GCSE English Language Paper 2 – Section B Transactional Writing revision lesson. Learning Objectives: To have an awareness of exam requirements To practice transactional writing skills Tasks designed to consider what makes a good piece of transactional writing, revision of key subject terminology and revision of key conventions of different forms of transactional writing.

Introduction lesson to Gothic Fiction, featuring an extract from Horace Walpole’s ‘The Castle of Otranto’. Lesson Objectives: To be able to identify the main features of the gothic genre. To learn about the origin and purpose of gothic fiction. To interpret information from a text and use quotations to explain your ideas. (English Language style questions within lesson to assess pupils comprehension of the text).

Range of starters and plenaries to support pupils understanding of character, theme and plot within Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Perfect for KS3 but easily adaptable for KS2/4 study. Can be linked to a variety of reading and writing learning/assessment objectives.

Ideal for KS3, PowerPoint resource covers declarative, exclamative, interrogative and imperative sentences. Learning Objectives: To understand the main functions of sentences To identify these functions in writing Includes quiz as plenary activity and imperative worksheet to develop pupils understanding further.

Introduction to creative writing. Created for a year 8 class, but also used for year 7. Tasks throughout lesson easily adaptable to revise key writing techniques for KS4 English Language. Learning Objectives: To explore the importance of setting. To gain an understanding of ‘show, not tell’. To describe a setting to a reader. Pupils will explore a variety of settings throughout the lesson and consider how those settings may be depicted by a writer. They will learn the fundamentals for ‘showing’ and not telling the reader what is happening within a story. Pupils will use their knowledge to peer and self-assess imaginative writing pieces they have created during the lesson.

Lesson exploring Pandora’s Box, ideal for KS3. Range of activities to engage students in story and to introduce Greek mythology. Learning Objectives: To develop awareness of a series of myths and legends. To identify the main characteristics of Greek myths. To analyse the key elements within a Greek myth. Differentiated comprehension questions can be used to assess students understanding of the text.

GCSE English Language Paper 1 – Section B Imaginative Writing revision lesson. Learning Objectives: To have an awareness of exam requirements To practice imaginative writing skills Revision of key imaginative writing techniques and mini-writing activities.

Lesson tailored towards the Edexcel Conflict Poetry Anthology collection. Includes: Relevant context to the poem Notes on the form and structure of the poem In depth analysis of poem, with fully animated annotations for each stanza Learning Objectives: AO2: Analyse how language, form and structure are used to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (15 marks) AO3: Show understanding of relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written (5 marks) Useful for initial teaching of the poem, plus revision sessions.

Learning objectives: Consider how to apply context to the anthology poems. Develop the structure of comparative responses. You should be using this structure for English Language as well. Explore and revise three poems. Revision lesson aimed at Year 11 groups, however still applicable and able to use for Year 10 students. Lesson guides students towards drawing connections and variations between 3 anthology poems - A Poison Tree (main poem), The Man He Killed, and Extract from The Prelude. Lesson activities guide students towards treating A Poison Tree as the named poem. Students are encouraged to explore how multiple poems can be used to explore the exam question. Exemplar provided on lesson to model exam technique.

Learning objectives: To recap the assessment requirements for unseen poetry. To revise key language/structure terminology. To explore similarities and differences between two unseen poems. Tailored towards the unseen poetry component of the Edexcel English Literature GCSE. Suitable for Y10-11. Lesson focuses on building understanding of how imagery is used in poetry to impact and influence readers. Lessons guides students towards completing a response comparing two poems on a shared theme/topic. Model response included to demonstrate comparison skill.

Learning objectives: A05: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts A06: Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation Lesson tailored towards Edexcel Transactional Writing task on English Language Paper 2, however can be tailored towards other exam boards. Lesson provides opportunity to explore writing to complain, through analysis of an exemplar, and a structured writing task. Ideal for use with a Year 11 group as part of structured revision, or alternatively as part of initial teaching of English Language skills at GCSE.

Lesson tailored towards the Edexcel Conflict Poetry Anthology collection. Includes: Relevant context to the poem Notes on the form and structure of the poem In depth analysis of poem, with fully animated annotations for each stanza Learning Objectives: AO2: Analyse how language, form and structure are used to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (15 marks) AO3: Show understanding of relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written (5 marks) Useful for initial teaching of the poem, plus revision sessions.

Learning objectives: To develop knowledge of main and subordinate clauses To use a range of grammatical constructions in writing Lesson designed for use with KS3 groups, however is still applicable for recapping key grammatical knowledge at KS4 to supplement the study of English Language GCSE. Lesson includes identification of sentence types, main clause and subordinate clause identification activities, and finally a writing task for students to apply their grammatical knowledge.

Lesson tailored towards the Edexcel Conflict Poetry Anthology collection. Includes: Relevant context to the poem Notes on the form and structure of the poem In depth analysis of poem, with fully animated annotations for each stanza Learning Objectives: AO2: Analyse how language, form and structure are used to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (15 marks) AO3: Show understanding of relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written (5 marks) Useful for initial teaching of the poem, plus revision sessions.

Lesson tailored towards the Edexcel Conflict Poetry Anthology collection. Includes: Relevant context to the poem Notes on the form and structure of the poem In depth analysis of poem, with fully animated annotations for each stanza Learning Objectives: AO2: Analyse how language, form and structure are used to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (15 marks) AO3: Show understanding of relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written (5 marks) Useful for initial teaching of the poem, plus revision sessions.

Lesson tailored towards the Edexcel Conflict Poetry Anthology collection. Includes: Relevant context to the poem Notes on the form and structure of the poem In depth analysis of poem, with fully animated annotations for each stanza Learning Objectives: AO2: Analyse how language, form and structure are used to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (15 marks) AO3: Show understanding of relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written (5 marks) Useful for initial teaching of the poem, plus revision sessions.

Lesson tailored towards the Edexcel Conflict Poetry Anthology collection. Includes: Relevant context to the poem Notes on the form and structure of the poem In depth analysis of poem, with fully animated annotations for each stanza Learning Objectives: AO2: Analyse how language, form and structure are used to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (15 marks) AO3: Show understanding of relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written (5 marks) Useful for initial teaching of the poem, plus revision sessions.

Lesson tailored towards the Edexcel Conflict Poetry Anthology collection. Includes: Relevant context to the poem Notes on the form and structure of the poem In depth analysis of poem, with fully animated annotations for each stanza Learning Objectives: AO2: Analyse how language, form and structure are used to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (15 marks) AO3: Show understanding of relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written (5 marks) Useful for initial teaching of the poem, plus revision sessions.

Lesson tailored towards the Edexcel Conflict Poetry Anthology collection. Includes: Relevant context to the poem Notes on the form and structure of the poem In depth analysis of poem, with fully animated annotations for each stanza Learning Objectives: AO2: Analyse how language, form and structure are used to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (15 marks) AO3: Show understanding of relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written (5 marks) Useful for initial teaching of the poem, plus revision sessions.

Lesson tailored towards the Edexcel Conflict Poetry Anthology collection. Includes: Relevant context to the poem Notes on the form and structure of the poem In depth analysis of poem, with fully animated annotations for each stanza Learning Objectives: AO2: Analyse how language, form and structure are used to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (15 marks) AO3: Show understanding of relationships between texts and the contexts in which they are written (5 marks) Useful for initial teaching of the poem, plus revision sessions.