This unit is most suitable for a relatively able S3 class, studying “Aunt Julia” by Norman MacCaig. They will learn textual analysis skills then use the poem as stimulus for writing their own personal essay about someone who is important to them.
This resource is suitable for all ages and supports pupils in creating their own Christmas song by reworking a song they already know, teaching them to consider rhythm and rhyme.
This unit is suitable for S1/S2 studying Roald Dahl’s poem “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf”. Pupils annotate the poem and build Close Reading skills before writing their own subverted fairytale which they will eventually turn into a poem.
This unit is a very supported preparation, planning and writing unit for a critical essay on Kate Tempest’s “Ballad of a Hero”, working towards a critical essay on theme.