These lessons are aimed at year 10 students who are studying for AQA Paper 1. They can also be used/adapted to suit other year groups to develop creative writing skills. This is a full module of lessons that lead up to the students completing a mock AQA paper. The lessons explore and develop the skills students learned in Section A and begin to apply these techniques in their own descriptive/narrative writing piece. The lessons are based on the skills required as detailed in the AQA mark scheme. The lessons have a mixture of individual, paired and group work tasks. Model answers are included in multiple lessons so that students can clearly see what they are expected to be able to write by the end of the module. Differentiated extracts are also used so you can adapt the activities to suit your group’s ability. Most lessons are planned for a double session (2 hours) so can be split to create separate lessons if required. Lesson 1: Introduction to the module and a focus on developing ambitious vocabulary. Lesson 2: Setting- Crafting figurative language devices to zoom in on detail. Lesson 3: Sentence Structure- Reviewing the different types of sentences and applying them artfully to create effects. Lesson 4: Structure- Exploring how to create a narrative journey in a text. Lesson 5: Creating Tone/Atmosphere- Exploration of how subtly changing vocabulary choices can create specific tone/atmosphere in descriptive writing. Lesson 6: Narrative Structure- Explore the structure of a narrative looking at ‘story mountain’ and how it can be applied to writing. Lesson 7: Opening- Identify techniques in a range of extracts and consider what makes an effective opening to a narrative and how to hook the reader. Lesson 8: Tense- Group work tasks where students look at model answers and then experiment with changing tenses in their own work. Most lessons were planned as double lessons (2 hours) so can easily be split to form two 1 hour lessons. Additional information for some tasks and challenge questions are written in the notes section of the PPTs. Please note that some images and extracts have been removed due to copyright. Where possible I have tried to list what these items were either on the slide or in the notes section to enable you to try and locate if desired.

A full set of lessons covering all 15 poems from the AQA anthology- power and conflict. The learning journey is linked to the AQA assessment objectives and develops students’ analytical skills. The lessons comprise of activities such as: Starter activity linked to the idea of viewpoints/types of war/representation Links to video clips to enhance understanding A first impression grid for students to use Modeled annotations with questions to scaffold annotation Contextual information Linking grids Sample essay questions with success criteria linked to AO’s Modelled paragraphs Comparison paragraphs Updated lessons based on examiner reports on the examination. This lessons are planned for a year 10 middle/high ability group and can be easily differentiated to suit the personalised needs of your students. Yellow lightbulbs on slides mark out stretch and challenge questions that have been included. Each lesson is between 15-22 slides.

A scheme of work focusing on chapters 1-11 of the novel Goodnight Mister Tom. Aimed at 11-14 year olds but can be adapted to suit younger students. This scheme is aimed at middle ability students but does use challenge questions (sub-titled on the slides) to enable you to stretch and challenge your most able. The scheme aims to build reading skills to prepare students for the new specification examinations. The skills that they develop during this module are linked to their ability to differentiate between explicit and implicit information and infer meaning and the writer's message. Students will also be able to develop their contextual knowledge and learn how to apply this to their reading to aid understanding. Each powerpoint should complement the reading of each chapter. Each lesson has a mini starter linked to the text. There is then a SPAG/Literacy starter to compliment the lesson. Most lessons are focused on the reading of a chapter, this is then followed by an activity based on the students' reading and then a developmental activity to consolidate their learning. There is also a Scheme of Learning Document (see FJO shop) available that may be useful if the scheme is being used for a whole department. This clearly details the overall learning journey of the module and clearly shows the differentiation strategy.

A SOW aimed at middle to higher ability students to introduce and analyse Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in preparation for the 2017 examinations. The lessons focus on specific scenes from the play and aim to build students' analytical skills. The lessons aim to address all of the assessment objectives and explore: Shakespeare's use of language to convey meaning/messages; information about context relevant to specific scenes; staging/dramatic effects and audience reactions. Where worksheets are required I have designed these to be part of the powerpoint so please check the separate section at the end of each PPT for printable resources. There are also clear differentiation strategies used throughout with a RAG learning journey for each lesson, RAG tiered questions and 'Shakespeare Challenge' questions in each lesson to encourage deeper learning. There are two assessment points built in and I have tried to mock up a 'sample paper' for each assessment so students are aware of what the exam paper will look like. This also avoids using the AQA sample papers as at present there are only two available. Please note that not all scenes are covered, the scenes included are listed below: Act 1 Scene 1 Act 1 Scene 2 Act 1 Scene 3 Act 1 Scene 5 Act 2 Scene 2 Act 2 Scene 6 Act 3 Scene 1 Act 3 Scene 2 Act 3 Scene 3 Formative Assessment on Act 3 Scene 3 Act 4 Scene 3 Act 4 Scene 5 Act 5 Scene 1 Act 5 Scene 2 Act 5 Scene 3 Summative Assessment on Act 5 Scene 3 I have also had to remove images from the film/stage versions of the play due to copyright so these may be worthwhile to add back in to illuminate the staging effects to students. Additional Note: My students are using the Sparknotes No Fear Shakespeare editions of the text which are very helpful for their understanding and revision and enable a more independent approach for student lead activities.

Designed for the initial teaching of the 2015 poems from the AQA Poems Past and Present Anthology- Conflict & Power cluster. There is PowerPoint for each poem in the cluster and each lesson contains: -a starter activity -context/biographical overview of the poet -and an introduction/initial impressions activity. These lessons serve as an introduction and overview to each poem and an opportunity for students to begin to annotate the poems based on their first impressions. The focus of these lessons are for students to understand the meaning of each poem so they are able to return to each later in the term to annotate in more detail. The aim of these lessons is for students to begin to understand and annotate the poems in their anthologies. Each lesson also includes a poetry SMILE analysis mat for students to use to scaffold their independent analysis and a PEEL writing frame to reflect on their understanding. The PEEL activity is generic so can be adapted to suit your group and the focus of your particular lesson.

A full scheme of work aimed at KS3 middle ability students. The lessons focus on chapters from the novel as well as including a summative assessment. The scheme also includes articles that link to the context of the novel. Each lesson has clear learning objectives using the must, should, could process. The aim of the module is to build reading and analytical skills required for GCSE study.

This is a Scheme of Work that has been created for AQA A Level Language & Literature. Paper 2 Exploring Conflict. It could be easily used/adapted to suit A Level Literature. The scheme is focused on analysing the choices Fitzgerald has made as a writer and exploration of the different perspectives in the text. It covers: Characterisation Setting Language levels & their effects Relevant Narrative Theory Recast Tasks Critical Reading/Wider Reading tasks *(please note- these are available as a separate free booklet in my shop as they are a collection of texts from years of teaching Gatsby so you will need to download separately). * An lesson on introducing commentary writing *(please note- the model referred to will need to be downloaded from AQA website as it is a marked AQA *response,) Schemes for this specification seem to be few and far between so I hope this is useful as a resource to build your lessons around.