A lesson exploring the character Sheila Birling. The lesson includes: questions about Sheila Birling character tracking activity. class discussion question and sentence starters

Lesson focused on students making realistic and manageable New Year’s ‘Resolutions’.

A writing starter for AQA English Language Q5. Students are given a success criteria of techniques to help make their writing more creative and ensure they are including devices that will impress the examiner.

AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 3 Practice. Lesson includes: Explanation of literary structure and techniques Exploration and analysis tasks of a scene from the film ‘Encanto’. Model example paragraph Success criteria and sentence starters to help students’ written analysis of the scene

Introduction lesson for conflict poetry. Lesson includes: questions to aid class discussion about different types/topics of conflict poetry students using extracts from different poems to develop their understanding of the different topics that could be explored in conflict poetry group activity involving students creating their own conflict poem using words from ‘Where is the Love?’ by The Black Eyed Peas

An introduction lesson for The Hate U Give. Students will begin by researching the contextual factors surrounding the novel (American school system, statistics of poverty and police brutality in the U.S). They will then read chapter 1 and use their knowledge of the context to make inferences about the text.

Lesson teaching students how to write a successful introduction/opening paragraph. Lesson includes: -example essay question -activity to help with planning for the essay -assessment Objective flashcard -example introduction/opening paragraph

Two exam questions looking at the portrayal of class and race in 'The Sign of Four'. The resource includes planning and self assessment sheets to help cut down on the marking ;o) You will also find a revision video to support the learning of this topic. The visual aid explores the treatment of race and class in Victorian Britain, drawing on comparisons to society today. My main aim is to engage my diverse students with the 19th century texts, but I also aim to teach them to: LEARN about oneself. MOTIVATE self health. EDUCATE self wealth.

Exam style question for English Paper 1, Question 2. Resource used is an extract from 'Animal Farm'.

A quick lesson starter for Question 1 of the English Language Paper 2 exam. Students have to read an article from The Guardian about Donald Trump and choose 4 statements that are true.

Language analysis activity using Blank Panther review. Students identify key features of a film review and the persuasive techniques used. PEE question is also included.

Lesson designed for KS3 (preferably Y7 or Y8) exploring the poem ‘Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan’. Students look at how to analyse language at word level and attempt to write their own PEE paragraph.

Paper 2, Question 1 and 3 starter activity. The source is taken from The Guardian and looks at the gaps in pay between female and male sports stars.

A lesson for Black History Month. Students will look at the origins of BHM and create posters on important (and less well known figures) in black history. There is also opportunities for classroom discussion on whether BHM should be celebrated at all and different ways schools can do more to teach the history of other cultures. I hope to inspire creativity and conversation about black history in your classroom. Love to know how it goes with your students, so please leave a review :o)

Useful resource to help quicken your marking.

The second lesson in ‘A Christmas Carol’ SOW. Big question: What are the typical conventions of a ghost story, and to what extent does ‘A Christmas Carol’ align with these genre expectations? The lesson includes: what is genre? Exploration of conventions suited to ghost stories. questions to aid students’ analysis of the preface read, re-read, read again the opening of the novella analysis questions big question revisited: indepedent writing task

First lesson for A Christmas Carol SOW. Big Question: Who was Charles Dickens? Lesson includes: What is AO3? A brief exploration of AQA Assessment Objective 3 Fact sheet about Charles Dickens and questions Activity focusing on students making connections between the novella and the context What inspired Charles Dickens to write ‘A Christmas Carol’? Independent writing task with sentence prompts.

An introduction to ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. The lesson includes: Big question- Who was Tennessee Williams? To what extent might the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ be an expression of his identity? Research into Tennessee Williams (questions provided) Inference and prediction tasks using the ‘Poker Night’ painting by Thomas Benton and synopsis Homework task (Tennessee Williams Interview with Mike Wallace in 1958)

Lessons focusing on Q1 to Q3 from English Language Paper 1, using an extract from Great Expectations.

AQA Question 5 writing starter. Activity is part of the ‘Bayonet Charge’ lesson which can be found on my Tes shop.