This unit of work (7 lessons including EOU questions) uses the movie Shrek and the movie adaptations of The Hate U Give and Little Women to study core principles of storytelling: archetypes, protagonists vs. antagonists, and the Hero’s Journey This lesson requires no additional resources, just slides, unless you want to print out scripts for the close reading sections. I recently tutored an able pupil who did not like reading, watched few films, and was struggling with the aspects of literacy that require deeper analysis and interpretation. It is a little unorthodox but could work if you tutor a pupil who is similarly averse to reading or long-form media and needs support with analysis. Lesson 1: Character Traits and Analysis The lesson begins with introducing four key terms that will be revisited in each of the following lessons: perspective, archetype, trait and protagonist. The pupils links character traits to familiar characters (Shrek) Close reading of a scripted scene in Shrek in which the audience is introduced to Shrek and Donkey Compare and contrast of traits **Lesson 2:Defining and Identifying classic literary archetypes ** Vocabulary Starter Defining and applying well-known archetypes Discussing how fairytales use traditional archetypes Revisiting the script from the previous lesson to look at how Shrek and Donkey play against their own archetypes. Lesson 3: Defining and Identifying protagonists and antagonists through the close reading of selected scripts Vocabulary starter Criteria of a protagonist and applying it to Shrek Introducing a new protagonist: Starr Carter, The Hate U Give Reading a script and synopsis to explain why Starr is clearly recognisable as the story’s protagonist. Lesson 4: protagonists and antagonists Vocabulary starter Identifying the antagonists in The Hate U Give and Shrek using scripts and synopses. Lesson 5: The Hero’s Journey Vocabulary starter Explaining the Hero’s Journey Applying it to Shrek Applying it to Little Women Lesson 6 and 7 - Review and Assess

This pack includes content for five 45-minute lessons, ideally suited for teaching online but adaptable for in-person learning. There are no handouts but lots of close readings and accompanying activities to help KS3 pupils grow in confidence with George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm. List of lessons: Defining and identifying features of dystopian fiction. (Chapter 1) How utopia is represented in Animal Farm (Chapter 3) How the pigs and the horses are used to illustrate changes from utopia to dystopia (Chapter 3) How Orwell uses personification and narratives of success and sacrifice to tell the story of revolution (Chapter 4) How Orwell uses characters with differing perspectives to show conflict within revolutionary movements (Chapter 5). How Orwell represents dystopia (Chapter 9)

This is a resource I produced as part of a whole-school push to encourage reading and expand vocabulary in different subjects. The “Read Like A…” format provides pupils with an article relevant to a school subject, and encourages them to apply their own learning from different units to the article. It also encourages pupils to consider how their subject is used in the wider world and to explore their interests. There is an activity on each sheet that is usually a form of creative writing, so that they can contribute to the article and show their comprehension. This pack includes: Read Like an Artist Read Like a Business Leader Read Like a Classicist Read Like a Designer Read Like a Geographer Read Like a Health Worker Read Like a Historian Read Like a Linguist Read Like a Mathematician Read Like a Musician Read Like a Nutritionist Read Like a Philosopher Read Like a Scientist Read Like a Sports Scientist Read Like a Theologian