A complete all-through WW1 Poetry Unit that covers Dulce et Decorum Est (Owen), The Deserter (Frankau), In Flanders Fields (McCrae), Who’s for the Game? (Pope), The Call (Pope), Fall In (Begbie) and a final group work on either The Soldier, My Boy Jack, The Beau Ideal, Anthem for Doomed Youth or The Death Bed. Lesson 1 - Introduction to WW1 Lesson 2 - Revision poster on WW1 Lesson 3 - Introduction to Dulce et Decorum Est Lesson 4 - Annotations on Dulce et Decorum Est Lesson 5 - Response to Dulce et Decorum Est Lesson 6 - Introduction to The Deserter Lesson 7 - Annotations on The Deserter Lesson 8 - Response to The Deserter Lesson 9 - Introduction to In Flanders Fields Lesson 10 - Annotations on In Flanders Fields Lesson 11 - Response to In Flanders Fields Lesson 12 - Interim Assessment (1/2 PEEs response to one poem) Lesson 13 - Introduction to Who’s for the Game? Lesson 14 - Annotations on Who’s for the Game? Lesson 15 - Response to Who’s for the Game? Lesson 16 - DIRT Lesson on Interim Assessment Lesson 17 - Introduction to The Call Lesson 18 - Annotations on The Call Lesson 19 - Introduction to Fall In Lesson 20 - Annotations on Fall In Lesson 21 - Planning a comparagraph between The Call and Fall In Lesson 22 - Writing up a comparagraph between The Call and Fall In Lesson 23 - Finall Assessment (2/3 comparagraphs on two poems studied) Lesson 24 - Homework Gallery Day Lesson 25 - Poetry Introduction to one final poem (different per group of five/six students) Lesson 26 - Poetry Annotations and Presentation Planning of one final poem Lesson 27 - Poetry Presentations on one final poem Lesson 28 - Revision Poster on Key Themes linking all poems together Lesson 29 - War Horse and Key Themes Lesson 30 - War Horse and Comprehension If you wish to complete lessons 29 and 30, you will need to grab a copy of the film War Horse. My class is set in 5 table units of six students so an mention of tables means around 5/6 pupils. Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback. I use these lessons myself so am always striving to improve. Enjoy!

Years 7-9 Homework Menus updated for the year 2020-2021 Please check/change dates on the menus. Year 7 complete three pieces of menu, year 8 submit four and year 9 create five. Please check out my whole (fee) SOLs which correlate with the homework menus and encompass short terms of English Language and Literature for Years 7-9. Term 1: Year 7 - Greek Myths and Legends (Lang. Paper 1 Focus) Year 8 - Frankenstein Year 9 - Love and Relationships Poetry Term 2: Year 7 - Black Beauty Year 8 - Nature (Lang. Paper 2 Focus) Year 9 - A Christmas Carol (First Time) Term 3: Year 7 - Children (Lang. Paper 2 Focus) Year 8 - Much Ado About Nothing Year 9 - Horror and Suspense (Lang. Paper 1 Focus) Term 4: Year 7 - A Midsummer Night’s Dream Year 8 - Of Mice and Men Year 9 - Lord of the Flies Term 5: Year 7 - Free/White Poppies Novel Year 8 - WW1 Poetry Year 9 - Romeo and Juliet (First Time) Term 6: Year 7 - Cultural Poetry Year 8 - Fairytales Subverted (Lang. Paper 1 Focus) Year 9 - Food Speech (persuasive writing, Lang. Paper 2 Focus)

