An excellent observation lesson focusing on language and structure analysis linked to GCSE criteria. Aimed at a HA GCSE group,

Made for year 9, a fully resourced SOW with an assessment suggestion at the end to guide pupils into the skills needed for GCSE English Literature.

Introductory lesson to Tomb Raider CSP- adapted to fit AQA AS Media Studies new specification. Additional extra starter slide on gender as a possible route into representation as a follow-up lesson.

Here’s a lesson with an extract to teach pupils about understanding how to evaluate by focusing on Frankenstein. Close focus on building examination skills, literacy and scaffolding. Models attached.

This resource is great to use with A Level Media Studies students helping them to prepare for AS or A Level examinations, focusing on analysing an unseen TV poster and applying theory to it. Opportunities for self and/or peer marking at the end.

GCSE full lesson for Macbeth focusing on the idea of whether Macbeth is a tyrant, and the impact he has had on other characters within the play. Although a smaller scene, pupils are given the opportunity to explore Lennox’s character and how Shakespeare uses language and structure to portray his nervousness. Focus on literacy with key words, and specific language and structural features which lend themselves well to the GCSE mark schemes for Edexcel and AQA.

This is a help sheet with differentiated tasks to help pupils write PEE paragraphs. Best suited for less confident pupils.

A fully resourced, fully differentiated lesson approaching Duffy's 'War Photographer', but could also work perfectly for approaching unseen poems too.

An engaging lesson for KS4 and KS3 (suited perhaps more for LA) exploring the language behind the characterisation of the animals in Chapter 2 of Animal Farm.

Here’s an engaging, multimedia and differentiated lesson adaptable for both KS3 and KS4 which focuses on rewriting Alma (hyperlink attached), using the pupils’ understanding of narrative structure.

This is an introductory lesson on how to write a PEE paragraph for characters. This can be either differentiated up or down, but are plenty of differentiated opportunities already within the lesson and the scaffolded resources.

A fully resourced and scaffolded lesson which introduces how tension is created in Frankenstein. Perfect resource for Paper 1 Edexcel.

This was an observation lesson and suits HA. A collaborative lesson focusing on exploring the context of Cousin Kate then analysing language with opportunities for self and peer assessment, group work and AFL. Focuses on Edexcel conflict poetry mark scheme.

This lesson focuses on getting pupils to adapt their word choice to suit the register of their intended audience. Sentence starters and opportunities for paired work included as well.

A lesson made for lower ability GCSE group (and could easily use with KS3 too), but easily differentiated up for the more confident.

This complete lesson introduces tone of voice in writing a restaurant review, with models and peer assessment sheet to accompany their writing at the end of the lesson.

This is a ppt with several different potential questions for pupils to answer for the evaluative essay question. These work particularly well as a group activity.

A resource made for top set GCSE group for Jekyll and Hyde with a focus on psychoanalysis. A really fun lesson with loads of differentiated opportunities and group tasks.

A step-by-step guide for pupils on how to answer Paper 2. Works well as a display too.

A resourced and differentiated route into writing to create tension, using various extracts as a route in. Best suited to mid-higher ability year 9-11s.

This is a resource with a slide listing possible routes into talking about structure. It also contains prompt questions to extend analysis for the structure question on both AQA and Edexcel English language exam.