Lesson plan for Mother Any Distance in the AQA Literature Poetry Anthology Includes model paragraph and focuses on use of Lexical Fields to create a first impression of the poem - something which students often struggle with on first read of the poem

An introduction to writing to argue and the skills needed to meet AQA New Spec - Language - Paper 2 - Question 5 Targets skills at KS3 level and allows students to create an extended piece of writing, and up level with the aid of teacher intervention

A lesson plan which focuses on students considering how to, and developing a comprehensive, plan in preparation for assessment. It allow students to formulate their own planning strategy in relation to the AOs and the content which has been taught previously. Targeted at a low ability group, but can be adapted to stretch and challenge the higher ability

Part of a scheme of learning which looks at various aspects of the novel, The Hunger Games, including: Dystopia and Dystopian Literature How dystopia is seen within the novel Character Studies and comparison Comprehension activities Study of the various districts

The Progress Counter allows for measuring explicit progress within Question 3 The use of tangible Success Criteria along with clear instruction lends itself to student led learning which builds confidence and success with exam based skills

This differentiated resource allows students to access the AQA GCSE text 'The Sign of Four' with a focus on the structure. The targeted questions for each paragraph prompt students to focus on the elements of the AQA Language Paper 2 - Question 3 - The opening - Any change in focus - Any other structural features

This is a lesson which scaffolds a student response to the poem 'Climbing my Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse for a mid-low ability group. The lesson includes; - Differentiated tasks throughout the lesson to stretch and challenge. - Model Paragraphs for each section of the response. - A success Criteria for students to relate to. - Self-Assessment task to monitor own progress. - Opportunity to up level first response. - Annotated copy of the poem from the Anthology. I have found that this builds students confidence in their ability to access and respond to an unseen poem.

Lesson which looks at the Structure Question of AQA Language Paper 1 (Question 3) Focuses on students annotating and explaining their understanding of how the text 'answers the question' Includes Success Criteria for answering the Structure question and opportunity to Peer Assess (highlighting the importance of reading other peoples work), and up leveling their response.

Follows on from 'Creative Writing - Story Opening' Another lesson which consolidates students' understanding of how to create an effective, engaging story opening with focus on style and register. Lesson includes differentiated starter, opportunity to create and up level, analysis of the mark scheme to target specific skills and areas for student led learning

This is a resource consisting of Lesson Plan, Differentiated/Annotated poem and sentence stems to scaffold, along with a planning worksheet focusing on the Language Features within the poem Although AQA specification warns away from feature spotting, the focus allows students to develop an understanding, and explain the effectiveness, of language devices . Sentence stems prompt students to develop a sense of how to structure a response to poetry

A series of 15 lessons which target Act 1 & Act 2 for a low ability group - tasks are accessible and adaptable with opportunity to read, watch, create responses and up level Specific focus on theme and character to respond to AQA Lit New Spec