Pre-reading tasks on social and historical context, followed by a lesson by lesson range of activities. NOTE: This does not cover the whole novel. I haven't continued with the scheme of work due to not teaching this topic for a while. I do aim to complete this at some point! Let me know if it was of any use, Thanks. Nathan http://express.smarttech.com/

Lessons covering Flag, Bayonet Charge, Futility, Falling Leaves and The Right Word. Used with middle to bottom ability Y10s. NOTE: I've included SMART Notebook, PDF and Powerpoint versions. The Powerpoints were directly exported from the Notebook files - you&'ll have to &';tidy' them up yourselves. Let me know if this was any use. Thanks. Nathan.

There are four successive lessons which alternate between a reading and writing focus. The lessons follow a basic narrative which is based around the theme of Action & Adventure. Pupils are meant to engage with the narrative and display both creative writing and language analysis skills. I have used this with top set Y7s and Y8. It could be adapted for higher ability pupils in Y9? Please let me know if you found it useful. Thanks Nathan

A lesson based around Sassoon's poem. This has been differentiated for low ability KS3. Let me know if was any use. Thanks. Nathan

A lesson on The Monkey's Paw and The Yellow Wallpaper. Used with top and middle ability Y9s. NOTE: I&'ve included SMART Notebook, PDF and Powerpoint versions. The Powerpoints were directly exported from the Notebook files - you&';ll have to 'tidy&' them up yourselves. Let me know if this was any use. Thanks. Nathan.

13 SMART Notebook lessons which track the changes in Macbeth throughout the play. Successful with low ability Y10s. Please feel free to adapt. Let me know if was any use. Thanks. Nathan

One SMART Notebook lesson with a series of activities which covers the poem in its entirety, from context through to language. The focus is on how Nichols uses poetic devices to show strong feelings. Please feel free to adapt. Let me know if was any use. Thanks. Nathan. http://express.smarttech.co.uk

A SMART Notebook lesson which covers seven key characters from the play. Differentiated for high ability but can be adapted. Resources have been embedded in the notebook file (click on the paper clip icon) Let me know if was any use. Thanks. Nathan

A lesson based around Whitmans's poem. This has been differentiated for middle to high ability KS3. Let me know if was any use. Thanks. Nathan

A SMART Notebook lesson which covers sentence structure; specifically simple and complex sentences. Differentiated for low to middle ability but can be adapted. Resources have been embedded in the notebook file (click on the paper clip icon) Let me know if was any use. Thanks. Nathan http://express.smarttech.com/

8 SMART Notebook lessons which cover selected scenes throughout the play. Successful with higher ability Y7s & 8s. Please feel free to adapt. Let me know if was any use. Thanks. Nathan. http://express.smarttech.com

The students will have already read the poem, analysed the title and learned some facts about the context of the poem. This is meant as a follow on lesson, which is beginning to get to grips with the language. It was used with a low ability Y11 but has the necessary challenge to push them. If you do not have SMART Notebook, the lesson can be viewed here: http://express.smarttech.com/ Please let me know if it was any use. Nathan

One lesson covering Hughes' use of language when conveying feelings. Can be easily adapted. NOTE: I've included SMART Notebook and Powerpoint versions. The Powerpoints were directly exported from the Notebook files - you'll have to 'tidy' them up yourselves. Let me know if this was any use. Thanks. Nathan.

5 SMART Notebook lessons which serve as an introduction to the novella. Successful with low ability Y10s. Please feel free to adapt. Let me know if was any use. Thanks. Nathan

A series of 6 lessons (plus mini assessment). The lessons are numbered and follow each other in a sequence. NB: Lesson 1 looks at British and, more specifically, Manchester culture so you may want to change the poem and some of the tasks to best reflect where your students live. This is for KS3 (I taught this to my middle set Year 9s and they really enjoyed it). Please let me know if this was any use and I appreciate constructive feedback. Nathan

Two SMART Notebook lessons which each cover reading and writing. Useful for recapping key kills before end of year assessments. Let me know if was any use. Thanks. Nathan

A single SMART Notebook lesson, which covers the whole poem and the marking criteria for the exam. Please let me know what you think of it. I’ve included a PDF version of the lesson for those of you who don’t have the SMART Notebook software.

Four lessons, which cover word choice, sentence types, paragraphs and language devices. The lessons are numbered and follow each other in a sequence. Let me know if this was any use. Thanks. Nathan.