A whole SOL on Love and Relationships Poetry (particulary useful as either a comparison to Power and Conflict or as a step into L&R GCSE). Aimed at mixed set Year 9. Each lesson is structured with a five part lesson plan as clear on the Powerpoints and all worksheets etc. are numbered to match for clarity. 24 lessons are made for the unit but planning on the SOL for up to 31 lessons. Lesson 1 - Introduction to Valentine Lesson 2 - Annotations on Valentine Lesson 3 - Response to Valentine Lesson 4 - Introduction to Rubbish at Adultery Lesson 5 - Annotations on Rubbish at Adultery Lesson 6 - Response to Rubbish at Adultery Lesson 7 - Introduction to Sonnet 116 Lesson 8 - Annotations on Sonnet 116 Lesson 9 - Response to Sonnet 116 and introduction to comparagraphs Lesson 10 - Introduction to Follower Lesson 11 - Annotations on Follower Lesson 12 - Response to Follower Lesson 13 - Interim Assessment comparing two given poems Lesson 14 - Introduction to Digging Lesson 15 - Annotations on Digging Lesson 16 - Response to Digging and Comparison to Follower Lesson 17 - Writing up comparison between Digging and Follower Lesson 18 - DIRT Lesson on Interim Assessment Lesson 19 - Improvement Lesson on Interim Assessment Lesson 20 - Introduction to Sonnet 130 Lesson 21 - Annotations on Sonnet 130 Lesson 22 - Comparison between Sonnet 116 and Sonnet 130 Lesson 23 - Gallery Day (Homework Showcase) Lesson 24 - Final Assessment on one given poem compared to one other we have studied

A stick-in guide describing the differences between PEE Paragraphs and Comparative Paragraphs with examples. Used for Love and Relationships Poetry Module.

My class find filling in the boxes preferable to making their own posters for revision. Each poster asks for 5 top quotations, key themes, literary choices (writer’s method/poetic devices), a summary, context and an ‘It’s almost as if…’. The game at the end is for them to make links between the poems without using their notes - I print off and laminate one per pair (they will last forever!).

8 box comic strip template - good to give out for breaking down narratives

Page 188 of textbook 2, This is a quick answer I threw together to help when marking the mocks for a book that has no answer papers! 'The Thing in the Forest'

An easy-to-print A4 display detailing the births, deaths and greatest works of 28 of our most famous and treasured authors. Please leave feedback

An easy-to-print A3 Wall Display designed to help children place their text in the bigger picture.

Display for Bloom's. Prompts for questioning around white/interactive board.

As the children go through the chapters - summarise and revise using this sheet. Around each box students write any literary techniques e.g. foreshadowing, pathetic fallacy etc. In the box the pupils write a key theme (parental love, science versus God etc.), the most important quote from the chapter and a stick figure drawing summarising what has happened. Walton's letters and frame narrative I get them to write at the beginning or you can get them to draw a frame around the sheet.

Used to introduce communism, capitalism, nazism and socialism for the teaching of 'An Inspector Calls'

4 posters detailing what happens in each of their GCSEs and each Paper.

A support sheet for students writing a comparison between generations in An Inspector Calls. Formulated for a mixed ability year 9 set. Students are given this sheet before final assessment question: 'How does Priestley present some of the differences between the older and younger generations in AIC?'. Support sheet can be written on by lower level students. Similarities side is for a 1 sim. 1 diff. practice leading up to the final assessment.

A 3 part story to go with each poem from the Power and Conflict Anthology for Lit. Paper 2 AQA. I have yet to find a student who can forgot the one for Kamikaze! I usually split the poems into three umbrella terms under Power and Conflict; The Reality of War, Internal Conflict and the Power of Nature, which are colour coded. Three funny/memorable parts of a story relate to three chronological quotations from within the poems. Students can add to these if they wish, but a great starting point to revise and remember 45 quotations. I also have the accompanying wall display up in my classroom with just the pictures on show, tacked at the top only over the quotations so students can lift them up to test themselves. Any words/phrases that are underlined are either word/lit. choices for the students to explore and have all been carefully selected so there are some in there.

Colour coded Class Model for AIC Interim Assessment Question 'How is Priestley presenting Birling in this part of the play?' Pages 165-166 Titanic Speech.