Full scheme of work (min. 10 lessons) including lesson slides and handouts for a persuasive writing unit using a range of protest speeches, both historical and contemporary. Covers analytical writing skills, rhetorical appeals and devices, performance elements, and prepares students to write and perform a persuasive speech similar to that expected for the GCSE Spoken Language component. Aimed at Y9 but could be used with Y8, Y7 or KS4 as part of GCSE Language with minor tweaks. Speeches included: John Boyega, Black Lives Matter, 2020 Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Why I’m Bored of Talking about Muslim Women, 2017 Arthur Scargill’s Address to the NUM Conference in 1984 Stella Young, I’m Not Your Inspiration, 2014 Marianne Budde’s Sermon at Trump’s Inauguration, 2025

Complete scheme of work (20 lessons plus assessment) on ‘Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry’ by Mildred D. Taylor. Aimed at KS3 - Y8-9 ideal. Includes: learning questions for every lesson fully resourced student workbook coverage of key context for novel including slave trade, reconstruction, Jim Crow, black civil rights in USA chapter-by-chapter reading support vocabulary development theme tracker for resistance and injustice

This is adapted from a longer scheme of work I taught for a mixed ability Y9 class on protest poetry in early 2020. Most lessons deal with a single poem or song and look at both context and language analysis. There is a ppt for the assessment that I did with the class comparing how language is used in two of the poems studied. Lesson 1: general introduction to protest poetry Lesson 2-3: timeline overview of African-American history and analysis of the poem ‘Strange Fruit’ Lesson 4: Analysis of ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou Lesson 5: Analysis of a protest song by ‘Sisters Uncut’ in the context of UK Austerity post-2010 Lesson 6: Analysis of ‘Black’ by Dave, performed at the 2020 BRIT Awards Lesson 7: Assessment prep Lesson 8: Overview of the history of hip hop and its connection to UK Grime; brief look at Stormzy’s BRIT Awards performance from 2018 I’m sharing this for free but if you like the resource then please consider sending a donation to the Black Curriculum project via their website (This isn’t a project I’m involved with, they’re just a great group doing important work for improving the teaching of Black British history in the UK).

Complete student workbook for teaching ‘Macbeth’ in line with AQA GCSE specification. Includes: Worksheet and information on key context Handout for every scene of the play with extracts from dialogue, supportive and more challenging questions for mixed ability teaching Summary tasks at the end of each act focusing on motifs, elements of tragedy and Macbeth’s downfall Quotation banks for each act of the play to support students unpacking key moments from the drama and revising for exams Word and PDF format to allow for adapting to your class needs. Each Act workbook is also available separately but these don’t include the quotation banks.

Fully resourced 18 lesson scheme of work covering anti-racist non-fiction and persuasive writing skills. Lesson topics: Black British history context Extract from Equiano’s account of his time being enslaved Debate surrounding the Colston statue US civil rights context Malcolm X - ‘Ballot or the Bullet’ speech James Baldwin - ‘A Letter to my nephew’ Comparative paper 2 question 4 style analysis Speech writing Akala’s ‘Evolution of the Emcee’ (working with the history of hip hop) Newspaper and debate work around rap music ‘What I Wasn’t Taught in School’ (poem) and persuasive writing on decolonising curriculum Includes: -Student booklet with all non-fiction extracts Lesson slides for all 18 lessons Teacher unit overview

Scene by scene support for studying ‘Macbeth’ (Act 5). I’ve been using to support mixed ability teaching with Y11s. Works well for classwork to record notes on key moments from the play or as consolidation/homework/independent study. Word document format so you can adapt yourselves to your style of teaching the text.

Scene by scene support for studying ‘Macbeth’ (Act 4). I’ve been using to support mixed ability teaching with Y11s. Works well for classwork to record notes on key moments from the play or as consolidation/homework/independent study. Word document format so you can adapt yourselves to your style of teaching the text.

Scene by scene support for studying ‘Macbeth’ (Act 3). I’ve been using to support mixed ability teaching with Y11s. Works well for classwork to record notes on key moments from the play or as consolidation/homework/independent study. Word document format so you can adapt yourselves to your style of teaching the text.

Scene by scene support for studying ‘Macbeth’ (Act 1). I’ve been using to support mixed ability teaching with Y11s. Works well for classwork to record notes on key moments from the play or as consolidation/homework/independent study. Word document format so you can adapt yourselves to your style of teaching the text.

Scene by scene support for studying ‘Macbeth’ (Act 2). I’ve been using to support mixed ability teaching with Y11s. Works well for classwork to record notes on key moments from the play or as consolidation/homework/independent study. Word document format so you can adapt yourselves to your style of teaching the text.

Full scheme of work for ‘A Christmas Carol’ (AQA GCSE Lit). Includes vocabulary list and explicit vocabulary instruction and practice of tier 2 words which help students to express ideas about the text. Also includes a booklet of exam questions and three assessment preparation lessons.