This is a short lesson focusing on question 1 of the English Language Paper 2 exam. It introduced the exam briefly to the students, before requiring them to look at an extract from the Daily Mail on Alison Hammond’s weight loss. The worksheet includes an extract from the article and a grid containing 8 statements. The lesson also allows pupils the opportunity to word their own 8 statements and to practice with their peers.

This is a lesson for a middle-ability Year 8 class who were looking at Gothic literature. This lesson focuses on an extract from ‘Jane Eyre’ where Betha is finally revealed to the reader. The lesson requires pupils to look at initial quotes and explore their interpretations before then reading the extract, annotating it and writing an analytical paragraph on the extract. The extract is included in this resource and sentence starters using the PEACE structure are also included to support students. This is easily adaptable for any KS3 or KS4 class.

This is one whole lesson for a middle- ability Year 9 class focusing on the characterisation of Lady Macbeth. The lesson focuses on a short extract and requires students to consider gender stereotypes during the Shakespearian era and how Lady Macbeth subverts them. The tasks are split into sections to make them more manageable and sentence starters are provided to support pupils in their writing. The extract for the lesson is also included and the lesson can be easily adapted to a KS3 or KS4 class of any ability.

This is one lesson for a middle-ability Year 9 class looking at the scene where Macbeth and Banquo first meet the Witches. The lesson predominantly focuses on the prophecies the Witches provide and the significance of these. The initial reactions of Macbeth and Banquo are also explored with supporting questions to answer. A model text of a paragraph responding to a GCSE-style question is also included, as well as the extracts of Macbeth and Banquo’s reactions. This can easily be adapted for any KS3 or KS4 class.

This is a middle-ability Year 9 lesson exploring how madness is presented in Macbeth. The banquet scene (extract included) is explored in the lesson and pupils will consider the level of guilt Macbeth is experiencing and the effect it is now having on him. A video clip is also included showing the banquet scene from the Michael Fassbender adaptation (to allow them to see the scene played out and understand the extent of madness Macbeth is experiencing). The tasks relating to the extract have been broken down into manageable tasks and a model text is also included to support pupils in beginning to write a GCSE-style response. This lesson is easily adaptable to a KS3 or KS4 class of any ability.

This is a lesson planned for a middle-ability Year 9 class focusing on how the media influences body image. Pupils will discuss various images and the impact they have on teenagers and their body image. There is also a TED talk (link included in ppt notes) for pupils to watch on the influence of media. Pupils will then write a letter to Seventeen Magazine persuading them to stop body-shaming and focusing on skinny bodies. There are sentence starters included to support pupils in their writing. This lesson is easily adaptable for any KS3 class of any ability.

This is a lesson planned for a middle-ability Year 8 class looking at Elizabeth Bennet. Pupils will debate the role of women in the 18th Century before looking at the extract where Elizabeth rejects Darcy. There is support provided to help pupils annotate the extract and sentence starters to write a response about it. This lesson is easily adaptable for any KS3 class of any ability.

This is a lesson planned for a middle-ability Year 8 class looking at English Language Paper 2 Q2 skills. Pupils will debate the impact of Malala before looking at extracts presenting two different attitudes towards the impact Malala has had. There are activities to support pupils with making comparisons and a model text to support them with their writing. This lesson is easily adaptable for any KS3 class of any ability.

This is a GCSE lesson revision on different types of individual experience that the AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster explores. The lesson features a range of activities that you can pick and chose from to suit your class. They range from pupils completing a table to identify what poems link to different types of individual experience; to a run through of each poem linking to the theme to then support pupils in writing a response to a GCSE question. This is easily adaptable for a KS4 class of any ability.

This is an assessment lesson for a middle-ability Year 9 class. The lesson looks at the theme of ambition in the play. Pupils will initially revise key scenes where ambition is clearly displayed in the play; before then looking at a short extract (Macbeth’s response to the Witches’ prophecies) and using this to answer a GCSE-style question. There is a planning sheet included that will support pupils in planning THREE paragraphs to use as their response. This lesson is easily adaptable for a KS3 or KS4 class of any ability.

This is a lesson planned for a middle ability Year 8 class. It introduces pupils to fantasy worlds but initial discussing the worlds they know and based on this, what they think they key features of a fantasy world should be. There is then a brief example of an opening description of a fantasy world for them to discuss before they then have a extended writing task of writing their own opening. There are sentence starters to support pupils with their writing and level descriptions to aid them in their writing and the self-assessment task. This lesson can be easily adapted for a KS3 class of any ability.

This is a middle-ability Year 9 lesson focusing on the final scene of Macbeth and his downfall. Pupils will need to consider who they think is responsible for the downfall of Macbeth and they will consider why they think the play ends with his death and why Shakespeare may have done this. The tasks are split into manageable activities that allow pupils to analyse key language techniques and the effects and meanings they create. A debate activity is also included to allow pupils to practice supporting an argument and this will also support them in then writing GCSE-style paragraph(s) exploring alternative arguments and interpretations. This lesson is easily adaptable to a KS3 or KS4 class of any ability.

These are a series of lessons planned for a middle-ability KS4 class. These lessons explore questions 1-4 of the Language Paper 1 exam individually. Pupils are able to practice writing responses to each question on an extract from ‘Rebecca’ (extract included). There are also tips and advice included on how to answer the questions and model texts to support pupils in writing their own answers. These lessons are easily adaptable for any KS4 class of any ability.

These are a series of lessons planned for a middle-ability Year 8 class looking at who they think the most influential woman is. Pupils will research an individual of their choice and create a speech (perhaps a powerpoint too) on why their chosen individual deserves to win the award for ‘Greatest modern-day female contributor’. This lesson is easily adaptable for any KS3 class of any ability.

This is a lesson planned for a middle-ability Year 8 class. It explores the role of women in Jane Austen’s time and how women are presented in ‘Pride and Prejudice’. The lesson encourages pupils to analyse key quotes and begin to explore Language Paper 1 Q2 skills with the extract. There is also a model text to support pupils with their analytical writing. This lesson is easily adaptable for any KS3 class of any ability.

This is a lesson planned for a high-ability Year 7 class. The lesson focuses on Lady Shalott’s first glance of Sir Lancelot in the poem ‘The Lady of Shalott’ and aims to ensure that pupils understand how to embed a range of GOMASSIVE techniques into their creative writing. There are activities supporting pupils in improving their vocabulary and planning GOMASSIVE techniques to use. There is then an activity supporting pupils in writing their diary entry using a model text. This lesson is easily adaptable for any KS3 class of any ability.

This is a lesson planned for a high-ability Year 7 class. The lesson focuses on the poem of ‘The Lady of Shalott’ and aims to ensure that pupils can explore both sides of the argument as to whether the Lady Shalott is a victim in the poem. There is an activity supporting pupils in picking out key language devices and turning these into agree and disagree points, with examples. There is then an activity supporting pupils in writing analytical paragraphs with a model paragraph to help. This lesson is easily adaptable for any KS3 class of any ability.

This is a lesson planned for a middle-ability Year 8 class looking at Malala’s story and her speech to the UN. Pupils will explore Malala’s story about the right to education and there is support to help them annotate key language features. There is support provided to help pupils write a response about it by using a model text. This lesson is easily adaptable for any KS3 class of any ability.

This is a lesson planned for a middle-ability Year 8 class looking at Meghan Markle’s UN speech. Pupils will consider who Meghan Markle is before watching her speech and analysing an extract of it. The lesson focuses on a Language Paper 1 Q3 style question, so pupils will be introduced to structural features. There is support provided to help pupils write a response through a model text. This lesson is easily adaptable for any KS3 class of any ability.