information, active analysis activity and a news report based extended writing task.

A lesson based on The Right Word by Imtiaz Dharker. The lesson focussing on 'tracking' the figure outside and the language used in the poem carries different connotations. Features an engaging starter, main tracking activity, example question with answer and hotseat plenary.

A poem that helps students understand how to respond to an unseen poem. It provides a step-by-step method of annotating the poem, key language features to look for, links to the mark scheme, example answer and an acronym for use in the exam itself. The poem used is Long Distance II.

A double lesson pack to help students understand Hawk Roosting. The first lesson focusses on the theme of power and language analysis whilst the second lesson breaks the poem down into individual words that students use as a basis for a creative writing piece.

A poster that focusses on the differing skill levels based on Bloom's Taxonomy. Perfect for use in classrooms to help students ask a range of higher-level questions.

A slide-show with printable posters for classrooms; I usually use these at the start each year to remind students of important punctuation. I have used the slide-show as part of a whole-school assembly and then the challenge at the end is used as a reward scheme.

An 'Easter egg' hunt type game where students must guess the author based on a series of clues. I usually hide these around the school on World Book Day and students are allowed out of class to 'hunt' the clues. The first team to bring back all the correct answers win a prize.

An English / Drama lesson based on exploring poetry and the theme of bullying through dramatic techniques. The poem, Four o'clock Friday, contains a range of techniques that students must bring to life through freeze-frame, monologue and other technique. Perfect for lower to middle ability groups.

This lesson enables students to learn and understand persuasive techniques. It features an example article for them to annotate and an example GCSE style question with exemplar answer for them to use as a basis for their own writing. Engaging starter activity and peer-assessment plenary. This lesson could easily be stretched to two lessons: one based on the reading and understanding a further lesson based on writing.

A lesson that introduces students to concept of a literary 'theme' and allows them to explore through animal imagery in Skellig. Features an engaging starter activity, example question, interesting main based on imagery and peer-assessment plenary.

A lesson based on the character 'Skellig' that helps prepares students for the English Language AQA Paper 1 Q2. This lesson has been designed to help transition students from KS3 to KS4 and to familiarise them with the techniques needed to annotate fiction texts. Features a subject term based starter, annotation notes, extract and sample question with example answer.

A lesson that focusses on the imagery created and language used in Act 5, Scene 1, the infamous sleep-walking scene. The lesson features a literacy based starter, key quotation analysis, example GCSE exam question with exemplar answers and a return to the starter for the plenary activity to consolidate learning. Perfect for Ofsted inspections and lesson observations.

A lesson that focusses on language use in Act 3, Scene 4 (Banquo's Ghost scene). The lesson enables students to highlight and annotate the text in detail, focussing on key words and their associations. Students then direct their own version of the scene using their notes and explaining how certain props and key words should be spoken, using subject terminology. Example answers are included along with exemplar annotations.

A lesson that focusses on the relationship between George and Lennie and the use of punctuation. Contains a sample answer and activities for students to find the key words.