A series of 3-4 lessons revising the nature poems from the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology. This is only suitable for revision - it works on the assumption that pupils already know the poems. It revisits and revises key ideas in Ozymandias, Storm on the Island, The Prelude and Kamikaze. It then moves into comparison (with an exemplar response), essay planning and writing introductions/comparison topic sentences.

A series of lessons looking at the opening chapters of Maze Runner - a link is included to these. There are a variety of tasks included and the questions are in the 9-1 style of the new AQA Language Paper 1.

A lesson on social media for section B (writing section ) of paper 2. It is focused on pupils generating ideas to put into a piece of writing. It includes teacher statements of their opinions which you could personalise to your own school, discussion between pupils and an example of opinion writing on the topic (this is an old spec AQA text). Pupils then plan and write their own Q5 response.

This is a scheme of work analysing extracts from different dystopian texts, The Hunger Games, Divergent and 1984. All extracts can be found in the powerpoint. The questions are tailored to the 1-9 Language Paper 1 and is aimed at mid ability KS3 (Y9) however it could be used in KS4. There is a writing section at the end using images to write a dystopian description, like Q5 on Paper 1.

A series of 3 lessons that looks at two travel writing texts, a modern guide to Boston and a text by Charles Dickens (this is from the AQA reading resources booklet, the link is in the powerpoint). It covers questions 1-3 from the AQA Language Paper 2.

This would span a couple of lessons. It builds up to pupils creating their own written example of travel writing, and would be best suited to teach after a class have looked at some travel writing. There is a homework task designed to help them plan their piece, as well as two activities looking at two different places (Machu Picchu and The Amalfi Coast) which prompts pupils to write practice paragraphs. It was taught to a high ability Y9 class but could be easily tweaked for other years or for GCSE.

A lesson looking at Act 2 Scene 2 from Macbeth which includes watching the scene and a variety of activities to analyse and understand it. Then an AQA Literature exam style question planning before a 45 minute timed response.

A series of lessons working through the AQA Language Paper 1 reading questions based on a short story called Examination Day. The PowerPoint guides pupils through each question and how to approach it as well as some varied tasks in between.

A series of lessons to revise Act One of Macbeth after pupils have previously studied the play. Includes an overview of the Act and a more in depth look at the key scenes, Scene 3, 5 and 7 with some links to context and analysis of Key Quotes. This was used as revision, with the assumption that pupils know what happens in the play.

A series of lessons to accompany the reading of Stave 2 which also includes exam type questions to complete.

Using an extract from the novel Bird Box with a couple of accompanying clips from the film, this will will span a few lessons to work through all of the questions on AQA Language paper 1. There are activities, prep work for the questions and exam style questions to work through. There is a linked Q5 as well which uses an image from the film and a planning task to prepare it. Aimed at mid to high ability.

A series of lessons introducing the idea of dystopia and the plot of 1984 with a series of activities. This was taught to top set Year 9 so incorporates varied tasks as well as some AQA New GCSE 9-1 style tasks aimed at this level. Includes: Plot summary 1984 dystopian features Current, topical events linking to 1984 (fake news, new speak) Language and politics (Donald Trump) Room 101 extract AQA Language Paper 1 style questions (Q1-4 off the reading section) Persuasive writing task - room 101

A lesson which plans a descriptive writing/creative writing piece inspired by war (specifically the film Greyhound and the Battle of the Atlantic). It include clips/links for context as well as a clip from the film Greyhound to use as inspiration. This is part of a unit called ‘clashes and conflict’ which includes war poetry (WW1 and others) as well as non-fiction texts. Pupils in this lesson are required to plan and write a description as a soldier/military/navy sailor from their perspective.

Two lessons of work to revise the Power and Conflict Anthology. Lesson One: Activities to test knowledge of the poems in the first lesson, as well as a clear guide on how to approach the exam. Lesson Two: An exam style question and planning task. Aimed at middle ability students, could be easily adapted.

A lesson for after teaching the novel looking at the format of the exam, how to answer the exam question and looks at three exam style questions. Pupils then plan a response. Aimed at mid-high ability with an assumption that pupils already know the novel. This is a revision session lesson.

A powerpoint spanning a couple of lessons. This would be revision for the Writing Section of Paper 2, it was designed on the assumption that they have been taught paper 2 before. It includes one of the AQA specimen writing tasks, style model articles from the guardian and then a writing task on the death penalty.

A short scheme (covering 3-4 lessons) based on an extract from Defending Jacob and incorporating clips from the TV series. Includes an overview of the paper, AQA Langauge Paper 1 style questions and scaffolded steps to answer these. It is focused more on the reading section but does include a question 5. There is also a section looking at links to the real world and child criminals which could be developed into a debate or linked to a Language Paper 2 style task. The questions are all in the style of AQA but not exact - for example question 4 looks at the whole text, rather than just a section. The extract from Defending Jacob is also longer than a typical AQA text would be - it is just over 3 pages.

A short scheme (covering 3-4 lessons) based on an extract from Little Fires Everywhere and incorporating clips from the TV series. Includes an overview of the paper, AQA Langauge Paper 1 style questions and scaffolded steps to answer these. It is focused more on the reading section but does include a question 5. It includes a discussion section on issues in the novel including social inequality and family relationships which could be developed into debate or linked to a Language Paper 2 style task. The questions are all in the style of AQA but not exact - for example question 4 looks at the whole text, rather than just a section. Follow the advice on the clips - only watch up until the specified time unless you have checked it in advance.

Revision tasks to check understanding of the poems, plus a recap of the exam format. There is then a structure task which develops pupil understanding of key structural features in each poem before looking at an exam style question.

2-3 lessons revision for Act 4 and 5 of Macbeth focusing on summaries and key scenes with some analysis. This would be used as revision, it assumes pupils have studied the play before.

This is a series of lessons focused on Nettles by Vernon Scannell, taught to Y7 as part of a relationship cluster. The poem is in the powerpoint. It includes tasks to look at and analyse the poem, annotating the poem together as a class, an assessment question and a writing task. It was taught to mid-ability Y7 but could easily be adapted to lower or higher abilities.