Perfect lesson to revise Macbeth, while encouraging independent thinking and collaboration, with minimum teacher input. The first lesson facilitates a student led Philosophy Circle based around their understanding of the play Macbeth. The PPT provides guidance on how to set up the Philosophy Circle, as well as opportunities for differentiation. Students discuss 5 thought provoking statements about the play, encouraging in depth reference to the text, higher order thinking and a deeper understanding of the play as a whole. The follow up lesson guides students to collaborate in creating their own sample exam questions, including an essay plan and indicative content.

This series provides individual lessons, for 11-14 year old students, at approximately 45 minutes per session. The lessons aim to move beyond students' simply identifying words, phrases and clauses, but rather allowing them to discover and discuss the effects that a writer's grammatical choices have in a text. The lessons are simple and straight forward, designed to provoke thought and understanding of the English language. A lesson where students investigate how conjunctions can affect the formality and style of our writing, by through experimentation and reflection.

This series provides individual lessons, for 11-14 year old students, at approximately 45 minutes per session. The lessons aim to move beyond students' simply identifying words, phrases and clauses, but rather allowing them to discover and discuss the effects that a writer's grammatical choices have in a text. The lessons are simple and straight forward, designed to provoke thought and understanding of the English language. A lesson where students investigate how modal can affect the formality and style of our writing, by through experimentation and reflection of a short piece of fictional writing, where understanding of modal verbs and imperatives leads to a greater understanding and analysis of character. Suited for YR7 and 8.

A lesson(s) which facilitates students to revise the pivotal moments in Macbeth by plotting a graph. The students have to evaluate their own ideas about the text, choosing quotes, ranking moods/emotions and attributing themes. The finished product is visual revision tool which can be laminated and used frequently for reference. Students can work individually, in pairs or groups. Originally for a top set class, the activities can be easily differentiated based on time, ability and preference. A very independent, which relies only on clear instructions from the teacher. Note. depending on time, this activity can take up to three lessons. Could be a good cover lesson, as encourages and scaffolds independent work .

A lesson where students investigate how subordinating conjunctions can affect the formality and style of our writing, by through experimentation and reflection.

This series provides individual lessons, for 11-14 year old students, at approximately 45 minutes per session. The lessons aim to move beyond students simply identifying words, phrases and clauses, but rather allows them to discover and discuss the effects that a writer's grammatical choices have in a text. The lessons are simple and straight forward, designed to provoke thought and understanding. This lessons helps students identify the difference between the active and the passive voice, as well as reflect on where each voice is appropriate in their own writing and why.

Three lessons on Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, Turned. Lessons were originally used for YR9 students, in preparation for the AQA language exams, but can be used as a short unit focusing on female writers or gender, as part of a short story SOW etc, as well as being easily adaptable for lower years. Lesson 1 - Focus on reading implicit and explicit detail to interpret character; activity on creating own character as follow up (AQA AO1 and AO5) Lesson 2 - Focus on exploring how narrative structure affects our reading of a text. (AQA AO3) Lesson 3 - Evaluation of how gender is represented in 'Turned.' (AQA AO4) Link to text: http://www.public-library.uk/ebooks/101/19.pdf

Mix and match the range of provided activities to create a number of lessons . The activities included on Eden Rock provide students with opportunities to collaborate and investigate the poem, giving the teacher time to circulate and trouble shoot, rather than being front of class. Activities provided are differentiated, and can be adapted to your own teaching methods. This is one poem in a series of lessons, which provides a range of activities to mix and match, in order to create the perfect lesson for your KS4 class's abilities and interests, from starter to plenary. PPTs can be easily used for up to four lessons, depending on your choice of activities. All worksheets are provided within the PPT, and all PPTs come with a guide on how to use the lesson, with additional notes at the bottom of each slide, and a choice of learning objective. Please review and rate this lesson, and look out for more lessons coming soon on this topic from RF Resources.

An excellent lesson to encourage independent analysis of the poem, and develop confidence in collaboration. Suited for a lower ability KS4 class, or a KS3 class, this lesson can be used as cover, an initial way in to analysis or consolidation at then end. The guided annotation work sheet allows for low input from the teacher, allowing time to circulate student groups.

Low input creative writing lessons for paired, group and individual work. To be used as ‘Free Writing’ activities with little focus on SPaG in first draft.

Using advice from AQA, this lesson guides students through the process of constructing an essay response to Macbeth, with reference to the original exemplar question on Lady Macbeth. The lesson provides advice on how to establish an argument, use the AOs and move from extract to whole while maintaining a point, as well as using exemplar student responses. The follow up lesson gives students an opportunity to self assess their progress using the mark scheme, having attempted a response themselves, as well as using the exemplar response from AQA and the examiner's report to further compound their understanding of the exam expectations.

A lesson which introduces students to the idea of etymology, and how our understanding of this contributes to how we define and spell words. Good as a way in to spelling unit. Additionally, students build on their dictionary and communication skills. If you enjoy this lesson, look out for more Literacy Lessons by RF Resources, to encourage investigation and experimentation with the English Language.

An essay question on the idea of kingship in Macbeth, in the style of the new AQA Lit exam for GCSE. The resource can be used for guided homework and research, a collaborative task in class or on a shared document, or as a basis for your own modelling.