Full PowerPoint ( 15–18 lessons) Learning objectives and grammar starters for each lesson Sequential coverage of all staves with contextual focus: Dickens and Victorian London Characterisation of Scrooge and Marley The three ghosts and transformation arc The Gothic genre and moral message Quotation analysis and scaffolded writing tasks Comprehension and creative writing activities Tension graphs, imagery tasks, and thematic questions DIRT, assessment, and reflection slides Letter-to-Marley writing task as a final outcome Skills and knowledge: Analytical paragraph writing (AO1–AO3 prep) Contextual understanding: poverty, morality, Victorian values Character and theme analysis Creative writing in Dickensian style Grammar and vocabulary in context Comparative and evaluative thinking

Full PowerPoint for a half term Learning objectives and grammar starters Vocabulary development: fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases, sentence types Lessons on: What makes a graphic novel Creating an alter-ego Analysing front covers Planning and drawing a first comic page Story mountains & narrative structure Writing and reviewing creative work Model examples and success criteria Peer/self assessment & reflection slides

Full PowerPoint (editable) – 14+ lessons covering every key moment of the play Learning objectives and grammar starters for every lesson Context lessons on Edwardian England, class, gender, capitalism, and socialism Detailed character studies: Birling, Sheila, Gerald, Eric, Mrs Birling, and the Inspector Scene-by-scene analysis with guided questions and quotations THUNK questions and discussion prompts for higher-order thinking Essay scaffolds and model responses Assessment and DIRT lessons built in Exam-style questions with planning support and self/peer assessment tasks Foreshadowing, irony, and symbolism activities for top-band analysis Best taught reading sections of the play and then watching what you have read (2015 version)

A popular unit that blends persuasive writing with political literacy. Students explore how language shapes opinion, analyse real-world examples of campaigns and speeches, and ultimately design and deliver their own political campaign — complete with a manifesto, logo, slogan, speech, and debate. This unit develops students’ ability to persuade, argue, and evaluate, while also building confidence in public speaking and critical thinking. Perfect for English teachers looking to embed meaningful cross-curricular links with PSHE and Citizenship. Skills Covered Persuasive and rhetorical writing Speech structure and delivery Argument and counterargument Analytical reading skills Summarising and evaluating viewpoints Public speaking and teamwork Students form parties, write manifestos, create campaign materials, and deliver speeches in a mock school election, encouraging collaboration, creativity, and critical engagement with civic ideas.

Y8 Drama/English – The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty (David Calcutt) | 19-Lesson Complete SoW | Bullying, Non-linear Narrative & Performance A full 6-week, 19-lesson Scheme of Work for The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty by David Calcutt designed for KS3 English or Drama. This engaging unit explores bullying, peer pressure, and narrative structure, while developing reading, inference, analytical and performance skills. All extracts have been removed for copyright compliance — perfect for teachers with class sets of the play. Included: 19 fully structured lessons (PowerPoint) Weekly spelling lists & literacy starters Scene-by-scene inference and analysis activities Non-linear narrative & flashback teaching Character comparison tasks (Mr & Mrs Dumpton, Stubbs, Terry, Sammy) Writing eyewitness accounts & monologues Rehearsal and performance lessons for student duologues Assessment opportunities throughout Homework tasks Skills focus: Inference and deduction Narrative structure analysis (linear vs non-linear) Character analysis Tension and dramatic technique Performance & speaking skills Writing for purpose (e.g. eyewitness accounts, diary entries) This resource does not contain script extracts. You will need class copies of the play The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty by David Calcutt (Methuen/Bloomsbury) for reading in lessons.