This bundle of essay planning sheets provide a visually appealing and formulaic approach to literature essay writing. One sheet is available for each of the following questions/essays: Jekyll and Hyde; Macbeth; Poetry comparison (conflict cluster). The resources are saved both in PDF (un-editable) and PPT formats so that they can be tailored to individual questions/students or provided as a guide only. The flow-diagram style of these resources encourage/ensure that students address all of the AOs.

This resource includes: An introductory video and associated questions relating to trench warfare and its dangers; A definition of the word exposure (to the elements) followed by an active viewing task which shows exposure in action; A sequencing task that builds upon the contextual information students have gathered in previous tasks, enabling them to predict the narrative of the poem; Directed highlighting of key aspects of the poem in preparation for class discussion; Summative notes on the poem - content; theme; mood; structure and language; A suggested essay question with simplistic starter sentences; A guided peer assessment task.

This resource includes: An introductory video and associated questions relating to trench warfare and the futility/danger of going “over the top”; A definition of the word bayonet and visual representation of one in both English and several Slavonic languages; A sequencing task that builds upon the contextual information students have gathered in previous tasks, enabling them to predict the narrative of the poem; Full, colour-coded annotations of the poem with specific focus on AO2 skills and the explicit referencing of noun/verb/adjectival phrases etc; Directed highlighting of key aspects of the poem in preparation for class discussion; Summative notes on the poem - content; theme; mood; structure and language; A suggested essay question with simplistic starter sentence; A guided peer assessment task.

This resource includes: An introductory video and associated questions relating to the concept of respect through fear; A definition of two forms of respect - respect through fear and respect through admiration; Key contextual information relating to the renaissance Duke and Duchess that the action of the poem is based upon; A definition of the term sociopath/sociopathy; Full, colour-coded annotations of the poem with specific focus on AO2 skills and the explicit referencing of noun/verb/adjectival phrases etc; Class discussion/recap of the key aspects of the poem, its narrative structure etc; Summative notes on the poem - content; theme; mood; structure and language; A suggested essay question with simplistic starter sentence; A guided peer assessment task.

This whole lesson resource introduces students to the CCTV method of approaching creative writing i.e. imagining they are looking at an image/scene through a camera that can pan, tilt and zoom in and out. This lesson focuses on an engraving by William Hogarth called Southwark Fair and includes an introductory video and a “walking-talking” model response.

This whole lesson resource introduces students to the CCTV method of approaching creative writing i.e. imagining they are looking at an image/scene through a camera that can pan, tilt and zoom in and out. This lesson focuses on a freak weather incident that affected a train. The picture has been used by AQA in specimen materials so would be an ideal and realistic resource to familiarise students with.