A basic lesson on subject verb agreement. I used with a weak ability year 8 set.

PowerPoint presentation on adjectives. Activities included. Middle ability year 7/8.

Helpful hints on how to answer questions 1-4 of Language paper 2. Examples and model answers.

Display/information slide to be used for STEM week. Crosses over into English (Lord Byron). Promotes cross curricular learning. Can also be used to promote international women’s day.

A home learning task I put together for a student. Focuses on the characterisation of Helen Stoner in the adventure of the speckled band. Exploding quotes, extract from the text and analysis table.

Very simple introduction to accent and dialect.

A more difficult lesson aimed at AMA (academically more able) students. Extracts from Jane Austen and John Keats. Focus on Language Paper 2 and particularly AO2.

A lesson showing students how to compare two poems, The Clod and the Pebble by William Blake and Daffodils by William Wordsworth. a video link to BBC GCSE demonstrating how comparison works. Mental contrasting and EBI work included in the form of self assessment.

A basic introduction to the story of Diwali. Students to re-write the story of Rama and Sita from the perspective of either of the two main characters.

A short tuition lesson that examines the Ides of March and Julius Caesar. Looks into the way Caesar is warned by the soothsayer before his assassination. Creative task to write a letter.

One of a series of lessons i planned for Oliver Twist the play version (but can be used for the book). The lesson focuses on the character of Nancy and whether she is a victim or a villian. Students have to produce a written piece by the end of the lesson.

One of nineteen lessons planned for Oliver twist the play adaptation by Nigel Bryant. This lesson focuses on the character of Monks. Students to produce a written piece about Monks using the scaffolded slide (quotations and sentence starters included. Can be used with the analysis of the book too.

The themes that are present in Oliver Twist. This lesson is one of 19 lessons. Lesson includes and encourages students to work in groups.

A lesson on the murder of Nancy as detailed in the Oliver Twist play. Students have to write a newspaper article detailing the murder.

A resource I put together for an EAL student of mine to help mostly with vocabulary and understanding the language used in the speckled band. Includes comprehension questions, extract from the text, wordsearch and a word match.

A booklet I created to use with some of my EAL students when studying Warhorse by Michael Morpugo. Summarised story and character profiles. Can be used with a low ability class or EAL/ESOL students. Does include some grammar focused activities and encourages dictionary work in translation.

Six week scheme of work for Romantic poetry designed for year 8 cohort. Comes with a homework booklet. Formative assessment title based on language paper 2 poetry, and poems for the six weeks.

A lesson on capital punishment during the Victorian era and as mentioned in Oliver Twist. Uses reading strategies and real life case of Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig. Students enjoy this lesson as it encourages debate and active discussion. Comes with additional resource.

Focusing on AO2 of the language question but using Agard’s poem Flag to do this. A marriage of language and literature to get the students thinking of the use of language in poetry. Has a task and peer assessment.

49 questions about the Blood Brothers play. Questions include plot summary, characters and major themes. correct and incorrect questions clearly labeled. Best suited for GCSE revision. Can be formatted and used as a starter quiz for revision.