A lesson plan and handout which allows students to develop understanding of AO6 - task allows exploration, teaching and development of writing a description. Image is supported by boxes to highlight the areas of the image which can be described - focusing attention and allowing visual stimulus Can be adapted to suit any image, and can change the content/style of the sentences you teach

A range of resources prompting students to create effective story openings, looking at a range of ways to engage the reader -Directly targeting the reader -Describing something strange -Immediate Action -Pathetic Fallacy Group work can be adapted to work individually and writing on tables can be adapted to create a range of story openings in books. Includes Peer Assessment strategies

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

2 lesson plans which focuses on the comparison of poetry (AQA Lit - Paper 2 - Section B) The poems included in the lesson plan are London and Remains, and offers the students the opportunity to plan a response to an exam style question. There is the opening of a model paragraph to offer students a suggestion of structure, however this can be differentiated or continued in class Additional resource base don Prelude and the opportunity to compare natural power

A whole lesson which focuses on Lit Paper 2 - Section C - Unseen Poetry and which explores the opening of both Walking Away and Follower, with a view to creating first impressions, evidenced with Lexical Fields Targets top end of the mark scheme through discussion and structure of paragraphs Students introduced to a skill and given opportunity to apply learned skills, self assess and up level. The A3 work sheet which accompanies the ppt allows students to work through the entirety of the lesson; tracking their learning and understanding throughout with regular progress checks

Lesson plan which focuses on the Anthology poem 'Singh Song' Lesson is structured to allow students to explore understanding of the language prior to annotating their anthology, includes annotated copy of the poem which prompts students to think about the meaning of language, the use of language devices and the message of the poem. Students then have the opportunity to answer an 'unseen poem' exam style question - How does the poet present the relationship with his wife in the poem 'Singh Song'?

A group of 3 Homework booklets with activities for: - Robert Swindells - Stone Cold - Spelling - Vocabulary

A selection of lessons from the BITSP scheme of learning with opportunities for: - Guided reading - Extended writing - Self/Peer Assessment - Information Retrieval - Quote Analysis - Creative Writing

A concise revision guide made up of 10 of the 15 poems in the Power and Conflict Cluster Poems include: -Remains -Storm on the Island -London -The Prelude: Extract -My Last Duchess -Ozymandias -Bayonet Charge -The Charge of the Light Brigade -Exposure - Extract -Poppies -Tissue -Checking out me History Useful as a Homework/Revision tool

A lesson plan which prompts students to think about meaning and understanding of the poem to annotate anthologies Lesson uses leading questions to develop thought about interpretations of language and imagery created. Focuses on independent, student led learning Opportunity to answer an 'unseen poem' exam style question during the lesson as well as self-assessment activity using included 'self-assessment framework'

A Scheme of Learning which incorporates a number of lesson plans with activities and assessment opportunities Included are Self-Assessment scaffolds and prompts for Marking and Feedback Lesson plans are created in Word format and can be delivered as they are, or adapted to suit style of teaching (PPT/Notebook)

A lesson focused on teaching the content of The Prelude in the Power and Conflict Cluster of AQA Lit Anthology and comparing with other poems from the cluster Opportunity for students to; - Discuss feelings and emotions of nature - Annotate a differentiated copy of the poem with leading questions - Identify Key Quotes in a differentiated task - Student Led learning and speaking and listening through feedback - Scaffold comparison activity to draw upon understanding of other poems in the cluster - Attempt an exam style question - Section B Paper 2 AQA Lit Perfect opportunity for a teacher marked and feed forward activity to be completed

Supports understanding of Sherlock Holmes - A sign of Four Focuses on AQA Paper 1 skills: - Information retrieval - Language Analysis - Analysing structure - Descriptive Writing Students can be given these over holidays, or as weekly tasks following a classroom focus

New resources added - see below A 'Big Write', extended writing task which gives students opportunity to consolidate their understanding of how to write a narrative (AQA Lang Paper 1 - Section B) Allows students to create their own Success Criteria and implement learned strategies Excellent for Home Learning/Revision/Cover work Additional Resources added to the original resource: - Numerous story opening stimulus - 2 lesson plans focusing on writing with appropriate style/tone - Tasks which engage with the mark scheme

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