A lesson looking at the intro preface to A Christmas Carol - Middle Ability Year 10 lesson. Includes scaffolded worksheets to study the preface and introduce language analysis skill

Lesson 9 of a scheme of learning about Animal Farm for new AQA. Low ability year 9. In this lesson, students used a scaffolded and differentiated sheet to analyse Squealer's speech, and they then completed a 20 minute writing assessment answering the question: How does Squealer uses propaganda in chapter 3 and how is this similar to Russian propaganda? Peer assessment at the end. This was an observed lesson graded outstanding.

A task to get students to think about register they would use for different audiences and purposes. In pairs or individually, give each student a card with a technique, picture and scenario, and get them to write an example. Then, get students to mark each other's and give improvement. If time, get students to have another go with other cards and work on their green pen target.

The third lesson in a year 8 scheme (adaptable for other years) which explores the initial interaction between Egeus and Theseus. Continues with looking at ideas to do with the patriarchy and gender.

An assessment sheet to support a very weak low ability year 9 class to answer a question on Lady Macbeth in Act 1, Scene 5. One sheet has slightly less support on than the other - but I found this to be really useful for weak students still not comfortable with writing confidently about literature.

A support sheet for higher ability GCSE - guiding them through a question of charity and kindness in the novella.

A lesson I used to help year 10 explore and analyse the development of Gerald in Act 2. I had previously done an initial impressions of him in Act 1 which this developed from. That sheet is also attached to this.

A lesson analysing the intro of Kevin in the novel. Builds on from lessons 1 and 2 uploaded. Begins to get students to think about retrieving quotes from multiple chapters. Opportunity for extended writing task to develop essay skills. Differentiated work sheets included.

A full written scheme of work for year 7 introducing them to poetry across time. Each lesson is clearly outlined with activities and outcomes. The unit explores poems such as the Night Train by Auden and Daffodils by Wordsworth.

Here are a series of lessons and resources for the year 7 unit.

A scaffolded copy of first half of stave 1 of ACC. Questions around edge of text so students can work independently. Ideal for top set year 9/10.

This is the second lesson in a scheme for Animal Farm for new 9-1 AQA. Class is very weak - I try to teach the context alongside the novel so that the students can make clear links due to being very low ability.

LA Y9 - part of a series in a scheme. Spent first half of the lesson finishing off reading chapter 3 with lots of directed questioning. They had to see if they could spot any propaganda techniques learnt in previous lesson, and anywhere where they could see potential foreshadowing. they then looked closely at the speech by squealer - differentiated - to look for specific propaganda techniques. they then looked in more detail using the grid.

Top set year 10 -exploring the presentation of The Ghost of Christmas Past. Model essay, with worksheets to foster independent analysis. Some resources taken from other TES users.

Two lessons worth delivered as part of a year 9 Identity poetry scheme.

Complete lesson on analysing description of Marley’s Ghost in Stave 1

A lesson analysing language in the Fezziwig section of the novel

A lesson based on getting year 7 to practise their creative writing skills by recapping what they know to include and giving it a go using stimuli from well known clips (frozen; up) etc designed to engage.

adapted from resources on tes. lesson looking at how to approach an unseen poem. Worked really well at getting them to think about implicit meaning.

Lesson adapted from tes