3 lessons using the short story ‘Vendetta’ to teach language paper 1 skills. Aimed at low-mid ability year 9 class but can be easily adapted for higher ability classes. Includes a copy of the short story.

A lesson teaching the poem ‘Tissue’ from the GCSE power and conflict poetry. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Includes context and language analysis tasks.

A lesson teaching GCSE unseen poetry using William Blake’s poem ‘A Poison Tree.’ Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Includes context and language analysis tasks.

A lesson aimed at KS3 to introduce them to the characters in the play. Lesson includes various activities, ending in a diary entry task from the perspective of one of the characters. Differentiated tasks including challenge tasks.

A poetry lesson introducing KS3 students to poetry using a popular song. Differentiated and aimed at a KS3 class but could be adapted for KS4 students.

AQA Language Paper 1. A lesson on answering question 4 using an extract from ‘The boy in the striped pyjamas.’ Differentiated and planned using the GCSE mark scheme.

2 x lessons teaching questions 1,2 and 3 on language paper 2. All lessons differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme and aim/challenge/super challenge. All lessons planned using the TEEP model. Please leave a review if possible, it would be really appreciated :)

Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Lesson is aimed at a GCSE class and looks asks students to analyse how the writer uses language to highlight the social class and attitudes of the characters. Scaffolded and differentiated tasks throughout the lesson.

A lesson aimed at teaching language paper 1, question 2 skills. Lesson was made as part of a module teaching the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas but can also be used for GCSE students teaching language paper 1. Lesson includes challenge questions and uses the GCSE mark scheme.

Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Lesson is aimed at a KS3 class studying The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and gets students to look at how the relationship between Bruno and his father is presented in the chapter. Scaffolded and differentiated tasks throughout the lesson.

Lesson aimed at teaching language paper 1, question 5 to GCSE students. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Tasks are timed to help student’s focus and prepare themselves for exam timings.

Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Students are asked to analyse the soliloquy fromAct 1, Scene 5. Students are given various tasks before answering an exam style question. Lesson covers AO1, AO2 and AO3 and asks students at the end to identify where they have covered each AO in their work.

A lesson based around body image and how expectations of body image have changed over the decades. This lesson looks at barbie dolls and at the representation of people on Love Island and asks students to consider if there is too much pressure on young people to look a certain way.

Aimed at KS4 GCSE students studying Macbeth as part of their English Literature exam. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.

Lesson is part of a series of lessons teaching OMAM but could work as a stand alone lesson. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Lesson looks at chapter 1 and the relationship between George and Lennie.

A lesson taught as part of a unit teaching Of Mice and Men. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Aimed at a top-set year 9 class but can easily be adapted for lower ability groups.

A lesson which looks at life in the trenches for soldiers during WW1. Students are given information about trench life including a diary entry and a poem. Students will write a description based on trench life from the perspective of a soldier during WW1. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.

This lesson includes the context of the poem, annotations of the poem and language/structure/form analysis tasks. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at year 9-11 studying GCSE poetry.

This powerpoint includes the context of the poem, annotations of the poem, a challenge task grid and language analysis task. Lesson differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is aimed at years 9-11 studying GCSE poetry. Please leave a review, I’d love to know your feedback on the lesson.

Analysing the opening scene of Macbeth and the context of Witchcraft. Students analyse what makes it an effective opening. Challenge tasks used for differentiation. Lesson planned using the TEEP model.