This lesson comes directly after a ‘paragraph writing assessment lesson’ for The Moon, also available in my store. Alternatively, get the full 11-lesson Nature Poetry Bundle for an extremely discounted price in my store.

This lesson teaches students how to write a paragraph, analysing the poem ‘The Moon’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. This lesson was orginally planned for my intervention Y7 class, so would work for a Y5/6 class. If you are wanting the planning lesson, feel free to look at my shop, or pick up the planning and writing bundle for a deal.

This lesson focuses on the character of Aunt Lydia, and the concepts of internalized misogyny, and indoctrination. This is the ninth lesson in Dystopia SOW, though it can easily be a standalone lesson. The rest of the scheme is available in my shop for a discounted rate.

This is the first lesson on ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ in a dystopian SOW. This lesson introduces the students to the concept of objectification, and the key themes and techniques present in the opening chapter (surveillance, biblical allusion, threat).

This lesson explores the concept of totalitarianism, and has the students analyse the opening scene of 1984 in order to detect evidence of totalitarianism in the environment.

This lesson will help students to write a paragraph about a Romantic poem, Daffodils. They will complete a quiz, then plan and write a paragraph. This is very scaffolded and therefore should be simple for even an intervention class. The students complete a ‘highlight your strength and target’ self-review at the end. All resources included.

This lesson was originally created for my intervention year 7 class, however it would be appropriate for any year 5-6 class as well. This lesson introduces the students to the Industrial Revolution and William Wordsworth, with the aim that students will finish the lesson understanding the intentions behind Romantic Poetry. Students will also be introduced to 'I Wandered Lonely/Daffodils) in order to find positive connotations within the poem, associated with nature.

Very low-level differentiated lesson. Students will recap simple word types (adjective, verb, etc.), and simple language techniques. They will then try to find these techniques in the poem ‘Daffodils’. This is very scaffolded and should be quite straightforward.

This Jekyll and Hyde context lesson introduces the students to the idea of nature versus nurture, and applies Freudian theory (Id, ego and superego) to the story.

This dystopian fiction lesson focuses on analysing the character of President Snow, and the contextual influences behind dystopian antagonists. The students will be introduced to the idea of a ‘facade’ and how dictators use facades of fairness and benevolence to maintain power. The students will read and analyse an extract from Catching Fire.

This lesson has students analyze the use of power and indoctrination in chapter 2 of A Handmaid’s Tale. This is a lesson in a Dystopian SOW, which can be found in my shop.

This lesson focuses on the key concepts in 1984: The War, Doublethink/speak, and Hate Week. By the end the students will be writing their own polemical pamphlet using doublespeak, promoting hate towards the new enemy (Eastasia) and promoting Eurasia as an ally.

This lesson focuses on the idea of implementing false consciousness, and the character of O’Brien. The students will explore how O’Brien uses torture and fear to brainwash and control Winston, and in the end, students will write a paragraph analyzing O’Brien’s character. This could be a standalone lesson, as one slide explains the plot beforehand, so students understand the events of the story so far.

This lesson focuses on tracking events in a text (excerpt from The White Tiger) in order to prepare students for answering language paper 1 question 3.

This lesson follows a context lesson (also available in my shop), and helps the students to analyze key techniques and ideas through specific questioning.

This is a full Drama Lesson informing students of Commedia Dell’Arte Drama and it’s history. Plenty of practical activities and key terminology.

KS3 creating a Dystopia Worksheet, can stretch more able learners but is also suitablely differentiated for lower ability.

This teacher feedback sheet is separated into 2 sections for physicality and vocality- WWW and EBI. All you as a teacher have to do is highlight the correct sections - and the student work is marked!

This Romeo and Juliet lesson focuses on the relationship between Capulet and Juliet, and how the patriarchal systems of the time served as a catalyst for the final events of the play.

This lesson takes the students through the key themes present in Jekyll and Hyde - and the cultural anxieties that inspired them.