Revision booklet on the character’s of DNA.

Lesson on ‘Flag’ by John Agard - aimed at a low ability set 5, but has differentiation and challenge available. Students are put into small groups and must do a deep analysis/annotation of a given stanza. There are prompting questions/.checklists and a ‘challenge’ card they can use as well. This is followed by a ‘PEAL’ style writing task that can be easily adapted.

A homework task and follow up peer assessment lesson. It’s an AQA Paper 2 Section B style task (letter to council on knife crime) written at home, and then peer assessed in lesson, then redrafted as even more homework! Peer assessment is based on a checklist chart that could be adapted to suit the needs of your group/suit the common language used in your department. Use of the peer assessment chart must be modeled for this to work effectively! Made for a high ability Year 9 group for an AQA style unit on ‘Crime and Punishment’ (the theme, not Dostoevsky).

Lesson on Imtiaz Dharker’s The Right Word - aimed at Year 7, part of a larger poetry unit looking at marginalised voices. Could easily be adapted up for Year 8 or 9.

Resource that includes copies of Macbeth’s first and last soliloquies with prompts for annotations. Students are then to consider how Macbeth’s character changes between these two extracts. Could be competed in pairs and used as the basis for class discussion.

Whole mock Section A (Modern Literature) for OCR spec Part A - Comparison between DNA and White Boy Part B - Where else in the play is leadership challenged?

2 lessons - the first is on strategies for approaching unfamiliar language using The Great Gatsby followed by a lesson on OCR Language Paper 2 Question 2 (language and structure). There are choices for the starter task depending on personal preference and an aim to extend and challenge vocabulary. Could very easily be adapted for AQA.

A ‘masterclass’ revision lesson on the importance of understanding Darwin and his influences/impact on Victorian society in relation to descriptions of Hyde. Made for a high ability top set in mind. Students must have solid foundational knowledge of the text in order for this to be useful. Students should come away with a detailed revision poster based on the questions/discussions/information given. There is also a model ‘Grade 9’ response at the end that could be picked apart. I have provided links in the notes of the powerpoints for source materials - I highly recommend reading them first if your own knowledge on the topic isn’t vast!

Created for OCR Conflict Poetry comparison question where students compare one anthology poem to one unseen uses the mnemonic SMILE as a platform for unseen analysis, but this can easily be adapted Revision Chart of OCR Conflict Anthology also included

Using Winslow Homer’s The Gulf Stream as a stimulus, students build on both descriptive skills and narrative creation. I have used with both high ability and a mixed set, worked a treat for each. I suggest printing off a colour copy of the painting on A4, one between two, so they can really get up close and look at detail. Could be edited to include exam board specific mark scheme.

Lesson on motivational speeches using ice hockey film Miracle clip and using Silverfin plot as prompt. All resources to be printed are included within the powerpoint itself (second slide is the starter that should be printed off).

Simple lesson on persuasive speeches that comes AFTER lessons that teach them rhetorical devices in order to consolidate knowledge. Uses Chaplin’s famous final ‘The Great Dictator Speech’.

Made for a KS3 science fiction SOW, perfect for Year7/8 introduction to narrative form (or recap if they are already clued up!).

Drop in lesson on gender in Macbeth - suited for low-middle ability students. Could be slotted in at any point in a Macbeth SOW. Article with comprehension questions included.

Combination of knowledge recall, quote memorisation, extended reading, extract annotation, and finally, written analysis, all in one handy-dandy worksheet! Powerpoints be damned!

A simple but effective revision task that has students craft opening statements about a variety of topics in The Great Gatsby.

Act by Act quizzes for Twelfth Night - quite difficult and may need to be adapted to support younger students! Includes: Fill in the blank summaries and ‘who said it’ and ‘to whom’ questions. Best for those studying TN at a deeper level/KS4/KS5.

A resource that outlines the main ways Shakespeare’s language is confusing to a modern reader. May need to be slimmed down for less confident or younger students.

Great set of worksheets on OMAM that have them answer reflection questions on themes followed by comprehension tasks. Excellent for cover in a pinch!

Quick little activity on matching up 1930s slang terms used in OMAM, along with an answer sheet.