Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

“Whodunnit” style lesson. Students are introduced to different contextual factors of the play, and must decide “Who killed the 80’s” Differentiated resources included.

Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

Reading Lesson - Chapter 1 Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

Letter structure starter Discussion of character Write a letter to Edward from the perspective of Mrs Johnstone Differentiated resources included

Recall context starter Reading and comprehension Discussion of Policeman’s prejudice against class Writing - inference and analysis Thinking question plenary

Vocabulary starter Reading and comprehension Exploring language used to present character First impressions plenary Differentiated resources included

Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.

Character Map starter Reading Comprehension Story boarding Ranking task plenary Differentiated resources included.

Posters for each character, with a key quotation and a key stage direction.

Worksheet which encourages students to recognise different word classes by colouring examples of each word class in a different colour to form a coloured image.

Lesson 2 - Introducing Mrs Johnstone Inference starter task based on book cover. Discussion of differences between a play and a novel. Reading with comprehension questions. Students explain how the scene is linked to context. Presentatiopn of character plenary. Differentiated resources included.

Recall starter Reading and comprehension questions Moral discussion Persuasive writing task Speaking and listening plenary.

Vocabulary starter. Reading chapter with discussion questions. Comprehension questions. Challenge slips.