Is music a form of poetry? Can it be analysed in the same way as traditional poems? Is there such thing as visual poetry? Of course! Using Adele’s ‘Set fire to the Rain’, let your students imaginations run wild and change the way they interpret music forever. This presentation not only provides lyrics, but a rich context to who Adele is, and has accompanying videos. This presentation is to be used with the intent of class analysis.

Begin studying a book that has spanned generations of families by understanding the context of the author, how his work is used in exam conditions, and a story / chapter analysis with comprehensive and interpretation questions for students to deeper their understanding of this rich text.

With this scheme of work, introduce your KS3 students to the wonderful world of drama! From getting to know your students, their views; this first half or full term booklet is ideal full of lessons including thought-tapping, still image, teamwork, improvisation and scripts! Also, comes equipped with a self-evaluation form for when the unit is complete.

Using Pascale Petit’s 2005 peom, ‘My Mother’s Purfume’ this is a great resource to further engage KS4 students into the world of poetry using accessible language. This unit of work includes a full PowerPoint for students, and a full analysis of the text including rich context. This is the second of two lessons, the first exploring ‘My Mother’s Mother’, which ulitmately scaffholds students into attempting thier first poetry GCSE question in a controlled setting.

Using Alun Rees’ 2005 peom, ‘My Mother’s Mother’ this is a great resource to introduce KS4 students into the world of poetry using accessible language, in keeping with its intention of celebrating the ‘ordinary person’. This unit of work includes a full PowerPoint for students, and a full analysis of the text including rich context. This is the first of two lessons, the second exploring ‘My Mother’s Perfume’, which ulitmately scaffholds students into attempting thier first poetry GCSE question in a controlled setting.