I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English.
Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies.
You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English.
Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies.
You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
Resources to support the teaching of the history of language with focus on Chaucer and the Canterbury tales.
Canterbury tales included:
- Pardoner
- Knight
- Nun's priest
- Miller
Resources provide opportunities to:
- explore context
- explore narrative structure
- tackle old English
- explore dialect and the development of English language
Power point lessons to support the teaching of Black Harvest.
Resources include opportunities to:
- assess understanding
- analyse stage craft
- analyse character and theme
- explore context
- perform the play and key scenes - speaking and listening and role play
- develop inference and empathy skills
13 differentiated lessons to support the teaching of ballads at KS3 for lower/middle ability students.
Differentiation:
Blue = low ability
Green = middle ability
Red = higher ability
Ballads covered:
1. Lefty and Ned
2. Homeless Jack
3. The ballad of Hillsborough
4. Frankie and Johnny
5. Charlotte Dymond
Opportunities for speaking and listening and homework also included
24 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Animal Farm. All chapters covered. Lessons develop skills to access the 9-1 GCSE English literature paper.
Lessons are meticulously planned - can be downloaded and taught straight away. They are ready to go. Lessons are numbered for ease of use.
Enjoyable lessons for GCSE or KS3.
Differentiation:
purple = low ability
Blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
These resources provide opportunities to:
- Analyse character and theme
- Explore context
- Write persuasively
- explore allegory
- explore propaganda
- Analyse language
These fully differentiated (by colour) resources support the teaching of the entire novel 'Two weeks with the Queen.' Medium term plan also included along with homework tasks and assessment opportunities.
Over 25 lessons ready to go! Download and teach.
The medium term plan signposts opportunities to develop language and literature skills for 9-1 GCSE.
Differentiation:
Purple = low ability
Blue = middle ability
Yellow = higher ability
These lessons are ready to go - download and teach straight away.
Resources provide opportunities to:
- Read for pleasure
- Analyse language and structure
- Analyse pathetic fallacy
- Analyse character and theme
- Writing opportunities including persuasive writing, diary entry,news reports, writing to advise, formal letter writing, leaflet writing
- Develop literacy skills including sentence forms, direct speech
- Analyse non fiction texts
- Build skills for the new 9-1 GCSE English language and literature specifications
Resources to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet act 1 scene 5 with a focus on comparing Shakespeare's original with Luhrmann's modern 1996 interpretation.
Lessons are fully differentiated by colour and numbered for ease of use.
These resources provide opportunities to:
- Compare interpretations of act 1 scene 5
- Analyse language, form and structure of two interpretations
- Analyse dramatic irony
- Practice structuring exam responses
- Explore context
- Explore how different audience may interpret the scene
This bundle includes a medium term plan (scheme of work) written in line with new specification AQA literature 9-1.
The medium term plan also signposts homework tasks and opportunities to embed skills needed for the language papers.
I have also included GCSE exam questions that have been written for An Inspector Calls that can be used to assess the literature component but also the language writing assessment objectives.
GCSE assessment questions that are included:
1. Inspector Calls character question
2. Inspector Calls theme question
3. Inspector Calls imaginative writing question (language exam skills)
4. Inspector Calls Non fiction and literary non fiction question (lang)
5. Inspector Calls transactional writing question (lang)
Three revision power points also included.
Also available as separate bundles are:
- Fully differentiated resources to support this MTP
- Revision activities to embed character, theme and context understanding
These resources help students to revise the characters, themes and context of the play.
The context resources can be used as a carousel activity.
The resources on themes and characters guide students through the process of answering an exam question, using success criteria and timings. Model answers are also included aimed at middle ability.
These resources cover act 2 and act 3 of An Inspector Calls and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification.
16 meticulously planned and fully differentiated lessons that are numbered for ease of use with activities included.
Homework tasks and assessment opportunities included.
Download and teach right away. These lessons are ready to go.
All lessons are fully differentiated by colour:
Purple = lower ability
Blue = middle ability
Yellow = higher ability
Red = most able
These resources cover the following areas of act 2 and 3
- Context - socialism and capitalism, men and women, trade unions, Priestley's moral message, welfare state
- Exploration of the theme of responsibility
- character analysis
- theme analysis
- Assessments in line with 9-1 success criteria
- homework tasks
- opportunities for debate and persuasive writing (prep for lang exam)
- opportunities for imaginative writing (prep for lang exam)
- development of tension
- Analysis of Priestley's structure
This medium term plan is for Romeo and Juliet and has been written in line with the 9-1 GCSE specification for AQA.
This medium term plan signposts homework tasks and also signposts opportunities to develop skills for the 9-1 language examinations.
Also included is an exam question with extract that I have written to assess student understanding. The extract is based on the presentation of the Friar.
I also have fully differentiated and meticulously planned resources available to support the teaching of this MTP.
