3 lesson unit on poetry for LA (year 9?). I created it for LA pupils very unexcited by the prospect of poetry. It uses The Way I am by Eminem - I have included the edited poem and links to edited version of the song. Sorry about the lazy layout of the lesson plans and ignore the speaking and listening activities. I’m a new teacher so can’t promise it’s up to much, but some colleagues have said they like it… comments would be appreciated if people have the time.

A ppt with some pre and post reading tasks and a (hopefully) entertaining display of images to accompany Lawrence Ferlingetti's poem Two Scavengers in a truck.. and help pupils understand what it is about.

A resource with a guided writing frame for David Almond's novel Skellig - able year 7/8 pupils. The assessment is based on Michael or Skellig’s character. It uses Point Evidence Explain framework as its basis and prompts pupils to look for quotations on certain pages (of the issue I have, obviously).

A series of full lessons and resources focusing on the fundamentals of English in an engaging but very focussed way. I have tested these lessons with a variety of groups ranging from Y7 classes to low ability Y9s and have had good success in improving students use of grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary.

This is a large bank of resources relating to Romantic poetry, probably best suited to year 7, but could be adapted. The resources include: the poems, annotated versions of the poems, powerpoints, a multiple choice quiz, planning grids for comparative writing tasks, introductory and contextual information. The poems are: Ode on a Grecian Urn She Walks in Beauty Westminster Bridge Kubla Kahn Nurse’s Song (Exp/ Inn) England 1819 I wandered lonely…

Charts the plot of a Christmas Carol with links at each stage to the overall structure, theme and character. There is a focus on causality - how events and characters impact upon further events and the themes of the novel. On the reverse is a grid which students can complete which encourages them to make connections between the key events and themes for themselves in order that they can see the work as an authorial construction rather than merely a story.

Charts the plot of Romeo and Juliet with links at each stage to the overall structure, theme and character. There is a focus on causality - how events and characters impact upon further events and the themes of the novel. On the reverse is a grid which students can complete which encourages them to make connections between the key events and themes for themselves in order that they can see the work as an authorial construction rather than merely a story.