This is a one lesson of a small series designed to help a lower ability class with creative writing in preparation for upcoming mocks and exams. I have split this up into key components and tried to make each skill as simple as possible for my class - i know their strengths and weaknesses. I have also focused on descriptive writing and ignored narrative completely because i do not want to over-complicate the task or set them up for failure with a bad narrative. This focuses on the skill of zooming in on details and using vocbaulary to create atmosphere and builds upon prior knowledge from KS3 lessons. This is all about how to embed this skill and practice. If you like, there are more lessons (or will be) in the sequence soon.

This is a one lesson of a small series designed to help a lower ability class with creative writing in preparation for upcoming mocks and exams. I have split this up into key components and tried to make each skill as simple as possible for my class - i know their strengths and weaknesses. I have also focused on descriptive writing and ignored narrative completely because i do not want to over-complicate the task or set them up for failure with a bad narrative. This focuses on the skill of show don’t tell and builds upon prior knowledge from life and KS3 lessons. This is all about how to embed this skill and practice. If you like, there are more lessons (or will be) in the sequence soon.

Another one off lesson from a short series of lessons on Creative Writing for GCSE classes in preparation for mocks, assessments and exams in summer. This lesson is centered around building powerful sentences. The focus is using higher-level and more ambitious vocabulary, including langauge devices and using show don’t tell (from previous lesson) Individual tasks based on the elements of the lesson using to an extended peice of writing.

This is a short SOW focused on teaching the 2026 AQA English Language PAper 1 specification. I am using this with my lower ability set to teach them the skills in preparation for their upcoming mock. Can be used as a small SOW or as a reminder/revision for classes. Lesson 1: Question 1 Lesson 2: Question 2 Language Lesson 3: Structure LEsson 4: Question 4 LEsson 5: Extra Question 4 lesson My classes have been really receptive to breaking down how to approach each question, the key skills and shorter, more manageable extracts for practice.

This lesson is an introduction to poetry for KS3 class. It focues on the meaning of poetry and poetic devices with a small practice poem at the end of the powerpoint to get them used to annotating and analysing poems.

These are some practice assessments I have made for a high ability KS3 set but could be used with GCSE for testing both knowledge and ability with writing paragraphs. It is modeled on our assessment structure which is mastery. 15 marks for their knowledge - e.g. subject terminology, language devices, theater terminology and ability to locate technique in and extract and begin commenting on the effect. 10 marks for extended writing - answering an exam style question. We use PEEZL but could very easily be adapted to fit other paragraph structured. I have used these in class and as independent tasks and revision.

This SOW is designed to study Romeo and Juliet with a KS3 (year 9) class with a focus on how gender is presented against the stereotype of the time.

A double lesson on Dulce Et Decorum Est that focuses on language analysis with pupils finding techniques before analysing them.

This lesson is aimed at year 7 class to teach them about William Shakespeare, his theatre and the key terminology that we when studying his plays and for their mini and main assessments.

These are the resources I used to create diverse display in my classroom. This display is catered to all the different minorities within our school community with books that reflect issues such as: LGBTQ+ Mental Health Racism Disabilities Gender Inequality Suicide I wanted students to have a display that reflected them as both individuals and a collective. They key phrases are: see yourself in books and diversity is the only thing we have in common.

This SOW is designed to be used with KS3 (year nine) or as an introduction topic to KS4 classes. It covers reading and writing across and entire term with some lessons dedicated to just reading the book.

This resource is designed to help pupils (and you as a teacher) identify the gaps in pupils knowledge on the lead up to mocks/exams so you know where revision and classwork should be focused. It comprises of various different tasks: checklists fill in gaps answering questions I used this in lesson recently and it was eyeopening for the work we still have left to do before their GCSEs begin.

This unit is designed to be used an Unseen poetry for KS3 (Y9) but could also be used for GCSE (Y9 or Y10) with focus on building confidence using analysis of poetry. It builds to them being able to try by themselves without my guidance. Some lessons can be split into two - there are two lesson on powerpoint or condensed into one depending on class. Intro lesson poetic devices approaching poetry Things i have stolen Analysing language in detail The Man He Killed Practice Assessment Desert Places I will be uploading new poems individually as i update the SOW this half-term.

This SOW of work is for a year 7 (could be used for low ability KS3) with a focus on descriptive writing. This follows on from a reading unit on a monster calls but is mostly unlinked to the novel. Lessons include: introduction senses vocabulary sentence starters sentence variety figurative language show don’t tell structure mini assessment main assessment

This is a new and updated SOW I have used for English language paper 1 to teach my year 11s this final part of the paper. It covers the new AQA paper with the changes to question 3 and 4. There is also an assessment attached on the woman in black.

This worksheet is perfect for planning out a description of a Gothic setting - can be used alone or in conjunction with multiple Gothic lessons.

This is a creative writing unit leading to a writing assessment inspired by Greek Myths. This covers myths such as: The creation story (all three) Pandora and Prometheus Lycaon, Deucalion and Pyrrha King Midas Echo and Narcissus Medusa Theseus and the Minotaur This also covers topics such as: Creative writing techniques Heroes Villains Setting a story Writing a myth Planning Assessment A comprehensive unit of work that was enjoyed by a year eight group last year. Any of the writing tasks can be used as a formative or mini-assessment should it be required.

This resource has been developed over the past half-term and covers the entirety of AQA English Language Paper 1: Section A (Reading). This uses an extract from JAck the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer and focuses on the key skills and building up to answer questions/construct answers.

This SOW is an updated version of the SOW I already have posted on mythology - this one is not focused entirely on Greek Myths. It is designed to inform them of different myths (the main focus is gender - how women and men are presented in the myths) and leads to writing different non-fiction texts. This covers the texts: Letters Articles Speeches This covers the myths of: Medusa Midas Witches Minotaur

This SOW if designed for year sevens but could be adapted for KS2 or even used with year eight lower ability groups. This is a SOW designed to last over a term with both a reading and writing assessment. This is all about teaching key skills and vocabulary and setting pupils up for the year.

I created this short sequence of lessons to go alongside the Gothic unit for KS3 (we study in year eight). A lot of the stories we were studying were traditional Gothic: Frankenstein, Dracula, The Monkey’s Paw e.c.t I had a lower ability set and wanted to make some lessons that appealed to their interests and the books we could provide in the library. This contains: An Introduction lesson - this covers: what children’s Gothic is and why it’s a popular genre with some trailers to watch. The witches by Roald Dhal The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Goosebumps by R. L. Stine Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy