Includes a powerpoint with objectives based upon including a variety of vocabulary in creative writing. Presents students with images and sounds to interest them and provoke discussion into using a range of words to describe what they can see. Students should then start to create a short descriptive piece based upon a stormy image. Opportunity to work in pairs and groups. Students will then use an extract from a student’s piece of writing and fill in the gaps with vocabulary choices. They have the opportunity to grade the work. Finally they can peer assess each others writing and set targets to improve. Links to the GCSE English Language Paper 1 Creative Writing section.

The Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy- Anon and The Virgin's Memo. Notes for discussion in class and annotated copies of the poems for display in the classroom. Notes and questions for students to work through in groups. GCE A Level The Struggle for Modern Identity

Unseen poetry for AQA unseen. 3 poems for Analysis including full poems with on screen display and annotations for class. Questions for discussion. Techniques explained. Finally 2 poems on a similar theme to compare including plans to follow and basic scaffolding for less confident students to build their written response. Poems include "Handbag" by Ruth Fainlight, "Don't Say I Said "by Sophie Hannah "Flowers" by Wendy Cope

A lesson for GCSE students preparing for the UNSEEN poetry question. Includes annotated version of the poem for display in the classroom and questions for students to consider to help them explore the meaning in the poem and start to become more confident in exploring this type of question. Also includes a brief sample paragraph in PEE style to show them how to explore the language and connotations of the poem.

Series of lessons for AQA PAPER 2 SECTION A and B based upon Gender equality. Uses Emma Watson’s UN speech (extract) and compares to Emmeline Pankhurst’s Speech for women’s Right To Vote. Provides opportunities for interesting class discussion as well as writing to persuade. Identifying language techniques and the impact they can have on a reader. Sections and examples for students to use in their books with “model” answers. Links to songs and recordings of the speeches. Provides a very thought provoking lesson for all!

A series of lessons to introduce students to the idea of love across time- with information about each era and a selection of writers they might encounter. There is then an introduction to Chaucer, the Medieval world and the Franklin's Tale is used as an example of early Literature of Love.

A series of lessons showing students how to compare two poems from the POWER and CONFLICT anthology for AQA English Literature. The presentation gives a series of ideas to explore the context of the poems. The poems are included on the presentation in unannotated form and also with annotations. Students are shown in stages how to construct a comparison based on the idea of the experiences of people in both poems. A marking grid is included for students to peer mark and construct a DIRT response. Finally - a sample essay is included to A* standard.

Questions for Year 8 and 9 to support their reading and understanding of the story "Scared" by Horowitz. Includes questions and ideas for discussion in class. Used as part of a Gothic short story unit.

Lesson presentation to support the teaching of the Feminine Gospels - AQA the Struggle for Modern Identity - the poem SUB by Carol Ann Duffy from the Feminine Gospels. Includes questions for the students to consider women's position in History and attitudes to woman and sport. Annotated poem for display in the classroom and further notes on the techniques used by Duffy and questions to focus the students ideas and analysis.

A range of resources to support the teaching of a Gothic series of lessons with a focus on building atmosphere and creating unusual settings which stir the imagination and engage the reader. Designed for year 9 originally, but can be adapted across the key stage as the resource uses so many visual stimulus. Gives students a success criteria to work towards.

AQA Love through the Ages A Level Poetry- Post 1900 I Being Born a Woman and Distressed Presentation to support the teaching of the poem. Includes biographical information on the poet. Copy of the poem with annotations for classroom discussions. Questions to stimulate discussion.

GCE AQA English Literature The Struggle for Modern Identity - The Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy. Presentations with annotations for the poems "Loud" and "The Map Woman". Includes notes on the poems themselves and ideas for classroom discussion. Illustrations provided with annotated poems to help students understand the ideas and themes explored in the collection.

Lesson designed to support students to write creatively and accurately in the character of Richard the Third. Includes model answers from students to show imaginative and creative uses of language. Year 8 Shakespeare's villains unit- bringing the character to life.

AQA unseen poetry- Two sample questions with poems included. One sample essay for students to mark and use as a model for their own writing. Poems include Bright Star by Keats and What lips my lips have Kissed by Millay.

A lesson plan with information about the context of the poet's life and links to other information. Poem is in the new AQA LOVE THROUGH THE AGES POST 1900 poetry anthology. Includes poem with annotations, questions for students and notes to support exploration in the classroom

From the new AQA English Literature Love and Relationships Cluster. Neutral Tones provides the poem with annotations to help the students focus their ideas. It provides questions to help the students unpick the emotions and provides a comparison grid to link the poem to "When we First Parted" by Byron

LOVE THROUGH THE AGES AQA AS/A LEVEL LITERATURE POST 1900 POETRY THE LOVE POEM by Duffy. Includes background info, the poem and the poetry mentioned in the poem itself. Copy of poem included and questions to focus students responses.

A resource designed to help my students understand the 20th century context of the selected poems. A grid designed for flexibility - for the students to complete and add as they wish with any relevant historical events, poetic and literary movements and the dates of famous writers. In addition- the poets from the Anthology are placed on the timeline so that students can more clearly understand the contextual background to the poems. Students found this very helpful.

GCSE English Literature AQA An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley A detailed essay plan is included for student to use in a new style AQA answer to the question "How is responsibility shown in the play An Inspector Calls?

Lessons based on the popularity of the teenage dystopian novel at this time. Discussion points for the class to consider why the form is so popular today. What relevance does it have for today's teens? Also reading skills looking at alliteration in the first chapter and how other language devices can be recognised and used for effect by the writer. Sample paragraphs to model writing an extended response.

Resource includes at least two lessons on the two sources with sample answers for display on the board. Detailed Q2 answer for students to annotate and use as a model. Highlighted section from the text to look carefully at language and support student analysis. Q1 to 3 Only