This is a unit of work which includes lessons to help prepare students for the Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening examinations (2024 Cambridge ESL IGCSE). This resource includes the following: Lesson PowerPoints Handouts/worksheets Starter activities Exam practice Mark schemes Teacher’s notes for the speaking assessment Topic cards for the speaking assessment Audio for listening practice Literacy activities

Detailed annotations on the poem ‘Mother, Any Distance’ by Simon Armitage (AQA Love and Relationships Poetry). The PPT also includes notes on the poet and a summary of the poem.

Lesson PPT which includes a starter activity, notes on the poet and annotations on each stanza of the poem ‘Follower’ by Seamus Heaney (AQA Love and Relationships Poetry).

This is a one week PPT which includes all Exercises of the IGSCE ESL Paper 2 (2024 Cambridge specification). The lessons are planned using the most up-to-date specification and syllabus. Content includes the following: Lesson PPT Audio/Recording (52 mins) Question paper for students Answer sheet (which are also included in the PPT)

Annotations on the poem ‘Eden Rock’ by Charles Causley (AQA Love and Relationships Poetry).

Four texts included with comprehension questions. This resource is most suitable for KS3 students.

Lesson PPT on the poem ‘Before You Were Mine’ by Carol Ann Duffy (AQA Love and Relationships Poetry) which includes annotations.

A complete lesson on ‘Climbing My Grandfather’ (AQA Love and Relationships Poetry). Slides include notes on context, structure and language.

Cultural Poetry From Across the World This is a 6-week unit which includes lessons on the following diverse poems: • Island Man by Grace Nichols • Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker • Nothing’s Changed by Tatamkhulu Afrika • Presents From My Aunts in Pakistan by Moniza Alvi • Limbo by Edward Kamu Brathwaite Some of the lessons can be split into two lessons. Annotations are included. Lessons include introduction to poetry, starter activities, comprehension questions, context, analysis on language and structure, writing activities and plenty of visuals to aid learning. PPT is 131 slides long and each lesson is clearly distinguished.

Complete annotations on the language and structure of ‘Walking Away’ by Cecil Day Lewis.

A complete lesson on ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy (AQA Love and Relationships Poetry) which includes a starter acitvity, a copy of the poem, notes on the poet and annotations on the poem.

A complete lesson on ‘Sonnet 29’ by Robert Browning (AQA Love and Relationship Poetry) which includes the following: starter activity notes on context summary of the poem lesson activities annotations on language and structure (which includes notes on Petrarchan Sonnets) worksheets with questions to help guide student analysis

Jekyll and Hyde chapter summaries with images.

A complete lesson on ‘When We Two Parted’ by Lord Byron (AQA Love and Relationships Poetry) which includes notes on context, a video-clip activity and annotations on each stanza of the poem.

This PowerPoint includes a starter, information about the poet, activities and annotations on the poem ‘Letters From Yorkshire’ by Maura Dooley. Annotations include exploration of language and structure. The PPT can be split into two lessons.

This a 6-7 week English Language unit. The scheme of work links to the Cambridge ESL IGCSE and includes Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening activities. This is perfect to use for low ability Secondary classes. The resource includes the following: Lesson PPTs which includes LO, starter, main activity and plenary Resources/worksheets to accompany PPT SPAG activities have been embedded throughout the unit Each week focuses on a different theme (‘Space’, ‘Endangered Animals’, Role Models’, etc.) Heavy focus on how to write a letter, diary entry and persuasive article Spelling lists for 7 weeks SoW/termly plan.

This PowerPoint includes two lessons on Percy Bysse Shelley’s ‘Love’s Philosophy’. Leson 1: context surrounding the poem (information about the poem and the Romantic movement) Lesson 2: analysis on the language and structure of the poem. Annotations are included within the PPT.

This resource includes two PowerPoint lessons which explore the poem Singh Song! by Daljit Nagra. The PowerPoints include the following activities: making predictions based on words from poem title prediction glossary of words in the poem contextual information on the poet video of poet discussing the poem cloze summary of the poem comprehension questions matching quotes to images drawing activity annotations on language/structure

Three lessons on ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ by Robert Browning (AQA Love and Relationships Poetry) which includes detailed annotations on the poem. Lesson 1: Context and understanding of the poem Lesson 2: Demonstrate understanding through creating a storyboard Lesson 3: Analysis of language and structure Annotations are included within the PowerPoint.

Romeo and Juliet full scheme of work for Year 8. This is a 6-week unit which covers all acts. The lessons are comprehensive and differentiated. They include starters, main activities and plenaries. Activities also correlate with Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet. These lessons include the following: Context Setting Introduction to characters in Act 1 Order the events activities Character exploration The Prologue Transactional and creative writing tasks Act 2 (‘The Balcony Scene’) Act 3 chain of events Act 3 Mercutio vs Tybalt Act 3 Tybalt’s death Act 4 Friar Lawrence’s plan Act 5 the theme of fate Act 5 Romeo’s/Juliet’s soliloquy Themes Peer assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Scheme of Work