My year 7s are about to undertake a poetry unit, and so I thought I'd share my first two lessons. Lesson one covers form, structure and language with related activities. Lesson two looks at meaning in the poem "The Word Party" which is a great introduction poem for little newbies. Happy new year everyone!

Part of the Power & Conflict cluster for GCSE poetry, these 2-3 lessons firstly cover contextual factors (Agard's subjective experience and the broader issues/aftermath of colonialism), in depth annotations of the poem, themes and ideas. An guided annotation sheet can be done in class or as homework.

A lesson teaching comparison skills, designed for the "Power & Conflict" poetry cluster for the GCSE. (AQA specification). Can be taught as a one off after the rest of the unit has been taught

A lesson that's ideal at completion of the GCSE "Power and Conflict" poetry cluster. Activities for retaining quotes, comparing themes and critical writing (through a differentiation focused "draw of the hat" exercise) are included.

Using two unseen poems (one by Louise Gluck) this booklet allows students to work in pairs or individually to complete a mini-project that covers all the skills for the unseen poetry section of Language Paper 1, AQA GSCE specimen. This took my class about 2-3 lessons to complete. Self-directed learning is great for this time of year!

Revision quiz questions for all four papers for topics: Macbeth Inspector Calls Jekyll and Hyde Language paper 1 and 2 Will take you several lessons- language analysis, quotes, themes and context are all covered- enjoy!

A single lesson that builds students' comparison skills for the GCSE Power & Conflict poetry unit. Activities include comparison and contrast for AO1-2, and critical writing.

A useful lesson for revising how to compare poems in the Power & Conflict poetry cluster, for AQA’s GCSE. I recommend this resource if you have already taught the entire unit. A few skills that the lesson covers are: Detailed revision and analysis of poetic form Revision of contextual influences and the importance of these How to structure a comparison paragraph Activity sheets for printing are included in the PP.

For the GCSE literature paper 2. Whether you’re introducing this topic for the first time or revising it, this student-led project (spanning 4-5 lessons) covers the comprehension, analysis, and critical writing skills required for tackling this question in the paper. Can also be used as a general resource for teaching poetry skills. Poems are a combination of Romantic, modernist and contemporary, and there are lots of scaffolded activities that guide students through the process of unpacking themes and ideas, annotating, analysing language, structure, and form, and writing extended responses.

If you want to inject a bit of positivity in your classrooms and reward students for this, that and the other, then enjoy these Shakespearean postcards!

In the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, it is important that English teachers are confronting issues of xenophobia as the appear in literature with our students. I was inspired to revamp my resources for ‘The Emigree`’, drawing off this recent issue as a springboard for discussion of the rising threat of white supremacy in our world. This resource includes: 2 lessons (or more, depending on pace and ability) Discussions of xenophobia, otherness, normalisation and displacement Analysis of the poem’s themes, LF&S*, and context Plenty of differentiated activities Opportunity to weave in Language Paper 2 skills, through a study of an article. Sharing this lesson for free as more than ever, we need to find the opportunities to have these conversations with students. Education is the starting point for change! *Language, form and structure Article included taken from the New Yorker.

2-3 lessons on the poem “Remains” for the Power and Conflict anthology. Covers all GCSE outcomes AO1-3, in depth annotation of the poem, and builds students’ deeper conceptualisation of the themes of dehumanisation, PTSD, moral injury, and psychological trauma.

In depth 2-3 lessons on the GCSE poem ‘Kamikaze.’ Covers all 3 assessment outcomes, and deepens students’ conceptualisation of Japanese culture and the West’s understanding of collectivism. Detailed annotations of the poem included, amongst other scaffolded activities. Enjoy :)

I teach a rowdy but bright year 7 boys class once a week (the classes are split on our timetable between teachers, annoyingly). I decided to do a creative writing module with them, focusing on dystopian literature. Included in this pack are 10 (or more, depending on pace) lessons that: Introduce dystopian fiction and its conventions Analyse extracts from famous dystopias Build creative writing skills Build planning, structuring, drafting and editing skills Activities are varied, with some introductory links to Language Paper 1 skills for the GCSE. Enjoy :)

Language paper 1 style exams that can be used for assessment with year 7. Enjoy!

Student-choice based activities for a single lesson. Enjoy :)

As the main homework task for the past unit (‘Jekyll and Hyde’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’), my students worked on producing a project that answers the inquiry question: How does literature and social change connect? Included are the project overview, the planning proforma sheet, and the final assessment rubric. A few useful tools for anyone experimenting with PBL for the first time.