A Key Stage 3 poetry lesson analysing ‘Nothing’s Changed’. Mixed ability.

A lesson on creating a gothic character. Descriptive writing.

A lesson which focuses on describing settings in gothic literature.

A knowledge organiser aimed at Key Stage Three (but could also be used for GCSE) persuasive or transactional writing.

A series of lessons focusing on building tension in gothic writing.

A Key Stage 3 poetry lesson exploring a poem about Manchester. Mixed ability.

A Key Stage 3 poetry lesson analysing ‘Island Man’. Mixed ability.

A series of Key Stage 3 poetry lessons introducing the meaning of culture. Mixed ability.

Key Stage 3 poetry lessons exploring the poem ‘Blessing’. Mixed ability.

A series of lessons based around Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN and the issues around climate change. Includes a video which is hyperlinked, a structure for students to use for viewpoint writing in their GCSE exam, and a teacher feedback sheet with student response tasks for each skill.

Series of lessons for Act 1 of An Inspector Calls- aimed at AQA GCSE English Literature course.

A lesson analysing how settings are described in gothic literature.

A punctuation mat that can be used with students when they are writing. This could be used as a mat, stuck into books or displayed in a classroom. Suitable for whole-school literacy or English.

A lesson creating a climax in a superhero narrative- key stage 3.

A scheme of work exploring the novel ‘Face’. Focuses on reading skills with some writing skills built in. Differenitated for a mixed ability class- easy to differentiate up or down if teaching to students in sets. Includes an end of unit reading assessment.

A Key Stage 3 reading and writing scheme of work based on fantasy fiction.

A lesson that explores how to write the structure question on the AQA GCSE English Langauge Paper 1, Section A.

A differentiated lesson on ‘Futility’ for KS3 War Poetry.

A lesson to explore context for KS3 War Poetry.

Writing an Ending- Superhero Narrative Key Stage Three.