A lesson for the AQA GCSE English Language specification, focusing on comparing viewpoints for Question 4. This lesson is scaffolded sufficiently for students who need more support. Stretch and challenge should be offered through targeted questioning as appropriate for students (HA, G&T). Source A comes from an adapted 17th-century text on reading; Source B is a clipped section from a YouGov article on gaming.

A lesson for the AQA GCSE English Language specification, focusing on comparing viewpoints for Question 4. This lesson is scaffolded sufficiently for students who need to develop their explanations of writer’s effects. Stretch and challenge should be offered through targeted questioning as appropriate for students (HA, G&T). Source A comes from one of Charles Darwin’s letters; Source B comes from a PETA article.

Five lessons for Q1-Q3 in AQA Language Paper 2, three lessons with more scaffolding for students who need more support (LA or SEND) and two lessons with stretch and challenge (HA, G&T). One lesson focuses on the effect of the writer’s use of pronouns; another lesson focuses on the effect of using emotive language; all lessons include timed exam practice and a focus on exam literacy.

A resource for the novel Divergent aimed at pupils who need additional challenge to extend their writing and independently analyse short quotations. Originally developed for a top Year 7 set.

A lesson introducing the poem My Last Duchess, including details on form/structure/language. Originally designed for a top set Y10 class, following on from my resource on Ozymandias, and includes a brief venn diagram comparison of Ozymandias and the Duke from MLD.

A lesson aimed to introduce the poem ‘Ozymandias’ to a Y10 group. Originally designed for a high ability group with weaknesses in writing up analysis. A ‘follow on’ resource introducing ‘My Last Duchess’ is available to buy and includes comparison material for MLD & Ozymandias. Full lesson with resources. Anthology book or copies of the poem required.

Eight lessons that have been designed for Year 8 on the topic of writing to argue. These have been made for students that will sit the AQA GCSE English Language qualification. Resources are included at the end of each PowerPoint. These resources are also available on LitDrive. Lesson titles: L1 = Ethos, Logos, Pathos L2 = Biased, Balanced writing L3 + L4 = Structure (Churchill) L5 = Introductions L6 = Anecdotes (Thunberg) L7 + L8 = Counter-arguments

A lesson that has been designed for KS3 (Y7 or Y8), including a PowerPoint and a copy of the poem included as a Word document. Includes discussion questions, quotation explosions with scaffolding, WHAT-HOW-WHY sentence starters. These resources are also available on LitDrive and on my blog: https://queeryinghistory.wordpress.com/2020/06/29/sapphos-imagery-lgbt-lessons-1/