This lesson focuses on an extract from ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ and guides students through answering question 3 from language paper 1 (AQA) on structure. Model sentence starters are included along with the extract. I hope it can be of some use!

Graded outstanding for planning and resources, this lesson was designed for a year 7, set 1 class, however, it can be easily differentiated for lower ability or a higher year group. The PowerPoint focuses on planning and writing an opening to a narrative piece based on dreams. The students really enjoyed this lesson and were engaged throughout. Included: Fully explained PowerPoint presentation Differentiated activity tags Story planning worksheet with example Built in class timer

I created these two lessons for my set five, year nine class to prepare them for their end of year ‘Language Paper 2’ (AQA) assessment. The mini mock walks the students through how to answer each question and gives them top tips, whilst the presentation provides sentence starters and model responses to help students formulate their own ideas. The extracts have been shortened and the language is more accessible for the lower ability classes. The extracts focus on ‘The life of a Prisoner’ and the students really engaged with this topic. It stimulated some interesting whole class discussion and I was able to use the topic as a focus for their section B extended writing task.

This lesson was created for a high ability year 9 group, however, it could be easily differentiated. The first part of the lesson involves an information hunt where students record and then relate information about women in the 1930s in America. There is then (scaffolded) quotation explosion slides guided students through language analysis.

This four week scheme focuses on exposing students to a range of examples taken from Gothic and Dystopian texts. Each week ends with a practice assessment, which alternates between language analysis and creative writing. Feedback from students and staff was incredibly positive for this scheme and we saw an increase in students taking out books from the library linking to their learning from this scheme. It was originally created with a high ability year 8 in mind, but could easily be adapted for other year groups.

This two week scheme focuses on reading and understanding Chapter 4 and 5 of, ‘Of Mice and Men’. Students are going to be thinking in particular about the treatment of minority characters in the novel. Treatment of black people, disabled and elderly people is explored as well as the treatment of animals in the novel. Students are encouraged in this scheme to explore Steinbeck’s intentions and decide how far the reader is supposed to sympathise with these complicated characters. The scheme ends with students creating a social activism campaign, fighting for the rights of one of the minority characters on the ranch. The scheme was originally created for a high ability year 9 class but can be easily adapted.

This easy to use four lesson bundle looks at tackling section A, questions 1-3 of the AQA Language Paper 1 assessment. Designed for a top set year 7 group, the lessons are easy to differentiate and include stretch and challenge activities throughout. The sources, taken from ‘Stone Cold’ and ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’, are really engaging and will spark some interesting topics of discussion. All additional resources have been attached. I would really appreciate your feedback and I hope you enjoy this resource!

This bundle includes six lessons and was designed for a year 7, second set class as an introduction to descriptive writing. Students are introduced to the five senses, zooming in, sentence starters and variety, figurative language and extended metaphors. The first lesson involves a cold assessment, which students will return to in later lessons in order to demonstrate progression. Students really enjoyed these lessons, particularly the figurative language matching activity, the sherbet lemon game and the extended metaphor lesson. The lessons were created with the AQA, language paper 2 specification in mind. All additional worksheets and resources included.

This lesson was created for my year 11 class as part of our ‘big ideas’ lesson. The aim was to expose the class to philosophical ideas and make links to their GCSE texts. This lesson is about Free Will and Determinism and links to ‘Blood Brothers’, ‘Macbeth’, ‘A Christmas Carol’ and AQA Power and Conflict Poetry.