The students should have prior knowledge of the Globe Theatre before this lesson: either by having been lucky enough to visit, watch a film/ you tube clip or done research themselves. I have included writing frames, a model diary entry, and topic sentences for the less able students.

Here is a list of coursework titles which I have used over ten years with A Level literature students. I have found it inspirational and useful at giving them ideas for their own independent coursework. This can be adapted to any specification or exam board. There should be one document attached, although this says two!

These are materials for a whole lesson on the poem. Can be used with a low GCSE/ KS4 set or KS3. Starter Involves analysing quotes from the poem. Main body involves group or pair work answering questions on the poem . Creative writing on the poem to be begun and finished for homework.

Materials for 1-2 lessons on chapter 1 of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The lesson is aimed at KS4/ GCSE. Can be used for any class studying the novel. The focus is first impressions of Utterson and identification of how the author creates fear through the setting. Uses terminology and focuses on skills needed to be successful at GCSE. Includes a model paragraph for essay writing practice. A visually stimulating powerpoint will guide you through the lesson step-by-step. Includes worksheets to support the activity. The Utterson worksheet is to help with the starter activity at the beginning of the powerpoint. Students then learn how fear is established through the extracts on setting, finishing with the writing of an analytical PEE paragraph. Resources at the end of the powerpoint include questions on chapter 1 and a timeline activity which can be used for another lesson or homework.

The materials are to help students write analytical essay on the novel. Materials include a worksheet for more able students/ G and T and questions for SEND students.

This is the first lesson of a unit of lessons which last for the first couple of weeks in Year 7. It allows the teacher to assess the students on reading, writing, speaking and listening and get to know the new students on a personal level too. I have been using this and found it an excellent way to grade the new starters to secondary school in a relaxed and fun environment. Lessons can be purchased individually or in a bundle. This first lesson is only £1 and is an introductory lesson where students get to know their new English classroom. Subsequent lessons focus on reading, writing and speaking and listening skills.

Students write a comparative essay on two poems. Worksheets and resources to support them, including the two poems. This is suitable for a Year 9 group learning to write a comparative poetry essay or can be used at GCSE as practice for the unseen. There are 5 documents in total.

This is the sixth lesson of a series of lessons to teach to Year 7 in their first couple of weeks in secondary school. It allows the teacher to assess the students on speaking and listening, reading and writing and also get to know them on a personal level. The students also enjoy the lessons as well as learning/developing their skills and getting to know each other. The lessons can be purchased individually or in a bundle. Many secondary schools use the P.E.E structure when formulating reading responses and writing essays on texts. This lesson is to help Year 7 with a first initial P.E.E. There is an exemplar P.E.E paragraph on the powerpoint which the teacher should annotate on a smartboard to support the children in learning the structure.

Materials for a whole lesson based on chapter 8 of the novel. Focuses on developing the skills required for examination success in the Edexcel GCSE examination but can be used for any class studying the novel and developing essay writing skills. The powerpoint includes objectives, model exemplars and activities. The lesson focuses mainly on section b of the Edexcel English Literature essay where an extract is related to the whole novel.

Whole lesson materials for Year 6 and 7 or any class learning to write creatively. Would also work with a low ability KS4 group. A visually stimulating powerpoint will guide you through the lesson step-by- step. Students learn to write a description of a place inspired by their reading of an extract in ‘Coraline’. A worksheet with objectives is also included for the less able to save time copying from the board.

A powerpoint to aid in preparation for an essay analysing the character of Ralph in ‘Lord of The Flies’.

I used these materials as a way of getting Year 7 students to learn facts about Shakespeare. They should have researched Shakespeare beforehand. There is a model obituary to guide them and a plan to help them write the obituary for Shakespeare.

This is the second lesson of a series of lessons to teach to Year 7 in their first couple of weeks in secondary school. It allows the teacher to assess the students on speaking and listening, reading and writing and also get to know them on a personal level. The students also enjoy the lessons as well as learning/developing their skills and getting to know each other. The lessons can be purchased individually or in a bundle.

This activity can be given as homework or done in a lesson. The students design their own coat of arms. They can present them afterwards or guess which Coat of Arms belongs to who! This is part of a series of lessons to teach to Year 7 in their first couple of weeks in secondary school. It allows the teacher to assess the students on speaking and listening, reading and writing and also get to know them on a personal level. The students also enjoy the lessons as well as learning/developing their skills and getting to know each other. The lessons can be purchased individually or in a bundle.

A quiz which is interactive and fun. Students identify the speaker and analyse quotes for character, language and effect on audience.

This is the fifth lesson of a series of lessons to teach to Year 7 in their first couple of weeks in secondary school. It allows the teacher to assess the students on speaking and listening, reading and writing and also get to know them on a personal level. The students also enjoy the lessons as well as learning/developing their skills and getting to know each other. The lessons can be purchased individually or in a bundle. In this lesson, the students present their presentations which were given as homework in lesson 2.

To support reading of ‘Coraline’ by Neil Gaimon. For Year 6 and 7 A complete lesson to accompany chapter 1. A visually stimulating powerpoint with guide you through the lesson step-by-step. Focuses on reading skills: first impressions and foreshadowing. Also PEE practice.

I have used these target setting sheets at one time or another with my students and found them to be very helpful. The students stick them in their inside covers of their copy books.

Material for 1-2 lessons that analyses these characters through their language choices. outcome is an essay. Suitable for KS3 - 4 The powerpoint with Lesson Objectives contains the introductory starter on both characters. Teacher then models analysing the character Reverrend Parris using the PEE and powepoint on him to support. Students then continue to analyse quotes using a PEE table written in their books (the more able can do Thomas Putnam). Their findings are shared in a plenary. Towards the end of the lesson, students can be writing an essay/ assessment on their first impressions of these two characters. Less able students can write about Parris only. I actually uploaded four documents so if you only get two, please let me know.

This activity requires the students to apply their knowledge of context to their reading of quotes from the novel. The activity is on a powerpoint which enables you to engage the class and move at a pace. Can be made competitive for added fun.