A lesson to analyse the poem Half Caste by Benjamin Zephaniah, especially considering the tone of the poem. Aimed towards KS3 but easily adaptable. Thanks for looking!

A large variety of literacy lessons and resources to improve literacy basics with pupils of all ages. Can be used with any key stage and a great as one off lessons!

This lesson is an preperation lesson for an essay in pupils write a response to a past exam response for AQA Literature, but can be adapted to other exam boards! Pupils consider the question 'How is Macbeth considered heroic in the opening monologue of Act 5 scene 3'? Pupils then consider the whole text. Pupils can argue that he may be a hero but also how he may be a villain throughout the text. There is an example strucutre, paragraph outlines, assessment objective overviews, and how to reach top bands. Many thanks!

OCR A Level Literature lesson on Dracula chapter 24, covering AO1/2/3/5 - especially wider reading and links to crticial theory. Thanks for looking :)

OCR A Level Literature lesson on Dracula chapter 22, covering AO1/2/3/5 - especially wider reading and links to critical theory. Thanks for looking :)

A critical analysis of The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (title story) - Linked to all assessment objectives (OCR Literature - but easily transferred) and some links to Dracula as a comparative text.

This lesson was created for a very low key stage 3 set who are also studying the Fresh Start programme. Based on the first half of chapter 2 of The Breadwinner, there is the opportunity to discuss the state of Afghanistan in the book, reading a specific part of the chapter and planning a piece of descriptive writing based on the action. Also, there is a plan for the pupils to support them in the writing of the descriptive piece.

This A3 double sided table is to help pupils analyse key quotes from across all 5 acts. It requires the pupils to determine which scene the action is from, find a key quote to support that action and complete a language analysis for the quote they have found = what does it reveal? Key devices/techniques and impact on the reader.

This lesson was taught to a low set year 7. The pupils are doing a scheme in which they create their own village and do this through language. In this lesson pupils consider what a manifesto is, consider brief manifestos from the 2017 election and write their own manifestos based on what they are passionate about. Attached is the powerpoint, brief manifestos and a writing frame for their own manifestos (differentiated). Many thanks!

These two worksheets go hand in hand and can be used in any year group depending on ability. Pupils needs to read the speech by Martin Luther King and decide where they can label the persuasive devices. It also required pupils to define the devices first. A great add on to any lesson or as intervention piece. Many thanks :)

A lesson based on the poem Out of the blue by Simon Armitage. This is a very focused lesson on what the writer intends for the poem to reveal/reader to understand. Also a short opporutnity for creative writing. Aimed for KS3 but easily adapted. Many thanks for looking!

Designed for year 10 for hour long lessons. Opening lesson studies the key themes of Macbeth as a general introduction - also set the standard for the rules in the classroom as the first lesson of a new scheme. Will upload further lessons as and when created (usually weekly). Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE specification; therefore lessons will cover skills that are pretty much covered in every specification but AO's might be different - check your specification to make sure. N.B. The PowerPoints change to blue backgrounds to ensure Dyslexia friendly; you can obviously change this if you wish!

Used with my bottom set year 8, a lesson based on chapter 4 of the Breadwinner. Read the chapter, answer differentiated questions and study/create a persuasive speech based on mobile phones in school (in Chapter 4 Parvana tries to persuade Mother to help her!) Attached is the writing frame to support pupils in their writing.

This is a resource for everybody reading in class (ERIC) of which gets pupils reading and discussing the issue of whether teenagers are addicted to mobile phones. Included is a powerpoint used for form time and the article. In the powerpoint there are debate questions and key ideas surrounding the issue. Low ability version of the article is also attached.

Attached is a lesson which can be adapted and used right through KS3/4. The lesson is to teach pupils about how to write to persuade using the IPERSUADE acronym which was previously taught; I - Imperatives P - Personal Pronouns E - Emotive Language R - Rhetorical question S - Statistics U - Use discourse markers A - Anecdote D - Direct address E - Exaggeration (Hyperbole) Included on the Powerpoint is a hyperlinked video to Churchill's speech and mark schemes for both KS4 (Eduqas English Language Component 2) and KS3 so you can adapt these accordingly. Also included is a writing frame/plan with sentence starters and a copy of the original speech. The task is 'You are the Prime Minister and Great Britain is about to go to war. Write a speech addressing the country about the news'. Many thanks!

Written for the AQA spec, but easily adaptable, this lesson is a stand alone lesson going through the basic and more advanced ingrediants of a formal letter lesson. Pupils consider first the signifiance of commas (as this has been an issue) and then work through what makes an effective formal letter (they had analysed one last lesson). Following this pupils consider the assessment objectives and what is required for a high band. Then pupils plan and write their own letter based, to the local coucil, based on the condition of a local park. Concluding with peer assessment using the mark scheme. Many thanks :)

This set of lessons was created for a low level year 7 group, introducing them to non-fiction and creative writing through the magic of Dragons! They really engaging well with these different activities and got very creative with the variety! Was a fantastic short scheme, which could also be an intervention, which could also be used for level key stage 3/4 across the year groups. Many thanks :)

This lesson is written for AQA English Language (9-1) for section B question 5 but can be easily adapted across the board. It features a question based from a past AQA paper on envriomental issues. Pupils discuss the basic and advanced ingredients of a speech, what AO5/6 is and how to reach top bands in this question. There is also planning through my 5 step formula. Pupils then write the speech and assess using the mark scheme avaliable from AQA (or your exam board!). IPERSUADE is discussed which is; I - Imperative P - Personal Pronouns E - Emotive language R - Rhetorical questions S - Statistics U - Use discourse markers A - Anecdotes D - Direct address E - Exaggeration Many thanks :)

A lesson based on symbolism featured within Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy. Aimed at Key stage 3 - year 7 but can easily be adapted! Many thanks for looking :)

OCR A Level Literature lesson on Dracula chapter 19, covering AO1/2/3/5 - especially wider reading and links to crticial theory. Thanks for looking :)