A lesson focusing on the planning and writing of an essay, comparing ‘Bayonet Charge’ with ‘Exposure’. The PowerPoint includes an grade 7+ WAGOLL.

This lesson prepares students to plan a GCSE English Literature, Paper 1-style response on Lady Macbeth’s character. The extract question is on Act 1, Scene 5. A planning sheet is included in the PowerPoint.

This lesson, perhaps one or two sessions, encourages Y7 and Y8 students to enhance their reading abilities. It can serve as a standalone cover lesson or be integrated into a curriculum focused on Anthony Horowitz’s Stormbreaker**. Students engage with an excerpt from Chapter 2, ‘Heaven for Cars’, analysing the language and writing a P.E.E.