These resources cover Act 2, act 3, act 4 and act 5 of Romeo and Juliet and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification.
19lessons included that are meticulously planned, fully differentiated and numbered for ease of use with a wide range of activities included that prepare students for language as well as literature.
These lessons can be downloaded and taught right away.
All lessons are fully differentiated by colour
Purple = lower ability
Blue = middle ability
Yellow = higher ability
Red = most able
These resources cover the following areas of act 1:
- Context
- Imagery analysis
- Analysis of sonnet form
- Language, form and structure analysis
- Opportunity for role play/speaking and listening
- Analysis development and practice
- Teacher, self and peer assessment opportunities
- Character and theme presentation
- Soliloquy analysis and comparison
- Homework tasks
Resources to support the teaching of act 1 are also available and are all meticulously planned and fully differentiated.
These resources cover Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification.
19 outstanding lessons included that are meticulously planned, fully differentiated and numbered for ease of use with activities included. These lessons can be downloaded and taught right away.
All lessons are fully differentiated by colour
Purple = lower ability
Blue = middle ability
Yellow = higher ability
Red = most able
These resources cover the following areas of act 1:
- Context
- Prologue
- Analysis of sonnet and shared sonnet
- Language, form and structure analysis
- Opportunity for persuasive writing
- Analysis development and practice
- Teacher, self and peer assessment opportunities
- Character and theme presentation
- Analysis of imagery
- Homework tasks
Resources to support the teaching of acts 2-5 are also available and are all meticulously planned and fully differentiated.
A selection of resources to support Shakespeare's sonnets.
Sonnets included:
1. Sonnet 18
2. Sonnet 45
3. Sonnet 116
4. Sonnet 130
Resources also included on the form of sonnets
8 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that re numbered for ease of use.
Resources support the teaching of the following poems:
1. Half Caste
2. Limbo
3. The Class Game
4. Blessing
Resources provide opportunities to:
- Compare poetry
- Explore context
- Analyse language, form and structure
Resources to support the teaching of the following poems:
- Harmonium
- Sonnet 43
- Quickdraw
- Sister Maude
- To his coy mistress
- In Paris with you
- The farmer's bride
- Brothers
- Ghazal
- Born yesterday
These resources support the teaching of opening worlds poetry
Resources included for the following poems:
- Two kinds
- Young couple
- Train from Rhodesia
- The tall woman and her short husband
- Leela's friend
- Pieces of silver
- Gold legged frog
This medium term plan covers Jekyll and Hyde for teaching at GCSE for the new 9-1 specification.
In addition to embedding the skills for the literature GCSE examination, the scheme also prepares students for the language examinations by sign posting opportunities for developing English language reading and writing skills.
All power points to accompany this scheme are also available and are meticulously planned and fully differentiated.
These resources cover chapters 8-10 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification.
8 outstanding lessons that are meticulously planned, fully differentiated and numbered for ease of use with activities included. Download and teach right away. These lessons are ready to go.
All lessons are fully differentiated by colour
Purple = lower ability
Blue = middle ability
Yellow = higher ability
Red = most able
These resources cover the following areas of the novel in chapters 8-10
- Context - duality - master and servant - gothic etc.
- Creation of tension
- Medical breakthroughs
- Language and structure analysis
- Opportunity for debate and persuasive writing
- Analysis development and practice
- Teacher, self and peer assessment opportunities
- Character and theme presentation
Chapters 1-7 are also available and are all meticulously planned and fully differentiated.
These resources cover chapters 4 - 7 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification.
9 outstanding lessons that are meticulously planned, fully differentiated and numbered for ease of use with activities included.
Homework tasks included.
Download and teach right away. These lessons are ready to go.
All lessons are fully differentiated by colour
Purple = lower ability
Blue = middle ability
Yellow = higher ability
Red = most able
These resources cover the following areas of the novel in chapters 4-7
- Context - duality - London fog - Victorian gentlemen - gothic etc.
- Letter as a plot device
- Comparison of characters
- Jekyll's changing character
- Character and theme presentation
- Sample GCSE answers
- Idiomatic expression
Chapters 1-3 and 8-10 are also available and are all meticulously planned and fully differentiated.
These resources cover chapters 1 - 3 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification.
14 outstanding lessons that are meticulously planned, fully differentiated and numbered for ease of use with activities included. Download and teach right away. These lessons are ready to go.
All lessons are fully differentiated by colour
Purple = lower ability
Blue = middle ability
Yellow = higher ability
Red = most able
These resources cover the following areas of the novel in chapters 1-3
- Context - duality - Victorian gentlemen - gothic etc.
- Animal Imagery
- Descriptive writing opportunities
- Analysis development and practice
- Teacher, self and peer assessment opportunities
- Contrasting characters
- Character and theme presentation
Chapters 4-10 are also available and are all meticulously planned and fully differentiated.