An entire lesson focused on Chimney Sweeps and the dangers of the job. This is to be completed after reading chapter three of Oliver Twist, the lesson focuses on the character of Gamfield and uses William Blakes poem The Chimney Sweeper as a comparison focus.

Unlock the depth of Oliver Twist with an engaging lesson centered around one of Dickens’ most complex characters: Nancy. In this analysis and character evaluation session, students will dive into Nancy’s layered personality, exploring her motivations, struggles, and the duality of her actions. Through thought-provoking discussions, character mapping, and creative activities, they’ll uncover the reasons behind her tragic choices and debate whether she is a victim, a villain, or a hero in disguise. This lesson not only sharpens analytical skills but also invites students to empathize and connect with literature on a deeper level.

How are the horrors of war presented in Bayonet Charge and one other poem? The focus for the comparison is Exposure in the model answers used.

This lesson is designed to help students explore the staging within Macbeth Act 1 and Act 2.

This lesson focuses all on delving into the mind of Macbeth through creative writing. Students use perspective to fuel their descriptive piece and add dimension to their writing. This is a lead up lesson to the murder of Banquo and can be used as a nice reflective lesson to check students understanding.

This lesson helps students to write a persuasive speech from the perspective of Lady Macbeth. This lesson is a build up to Duncan’s death and students try to persuade Macbeth to commit regicide.

A PowerPoint on The Tempest Act 1 Scene 1 by William Shakespeare. Includes activities on the scene, consolidation of knowledge and a letter writing task.

A lesson on the epilogue of The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Includes comprehension questions, analysis of the play and an extension task to explore deeper meaning.

An introductory lesson to The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Includes version of the animated tales of the play to watch, a knowledge retrieval quiz and character task.

The Tempest Act 1 Scene 2 lesson with formative assessment. This lesson includes a recap of act 1 scene 1, a set of questions on act 1 scene 2 and a formative assessment question.

A lesson on The Tempest by William Shakespeare, focused on act 1 scene 2. Contains questions on the scene, a written task and opportunity for students to self assess using criteria.

This is a lesson on The Tempest Act 2. It includes context of key scenes, the use of metaphors and the chance for students to write an extended response.

A lesson on act five of The Tempestt by William Shakespeare based on forgiveness and resolution.

A lesson on Act three of The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Focused on exploring the relationship between Miranda and Ferdinand.

A lesson on Act Three of The Tempest by William Shakespeare centred on the charcater Ariel and their monologue.

An introduction to the poem Mametz Wood for KS3 and KS4 students.

Perfect for KS3 and KS4 this booklet contains a range of different non-fiction articles with questions related to each. The booklet contains lined paper after every article to take notes or respond to questions asked. This is a great way of promoting pleasure for reading in class or at home. These could also be used in the English classroom alongside transactional writing as examples.

This is a perfect revision resource for AS or A Level English Language students that are looking to revise word classes. These four work sheets come complete with the answers and are ready to use.

This is a comprehensive introduction to Gender and Language focusing on the theory and knowledge required in the OCR English Language A Level.

Within this lesson students write a diary entry from the perspective of Odysseus. The lesson shows students a brief diary extract from the epic poem, gives them ideas of what they could include in their own diary entries and then shows an example of how students can lay out their final drafts. To make this lesson really immersive, I tea stained some paper to make it look old and gave this to students to write their final drafts on.