Worksheet created for year 7 class mixed ability whilst reading 'The Witches'. It focuses on our first impressions of the Grand High Witch.

Great for a one off revision lesson at KS3 if you give them a language style exam paper or just general improving reading skills lesson linking into theme parks. Resources include a proof-reading starter and then 3 texts with questions.

Great worksheet to use with any KS3 year group after studying the fight scene act 1, scene 1. Links in well to watching the Baz Luhrmann version of the film.

Two lessons focusing on the poem 'The Tom-Cat' by Don Marquis focusing on the skill of PEE. Suitable for any KS3 class. First lesson looks at difficult vocabulary and the content of the poem and the second lesson looks at picking out examples and explaining those examples.

Lesson used with year 7 mixed ability- with a number of lower ability pupils who need extra support. Lesson has literacy starter and then focuses on the part of act 1, scene 2 when Prospero and Miranda visit Caliban. Lesson works well for first approach at using PEE.

Lesson suitable for any year group at KS3 as a first lesson before looking at war poetry. Pupils first explore what propaganda is looking at war time posters then look at Harold Begbie's propaganda poem 'Fall In' and answer questions.

This lesson guides pupils through the GCSE synthesis question with a starter activity looking at how the synthesis question is worded. Pupils then look at an example of a synthesis response that would be awarded full marks (not linked to any text they have looked at) to work out how to set out answer. Pupils will then complete a synthesis question and peer assess their answers. There is also a lesson plan attached with the resources and the standard of the lesson was considered ‘excellent’ when observed. You will need the summer 2018 Unit 3 resource material. The link will take you to that paper: http://pastpapers.download.wjec.co.uk/s18-3700u30-1a.pdf

‘Explain’ question revision with two 5 mark ‘explain’ questions. The first one can be done as a class annotating the text and then looking at the example. Pupils can create a mini success criteria to remind them how to answer this question. Pupils can then complete the second ‘explain’ question as a practice without having an example to copy. There is also an example answer for the second ‘explain’ question pupils can use to self or peer assess.

‘Compare’ question revision with one 4 mark ‘compare’ question and one 6 mark ‘compare’ question. The first one can be done as a class annotating the text and then looking at the example. Pupils can create a mini success criteria to remind them how to answer this question. Pupils can then complete the second ‘compare’ question as a practice without having an example to copy. There is also an example answer for the second ‘compare’ question pupils can use to self or peer assess.

Lesson starter requires looking at the assessment criteria for this assessment (On WJEC website-GCSE English Literature Specification) and asks pupils to break down how they gain marks in each assessment objective. The main tasks look at two examples focusing on AO2 and what band pupils think that it would achieve and why.

This lesson guides pupils through the GCSE ‘how’ question with a starter activity looking at how the ‘how’ question is worded. Pupils then look at how question and pick out examples linking to the question before looking at an example of a ‘how’ response that would be awarded full marks to work out how to set out answer. Pupils will then complete the how question and self assess their answers. You will need the summer 2018 Unit 3 resource material. The link will take you to that paper: http://pastpapers.download.wjec.co.uk/s18-3700u30-1a.pdf

In the first part of the lesson pupils will learn/revise how to approach a summary question in groups or as class. The summary question is broken down into stages to help pupils grasp how to approach this question and get full marks. Pupils then complete a success criteria before completing a summary question independently to test their understanding of this question type.

Two lessons exploring the poem 'Hard Frost' used with a high ability year 9 class- would also be suitable for GCSE pupils if adapted. The first lesson looks at the vocabulary and annotating the poem and the second looks at exploring quotations in detail- considering different meanings to help pupils reach level 6.

3 lessons focusing on the poem ‘In Chapel’ by John Pook for the WJEC Welsh Poetry NEA Lesson 1 Starter activity- Thinking about the 5 senses linking to describing a church/chapel (picture and video link) Main activities- Clarifying challenging vocabulary/ reading of poem / How the poem links into the pupils’ ideas of a church/chapel Plenary activity- Summarising ideas of the lesson Lesson 2 Starter activity- Crossword Main activities- Annotate the poem and then annotate one quotation in more detail/ recap how to gain band 5 for AO2 Plenary activity- Writing activity Lesson 3- Starter activity- Compare connectives activity Main activities- Recap of assessment objectives/ Make links and plan Welsh Poetry NEA Plenary activity- Write a comparison paragraph about the poems

Lesson for year 9 mixed ability pupils exploring what a traditional sonnet is before looking at the sonnet between Romeo and Juliet in act 1, scene 5. Plenary explores what pupils have learnt through the lesson.

Lesson worked really well with mixed ability year 8 class. Pupils work in groups of 4 taking on the role of a barrister or a character from 'Holes' to decide on whether Zero deserves to be punished for his assault of Mr Pendanski in chapter 30. Each character has a support sheet with an extract from 'Holes' to help them come up with reasons why. I chose the more able pupils to be the barrister so they could lead the group.

A few tasks and activities linking to the Elizabethan era and William Shakespeare's life. Resources include a PowerPoint on Elizabethan life pupils can make notes on, a biography of William Shakespeare's life with comprehension questions (link to PowerPoint too), A 'what is the question activity' and a question loop game.

Two lessons over a PowerPoint that guides pupils how to ensure they are hitting AO1 and AO4 in the 20 mark character questions in the WJEC ‘Of Mice and Men’ exam. The first lesson has a quotation starter where pupils write down their prior knowledge. It then focuses on Lennie with examples of how to write a introduction and main paragraph. The second lesson starts with a proof-reading starter and then looks at how to plan the rest of the essay and the conclusion.

Two lessons over a PowerPoint that guides pupils how to ensure they are hitting AO1 and AO4 in the 20 mark character questions in the WJEC ‘Of Mice and Men’ exam. The first lesson begins with a true or false starter. It then focuses on Slim with examples of how to write a introduction and main paragraph. The second lesson starts with a memory starter and then looks at how to plan the rest of the essay and the conclusion.

3 lessons suitable for KS3 or KS4. Lesson 1 focuses on the structure of narrative writing including a worksheet looking at examples of plans. Lessons 2 and 3 look at what makes an effective opening paragraph looking at 3 different examples- you could give pupils all 3 or give different ones to different groups. Pupils can then write their own opening paragraph based on success criteria.